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Suzanne Macari, PhD

Research Scientist; Co-director, Yale Social and Affective Neuroscience of Autism Program, Child Study Center

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Suzanne Macari, PhD

Mailing Address

  • Child Study Center

    40 Temple St.

    New Haven, CT 06510

    United States

Yale Social and Affective Neuroscience of Autism Lab

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Selected Publications

  • Context-Specific Dyadic Attention Vulnerabilities During the First Year in Infants Later Developing Autism Spectrum Disorder.Macari S, Milgramm A, Reed J, Shic F, Powell KK, Macris D, Chawarska K. Context-Specific Dyadic Attention Vulnerabilities During the First Year in Infants Later Developing Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2021, 60: 166-175. PMID: 32061926, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.12.012.
  • Functional Outcomes of Children Identified Early in the Developmental Period as at Risk for ASD Utilizing the The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa).Stenberg N, Schjølberg S, Shic F, Volkmar F, Øyen AS, Bresnahan M, Svendsen BK, von Tetzchner S, Thronæs NT, Macari S, Cicchetti DV, Chawarska K, Suren P, Øien RA. Functional Outcomes of Children Identified Early in the Developmental Period as at Risk for ASD Utilizing the The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa). Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2021, 51: 922-932. PMID: 32424708, PMCID: PMC7954713, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-020-04539-8.
  • Promoting social attention in 3-year-olds with ASD through gaze-contingent eye tracking.Wang Q, Wall CA, Barney EC, Bradshaw JL, Macari SL, Chawarska K, Shic F. Promoting social attention in 3-year-olds with ASD through gaze-contingent eye tracking. Autism Research : Official Journal Of The International Society For Autism Research 2020, 13: 61-73. PMID: 31468735, PMCID: PMC7256927, DOI: 10.1002/aur.2199.
  • The role of limited salience of speech in selective attention to faces in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders.Shic F, Wang Q, Macari SL, Chawarska K. The role of limited salience of speech in selective attention to faces in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines 2020, 61: 459-469. PMID: 31471912, PMCID: PMC7048639, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13118.
  • Atypical Emotional Electrodermal Activity in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Vernetti A, Shic F, Boccanfuso L, Macari S, Kane-Grade F, Milgramm A, Hilton E, Heymann P, Goodwin MS, Chawarska K. Atypical Emotional Electrodermal Activity in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Research : Official Journal Of The International Society For Autism Research 2020, 13: 1476-1488. PMID: 32896980, PMCID: PMC7772932, DOI: 10.1002/aur.2374.
  • Do Parents and Clinicians Agree on Ratings of Autism-Related Behaviors at 12 Months of Age? A Study of Infants at High and Low Risk for ASD.Macari SL, Wu GC, Powell KK, Fontenelle S, Macris DM, Chawarska K. Do Parents and Clinicians Agree on Ratings of Autism-Related Behaviors at 12 Months of Age? A Study of Infants at High and Low Risk for ASD. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2018, 48: 1069-1080. PMID: 29181689, PMCID: PMC6884400, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3410-z.
  • Operationalizing atypical gaze in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders: a cohesion-based approach.Wang Q, Campbell DJ, Macari SL, Chawarska K, Shic F. Operationalizing atypical gaze in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders: a cohesion-based approach. Molecular Autism 2018, 9: 25. PMID: 29651331, PMCID: PMC5894192, DOI: 10.1186/s13229-018-0211-y.
  • Emotional Expressivity in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder.Macari S, DiNicola L, Kane-Grade F, Prince E, Vernetti A, Powell K, Fontenelle S, Chawarska K. Emotional Expressivity in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2018, 57: 828-836.e2. PMID: 30392624, PMCID: PMC6844292, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.07.872.
  • Developmental delays in emotion regulation strategies in preschoolers with autism.Nuske HJ, Hedley D, Woollacott A, Thomson P, Macari S, Dissanayake C. Developmental delays in emotion regulation strategies in preschoolers with autism. Autism Research : Official Journal Of The International Society For Autism Research 2017, 10: 1808-1822. PMID: 28695672, DOI: 10.1002/aur.1827.
  • Non-ASD outcomes at 36 months in siblings at familial risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD): A baby siblings research consortium (BSRC) study.Charman T, Young GS, Brian J, Carter A, Carver LJ, Chawarska K, Curtin S, Dobkins K, Elsabbagh M, Georgiades S, Hertz-Picciotto I, Hutman T, Iverson JM, Jones EJ, Landa R, Macari S, Messinger DS, Nelson CA, Ozonoff S, Saulnier C, Stone WL, Tager-Flusberg H, Webb SJ, Yirmiya N, Zwaigenbaum L. Non-ASD outcomes at 36 months in siblings at familial risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD): A baby siblings research consortium (BSRC) study. Autism Research : Official Journal Of The International Society For Autism Research 2017, 10: 169-178. PMID: 27417857, PMCID: PMC5993543, DOI: 10.1002/aur.1669.
  • Temperamental markers in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder.Macari SL, Koller J, Campbell DJ, Chawarska K. Temperamental markers in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines 2017, 58: 819-828. PMID: 28317113, PMCID: PMC5747932, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12710.
  • Examining the phenotypic heterogeneity of early autism spectrum disorder: subtypes and short-term outcomes.Kim SH, Macari S, Koller J, Chawarska K. Examining the phenotypic heterogeneity of early autism spectrum disorder: subtypes and short-term outcomes. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines 2016, 57: 93-102. PMID: 26264996, PMCID: PMC6852790, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12448.
  • Enhanced Social Attention in Female Infant Siblings at Risk for Autism.Chawarska K, Macari S, Powell K, DiNicola L, Shic F. Enhanced Social Attention in Female Infant Siblings at Risk for Autism. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2016, 55: 188-95.e1. PMID: 26903252, PMCID: PMC5812780, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.11.016.
  • Interest level in 2-year-olds with autism spectrum disorder predicts rate of verbal, nonverbal, and adaptive skill acquisition.Klintwall L, Macari S, Eikeseth S, Chawarska K. Interest level in 2-year-olds with autism spectrum disorder predicts rate of verbal, nonverbal, and adaptive skill acquisition. Autism : The International Journal Of Research And Practice 2015, 19: 925-33. PMID: 25398893, PMCID: PMC4878117, DOI: 10.1177/1362361314555376.
  • Diagnostic stability in young children at risk for autism spectrum disorder: a baby siblings research consortium study.Ozonoff S, Young GS, Landa RJ, Brian J, Bryson S, Charman T, Chawarska K, Macari SL, Messinger D, Stone WL, Zwaigenbaum L, Iosif AM. Diagnostic stability in young children at risk for autism spectrum disorder: a baby siblings research consortium study. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines 2015, 56: 988-98. PMID: 25921776, PMCID: PMC4532646, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12421.
  • 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 2015, 45: 221-9. PMID: 25149178, PMCID: PMC4289092, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2211-x.
  • Gaze response to dyadic bids at 2 years related to outcomes at 3 years in autism spectrum disorders: a subtyping analysis.Campbell DJ, Shic F, Macari S, Chawarska K. Gaze response to dyadic bids at 2 years related to outcomes at 3 years in autism spectrum disorders: a subtyping analysis. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2014, 44: 431-42. PMID: 23877749, PMCID: PMC3900601, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1885-9.
  • 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 2014, 75: 231-7. PMID: 23954107, PMCID: PMC3864607, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.07.009.
  • 18-month predictors of later outcomes in younger siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder: a baby siblings research consortium study.Chawarska K, Shic F, Macari S, Campbell DJ, Brian J, Landa R, Hutman T, Nelson CA, Ozonoff S, Tager-Flusberg H, Young GS, Zwaigenbaum L, Cohen IL, Charman T, Messinger DS, Klin A, Johnson S, Bryson S. 18-month predictors of later outcomes in younger siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder: a baby siblings research consortium study. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2014, 53: 1317-1327.e1. PMID: 25457930, PMCID: PMC4254798, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2014.09.015.
  • Electrodermal 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 : Official Journal Of The International Society For Autism Research 2014, 7: 468-80. PMID: 24788961, DOI: 10.1002/aur.1382.
  • Decreased spontaneous attention to social scenes in 6-month-old infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders.Chawarska K, Macari S, Shic F. Decreased spontaneous attention to social scenes in 6-month-old infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 74: 195-203. PMID: 23313640, PMCID: PMC3646074, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.11.022.
  • 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, And Allied Disciplines 2012, 53: 903-13. PMID: 22428993, PMCID: PMC3845814, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02538.x.
  • Predicting developmental status from 12 to 24 months in infants at risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder: a preliminary report.Macari SL, Campbell D, Gengoux GW, Saulnier CA, Klin AJ, Chawarska K. Predicting developmental status from 12 to 24 months in infants at risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder: a preliminary report. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2012, 42: 2636-47. PMID: 22484794, PMCID: PMC3565427, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1521-0.
  • A prospective study of toddlers with ASD: short-term diagnostic and cognitive outcomes.Chawarska K, Klin A, Paul R, Macari S, Volkmar F. A prospective study of toddlers with ASD: short-term diagnostic and cognitive outcomes. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines 2009, 50: 1235-45. PMID: 19594835, PMCID: PMC4878113, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02101.x.
  • How early do parent concerns predict later autism diagnosis?Ozonoff S, Young GS, Steinfeld MB, Hill MM, Cook I, Hutman T, Macari S, Rogers SJ, Sigman M. How early do parent concerns predict later autism diagnosis? Journal Of Developmental And Behavioral Pediatrics : JDBP 2009, 30: 367-75. PMID: 19827218, PMCID: PMC2919345.
  • Atypical object exploration at 12 months of age is associated with autism in a prospective sample.Ozonoff S, Macari S, Young GS, Goldring S, Thompson M, Rogers SJ. Atypical object exploration at 12 months of age is associated with autism in a prospective sample. Autism : The International Journal Of Research And Practice 2008, 12: 457-72. PMID: 18805942, PMCID: PMC2921192, DOI: 10.1177/1362361308096402.
  • Gross motor development, movement abnormalities, and early identification of autism.Ozonoff S, Young GS, Goldring S, Greiss-Hess L, Herrera AM, Steele J, Macari S, Hepburn S, Rogers SJ. Gross motor development, movement abnormalities, and early identification of autism. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2008, 38: 644-56. PMID: 17805956, PMCID: PMC4405234, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0430-0.
  • 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.

Clinical Trials

ConditionsStudy Title
Child Development & AutismUnderstanding Neurodevelopment in Autism
Child Development & Autism; Children's Health; Mental Health & Behavioral ResearchComponents of Emotional Processing in Young Children with ASD
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