2024
Social Anxiety Reduces Visual Attention to the Eyes of Emotional Faces in Autistic Youth
Franke C, Griffin J, Naples A, Wolf J, McPartland J. Social Anxiety Reduces Visual Attention to the Eyes of Emotional Faces in Autistic Youth. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2024, 1-13. PMID: 39556296, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-024-06636-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-autistic participantsSocial attentionSocial anxietyEye contactAutistic youthEyes of emotional facesSA characteristicsEye trackingReduced eye contactSelf-reported SAReduced visual attentionNon-autistic childrenEmotional facesAutistic participantsPsychiatric characteristicsNon-autistic youthAutistic individualsEmotional expressionVisual attentionEye regionBehavioral featuresSocial interactionAutismParticipantsCo-occurrence11C-UCB-J PET imaging is consistent with lower synaptic density in autistic adults
Matuskey D, Yang Y, Naganawa M, Koohsari S, Toyonaga T, Gravel P, Pittman B, Torres K, Pisani L, Finn C, Cramer-Benjamin S, Herman N, Rosenthal L, Franke C, Walicki B, Esterlis I, Skosnik P, Radhakrishnan R, Wolf J, Nabulsi N, Ropchan J, Huang Y, Carson R, Naples A, McPartland J. 11C-UCB-J PET imaging is consistent with lower synaptic density in autistic adults. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 1-7. PMID: 39367053, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02776-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositron emission tomographySynaptic densityAutistic adultsBrain regionsAutistic featuresClinical phenotype of autismNon-autistic participantsPhenotype of autismNon-autistic individualsRelationship to clinical characteristicsSynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2AAssociated with clinical measuresPost-mortem studiesPositron emission tomography scanPrefrontal cortexClinician ratingsAutism groupNeural basisBrain areasNeural processesBetween-group differencesVolumetric differencesBinding potentialDensity of synapsesAutismClinician-caregiver informant discrepancy is associated with sex, diagnosis age, and intervention use among autistic children.
Azu M, Han G, Wolf J, Naples A, Chawarska K, Dawson G, Bernier R, Jeste S, Dziura J, Webb S, Sugar C, Shic F, McPartland J. Clinician-caregiver informant discrepancy is associated with sex, diagnosis age, and intervention use among autistic children. Autism 2024, 13623613241279999. PMID: 39344965, DOI: 10.1177/13623613241279999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism-related behaviorsAutism featuresClinician ratingsParent ratingsInformant discrepanciesCaregiver ratingsCaregiver reportsAutism diagnosisAutistic childrenChild sexAutismCaregiver perceptionsIntervention useClinicians' perceptionsAssociated with sexCaregiversChildrenDiagnosis ageCliniciansOlder ageInterventionPerceptionGirlsSexAge
2021
Understanding of ASD by Siblings is Associated with Warmth and Hostility in the Sibling Relationship
Coffman M, Kelso N, Antezana L, Braconnier M, Richey J, Wolf J. Understanding of ASD by Siblings is Associated with Warmth and Hostility in the Sibling Relationship. Journal Of Child And Family Studies 2021, 30: 1577-1585. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-021-01945-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism spectrum disorderUnderstanding of ASDUnderstanding of autismSiblings of childrenRelationship qualitySisters of childrenEntire family systemSelf-report questionnairesWarm behaviorSiblings' perceptionsSpectrum disorderMore hostilitySibling relationshipsFamily systemAutismOlder siblingsPerceptionFurther implicationsChildrenHostilitySiblingsMore siblingsImplicationsRelationshipWarmth
2012
Future Dimensions: Neuroscience Applications to Practice in Child and Adolescent Psychology
South M, Wolf J, Herlihy L. Future Dimensions: Neuroscience Applications to Practice in Child and Adolescent Psychology. Professional Psychology Research And Practice 2012, 43: 560-567. DOI: 10.1037/a0029040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuroscience researchAdolescent psychologyChild mental health conditionsDevelopmental neuroscience researchAtypical brain developmentMental health problemsSpecific individual needsBrain developmentResponse inhibitionCategorical diagnostic approachHuman neuroimagingDevelopmental difficultiesImpulsive behaviorMental health conditionsProtective factorsPsychologyIndividual needsChildrenDifferent dimensionsSuch researchNeuroscience applicationsProfessional practiceTreatment outcomesResearchAutism
2010
Neural signatures of autism
Kaiser MD, Hudac CM, Shultz S, Lee SM, Cheung C, Berken AM, Deen B, Pitskel NB, Sugrue DR, Voos AC, Saulnier CA, Ventola P, Wolf JM, Klin A, Vander Wyk B, Pelphrey KA. Neural signatures of autism. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 21223-21228. PMID: 21078973, PMCID: PMC3000300, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1010412107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderNeural signaturesBiological motionBrain responsesUnaffected siblingsDistinct brain responsesFunctional magnetic resonanceAreas of dysfunctionNature of disruptionTD childrenSpectrum disorderDisorder heterogeneityNeural systemsBrain circuitryBehavioral profileCompensatory activitySystem-level mechanismsTrait activityAutismChildrenIncreased genetic riskGenetic riskState activityNeuroendophenotypesDisordersThe scope of social attention deficits in autism: Prioritized orienting to people and animals in static natural scenes
New JJ, Schultz RT, Wolf J, Niehaus JL, Klin A, German TC, Scholl BJ. The scope of social attention deficits in autism: Prioritized orienting to people and animals in static natural scenes. Neuropsychologia 2010, 48: 51-59. PMID: 19686766, PMCID: PMC6102729, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2009.08.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityChildChild Development Disorders, PervasiveCuesFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleMultivariate AnalysisNeuropsychological TestsOrientationPhotic StimulationReaction TimeRecognition, PsychologySignal Detection, PsychologicalSocial PerceptionStatistics as TopicConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSocial attention deficitsSocial attentionAttention deficitsNatural scenesLow-level visual factorsSpecific social cuesStatic natural scenesComplex natural scenesAttentional prioritizationSocial cuesVisual processingRelevant stimuliSpectrum disorderVisual factorsAnimate categoriesControl participantsUnitary phenomenonInanimate objectsAutismSocial agentsImpairmentDeficitsCentral featureAttention
2006
Automatic Processing of Emotional Faces in High-Functioning Pervasive Developmental Disorders: An Affective Priming Study
Kamio Y, Wolf J, Fein D. Automatic Processing of Emotional Faces in High-Functioning Pervasive Developmental Disorders: An Affective Priming Study. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2006, 36: 155-167. PMID: 16523242, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-005-0056-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional facesPervasive developmental disorderHappy facesAffective primingAutomatic processingDevelopmental disordersAffective priming paradigmAffective priming studyFearful facesSupraliminal conditionsSubliminal conditionPriming paradigmPriming studiesEmotional significanceSocial deficitsLiking ratingsPrimingFaceParticipantsProcessingAutismDisorders
2003
Responses and Sustained Interactions in Children with Mental Retardation and Autism
Jackson CT, Fein D, Wolf J, Jones G, Hauck M, Waterhouse L, Feinstein C. Responses and Sustained Interactions in Children with Mental Retardation and Autism. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2003, 33: 115-121. PMID: 12757350, DOI: 10.1023/a:1022927124025.Peer-Reviewed Original Research