2024
Book-Sharing for Toddlers with Clefts (BOOST): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a remote intervention to promote language development in children with cleft palate
Collett B, Gallagher E, Johns A, Trevino C, Leroux B, Shic F, Crerand C, Baylis A, Cummings C, Santillan L. Book-Sharing for Toddlers with Clefts (BOOST): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a remote intervention to promote language development in children with cleft palate. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0304630. PMID: 38870107, PMCID: PMC11175488, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBooksChild, PreschoolCleft LipCleft PalateFemaleHumansLanguage DevelopmentMaleParent-Child RelationsParentsReadingConceptsPromote language developmentLanguage outcomesLanguage developmentParent–child reading interactionsSpanish-speaking childrenChild language outcomesChildren's expressive languageChildren’s booksStandard-of-careReading interactionsBook sharingLanguage delayBook-sharingExpressive languageImprove languageLanguageUpload videosBookCleft palateBoost groupParent-focused interventionsRandomized controlled trialsSkill usageRandomized-controlled trialsToddlers
2023
The Selective Social Attention task in children with autism spectrum disorder: Results from the Autism Biomarkers Consortium for Clinical Trials (ABC‐CT) feasibility study
Shic F, Barney E, Naples A, Dommer K, Chang S, Li B, McAllister T, Atyabi A, Wang Q, Bernier R, Dawson G, Dziura J, Faja S, Jeste S, Murias M, Johnson S, Sabatos‐DeVito M, Helleman G, Senturk D, Sugar C, Webb S, McPartland J, Chawarska K, Trials T. The Selective Social Attention task in children with autism spectrum disorder: Results from the Autism Biomarkers Consortium for Clinical Trials (ABC‐CT) feasibility study. Autism Research 2023, 16: 2150-2159. PMID: 37749934, PMCID: PMC11003770, DOI: 10.1002/aur.3026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSocial attention taskSchool-aged childrenAttention taskASD groupSpectrum disorderEye-tracking taskTotal T-scoreAttentional patternsAutism spectrumTD groupPresentation timeTrial feasibility studyGroup differencesPercent of timeOlder childrenTaskComparison groupToddlersT-scoreChildrenChildren 4Outcome variablesFaceCondition effects
2022
Distinct social attention profiles in preschoolers with autism contrasted to fragile X syndrome
Wall C, Shic F, Varanasi S, Roberts J. Distinct social attention profiles in preschoolers with autism contrasted to fragile X syndrome. Autism Research 2022, 16: 340-354. PMID: 36408848, PMCID: PMC9957831, DOI: 10.1002/aur.2857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAutism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderChild, PreschoolFearFragile X SyndromeHumansIntellectual DisabilityConceptsNon-syndromic autism spectrum disorderAttention profilesSocial attentionSocial anxietyEye contactFacial attentionASD severityFragile X syndromeSocial attention deficitsReduced eye contactCross-syndrome approachAutism spectrum disorderCo-occurring diagnosesAttention difficultiesNT childrenAttention deficitsSocial avoidanceSpectrum disorderX syndromePreschool childrenCritical skillsAnxietyIntellectual disabilityIntellectual impairmentChildren
2015
Brief Report: A Mobile Application to Treat Prosodic Deficits in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Communication Impairments: A Pilot Study
Simmons ES, Paul R, Shic F. Brief Report: A Mobile Application to Treat Prosodic Deficits in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Communication Impairments: A Pilot Study. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2015, 46: 320-327. PMID: 26329637, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2573-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpeech-language pathologistsStudent engagement dataPost-treatment speech samplesEducation settingsPublic schoolsProsodic disordersEngagement dataStudentsEngagement ratingsMobile applicationsAutism spectrum disorderCommunication impairmentsProsody deficitsSpectrum disorderSchoolsPilot studyFeedbackRatingsProsodic deficitsChildrenASDComputer-Assisted Face Processing Instruction Improves Emotion Recognition, Mentalizing, and Social Skills in Students with ASD
Rice LM, Wall CA, Fogel A, Shic F. Computer-Assisted Face Processing Instruction Improves Emotion Recognition, Mentalizing, and Social Skills in Students with ASD. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2015, 45: 2176-2186. PMID: 25694364, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2380-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSocial skillsSchool-aged childrenAffect recognitionFace processing skillsFacial recognition skillsSocial skills interventionsSocial skills domainComputer-based interventionsJoint attentionRecognition skillsEmotion recognitionSkills interventionEye gazeSpectrum disorderProcessing instructionMentalizingSkillsEducational criteriaRandomized control trialInterventionChildrenRecognitionControl trialStudents
2013
Speech Disturbs Face Scanning in 6-Month-Old Infants Who Develop Autism Spectrum Disorder
Shic F, Macari S, Chawarska K. Speech Disturbs Face Scanning in 6-Month-Old Infants Who Develop Autism Spectrum Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 75: 231-237. PMID: 23954107, PMCID: PMC3864607, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.07.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSpectrum disorderComplex social scenesAttention of infantsCritical developmental pointPresence of speechPositive affectASD outcomeGaze patternsSocial scenesSocial targetsDevelopmental pointInner featuresSocial worldOlder infantsAtypical behaviorScanning patternsSpontaneous deploymentsFaceMonths of ageAttentionDisordersAffectClinical outcomesComprehensive assessment
2012
Social Robots as Embedded Reinforcers of Social Behavior in Children with Autism
Kim ES, Berkovits LD, Bernier EP, Leyzberg D, Shic F, Paul R, Scassellati B. Social Robots as Embedded Reinforcers of Social Behavior in Children with Autism. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2012, 43: 1038-1049. PMID: 23111617, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1645-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial robotsAdult confederateSocial human-robot interactionSocial behaviorInteraction partnersAutism spectrum disorderHuman-robot interactionSocial skillsSpectrum disorderMore speechCommunication therapySocial interactionComputer gamesRobotAutismConfederateReinforcersChildrenIntrinsic reinforcersAdult humansPartnersSpeechSkillsLarge demonstrationsMotivators
2009
Looking But Not Seeing: Atypical Visual Scanning and Recognition of Faces in 2 and 4-Year-Old Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Chawarska K, Shic F. Looking But Not Seeing: Atypical Visual Scanning and Recognition of Faces in 2 and 4-Year-Old Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2009, 39: 1663. PMID: 19590943, PMCID: PMC4878114, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0803-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research