Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Papers
(The TQCC of Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders is 5. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
No increased risk of mothers of children with autism having androgen-related cancers in an Australian population based sample150
Brief report: Parent-guided movements during play with children with autism spectrum disorder80
Parental psychological control and child anxiety in a multiethnic sample of youth with autism spectrum disorder51
Challenges encountered with a mindfulness app: Lessons learnt from a pilot randomized trial involving caregivers and individuals with autism50
Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of motivating eye gaze in young children on autism spectrum through parent-mediated intervention48
Brain-computer interface based attention and social cognition training programme for children with ASD and co-occurring ADHD: A feasibility trial39
“That he won't experience life like he should”: Exploring worries of family caregivers of transition-age autistic youth37
Social network support is associated with teacher’s perceptions of transition planning for their autistic students31
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 parents31
Correlates of age at first alcohol use among a US-based sample of autistic underage youth30
The role of alexithymia and autistic traits in predicting quality of life in an online sample28
Examining clinicians’ concerns delivering telemental health interventions directly to autistic individuals during COVID-1926
Virtual reality interview with feedback framework for situational practice of gaze among autistic adults26
Motor skills, visual perception, and visual-motor integration in children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder24
Underweight, overweight, obesity and associated factors in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in China23
Predictors of daily physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration in children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)23
Use of sensory adaptive environments with autistic children: A scoping review22
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 status22
Individual, social, and life course risk factors for experiencing interpersonal violence among autistic people of varying gender identities: A mixed methods systematic review21
Assessing ‘coherence’ in the spoken narrative accounts of autistic people: A systematic scoping review21
“It feels like holding back something you need to say”: Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults accounts of sensory experiences and stimming20
Autistic adults’ experience of restricted repetitive behaviours20
The effect of exercise training on sleep quality in autism spectrum condition: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials19
Association of birth weight with risk of autism: A systematic review and meta-analysis18
Understanding perceptions underlying the self-reported stress among parents of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: Considerations for supporting families18
Executive functioning in children with ASD + ADHD and ASD + ID: A systematic review18
Current state of autism knowledge in the general population of the United States17
Emotional stress, cortisol response, and cortisol rhythm in autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review16
Parent resolution of diagnosis and intervention fidelity in a parent-delivered intervention for pre-school children with autism: A mixed methods study16
The interaction of fine motor, gesture, and structural language skills: The case of autism spectrum disorder16
Spatial and identity cues differentially affect implicit learning in Chinese autistic children in the contextual cueing task with human stimuli16
It’s not really lying. Autism spectrum disorder relates to lower recognition of other-oriented lies through a decrease in perceived intentionality of the liar15
Maternal multivitamin supplementation is associated with symptoms in offspring with autism spectrum disorder: A multi-center study in China15
Editorial Board15
Preliminary analysis of a clinical trial of children with autism spectrum disorder treated with DHA-rich marine Schizochytrium sp. oil and multi-vitamin/mineral complex15
Which emerging autism features at 12 months of age are associated with later parent-child interaction?14
Self-reported service needs and barriers reported by autistic adults: Differences by gender identity14
Adapting cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety in autistic children: A commentary13
An evaluation of the collateral child and parent outcomes of telehealth-delivered behavioral sleep intervention for Autistic children13
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 (201313
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Sleep and daytime functioning in autistic teenagers: A psychological network approach13
Autism identity in young adults and the relationships with participation, quality of life, and well-being13
Social attention and autism in early childhood: Evidence on behavioral markers based on visual scanning of emotional faces with eye-tracking methodology13
Increased intra-subject variability of neural activity during speech production in people with autism spectrum disorder13
Factor analysis of the feeding and eating in AutiSm Together Assessment13
Heterogeneity in autism spectrum disorder explained by social-communicative and restricted repetitive behavior balance subgroups13
Event-, time- and activity-based prospective memory in children with higher autistic traits13
Social support and depression of autistic children’s caregivers: The mediating role of caregivers’ self-esteem12
Early childhood interventions in educational settings that promote school readiness for children with autism and other developmental disabilities: Systematic review12
Sleep patterns of children with Cri du Chat syndrome before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study12
Brief report: Temporal distribution of visual attention between the eyes and mouth in young autistic children12
Autism spectrum disorder: Where does the Gulf Region stand? An overview of ASD in the Arab Gulf Region: The UAE as a regional model12
The utilization of psychopharmacological treatments for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a middle-income European country12
The health care costs of caring for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A population-based analysis12
Personalization of social narratives for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Brief experimental analysis12
“They don’t understand how bad I feel”: Inconsistencies between mother-rated and self-rated symptoms of depression in autistic girls11
Comparison of the oral microbiota of children with autism spectrum disorder in primary dentition with neurotypical controls11
A person-centered perspective on differential efficacy of early behavioral intervention in children with autism: A latent profile analysis11
Examining the highs and lows of teacher self-efficacy for special class teachers working with learners with Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder11
Parental Beliefs About Causes of Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Investigation of a Research Measure Using Principal Component Analysis11
Screening for intellectual disability in autistic people: A brief report11
Toe walking in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Relationship with sensory and motor functions,language, cognition, and autism severity11
The non-fitness-related benefits of exergames for young individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review11
Methodological considerations in the use of standardized motor assessment tools for children with autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review10
The relationship between alexithymia and self-esteem in autistic adolescents10
Eye Tracking Biomarkers for Autism Spectrum Disorder Detection using Machine Learning and Deep Learning Techniques: Review10
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 7/1210
Iron, magnesium, zinc and selenium - The most common elemental deficiencies in children with autism spectrum disorder10
Less frequent face looking in infancy is related to autism likelihood status but not diagnosis: A study of parent-infant interaction10
A social-competence group intervention featuring didactic teaching and practice in play contexts for preschool children with autism spectrum disorders10
Autistic undergraduate students’ transition and adjustment to higher education institutions10
Assessment of autonomic symptom scales in patients with neurodevelopmental diagnoses using electronic health record data9
The psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the social responsiveness scale in a neuropediatric sample9
A cross-linguistic examination of language measures in autism: A comparison between Dutch and English9
Relationship of autistic traits between parents and children with and without autism spectrum disorder9
Making needle procedures comfortable for autistic children: Caregiver perspectives9
Editorial Board9
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis: A biochemical investigation into the diagnostic utility of S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) levels and the SAM/SAH ratio9
Social context in stress and autism: comparing physiological profiles across two social paradigms in youth with and without autism spectrum disorder9
“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 teenagers9
Exploring the impact of autistic traits and anxiety on visual attentional response to angry faces in adults with high autistic traits: An eye-movement study9
Creative performance and attitudes toward creativity in adults with autism spectrum disorder9
Evaluating Autism diagnosis agreement between primary care physicians/practitioners and experts through ECHO Autism STAT9
A qualitative study of physical activity drivers in autistic individuals using COM-B. Autistic and non-autistic perspectives8
Painted with different brushes—An exploratory study of psychological well-being and attitudes towards autism perceived by adolescents with autism spectrum conditions and their mothers8
Prediction of school-age outcomes for autistic children following receipt of group-early start denver model8
Examining daily impact of mood and quality of social support for caregivers of children on the autism spectrum8
Brief report: Game day: A novel method of assessing change in social competence in students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)8
How to measure camouflaging? A conceptual replication of the validation of the Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire in Dutch adults8
Exploring the relationship between challenging behaviour and mental health disorder in autistic individuals with intellectual disabilities8
Negotiating good motherhood: Lived experiences of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in China8
Validation of the Mandarin Chinese version of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2 for autism spectrum disorder8
A systematic review of autistic children’s prosocial behaviour8
Association of autism spectrum disorders and gastrointestinal infections in children8
Editorial Board7
A coping subscale for autistic children: Revisiting the dimensionality of the emotion regulation and social skills questionnaire7
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]7
Emotion regulation and executive function: Associations with depression and anxiety in autism7
Editorial Board7
Factors associated with classroom participation in preschool through third grade learners on the autism spectrum7
Obesity and co-occurring conditions among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: The National Survey of Children’s Health 2017–20187
Preliminary efficacy of a transition training program for autistic adolescents7
Co-occurring intellectual disability and autism: Associations with stress, coping, time use, and quality of life in caregivers6
Relationship between cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS) (formerly sluggish cognitive tempo) and social functioning in child autism, ADHD, and elementary school samples6
Self-efficacy as a mediator between involvement in intervention and quality of life in parents of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder6
Parental descriptions of sensory processing in Autism6
A scoping review of behavioral interventions for promoting social gaze in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities6
Broad autism phenotype traits and self-reported sensory processing across sensory modalities6
Towards reproducible and respectful autism research: Combining open and participatory autism research practices6
Teachers’ attitudes toward the inclusion of students with autism spectrum disorder: Impact of students’ difficulties6
Exploring the effects of age and sex on sensory sensitivities in middle and older aged autistic adults6
Age and sex differences in problem behaviours in youth with autism spectrum disorder6
Virtual reality educational scenarios for students with ASD: Instruments validation and design of STEM programmatic contents6
Copy-number variants in the contactin-5 gene are a potential risk factor for autism spectrum disorder6
Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (Q-CHAT): A psychometric study with Serbian Toddlers6
Systematic review investigating the relationship between autism spectrum disorder and metabolic dysfunction6
Visual scanning and recognition of ambiguous faces in children with autism: The effects of morphing levels and facial identities6
A natural history study of medical cannabis consumption in pediatric autism in the United States6
The impact of sleep quality on quality of life for autistic adults6
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 US6
Validation of the Korean Childhood Autism Rating Scale-26
Higher anesthetic dose requirement for sedation in children with autism spectrum disorder compared to neuro-atypical controls- a prospective observational study5
A systematic search and appraisal of intervention characteristics used to develop varied communication functions in children with autism who use aided AAC5
Depression in young autistic people: A scoping review5
Maternal mental health and the behavior of children with autism spectrum disorder: Unidirectional and bidirectional effects5
Risperidone plasma concentrations are associated with hyperprolactinemia in autism spectrum disorder children: The impact of CYP2D6 polymorphisms5
Use of standardized motor assessments in children with autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analysis and systematic review5
Daily living skills in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: Implications for intervention and independence5
Association between early androgens and autistic traits: A systematic review and meta-analysis5
Siblings and social interaction development of individuals with ASD: A systematic review5
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Probiotic intervention in young children with autism spectrum disorder in Taiwan: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial5
Quiet ego, perceived social support, and subjective well-being in mothers having children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder5
Retraction notice to “Exploration of the correlation between autism spectrum disorder symptomology and tantrum behaviors” [Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 7 (2013) 1068–1074]5
Autistic symptoms, social anxiety symptoms, and depressive symptoms among Chinese college students: A longitudinal study5
Differences in caregiver and child factors within families of autistic youth across birth order groups5
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What are the experiences and support needs of families of autistic children with Extreme (or ‘Pathological’) Demand Avoidance (E/PDA) behaviours?5
Investigating the general psychopathology factor in autistic youth5
Functional upper-extremity movements in autism: A narrative literature review5
Measurement invariance of Child Behavior Checklist internalizing and externalizing factors between non-speaking/partially verbal and speaking autistic children5
Positive psychology in neurodiversity: An investigation of character strengths in autistic adults in the United Kingdom in a community setting5
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 c5
Vulnerabilities associated with physical health conditions for emergency department utilization in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder5
Can bumetanide be a miraculous medicine for autism spectrum disorder: Meta-analysis evidence from randomized controlled trials5
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Characterizing difficulties with emotion regulation in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder5
Omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid intake and aberrant behaviors in Jordanian children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD): A pilot study5
The relationships between restrictive/repetitive behaviours, intolerance of uncertainty, and anxiety in autism: A systematic review and meta-analysis5
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]5
An examination of sleep problems and parental well-being, comparing families with and without autistic children5
Interactive associations of eczema with glutathione S-transferase genes in relation to autism spectrum disorder and its severity in Jamaican children5
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