A5094214884- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Disability Rights and Representation
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Media and Politics
- Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Disability Education and Employment
University of Wyoming
2023-2025
Center for Autism and Related Disorders
2021-2024
Massachusetts General Hospital
2021-2024
Harvard University
2021
Autistic youth experience disproportionately high rates of child maltreatment and a wide range other traumatic stressful events, such as peer victimization. Very little empirical work has evaluated trauma-focused supports for youth, despite posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) trauma-related symptoms. The current study is pilot proof-of-concept evaluation telehealth-based cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) (N = 17, ages 10-17) their caregivers. Youth PTSD symptoms significantly declined...
Abstract Sex-based differences in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are well-documented, with a male-to-female ratio approximately 4:1. The clinical presentation core symptoms ASD can also vary between sexes. Previously, positron emission tomography (PET) studies have identified alterations vivo levels translocator protein (TSPO)—a mitochondrial protein—in primarily or only male adults ASD, our group reporting lower TSPO relative to whole brain mean males ASD. However, whether...
Abstract Introduction: The use of online platforms for pediatric healthcare research is timely, given the current pandemic. These facilitate trial efficiency integration including electronic consent, randomization, collection patient/family survey data, delivery an intervention, and basic data analysis. Methods: We created digital platform a multicenter study that delivered intervention sleep disorders to parents children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). An advisory parent group provided...
Autistic adults experience high rates of traumatic events and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. However, less is known about how autistic (i.e., by directly experiencing, witnessing, and/or learning about) distinct types (e.g., social, nonsocial traumas). Little research has considered whether the four-factor structure PTSD symptom domains avoidance, intrusions, hypervigilance, negative mood/cognition) can be applied for adults. Lastly, understanding demographic factors gender,...
Background: Political participation is an important and meaningful aspect of civic engagement for adults. Existing research suggests that disabled people face barriers to political engagement. However, very little known regarding how Autistic adults engage in politics the United States. Methods: Participants included 276 self-consenting (including those with a diagnosis self-identified) 361 non-autistic completed online survey attitudes, voting, methods, affective experiences between...