2014
Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorders in 12-Month-Old High-Risk Siblings by Parental Report
Rowberry J, Macari S, Chen G, Campbell D, Leventhal JM, Weitzman C, Chawarska K. Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorders in 12-Month-Old High-Risk Siblings by Parental Report. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2014, 45: 221-229. PMID: 25149178, PMCID: PMC4289092, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2211-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderParental reportsSpectrum disorderDevelopmental outcomesHigh-risk siblingsFirst Year InventoryVocal imitationRepetitive behaviorsSocial communicationGreater impairmentClinician ratingsYounger siblingsScreening instrumentPreliminary findingsASD casesImportant implicationsDisordersSiblingsImitationParentsRatingsImpairmentInventoryChildrenCommunicationElectrodermal and Behavioral Responses of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders to Sensory and Repetitive Stimuli
McCormick C, Hessl D, Macari SL, Ozonoff S, Green C, Rogers SJ. Electrodermal and Behavioral Responses of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders to Sensory and Repetitive Stimuli. Autism Research 2014, 7: 468-480. PMID: 24788961, PMCID: PMC6960008, DOI: 10.1002/aur.1382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSensory symptomsRepetitive behaviorsParents of childrenTypical developmentElectrodermal activityRepetitive stimuliSensory stimuliYoung childrenSympathetic nervous system arousalAbnormal responseReport higher levelsEDA dataStandardized questionnaireSymptomsPhysiological arousalTD groupParent reportSpectrum disorderGroup differencesHypothesized relationshipsChildrenBehavioral profileArousalStimuli
2012
Context modulates attention to social scenes in toddlers with autism
Chawarska K, Macari S, Shic F. Context modulates attention to social scenes in toddlers with autism. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2012, 53: 903-913. PMID: 22428993, PMCID: PMC3845814, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02538.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial attentionSpeaker's faceTypical developmentSocial scenesAtypical language profileDistribution of attentionPresence of salientNonsocial cuesAttentional responsesSocial cognitionTD controlsLanguage profilesNonverbal functioningEye contactLip movementsAutismEntire sceneSocial monitoringCuesToddlersVisual fieldSymptom severityPresent momentVisual responsesDevelopmental delay
2007
Planes, Trains, Automobiles—and Tea Sets: Extremely Intense Interests in Very Young Children
DeLoache JS, Simcock G, Macari S. Planes, Trains, Automobiles—and Tea Sets: Extremely Intense Interests in Very Young Children. Developmental Psychology 2007, 43: 1579-1586. PMID: 18020834, DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.43.6.1579.Peer-Reviewed Original Research