2024
Parsing evoked and induced gamma response differences in Autism: A visual evoked potential study
Dickinson A, Ryan D, McNaughton G, Levin A, Naples A, Borland H, Bernier R, Chawarska K, Dawson G, Dziura J, Faja S, Kleinhans N, Sugar C, Senturk D, Shic F, Webb S, McPartland J, Jeste S, Trials F. Parsing evoked and induced gamma response differences in Autism: A visual evoked potential study. Clinical Neurophysiology 2024, 165: 55-63. PMID: 38959536, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2024.05.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVisual evoked potentialsMeasurement of visual evoked potentialsGamma powerVisual evoked potential studiesABC-CTGamma responseAutism Biomarkers ConsortiumAbsence of significant group differencesChildren aged 6Group differencesNon-phase-lockedEvoked potentialsVEP componentsVEP dataAged 6Biomarkers ConsortiumNeural circuit dynamicsGamma activitySignificant group differencesIndividual markersTargeted approachWavelet-based time-frequency analysisInduced responsesChildrenInduced gamma
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
2016
Emotional Robot to Examine Different Play Patterns and Affective Responses of Children with and Without ASD
Boccanfuso L, Barnev E, Foster C, Ahn Y, Chawarska K, Scassellati B, Shic F. Emotional Robot to Examine Different Play Patterns and Affective Responses of Children with and Without ASD. 2016, 19-26. DOI: 10.1109/hri.2016.7451729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism spectrum disorderChild-robot interactionAutism Diagnostic Observation ScheduleAffective responsesAutism severitySpectrum disorderAffective responsivityAutism symptomsEmotional robotsEmotion statesObservation ScheduleGroup differencesYoung childrenPlay patternsSocial activitiesChildrenDevelopmental abilityDisordersRobotStimuliAbilityPlaySymptomsUnique abilityResponsivity
2015
Early sex differences are not autism-specific: A Baby Siblings Research Consortium (BSRC) study
Messinger DS, Young GS, Webb SJ, Ozonoff S, Bryson SE, Carter A, Carver L, Charman T, Chawarska K, Curtin S, Dobkins K, Hertz-Picciotto I, Hutman T, Iverson JM, Landa R, Nelson CA, Stone WL, Tager-Flusberg H, Zwaigenbaum L. Early sex differences are not autism-specific: A Baby Siblings Research Consortium (BSRC) study. Molecular Autism 2015, 6: 32. PMID: 26045943, PMCID: PMC4455973, DOI: 10.1186/s13229-015-0027-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism spectrum disorderHigh-risk siblingsASD outcomeLow-risk childrenCognitive functioningASD symptomsASD recurrenceSubscale scoresSex differencesBaby Siblings Research Consortium StudyHigh-risk childrenHR-ASD groupNon-ASD groupEarly sex differencesMullen ScalesDomain scoresCognitive performanceEffect hypothesisSpectrum disorderRepetitive behaviorsLearning subscaleSA scoresASD probandsGroup differencesYounger siblings
1996
Impaired regulation of arousal in 3-month-old infants exposed prenatally to cocaine and other drugs
Mayes L, Bornstein M, Chawarska K, Haynes O, Granger R. Impaired regulation of arousal in 3-month-old infants exposed prenatally to cocaine and other drugs. Development And Psychopathology 1996, 8: 29-42. DOI: 10.1017/s0954579400006957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRegulation of arousalNegative affectGroup differencesStimulus presentation proceduresDrug exposure statusNovel stimulus presentationsCocaine-exposed groupAffective expressivenessCocaine-exposed infantsCognitive developmentAffective expressionNovel stimuliStimulus presentationInfant regulationPresentation procedureBehavioral statesInfant behavioral stateInfant behaviorLess cryingArousalStimuliAffectSources of differencesMonths of ageCocaine