A5080273473- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Language Development and Disorders
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Face Recognition and Perception
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Williams Syndrome Research
- Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Phonetics and Phonology Research
- Natural Language Processing Techniques
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Diverse Education Studies and Reforms
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
Emerson College
2015-2025
Google (United States)
2007-2021
Boston University
2021
Boston Children's Hospital
2011-2017
Harvard University
2009-2017
Harvard University Press
2011
Center for Autism and Related Disorders
2005-2009
University of Michigan
2005-2009
Autism Consortium
2008
<h3>Context</h3>Best-estimate clinical diagnoses of specific autism spectrum disorders (autistic disorder, pervasive developmental disorder–not otherwise specified, and Asperger syndrome) have been used as the diagnostic gold standard, even when information from standardized instruments is available.<h3>Objective</h3>To determine whether relationships between behavioral phenotypes different vary across 12 university-based sites.<h3>Design</h3>Multisite observational study collecting...
ABSTRACT Characterizing early communicative development in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is valuable for understanding profiles of ability this population. The current investigation was modeled on Charman, Drew, Baird & (2003 b ). Analyses explored parent report vocabulary, non-verbal communication, functional object use and play skills the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory (CDI) 93 ASD, 31 developmental delay (DD) 29 typically developing children....
The Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) is one of the most commonly used instruments for assisting in behavioral diagnosis autism. exam consists 93 questions that must be answered by a care provider within focused session often spans 2.5 hours. We machine learning techniques to study complete sets answers ADI-R available at Genetic Research Exchange (AGRE) 891 individuals diagnosed with autism and 75 who did not meet criteria an diagnosis. Our analysis showed 7 items contained were...
Abstract In a multisite study of 351 children with autism spectrum disorders, 21 developmental delays, and 31 typical development, this used caregiver interviews (i.e., the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised) at time entry into other research projects follow-up telephone designed for project to describe children's early acquisition loss social-communication milestones. Children who had words spontaneously meaningfully then stopped talking were described by their caregivers as showing more...
Our objective was to follow toddlers referred for risk of autism, using standardized observational measures administered frequently from age 18 months 36 months.Sixty-five children who were consecutive referrals and 13 other research projects seen approximately every 2 months, assessments clinical judgments by the same examiner 6 an blind previous scores.Thirty never received autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis; 48 (all referrals) at least 1 diagnosis ASD. The best trajectory typology,...
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) have been gaining attention, partly as an example of unusual developmental trajectories related to early neurobiological differences.The present investigation addressed the process learning new words in order explore mechanisms language delay and impairment.The sample included 21 typically developing toddlers matched on expressive vocabulary with young children ASD.Two tasks were administered teach a word supplemented by cognitive diagnostic measures.In most...
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by early impairments in language and related social communication skills. This investigation explored whether scores on the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory (CDI) at ages 2 3 years predict outcome age 9 children with ASD developmental delay (DD).Sixty-two referred for possible autism years, 19 DD, were followed to years. Vocabulary, prespeech, gestures CDIs administered used follow-up IQ, language, adaptive skills,...
Few studies employing event-related potentials (ERPs) to examine infant perception/cognition have systematically characterized age-related changes over the first few years of life. Establishing a 'normative' template development is important in its own right, and doing so may also better highlight points divergence for high-risk populations infants, such as those at elevated genetic risk autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The present investigation explores developmental progression P1, N290,...
Abstract Although focused interests are often associated with a diagnosis of autism, they common in nonautistic individuals as well. Previous studies have explored how these impact cognitive, social, and language development. While some research has suggested that strong can detract from learning (particularly for autistic children), newer indicated be advantageous. In this pre‐registered study, we asked whether support word 44 children vocabulary‐matched sample (mean ages 58 34 months...
Faces convey important information about the social environment, and even very young infants are preferentially attentive to face-like over non-face stimuli. Eye-tracking studies have allowed researchers examine which features of faces find most salient across development, present study examined scanning familiar (i.e., mother) unfamiliar stranger) static at 6, 9, 12 months age. Infants showed a preference for their mother’s face as compared stranger’s face, displayed increased attention eye...
Summary Luyster RJ, Kuban KCK, O'Shea TM, Paneth N, Allred EN, Leviton A for ELGAN Study investigators. The Modified Checklist Autism in Toddlers extremely low gestational age newborns: Individual items associated with motor, cognitive, vision and hearing limitations. Paediatric Perinatal Epidemiology 2011; 25: 366–376. (M‐CHAT) has yielded elevated rates of screening failure children born preterm or birthweight. We extended these findings a detailed examination M‐CHAT large sample at age....
When scanning faces, individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have shown reduced visual attention (e.g., less time on eyes) and atypical autonomic responses heightened arousal). To understand how these differences might explain sub-clinical variability in social functioning, 9-month-olds, or without a family history of ASD, viewed emotionally-expressive gaze pupil diameter (a measure activation) were recorded using eye-tracking. Infants at high-risk for ASD no subsequent clinical...
A growing body of literature has begun to explore social attention in infant siblings children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) hopes identifying early differences that are associated later ASD or other aspects development. The present study used eye-tracking familiar (mother) and unfamiliar (stranger) faces two groups 6-month-old infants: infants no family history (low-risk controls; LRC), at high risk for (HRA), by virtue having an older sibling ASD. HRA were further characterized based...
This research paper explores the role of speaker, listener and real-time social attention for pronoun comprehension in autistic nonautistic children northeast United States. We assessed 22 (average age 62 months, range 46–80 months) 44 30–57 matched on expressive vocabulary scores. evaluated first- second-person possessive ("my" "your") using a game which two experimenters hid stickers provided clues to their location by providing verbal clue (e.g. "It's your box") with accompanying gaze...
Most studies examining attachment in children with autism spectrum disorder used a strange situation paradigm and have found few significant group differences between comparisons. However, these predominantly formal categorizations (e.g. secure vs insecure), method that may obscure more nuanced groups. In this study, we utilized qualitative approach to examine behaviors young disorder. Based on the results of previous studies, looked at (a) parental gender, (b) child diagnosis, (c) cognitive...