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
Concomitant medication use in children with autism spectrum disorder: Data from the Autism Biomarkers Consortium for Clinical Trials
Shurtz L, Schwartz C, DiStefano C, McPartland JC, Levin AR, Dawson G, Kleinhans NM, Faja S, Webb SJ, Shic F, Naples AJ, Seow H, Bernier RA, Chawarska K, Sugar CA, Dziura J, Senturk D, Santhosh M, Jeste SS. Concomitant medication use in children with autism spectrum disorder: Data from the Autism Biomarkers Consortium for Clinical Trials. Autism 2022, 27: 952-966. PMID: 36086805, PMCID: PMC9995606, DOI: 10.1177/13623613221121425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConcomitant psychotropic medicationsPsychotropic medicationsClinical trialsMedication useSchool-aged childrenClinical representativenessSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsConcomitant medication useVariety of medicationsAutism spectrum disorderSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsPsychotropic medication useNew treatment optionsGreater overall impairmentCentral nervous systemSpectrum disorderMedication classesReuptake inhibitorsAlpha agonistsTreatment optionsClinical endpointsInclusion criteriaStudy populationMedicationsNervous systemPatterns of intervention utilization among school-aged children on the autism spectrum: Findings from a multi-site research consortium
Sridhar A, Kuhn J, Faja S, Sabatos-DeVito M, Nikolaeva JI, Dawson G, Nelson CA, Webb SJ, Bernier R, Jeste S, Chawarska K, Sugar CA, Shic F, Naples A, Dziura J, McPartland JC, Consortium T. Patterns of intervention utilization among school-aged children on the autism spectrum: Findings from a multi-site research consortium. Research In Autism Spectrum Disorders 2022, 94: 101950. PMID: 35444715, PMCID: PMC9015686, DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2022.101950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism spectrumSchool-aged childrenSymptom levelsCognitive abilitiesClinical trialsLower cognitive abilityHours of interventionHigher parental education levelPart of standardIntervention hoursVariety of interventionsAmount of interventionConcurrent treatmentService utilizationParental education levelIntervention utilizationEmpirical supportMulti-site studyParent educationIntervention servicesMost childrenFuture researchInterventionChildrenResearch Consortium
2017
The Relationship of Maternal Prepregnancy Body Mass Index and Pregnancy Weight Gain to Neurocognitive Function at Age 10 Years among Children Born Extremely Preterm
Jensen E, van der Burg J, O'Shea T, Joseph R, Allred E, Heeren T, Leviton A, Kuban K, Investigators E, Shah B, Singh R, Smith A, Klein D, McQuiston S, Rollins J, Douglass L, Ware J, Coster T, Henson B, Wilson R, McGhee K, Lee P, Asgarian A, Sadhwani A, Perrin E, Neger E, Mattern K, Walkowiak J, Barron S, Frazier J, Venuti L, Powers B, Foley A, Dessureau B, Wood M, Damon-Minow J, Ehrenkranz R, Benjamin J, Romano E, Tsatsanis K, Chawarska K, Kim S, Dieterich S, Bearrs K, O'Shea T, Peters N, Brown P, Ansusinha E, Waldrep E, Friedman J, Hounshell G, Allred D, Engelke S, Darden-Saad N, Stainback G, Warner D, Wereszczak J, Bernhardt J, McKeeman J, Meyer E, Pastyrnak S, Burdo-Hartman W, Rathbun J, Nota S, Crumb T, Lenski M, Weiland D, Lloyd M, Hunter S, Msall M, Ramoskaite R, Wiggins S, Washington K, Martin R, Prendergast B, Scott M, Klarr J, Kring B, DeRidder J, Vogt K. The Relationship of Maternal Prepregnancy Body Mass Index and Pregnancy Weight Gain to Neurocognitive Function at Age 10 Years among Children Born Extremely Preterm. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2017, 187: 50-57.e3. PMID: 28341527, PMCID: PMC5533624, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.02.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrepregnancy body mass indexBody mass indexMaternal prepregnancy body mass indexPregnancy weight gainMass indexNeurocognitive functionWeight gainCohort of infantsMaternal prepregnancy obesityLower scoresYears of ageAge 10 yearsFine motor controlMaternal obesityPrepregnancy weightProspective multicenterCohort studyPrepregnancy obesitySingleton pregnanciesSchool-aged childrenNeurocognitive evaluationStudy participantsBehavioral interventionsTen-year-old childrenExpression assessment