Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Papers
(The median citation count of Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Correlates of age at first alcohol use among a US-based sample of autistic underage youth115
Parental psychological control and child anxiety in a multiethnic sample of youth with autism spectrum disorder48
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 parents38
Social network support is associated with teacher’s perceptions of transition planning for their autistic students37
Predictors of daily physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration in children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)34
Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of motivating eye gaze in young children on autism spectrum through parent-mediated intervention34
“That he won't experience life like he should”: Exploring worries of family caregivers of transition-age autistic youth32
Assessing ‘coherence’ in the spoken narrative accounts of autistic people: A systematic scoping review28
Challenges encountered with a mindfulness app: Lessons learnt from a pilot randomized trial involving caregivers and individuals with autism27
Virtual reality interview with feedback framework for situational practice of gaze among autistic adults26
Underweight, overweight, obesity and associated factors in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in China26
Use of sensory adaptive environments with autistic children: A scoping review26
Motor skills, visual perception, and visual-motor integration in children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder25
The effect of exercise training on sleep quality in autism spectrum condition: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials24
Spatial and identity cues differentially affect implicit learning in Chinese autistic children in the contextual cueing task with human stimuli24
Individual, social, and life course risk factors for experiencing interpersonal violence among autistic people of varying gender identities: A mixed methods systematic review24
Maternal multivitamin supplementation is associated with symptoms in offspring with autism spectrum disorder: A multi-center study in China24
Which emerging autism features at 12 months of age are associated with later parent-child interaction?23
Preliminary analysis of a clinical trial of children with autism spectrum disorder treated with DHA-rich marine Schizochytrium sp. oil and multi-vitamin/mineral complex23
Parent resolution of diagnosis and intervention fidelity in a parent-delivered intervention for pre-school children with autism: A mixed methods study22
Heterogeneity in autism spectrum disorder explained by social-communicative and restricted repetitive behavior balance subgroups22
Emotional stress, cortisol response, and cortisol rhythm in autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review22
Adapting cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety in autistic children: A commentary22
Sleep patterns of children with Cri du Chat syndrome before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study22
Sleep and daytime functioning in autistic teenagers: A psychological network approach21
Autism identity in young adults and the relationships with participation, quality of life, and well-being21
The utilization of psychopharmacological treatments for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a middle-income European country20
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 (201319
The health care costs of caring for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A population-based analysis19
Factor analysis of the feeding and eating in AutiSm Together Assessment19
Editorial Board19
An evaluation of the collateral child and parent outcomes of telehealth-delivered behavioral sleep intervention for Autistic children18
Event-, time- and activity-based prospective memory in children with higher autistic traits18
Autism spectrum disorder: Where does the Gulf Region stand? An overview of ASD in the Arab Gulf Region: The UAE as a regional model18
Brief report: Temporal distribution of visual attention between the eyes and mouth in young autistic children17
Social support and depression of autistic children’s caregivers: The mediating role of caregivers’ self-esteem16
Early childhood interventions in educational settings that promote school readiness for children with autism and other developmental disabilities: Systematic review16
Comparison of the oral microbiota of children with autism spectrum disorder in primary dentition with neurotypical controls16
Toe walking in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Relationship with sensory and motor functions,language, cognition, and autism severity16
“They don’t understand how bad I feel”: Inconsistencies between mother-rated and self-rated symptoms of depression in autistic girls16
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 7/1215
The relationship between alexithymia and self-esteem in autistic adolescents15
A social-competence group intervention featuring didactic teaching and practice in play contexts for preschool children with autism spectrum disorders15
Iron, magnesium, zinc and selenium - The most common elemental deficiencies in children with autism spectrum disorder15
Methodological considerations in the use of standardized motor assessment tools for children with autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review15
Screening for intellectual disability in autistic people: A brief report15
Less frequent face looking in infancy is related to autism likelihood status but not diagnosis: A study of parent-infant interaction15
A person-centered perspective on differential efficacy of early behavioral intervention in children with autism: A latent profile analysis14
A cross-linguistic examination of language measures in autism: A comparison between Dutch and English14
Making needle procedures comfortable for autistic children: Caregiver perspectives14
Assessment of autonomic symptom scales in patients with neurodevelopmental diagnoses using electronic health record data14
“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 teenagers14
Evaluating Autism diagnosis agreement between primary care physicians/practitioners and experts through ECHO Autism STAT14
Exploring the relationship between challenging behaviour and mental health disorder in autistic individuals with intellectual disabilities14
Eye Tracking Biomarkers for Autism Spectrum Disorder Detection using Machine Learning and Deep Learning Techniques: Review14
Exploring the impact of autistic traits and anxiety on visual attentional response to angry faces in adults with high autistic traits: An eye-movement study14
Social context in stress and autism: comparing physiological profiles across two social paradigms in youth with and without autism spectrum disorder14
Editorial Board14
Validation of the Mandarin Chinese version of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2 for autism spectrum disorder13
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis: A biochemical investigation into the diagnostic utility of S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) levels and the SAM/SAH ratio13
Creative performance and attitudes toward creativity in adults with autism spectrum disorder13
How to measure camouflaging? A conceptual replication of the validation of the Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire in Dutch adults13
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]12
A systematic review of autistic children’s prosocial behaviour12
Editorial Board12
A coping subscale for autistic children: Revisiting the dimensionality of the emotion regulation and social skills questionnaire12
Negotiating good motherhood: Lived experiences of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in China12
Prediction of school-age outcomes for autistic children following receipt of group-early start denver model12
Preliminary efficacy of a transition training program for autistic adolescents12
Editorial Board12
A qualitative study of physical activity drivers in autistic individuals using COM-B. Autistic and non-autistic perspectives12
Examining daily impact of mood and quality of social support for caregivers of children on the autism spectrum12
Factors associated with classroom participation in preschool through third grade learners on the autism spectrum11
A natural history study of medical cannabis consumption in pediatric autism in the United States11
Towards reproducible and respectful autism research: Combining open and participatory autism research practices11
Age and sex differences in problem behaviours in youth with autism spectrum disorder11
Emotion regulation and executive function: Associations with depression and anxiety in autism11
Relationship between cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS) (formerly sluggish cognitive tempo) and social functioning in child autism, ADHD, and elementary school samples11
Parental descriptions of sensory processing in Autism11
Exploring the effects of age and sex on sensory sensitivities in middle and older aged autistic adults11
Virtual reality educational scenarios for students with ASD: Instruments validation and design of STEM programmatic contents11
A scoping review of behavioral interventions for promoting social gaze in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities11
Broad autism phenotype traits and self-reported sensory processing across sensory modalities10
Functional upper-extremity movements in autism: A narrative literature review10
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 US10
Validation of the Korean Childhood Autism Rating Scale-210
Investigating the general psychopathology factor in autistic youth10
What are the experiences and support needs of families of autistic children with Extreme (or ‘Pathological’) Demand Avoidance (E/PDA) behaviours?10
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]10
Self-efficacy as a mediator between involvement in intervention and quality of life in parents of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder10
Omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid intake and aberrant behaviors in Jordanian children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD): A pilot study10
Copy-number variants in the contactin-5 gene are a potential risk factor for autism spectrum disorder9
Autistic symptoms, social anxiety symptoms, and depressive symptoms among Chinese college students: A longitudinal study9
The relationships between restrictive/repetitive behaviours, intolerance of uncertainty, and anxiety in autism: A systematic review and meta-analysis9
Retraction notice to “Exploration of the correlation between autism spectrum disorder symptomology and tantrum behaviors” [Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 7 (2013) 1068–1074]9
Use of standardized motor assessments in children with autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analysis and systematic review9
Maternal mental health and the behavior of children with autism spectrum disorder: Unidirectional and bidirectional effects9
Siblings and social interaction development of individuals with ASD: A systematic review8
Probiotic intervention in young children with autism spectrum disorder in Taiwan: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial8
Quiet ego, perceived social support, and subjective well-being in mothers having children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder8
Commentary on: Towards a neurodiversity-affirmative conceptualisation of psycho-education in the context of autism8
Editorial Board8
The Periodic Risk Evaluation: A new tool to link Medicaid-enrolled autistic adults to services and support8
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 c8
Risperidone plasma concentrations are associated with hyperprolactinemia in autism spectrum disorder children: The impact of CYP2D6 polymorphisms8
Differences in caregiver and child factors within families of autistic youth across birth order groups8
Higher anesthetic dose requirement for sedation in children with autism spectrum disorder compared to neuro-atypical controls- a prospective observational study8
Self-reported memory of autistic young adults and associated real-world outcomes8
Characterizing difficulties with emotion regulation in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder8
Editorial Board8
Can bumetanide be a miraculous medicine for autism spectrum disorder: Meta-analysis evidence from randomized controlled trials8
An examination of sleep problems and parental well-being, comparing families with and without autistic children8
Positive psychology in neurodiversity: An investigation of character strengths in autistic adults in the United Kingdom in a community setting8
Mitochondrial DNA involvement in patients with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability8
“That impending dread sort of feeling”: Experiences of social interaction from the perspectives of autistic adults7
Self-supervised ensembled learning for autism spectrum classification7
Emergent literacy skills and autism: A scoping review of intervention programs7
Interactive associations of eczema with glutathione S-transferase genes in relation to autism spectrum disorder and its severity in Jamaican children7
Cross-lagged relations between maternal criticism and emotional and behavioral problems in children with ASD7
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 setting7
Joint attention and maternal attention across varying dyadic interactions for autistic children7
“We go through trauma”: South Asian parents’ experiences of autism diagnosis and early supports for their autistic children in Australia7
Facing Your Fears in autistic youth with co-occurring psychiatric conditions: Reductions in symptoms of anxiety and depression7
Measurement invariance of Child Behavior Checklist internalizing and externalizing factors between non-speaking/partially verbal and speaking autistic children7
Examination of racial/ethnic disproportionality of autism in California7
Genetic networks suggest Asperger’s syndrome as a distinct subtype of autism spectrum disorders7
Adaptation and validation of the Parental Behaviour Scale for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Chinese parents7
Exploring experiences of vaccine-related and alternative treatments for individuals with autism: A qualitative study7
PDE3 inhibition by cilostazol attenuated developmental hyperserotonemia induced behavioural and biochemical deficits in a rat model of autism spectrum disorder7
Impact of child-centered play therapy intervention on children with autism reflected by brain EEG activity: A randomized controlled trial7
Ironic, isn't it!? A review on irony comprehension in children and adolescents with ASD7
Effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy on core aspects of anxiety in anxious youth with autism7
“I just need a little more support”: A thematic analysis of autistic students’ experience of university in France7
The role of emotional factors in face processing abilities in autism spectrum conditions7
Parents’ modelling of play skills in spontaneous interactions may promote autistic children’s play behaviours7
Examining mental and physical health between autistic women and women with serious mental illness6
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) 15006
Substantial elevation of telomeric oxidized bases in childhood autism6
“I’m not mad, bad, and dangerous … simply wired differently”: Exploring factors contributing to good quality of life with autistic women6
Meta-analysis-tested formal models of potential mechanisms underlying females’ low autism-spectrum-disorder diagnosis rate compared to males’6
Understanding camouflaging and identity in autistic children and adolescents using photo-elicitation6
Editorial Board6
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 s6
Peripheral markers of nitrosative stress in children with autism spectrum disorder and bipolar disorder comorbidity during euthymic phase6
An acceptability and feasibility investigation of a community-based motor program for autistic children with moderate and high support needs6
Brief report: A confirmatory factor analysis of the Child Behavior Checklist in a large sample of autistic youth6
Development of a standardized set of outcomes for autism spectrum disorder: The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM)6
Editorial Board6
Editorial Board6
Systematic review of the effectiveness and cultural adaptation of social skills interventions for adolescents with autism spectrum disorders in Asia6
“They’re either afraid or ignorant”: Experiences of stigma and blame among fathers raising autistic children6
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children – Parent-reported Trait-version; a psychometric analysis of the measure in children on the autism spectrum6
Development and psychometric evidence of the Chinese Version of the Theory of Mind Inventory-2 (ToMI-2) in children with autism spectrum disorder6
Reliability and validity of the Polish version of Communication and Symbolic Behaviour Scales-Developmental Profile - Infant-Toddler Checklist5
Analysis of urinary 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine as a biomarker of oxidative DNA damage in pediatric children with autism spectrum disorder5
Impact of student-teacher relationship quality on classroom behavioral engagement for young students on the autism spectrum5
Gastrointestinal symptoms in autistic children during Covid-19 lockdown: A qualitative study of family experience5
Treatment of anxiety in autistic adults: A systematic review5
Perceptions of autistic and non-autistic adults in employment interviews: The role of impression management5
Cognitive and emotional empathy in neurotypical individuals with high autistic traits: The role of emotional valence5
Social and individual grievances and attraction to extremist ideologies in individuals with autism: Insights from a clinical sample5
The effects of a physical exercise program, LEGOR and Minecraft activities on anxiety in underserved children with autism spectrum disorder5
Autistic traits and COVID-19-related post-traumatic stress disorder symptom: Sex difference and the role of anxiety sensitivity5
Trace element levels and autism spectrum disorder in a sample of Algerian children: A case-control study investigation5
Psychometric properties of the 10-item Autism Quotient in an acute psychiatric sample5
Incorporating self-advocacy and empowerment into small group therapy for adults on the autism spectrum: A pilot study5
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 decade5
Differences in speech articulatory timing and associations with pragmatic language ability in autism5
Exploring bidirectional relationships: Child sleep duration, child behavior problems, and parenting stress in families of children with autism spectrum disorder5
Predicting longitudinal trajectories of adaptive couple processes in families of autistic children: Applying the Vulnerability Stress Adaptation model5
Burnout among behavior analysts in times of crisis: The roles of work demands, professional social support, and psychological flexibility5
A systematic review of cardiac autonomic reactivity to face-to-face social stressor stimuli in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder5
A mind-reading puzzle: Autistic people are more efficient at a theory-of-mind task5
The prevalence of coexisting mental health conditions in gender diverse autistic people: A systematic review5
The impact of having an autisTic child on parental mental health and wellbeing in pakistan4
Chronic administration of low dose aspirin alleviates ASD-like behaviors and activates AMPK in valproic acid-exposed rats4
A comprehensive bioinformatics analysis of circRNA expression in the brain of distinct mouse models of Autism Spectrum Disorder4
All-cause and cause-specific mortality in people with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review4
Telehealth-delivered behavioral sleep interventions for Autistic children: An evaluation of an enhanced stepped-care approach4
Parenting stress within mother-father dyads raising a young child with autism spectrum disorder4
The BTBR T+ Itpr3tf/J mouse strain as a model to study the genetic, immune, and metabolic origins of neurodevelopmental disorders4
Associations of age, anxiety, cognitive functioning, and social impairment with aggression in youth with autism4
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]4
A qualitative investigation on the resilience of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in Macau4
Body image and autism: A scoping review4
The role of the CNTNAP2 gene in the development of autism spectrum disorder4
A scoping review of sex/gender differences in pragmatic language and friendship characteristics in autistic children and adolescents4
Predicting typically-developing siblings’ acceptance of their sibling with ASD during emerging adulthood4
Video-based screening for children with suspected autism spectrum disorder – experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in India4
Editorial Board4
The feasibility and acceptability of AllPlay Dance for autistic children: A pilot randomised controlled trial4
Social validity of telepractice in families with children with autism4
Run, hide, or fight? Considerations for young children with autism and lockdown drills4
Development of an online skills training platform for autistic adults: A participatory approach4
Higher autism trait severity in children associates with diminished integration of angry prosody in semantic processing4
CAVE automatic virtual environment technology to enhance social participation of autistic people: A classification and literature review4
Brief report: Sensory atypicality in mothers and fathers of individuals on the autism spectrum and its relationship with emotional distress4
Here’s the story: Narrative ability and executive function in autism spectrum disorder4
Identifying the functions of restricted and repetitive behaviours and interests in Autism: A scoping review.4
Attentional biases to faces with direct versus averted gaze in children without and with autism spectrum disorder: A dot-probe paradigm4
An exploratory study of resilience to stressful life events in autistic children4
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) 14
Editorial Board4
Factors associated with the job satisfaction of autistic adults4
0.091069221496582