Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Video-based screening for children with suspected autism spectrum disorder – experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in India	133
Joint attention and maternal attention across varying dyadic interactions for autistic children	76
Genetic networks suggest Asperger’s syndrome as a distinct subtype of autism spectrum disorders	49
Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Brief COPE in autistic older adolescents and adults	42
Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the Arabic version of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale	38
Association of autism spectrum disorders and gastrointestinal infections in children	37
No increased risk of mothers of children with autism having androgen-related cancers in an Australian population based sample	35
Telepractice parent-implemented training and coaching in a rural area in the UK: Impact on mothers and their children with autism	29
Parenting stress within mother-father dyads raising a young child with autism spectrum disorder	27
PDE3 inhibition by cilostazol attenuated developmental hyperserotonemia induced behavioural and biochemical deficits in a rat model of autism spectrum disorder	26
Environmental interventions supporting autistic transition-age youth employability: A scoping review	25
Understanding discrepancy in autism epidemiology in view of underpinning genetic architecture: Lessons learnt from studies in consanguineous populations	23
Effects of sex, race, and ethnicity on primary and subspecialty healthcare use by autistic children in Florida: A longitudinal retrospective cohort study (2012–2018)	23
Brief report: Parent-guided movements during play with children with autism spectrum disorder	22
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The reliability and validity of the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) in mothers of children with developmental disabilities in Saudi Arabia	20
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Predicting typically-developing siblings’ acceptance of their sibling with ASD during emerging adulthood	19
Efficacy of a computer-assisted cognitive-behavior therapy program for treating youth with anxiety and co-occurring autism spectrum disorder: Camp Cope-A-Lot	19
Prediction of school-age outcomes for autistic children following receipt of group-early start denver model	18
All-cause and cause-specific mortality in people with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review	17
Goal-directed action anticipation and prediction error processing in children with autism spectrum disorders: An eye-movement study	17
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	16
Development and psychometric evidence of the Chinese Version of the Theory of Mind Inventory-2 (ToMI-2) in children with autism spectrum disorder	15
Gastrointestinal symptoms have a non-temporal association with regression in a cohort with autism spectrum disorder using the simons simplex collection	15

Parental psychological control and child anxiety in a multiethnic sample of youth with autism spectrum disorder	15
“We don’t make trouble”: Vietnamese parents’ experiences of parent-teacher partnerships for their autistic children	15
Parents’ modelling of play skills in spontaneous interactions may promote autistic children’s play behaviours	15
Individual, social, and life course risk factors for experiencing interpersonal violence among autistic people of varying gender identities: A mixed methods systematic review	14
Meta-analysis of effectiveness of parent-mediated telehealth interventions in children with Autism spectrum disorder	14
Affective problems, gastrointestinal symptoms, sleep problems, and challenging behaviour in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder	14
Understanding camouflaging and identity in autistic children and adolescents using photo-elicitation	14
Motor skills, visual perception, and visual-motor integration in children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder	14
The role of emotional factors in face processing abilities in autism spectrum conditions	13
Brief report: Game day: A novel method of assessing change in social competence in students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)	13
Underweight, overweight, obesity and associated factors in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in China	13
Telepractice Delivery of an Autism Communication Intervention Program to Parent Groups	13
“It’s really unexplainable, but everyone here got it:” Analysis of an ASD sibling support group for emerging adults	12
Examining daily impact of mood and quality of social support for caregivers of children on the autism spectrum	12
Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of motivating eye gaze in young children on autism spectrum through parent-mediated intervention	12
Challenges encountered with a mindfulness app: Lessons learnt from a pilot randomized trial involving caregivers and individuals with autism	12
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Use of sensory adaptive environments with autistic children: A scoping review	12
Psychopathological symptoms associated with psychosocial functioning in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and their typically developing peers	11
“It feels like holding back something you need to say”: Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults accounts of sensory experiences and stimming	11
Higher levels of autistic traits in the general population are associated with reduced visual field asymmetries in a dual-stream attentional blink task	11
Enhancing social interactions for youth with autism spectrum disorder through training programs for typically developing peers: A systematic review	11
The BALANCE nutrition education intervention for adolescents with ASD: A formative study in a school setting	11
Examining clinicians’ concerns delivering telemental health interventions directly to autistic individuals during COVID-19	11
Autism spectrum disorder detection using variable frequency complex demodulation of the electroretinogram	11
Autistic adults’ experience of restricted repetitive behaviours	11
Measurement invariance of the Child Behavior Checklist in autistic toddlers	11
COVID-19 pandemic effects in people with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their caregivers: Evaluation of social distancing and lockdown impact on mental health and general status	10
The role of mentorship on social engagement among adolescents with autism spectrum disorders	10
A systematic review of autistic children’s prosocial behaviour	10
Get it right, make it easy, see it all: Viewpoints of autistic individuals and parents of autistic individuals about the autism diagnostic process in Australia	10
A validation study of the Chinese version of the Autism Parenting Stress Index (C-APSI) in Hong Kong	10
Automated and scalable Computerized Assessment of Motor Imitation (CAMI) in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder using a single 2D camera: A pilot study	10
The role of alexithymia and autistic traits in predicting quality of life in an online sample	10
Oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) DNA methylation is associated with autism and related social traits – A systematic review	10
Caregiver perspectives on interventions for behavior challenges in autistic children	10
Effects of a creative yoga intervention on the joint attention and social communication skills, as well as affective states of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder	10
Risk of migraine development among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A nationwide longitudinal study	10
Follow the white robot: Efficacy of robot-assistive training for children with autism spectrum disorder	10
Brain-computer interface based attention and social cognition training programme for children with ASD and co-occurring ADHD: A feasibility trial	9
“That impending dread sort of feeling”: Experiences of social interaction from the perspectives of autistic adults	9
Markers related to oxidative stress in peripheral blood in children with autism spectrum disorder	9
Attentional biases to faces with direct versus averted gaze in children without and with autism spectrum disorder: A dot-probe paradigm	9
Comparison of the Factor Structure of the Child Behavior Checklist 1.5–5 between Children with ASD and Children with DD	9
Assessing ‘coherence’ in the spoken narrative accounts of autistic people: A systematic scoping review	9
Psychological distress among parents of children with autism spectrum disorders: A randomized control trial of cognitive behavioural therapy	9
“That he won't experience life like he should”: Exploring worries of family caregivers of transition-age autistic youth	8
Pragmatic language and associations with externalizing behaviors in autistic individuals and those who have lost the autism diagnosis	8
“We go through trauma”: South Asian parents’ experiences of autism diagnosis and early supports for their autistic children in Australia	8
Predictors of daily physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration in children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)	8

Exploring experiences of vaccine-related and alternative treatments for individuals with autism: A qualitative study	8
Social network support is associated with teacher’s perceptions of transition planning for their autistic students	8
An exploratory study of resilience to stressful life events in autistic children	8
A qualitative study of physical activity drivers in autistic individuals using COM-B. Autistic and non-autistic perspectives	8
Adaptation and validation of the Parental Behaviour Scale for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Chinese parents	8
A comprehensive bioinformatics analysis of circRNA expression in the brain of distinct mouse models of Autism Spectrum Disorder	8
Identifying the functions of restricted and repetitive behaviours and interests in Autism: A scoping review.	8
Correlates of age at first alcohol use among a US-based sample of autistic underage youth	7
Brief report: Autism spectrum disorder diagnostic persistence in a 10-year longitudinal study	7
Girls’ cortisol concentrations, mothers’ anxiety, and self- versus parent-ratings of autistic girls’ anxiety	7
Gender differences in connectivity patterns: Exploring autism traits, sleep disturbances, alexithymia, and aggression: A general population survey	7
Negotiating good motherhood: Lived experiences of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in China	7
Autism assessment via telehealth during the Covid 19 pandemic: Experiences and perspectives of autistic adults, parents/carers and clinicians	7
Psychometric characteristics of the AQ-Adolescent in autistic and non-autistic adolescents	7
Preliminary efficacy of a transition training program for autistic adolescents	7
Telehealth-delivered behavioral sleep interventions for Autistic children: An evaluation of an enhanced stepped-care approach	7
Virtual reality interview with feedback framework for situational practice of gaze among autistic adults	7
A coping subscale for autistic children: Revisiting the dimensionality of the emotion regulation and social skills questionnaire	7
Self-reported service needs and barriers reported by autistic adults: Differences by gender identity	7
Association of birth weight with risk of autism: A systematic review and meta-analysis	7
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	7
Maternal multivitamin supplementation is associated with symptoms in offspring with autism spectrum disorder: A multi-center study in China	6
Psychiatric comorbidity associated with co-occurring autism spectrum disorder and substance use disorder	6
Father engagement in Syrian Asylum-Seeker families with children on the autistic spectrum	6
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Investigating language skills as a mediator between IQ and anxiety in autistic youth	6
Preliminary evaluation of potential urinary organic acid biomarkers with mass spectrometry in children with autism spectrum disorder	6
Comparing weight-related behaviors of young children with autism spectrum disorder during summer versus school months: Preliminary evidence	6
Patterns of intervention utilization among school-aged children on the autism spectrum: Findings from a multi-site research consortium	6
A meta-analysis of self-management interventions for students with ASD	6
Editors’ Prologue and Introduction to the Special Issue	6
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Screen time and diagnoses of anxiety and depression in autistic versus neurotypical youth	6
Online social interaction skill group for adolescents on the autism spectrum: Preliminary outcomes of the START Connections program	5
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Examining mental and physical health between autistic women and women with serious mental illness	5
Interplay of circadian clock and melatonin pathway gene variants in adults with autism, intellectual disability and sleep problems	5
Cross-cultural similarities and differences in reporting autistic symptoms in toddlers: A study synthesizing M-CHAT(-R) data from ten countries	5
The perspectives of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder on the transition from primary to secondary school: A systematic literature review	5
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	5
Interventions for challenging behavior of autistic students in general education settings: A systematic literature review	5
Systematic review investigating the relationship between autism spectrum disorder and metabolic dysfunction	5
Emotional stress, cortisol response, and cortisol rhythm in autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review	5
Executive functioning in children with ASD + ADHD and ASD + ID: A systematic review	5
Autism disclosure – The decisions autistic adults make	5
Sibling bullying and mental health in British and Turkish autistic children and adolescents: The role of social and emotional functioning	5
Systematic review of the effectiveness and cultural adaptation of social skills interventions for adolescents with autism spectrum disorders in Asia	5
Do labels matter? The effect of specific and generic labels on university students’ openness towards autistic peers	5
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Effectiveness of deep brain stimulation in refractory and drug-resistant aggressiveness in autism spectrum disorder	5
The effect of exercise training on sleep quality in autism spectrum condition: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	5
Experiences of physical and sexual violence as reported by autistic adults without intellectual disability: Rate, gender patterns and clinical correlates	5
An exploration of diagnostic identity for autistic individuals: A systematic review of existing literature	5
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Development of a standardized set of outcomes for autism spectrum disorder: The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM)	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
Teachers’ attitudes toward the inclusion of students with autism spectrum disorder: Impact of students’ difficulties	4
Caregivers' views on cannabis use for their children with autism	4
The implication of sleep disturbances on daily executive functioning and learning problems in children with autism without intellectual disability	4
The association between motor coordination impairment and restricted/repetitive behaviors in autistic children: The partial mediating effect of executive function	4
Peripheral markers of nitrosative stress in children with autism spectrum disorder and bipolar disorder comorbidity during euthymic phase	4
Knowledge and reported use of evidence-based practices by early intervention professionals working with autistic children in Saudi Arabia	4
Parent resolution of diagnosis and intervention fidelity in a parent-delivered intervention for pre-school children with autism: A mixed methods study	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
Judging intentionality in the context of ambiguous actions among autistic adults	4
Reduced sensitivity to curvature in adolescents diagnosed with ASD	4
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Current state of autism knowledge in the general population of the United States	4
Toilet training interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review	4
Perspectives of autistic students and their teachers on self-determination and peer support	4
Spatial and identity cues differentially affect implicit learning in Chinese autistic children in the contextual cueing task with human stimuli	4
Factors associated with classroom participation in preschool through third grade learners on the autism spectrum	4
Brief report: Parenting stress among Chinese and Dutch caregivers of children with autism	4
Emotion regulation and executive function: Associations with depression and anxiety in autism	4
Evaluation of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in children with autism spectrum disorders	4
“They’re either afraid or ignorant”: Experiences of stigma and blame among fathers raising autistic children	4
Have information and communication technologies research for neurodevelopmental disorders improved overtime? A systematic meta-review	4
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]	4
Parental perspectives of the everyday experiences of uncertainty among young children on the autism spectrum	4

Exploring differences and disparities in school-based services received by students with autism: A systematic review	4
Correlates of quality of life in autistic individuals	4
Omega 3 effects on sleep and body composition in children with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized placebo-controlled trial	4
“I’m not mad, bad, and dangerous … simply wired differently”: Exploring factors contributing to good quality of life with autistic women	4
Childhood language skills as predictors of social, adaptive and behavior outcomes of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder	4
Motivation for real-life social engagement of preschool children with autism spectrum disorder: From the caregiver perspectives	4
Interrelation of food selectivity, oral sensory sensitivity, and nutrient intake in children with autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review	4
Obesity and co-occurring conditions among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: The National Survey of Children’s Health 2017–2018	4
It’s not really lying. Autism spectrum disorder relates to lower recognition of other-oriented lies through a decrease in perceived intentionality of the liar	3
Judgments of spoken discourse and impression formation of neurotypical and autistic adults	3
Which emerging autism features at 12 months of age are associated with later parent-child interaction?	3
Increased intra-subject variability of neural activity during speech production in people with autism spectrum disorder	3
Primary healthcare use of the modified checklist for autism in toddlers revised with follow-up in Portugal	3
Opinions of Turkish parents of children with autism spectrum disorder on use of complementary and alternative medicine methods	3
Brief Report – Selective eating: Parental and day care professional perception of ASD symptom severity in toddlers and children over time	3
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CPAP may be helpful for autistic patients with sleep apnea	3
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The associations of theory of mind with both general and theory-of-mind-related social interaction in children with autism spectrum disorder	3
Sleep patterns of children with Cri du Chat syndrome before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study	3
Body weight status and dietary intake of Malaysian children with Autism Spectrum Disorder	3
Co-occurring intellectual disability and autism: Associations with stress, coping, time use, and quality of life in caregivers	3
Understanding perceptions underlying the self-reported stress among parents of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: Considerations for supporting families	3
Brief report: A confirmatory factor analysis of the Child Behavior Checklist in a large sample of autistic youth	3
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Trace element levels and autism spectrum disorder in a sample of Algerian children: A case-control study investigation	3
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Chaotic family environments and depressive symptoms in parents of autistic children: The protective role of optimism	3
Intolerance-of-uncertainty and anxiety as serial mediators between emotional dysregulation and repetitive patterns in young people with autism	3
MUSAD-Short – A music-based screening tool to assess autism spectrum disorder in people with intellectual disability	3
Meta-analysis-tested formal models of potential mechanisms underlying females’ low autism-spectrum-disorder diagnosis rate compared to males’	3
Autism and risk of precocious puberty: A cohort study of 22,208 children	3
Microcephaly in preschool children with Autism Spectrum Disorder	3
Sleep quantity and quality as predictors of behavior and mental health issues for children and adolescents with autism	3
Substantial elevation of telomeric oxidized bases in childhood autism	3
A community-based sleep educational intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder	3
Stability of co-occurring psychiatric diagnoses in autistic men and women	3
The interaction of fine motor, gesture, and structural language skills: The case of autism spectrum disorder	3
Examining the role of attention problems in motor stereotypy in children with autism spectrum disorder	3
Direct observation in a large-scale randomized trial of parent training in children with autism spectrum disorder and disruptive behavior	3
Brief report: Attention patterns to non-social stimuli and associations with sensory features in autistic children	3
Analysis of urinary 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine as a biomarker of oxidative DNA damage in pediatric children with autism spectrum disorder	3
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The health care costs of caring for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A population-based analysis	3
Dynamic Interactive Social Cognition Training in Virtual Reality (DiSCoVR) for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A feasibility study	3
Relations among co-occurring psychopathology in youth with autism spectrum disorder, family resilience, and caregiver coping	3
Predictors of self-reported resilience in parents of autistic children	3
Functioning and quality of life in transition-aged youth on the autism spectrum – associations with autism symptom severity and mental health problems	3
Autistic traits and COVID-19-related post-traumatic stress disorder symptom: Sex difference and the role of anxiety sensitivity	2
An evaluation of the collateral child and parent outcomes of telehealth-delivered behavioral sleep intervention for Autistic children	2
Reliability and validity of the Polish version of Communication and Symbolic Behaviour Scales-Developmental Profile - Infant-Toddler Checklist	2
Predictive validity and cut-off score of the Mealtime Behavior Questionnaire for children with autism spectrum disorder	2
Remote vs. in-person schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic and internalizing symptoms among children on the autism spectrum	2
Social and individual grievances and attraction to extremist ideologies in individuals with autism: Insights from a clinical sample	2
Visual scanning and recognition of ambiguous faces in children with autism: The effects of morphing levels and facial identities	2
Exploring bidirectional relationships: Child sleep duration, child behavior problems, and parenting stress in families of children with autism spectrum disorder	2
Investigating gender differences in the early markers of Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) in infants and toddlers	2
Relationship between cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS) (formerly sluggish cognitive tempo) and social functioning in child autism, ADHD, and elementary school samples	2
Effects of creative movement, general movement, or seated play interventions on motor performance in children with autism spectrum disorder: A pilot randomized controlled trial	2
Autism identity in young adults and the relationships with participation, quality of life, and well-being	2
Effects of autistic traits on prosocial tendencies: The chain mediating role of fear of missing out and interpersonal security	2
Family experiences with supplemental social security income and legal guardianship for autistic adults: A mixed-methods study	2
Mortality rate and age of death among Medicare-enrolled autistic older adults	2
Maternal preconception and prenatal stressful life events in association with child neurodevelopmental outcome in MARBLES: A high familial likelihood cohort	2
Risk of psychiatric comorbidity with autism spectrum disorder and its association with diagnosis timing using a nationally representative cohort	2
Sleep and daytime functioning in autistic teenagers: A psychological network approach	2
Uncertainty, sensory processing, and stress in autistic children during the COVID-19 pandemic	2
Impact of student-teacher relationship quality on classroom behavioral engagement for young students on the autism spectrum	2
Emotion dysregulation in children with autism: A multimethod investigation of the role of child and parent factors	2
Are child autism symptoms, developmental level and adaptive function associated with caregiver feelings of wellbeing and efficacy in the parenting role?	2
The utilization of psychopharmacological treatments for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a middle-income European country	2
Differences in speech articulatory timing and associations with pragmatic language ability in autism	2
Psychometric evaluation of an Arabic Red Flag Screening Checklist of autism spectrum disorders in infants and toddlers	2
A scoping review of behavioral interventions for promoting social gaze in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities	2
The effects of a physical exercise program, LEGOR and Minecraft activities on anxiety in underserved children with autism spectrum disorder	2
Characterizing goal-directed whole-body movements in autistic children and children with developmental coordination disorder	2
Heart rate variability biofeedback as an anxiety intervention for college students with autism spectrum disorder	2
Heterogeneity and imbalance of reading profiles in Autism Spectrum Disorders	2
The impact of sleep quality on quality of life for autistic adults	2
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children – Parent-reported Trait-version; a psychometric analysis of the measure in children on the autism spectrum	2
Exploring leisure time use and impact on well-being among transition-age autistic youth	2
Cardiovascular risk and emotion regulation contribute to depression symptomatology in middle-aged and older autistic adults	2
Reading enhancements for students with autism spectrum disorder: A matched randomized pilot experimental study	2
Child sleep onset latency mediates parental depression and noncompliance in autistic children	2
Self-efficacy as a mediator between involvement in intervention and quality of life in parents of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder	2
The effects of attentional focus on visuomotor control during observational learning in children with autism spectrum disorder	1
Examining the highs and lows of teacher self-efficacy for special class teachers working with learners with Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder	1
Personalization of social narratives for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Brief experimental analysis	1
The Use of Photovoice in Research With People on the Autism Spectrum: A Meta-Synthesis of the Literature	1
Effectiveness of parent-focused interventions for improving the mental health of parents and their children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis	1
TH1/Treg ratio may be a marker of autism in children with immune dysfunction	1
Associations between sensory processing and depression in autistic girls	1
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Copy-number variants in the contactin-5 gene are a potential risk factor for autism spectrum disorder	1
Evidence map of Spanish language parent- and self-report screening and diagnostic tools for autism spectrum disorder	1