Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Article	Citations
Correlates of age at first alcohol use among a US-based sample of autistic underage youth	85
Use of sensory adaptive environments with autistic children: A scoping review	39
Brief report: Parent-guided movements during play with children with autism spectrum disorder	30
Predictors of daily physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration in children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)	30
Challenges encountered with a mindfulness app: Lessons learnt from a pilot randomized trial involving caregivers and individuals with autism	28
Individual, social, and life course risk factors for experiencing interpersonal violence among autistic people of varying gender identities: A mixed methods systematic review	26
“That he won't experience life like he should”: Exploring worries of family caregivers of transition-age autistic youth	24
Social network support is associated with teacher’s perceptions of transition planning for their autistic students	23
Virtual reality interview with feedback framework for situational practice of gaze among autistic adults	22
Parental psychological control and child anxiety in a multiethnic sample of youth with autism spectrum disorder	22
Clinical pathways from the perception of the first signs to the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in Portugal: A brief report of a survey of parents	21
Underweight, overweight, obesity and associated factors in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in China	20
Motor skills, visual perception, and visual-motor integration in children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder	20
Examining clinicians’ concerns delivering telemental health interventions directly to autistic individuals during COVID-19	20
Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of motivating eye gaze in young children on autism spectrum through parent-mediated intervention	20
The role of alexithymia and autistic traits in predicting quality of life in an online sample	20
Assessing ‘coherence’ in the spoken narrative accounts of autistic people: A systematic scoping review	20
Autistic adults’ experience of restricted repetitive behaviours	20
The effect of exercise training on sleep quality in autism spectrum condition: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	19
Spatial and identity cues differentially affect implicit learning in Chinese autistic children in the contextual cueing task with human stimuli	19
Which emerging autism features at 12 months of age are associated with later parent-child interaction?	19
Self-reported service needs and barriers reported by autistic adults: Differences by gender identity	18
Preliminary analysis of a clinical trial of children with autism spectrum disorder treated with DHA-rich marine Schizochytrium sp. oil and multi-vitamin/mineral complex	18
Association of birth weight with risk of autism: A systematic review and meta-analysis	18
Current state of autism knowledge in the general population of the United States	18

Maternal multivitamin supplementation is associated with symptoms in offspring with autism spectrum disorder: A multi-center study in China	17
Parent resolution of diagnosis and intervention fidelity in a parent-delivered intervention for pre-school children with autism: A mixed methods study	17
Factor analysis of the feeding and eating in AutiSm Together Assessment	16
Emotional stress, cortisol response, and cortisol rhythm in autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review	16
Sleep patterns of children with Cri du Chat syndrome before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study	16
Increased intra-subject variability of neural activity during speech production in people with autism spectrum disorder	15
Event-, time- and activity-based prospective memory in children with higher autistic traits	15
Adapting cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety in autistic children: A commentary	15
Heterogeneity in autism spectrum disorder explained by social-communicative and restricted repetitive behavior balance subgroups	15
The utilization of psychopharmacological treatments for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a middle-income European country	15
An evaluation of the collateral child and parent outcomes of telehealth-delivered behavioral sleep intervention for Autistic children	15
Sleep and daytime functioning in autistic teenagers: A psychological network approach	14
Social attention and autism in early childhood: Evidence on behavioral markers based on visual scanning of emotional faces with eye-tracking methodology	14
Retraction notice to “Comparing the rates of tantrum behavior in children with ASD and ADHD as well as children with comorbid ASD and ADHD diagnoses” [Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 7 /11 (2013	14
Editorial Board	14
Brief report: Temporal distribution of visual attention between the eyes and mouth in young autistic children	13
Early childhood interventions in educational settings that promote school readiness for children with autism and other developmental disabilities: Systematic review	13
Social support and depression of autistic children’s caregivers: The mediating role of caregivers’ self-esteem	13
The health care costs of caring for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A population-based analysis	13
Toe walking in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Relationship with sensory and motor functions,language, cognition, and autism severity	13
Autism identity in young adults and the relationships with participation, quality of life, and well-being	13
Less frequent face looking in infancy is related to autism likelihood status but not diagnosis: A study of parent-infant interaction	12
Comparison of the oral microbiota of children with autism spectrum disorder in primary dentition with neurotypical controls	12
Autism spectrum disorder: Where does the Gulf Region stand? An overview of ASD in the Arab Gulf Region: The UAE as a regional model	12
Making needle procedures comfortable for autistic children: Caregiver perspectives	12
“They don’t understand how bad I feel”: Inconsistencies between mother-rated and self-rated symptoms of depression in autistic girls	12
Examining the highs and lows of teacher self-efficacy for special class teachers working with learners with Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder	12
Iron, magnesium, zinc and selenium - The most common elemental deficiencies in children with autism spectrum disorder	12
Screening for intellectual disability in autistic people: A brief report	12
A person-centered perspective on differential efficacy of early behavioral intervention in children with autism: A latent profile analysis	11
Retraction notice to “The relationship of comorbid anxiety symptom severity and challenging behaviors in infants and toddlers with autism spectrum disorder” [Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 7/12	11
The relationship between alexithymia and self-esteem in autistic adolescents	11
Eye Tracking Biomarkers for Autism Spectrum Disorder Detection using Machine Learning and Deep Learning Techniques: Review	11
The non-fitness-related benefits of exergames for young individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review	11
Methodological considerations in the use of standardized motor assessment tools for children with autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review	11
“I want to fit in… but I don’t want to change myself fundamentally”: A qualitative exploration of the relationship between masking and mental health for autistic teenagers	11
A social-competence group intervention featuring didactic teaching and practice in play contexts for preschool children with autism spectrum disorders	10
Editorial Board	10
Creative performance and attitudes toward creativity in adults with autism spectrum disorder	10
The psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the social responsiveness scale in a neuropediatric sample	10
Negotiating good motherhood: Lived experiences of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in China	10
A cross-linguistic examination of language measures in autism: A comparison between Dutch and English	10
Relationship of autistic traits between parents and children with and without autism spectrum disorder	10
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis: A biochemical investigation into the diagnostic utility of S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) levels and the SAM/SAH ratio	10
Validation of the Mandarin Chinese version of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2 for autism spectrum disorder	10
Social context in stress and autism: comparing physiological profiles across two social paradigms in youth with and without autism spectrum disorder	10
Exploring the impact of autistic traits and anxiety on visual attentional response to angry faces in adults with high autistic traits: An eye-movement study	10
How to measure camouflaging? A conceptual replication of the validation of the Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire in Dutch adults	10
Assessment of autonomic symptom scales in patients with neurodevelopmental diagnoses using electronic health record data	10
Evaluating Autism diagnosis agreement between primary care physicians/practitioners and experts through ECHO Autism STAT	10

Exploring the relationship between challenging behaviour and mental health disorder in autistic individuals with intellectual disabilities	10
A systematic review of autistic children’s prosocial behaviour	9
Factors associated with classroom participation in preschool through third grade learners on the autism spectrum	9
A coping subscale for autistic children: Revisiting the dimensionality of the emotion regulation and social skills questionnaire	9
Examining daily impact of mood and quality of social support for caregivers of children on the autism spectrum	9
A qualitative study of physical activity drivers in autistic individuals using COM-B. Autistic and non-autistic perspectives	9
Preliminary efficacy of a transition training program for autistic adolescents	9
Prediction of school-age outcomes for autistic children following receipt of group-early start denver model	9
Editorial Board	9
Retraction notice to “The relationship between race and comorbid symptoms in infants and toddlers with autism spectrum disorder” [Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 7/11 (2013) 1433–1438]	9
Age and sex differences in problem behaviours in youth with autism spectrum disorder	8
Exploring the effects of age and sex on sensory sensitivities in middle and older aged autistic adults	8
Visual scanning and recognition of ambiguous faces in children with autism: The effects of morphing levels and facial identities	8
Self-efficacy as a mediator between involvement in intervention and quality of life in parents of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder	8
Towards reproducible and respectful autism research: Combining open and participatory autism research practices	8
Investigating the general psychopathology factor in autistic youth	8
Obesity and co-occurring conditions among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: The National Survey of Children’s Health 2017–2018	8
Parental descriptions of sensory processing in Autism	8
A natural history study of medical cannabis consumption in pediatric autism in the United States	8
Virtual reality educational scenarios for students with ASD: Instruments validation and design of STEM programmatic contents	8
Functional upper-extremity movements in autism: A narrative literature review	8
Editorial Board	8
Relationship between cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS) (formerly sluggish cognitive tempo) and social functioning in child autism, ADHD, and elementary school samples	8
Emotion regulation and executive function: Associations with depression and anxiety in autism	8
A scoping review of behavioral interventions for promoting social gaze in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities	8
The relationships between restrictive/repetitive behaviours, intolerance of uncertainty, and anxiety in autism: A systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Broad autism phenotype traits and self-reported sensory processing across sensory modalities	7
The impact of parenting stress and cultural orientation on communication skills in minimally verbal children with autism spectrum disorders: A comparative study in India and the US	7
Probiotic intervention in young children with autism spectrum disorder in Taiwan: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial	7
What are the experiences and support needs of families of autistic children with Extreme (or ‘Pathological’) Demand Avoidance (E/PDA) behaviours?	7
Use of standardized motor assessments in children with autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analysis and systematic review	7
Validation of the Korean Childhood Autism Rating Scale-2	7
Differences in caregiver and child factors within families of autistic youth across birth order groups	7
Copy-number variants in the contactin-5 gene are a potential risk factor for autism spectrum disorder	7
Retraction notice to “Rates of psychotropic medication use in children with ASD compared to presence and severity of problem behaviors” [Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 7/11 (2013) 1377–1382]	7
Omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid intake and aberrant behaviors in Jordanian children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD): A pilot study	7
A systematic search and appraisal of intervention characteristics used to develop varied communication functions in children with autism who use aided AAC	7
Retraction notice to “Exploration of the correlation between autism spectrum disorder symptomology and tantrum behaviors” [Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 7 (2013) 1068–1074]	6
Quiet ego, perceived social support, and subjective well-being in mothers having children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder	6
Editorial Board	6
An examination of sleep problems and parental well-being, comparing families with and without autistic children	6
Maternal mental health and the behavior of children with autism spectrum disorder: Unidirectional and bidirectional effects	6
Autistic symptoms, social anxiety symptoms, and depressive symptoms among Chinese college students: A longitudinal study	6
Risperidone plasma concentrations are associated with hyperprolactinemia in autism spectrum disorder children: The impact of CYP2D6 polymorphisms	6
Can bumetanide be a miraculous medicine for autism spectrum disorder: Meta-analysis evidence from randomized controlled trials	6
Siblings and social interaction development of individuals with ASD: A systematic review	6
Are there sex differences in interactive associations of environmental exposure to Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg), and Manganese (Mn) with GST Genes (GSTP1, GSTT1, and GSTM1) in relation to ASD in Jamaican c	6
Positive psychology in neurodiversity: An investigation of character strengths in autistic adults in the United Kingdom in a community setting	6
Higher anesthetic dose requirement for sedation in children with autism spectrum disorder compared to neuro-atypical controls- a prospective observational study	6
Characterizing difficulties with emotion regulation in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder	6
Editorial Board	5
Interactive associations of eczema with glutathione S-transferase genes in relation to autism spectrum disorder and its severity in Jamaican children	5
Commentary on: Towards a neurodiversity-affirmative conceptualisation of psycho-education in the context of autism	5
Genetic networks suggest Asperger’s syndrome as a distinct subtype of autism spectrum disorders	5
“I’m not mad, bad, and dangerous … simply wired differently”: Exploring factors contributing to good quality of life with autistic women	5
Editorial Board	5
Brief report: A confirmatory factor analysis of the Child Behavior Checklist in a large sample of autistic youth	5
Exploring experiences of vaccine-related and alternative treatments for individuals with autism: A qualitative study	5
Parents’ modelling of play skills in spontaneous interactions may promote autistic children’s play behaviours	5
Effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy on core aspects of anxiety in anxious youth with autism	5
Emergent literacy skills and autism: A scoping review of intervention programs	5
Editorial Board	5
The Periodic Risk Evaluation: A new tool to link Medicaid-enrolled autistic adults to services and support	5
Ironic, isn't it!? A review on irony comprehension in children and adolescents with ASD	5
Self-reported memory of autistic young adults and associated real-world outcomes	5
“We go through trauma”: South Asian parents’ experiences of autism diagnosis and early supports for their autistic children in Australia	5
Development of a standardized set of outcomes for autism spectrum disorder: The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM)	5
“That impending dread sort of feeling”: Experiences of social interaction from the perspectives of autistic adults	5
Development and psychometric evidence of the Chinese Version of the Theory of Mind Inventory-2 (ToMI-2) in children with autism spectrum disorder	5
Adaptation and validation of the Parental Behaviour Scale for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Chinese parents	5
Affective problems, gastrointestinal symptoms, sleep problems, and challenging behaviour in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder	5
Examination of racial/ethnic disproportionality of autism in California	5
Self-supervised ensembled learning for autism spectrum classification	5
Mitochondrial DNA involvement in patients with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability	5
Measurement invariance of Child Behavior Checklist internalizing and externalizing factors between non-speaking/partially verbal and speaking autistic children	5
Cross-lagged relations between maternal criticism and emotional and behavioral problems in children with ASD	5
The role of emotional factors in face processing abilities in autism spectrum conditions	5
Substantial elevation of telomeric oxidized bases in childhood autism	5
Joint attention and maternal attention across varying dyadic interactions for autistic children	5
Understanding camouflaging and identity in autistic children and adolescents using photo-elicitation	5

Caregiver perspectives, experiences and service satisfaction, and health service utilization among families of children with developmental disorders at a tertiary center in a low-resource setting	5
PDE3 inhibition by cilostazol attenuated developmental hyperserotonemia induced behavioural and biochemical deficits in a rat model of autism spectrum disorder	5
Impact of child-centered play therapy intervention on children with autism reflected by brain EEG activity: A randomized controlled trial	5
“I just need a little more support”: A thematic analysis of autistic students’ experience of university in France	5
Facing Your Fears in autistic youth with co-occurring psychiatric conditions: Reductions in symptoms of anxiety and depression	5
Examining mental and physical health between autistic women and women with serious mental illness	4
Editorial Board	4
Peripheral markers of nitrosative stress in children with autism spectrum disorder and bipolar disorder comorbidity during euthymic phase	4
Predictors of self-reported resilience in parents of autistic children	4
Analysis of urinary 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine as a biomarker of oxidative DNA damage in pediatric children with autism spectrum disorder	4
An acceptability and feasibility investigation of a community-based motor program for autistic children with moderate and high support needs	4
Autistic traits and COVID-19-related post-traumatic stress disorder symptom: Sex difference and the role of anxiety sensitivity	4
“They’re either afraid or ignorant”: Experiences of stigma and blame among fathers raising autistic children	4
Retraction notice to “Children assessed for Autism Spectrum Disorder: Developmental delay and change over time in BDI-2 developmental quotients” [Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 8/11 (2014) 1500	4
The relationships of autistic child characteristics, metacognitive beliefs, and autistic traits with affiliate stigma among parents of children with autism spectrum conditions: A moderated mediation s	4
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Predicting longitudinal trajectories of adaptive couple processes in families of autistic children: Applying the Vulnerability Stress Adaptation model	4
Meta-analysis-tested formal models of potential mechanisms underlying females’ low autism-spectrum-disorder diagnosis rate compared to males’	4
Trace element levels and autism spectrum disorder in a sample of Algerian children: A case-control study investigation	4
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children – Parent-reported Trait-version; a psychometric analysis of the measure in children on the autism spectrum	4
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Reduced sensitivity to curvature in adolescents diagnosed with ASD	4
Systematic review of the effectiveness and cultural adaptation of social skills interventions for adolescents with autism spectrum disorders in Asia	4
Reliability and validity of the Polish version of Communication and Symbolic Behaviour Scales-Developmental Profile - Infant-Toddler Checklist	4
The effects of a physical exercise program, LEGOR and Minecraft activities on anxiety in underserved children with autism spectrum disorder	4
Editorial Board	4
Social and individual grievances and attraction to extremist ideologies in individuals with autism: Insights from a clinical sample	4
A qualitative investigation on the resilience of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in Macau	3
Gastrointestinal symptoms in autistic children during Covid-19 lockdown: A qualitative study of family experience	3
Psychometric properties of the 10-item Autism Quotient in an acute psychiatric sample	3
Cognitive and emotional empathy in neurotypical individuals with high autistic traits: The role of emotional valence	3
Exploring bidirectional relationships: Child sleep duration, child behavior problems, and parenting stress in families of children with autism spectrum disorder	3
Quantifying the efficacy of physical activity on motor skills and stereotypies in children with autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials from the last decade	3
CAVE automatic virtual environment technology to enhance social participation of autistic people: A classification and literature review	3
Development of an online skills training platform for autistic adults: A participatory approach	3
Here’s the story: Narrative ability and executive function in autism spectrum disorder	3
Factors associated with the job satisfaction of autistic adults	3
Associations of age, anxiety, cognitive functioning, and social impairment with aggression in youth with autism	3
Treatment of anxiety in autistic adults: A systematic review	3
Perceptions of autistic and non-autistic adults in employment interviews: The role of impression management	3
Burnout among behavior analysts in times of crisis: The roles of work demands, professional social support, and psychological flexibility	3
A systematic review of cardiac autonomic reactivity to face-to-face social stressor stimuli in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder	3
Impact of student-teacher relationship quality on classroom behavioral engagement for young students on the autism spectrum	3
Individualized education program quality for transition age students with autism	3
Chronic administration of low dose aspirin alleviates ASD-like behaviors and activates AMPK in valproic acid-exposed rats	3
The role of the CNTNAP2 gene in the development of autism spectrum disorder	3
Run, hide, or fight? Considerations for young children with autism and lockdown drills	3
Higher autism trait severity in children associates with diminished integration of angry prosody in semantic processing	3
Friendship interventions and measurements in children with ASD: A systematic review	3
Pragmatic language markers of autism diagnosis and severity	3
A mind-reading puzzle: Autistic people are more efficient at a theory-of-mind task	3
Differences in speech articulatory timing and associations with pragmatic language ability in autism	3
Incorporating self-advocacy and empowerment into small group therapy for adults on the autism spectrum: A pilot study	3
The prevalence of coexisting mental health conditions in gender diverse autistic people: A systematic review	3
The impact of having an autisTic child on parental mental health and wellbeing in pakistan	3
The BTBR T+ Itpr3tf/J mouse strain as a model to study the genetic, immune, and metabolic origins of neurodevelopmental disorders	3
Brief report: Sensory atypicality in mothers and fathers of individuals on the autism spectrum and its relationship with emotional distress	3
The feasibility and acceptability of AllPlay Dance for autistic children: A pilot randomised controlled trial	3
Body image and autism: A scoping review	3
Child sleep onset latency mediates parental depression and noncompliance in autistic children	2
Retraction notice to “The relationship between autism symptom severity and sleep problems: Should bidirectionality be considered?” [Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 8/3 (2014) 193–199]	2
Cross-cultural similarities and differences in reporting autistic symptoms in toddlers: A study synthesizing M-CHAT(-R) data from ten countries	2
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in mothers of autistic children and mothers of children with fragile X syndrome	2
Unique and enriched microbes and their potential “allies and foes” in the human gut microbiomes of ASD patients	2
The spectrum effect: Convergence of clinical and neuropsychological characteristics in adults referred for autism assessment	2
Canadian mapping of autism-specific supports for postsecondary students	2
Exploring antecedents and outcomes of restricted and repetitive behaviours in autistic children: A thematic analysis of teacher interviews	2
A systematic review and meta-analysis of mental health outcomes associated with camouflaging in autistic people	2
Maternal preconception and prenatal stressful life events in association with child neurodevelopmental outcome in MARBLES: A high familial likelihood cohort	2
The associations of theory of mind with both general and theory-of-mind-related social interaction in children with autism spectrum disorder	2
Heterogeneity and imbalance of reading profiles in Autism Spectrum Disorders	2
Social validity of telepractice in families with children with autism	2
Caregivers' views on cannabis use for their children with autism	2
Autism spectrum disorder is associated with an increased risk of development of underweight in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Exploring maximizing, satisficing and minimizing tendency in decision-making among autistic and neurotypical individuals	2
Longitudinal developmental trajectories in young autistic children presenting with sleep problems, compared to those presenting without sleep problems, gathered via parent-report using a mobile applic	2
Retraction notice to “The relationship between comorbid psychopathologies, autism, and social skill deficits in young children” [Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 10 (2015) 101–108]	2
Perceived negative impact of caregiving demands in parents of individuals with autism spectrum disorders from 9 to 25 years of age	2
Alternative treatments for autism: Prevalence and predictors	2
Autism disclosure – The decisions autistic adults make	2
Towards a neurodiversity-affirmative conceptualisation of psycho-education in the context of autism	2
Examining the role of attention problems in motor stereotypy in children with autism spectrum disorder	2
Intolerance-of-uncertainty and anxiety as serial mediators between emotional dysregulation and repetitive patterns in young people with autism	2
Retraction notice to “The relationship between sleep problems and challenging behavior among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder” [Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 8/9 (2014) 1	2
Effects of sex, race, and ethnicity on primary and subspecialty healthcare use by autistic children in Florida: A longitudinal retrospective cohort study (2012–2018)	2
Brief report: Autism spectrum disorder diagnostic persistence in a 10-year longitudinal study	2
Interrelation of food selectivity, oral sensory sensitivity, and nutrient intake in children with autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review	2
The impact of COVID-19 on sleep for autistic children: A systematic review	2
Younger age is associated with better outcomes in autism severity, language, and adaptive skills after one school year in autism special education classes	2
Sensory responsivity and its relation to alexithymia, social processing and restricted interests and repetitive behaviour in autistic children	2
Mortality rate and age of death among Medicare-enrolled autistic older adults	2
Characterizing goal-directed whole-body movements in autistic children and children with developmental coordination disorder	2
MUSAD-Short – A music-based screening tool to assess autism spectrum disorder in people with intellectual disability	2
Retraction notice to “The effect of intellectual disability on the presence of comorbid symptoms in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder” [Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 8/11	2
A scoping review of sex/gender differences in pragmatic language and friendship characteristics in autistic children and adolescents	2