Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Papers
(The TQCC of Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders is 7. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
Correlates of age at first alcohol use among a US-based sample of autistic underage youth85
Use of sensory adaptive environments with autistic children: A scoping review39
Predictors of daily physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration in children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)30
Brief report: Parent-guided movements during play with children with autism spectrum disorder30
Challenges encountered with a mindfulness app: Lessons learnt from a pilot randomized trial involving caregivers and individuals with autism28
Individual, social, and life course risk factors for experiencing interpersonal violence among autistic people of varying gender identities: A mixed methods systematic review26
“That he won't experience life like he should”: Exploring worries of family caregivers of transition-age autistic youth24
Social network support is associated with teacher’s perceptions of transition planning for their autistic students23
Parental psychological control and child anxiety in a multiethnic sample of youth with autism spectrum disorder22
Virtual reality interview with feedback framework for situational practice of gaze among autistic adults22
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 parents21
Assessing ‘coherence’ in the spoken narrative accounts of autistic people: A systematic scoping review20
Autistic adults’ experience of restricted repetitive behaviours20
Underweight, overweight, obesity and associated factors in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in China20
Motor skills, visual perception, and visual-motor integration in children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder20
Examining clinicians’ concerns delivering telemental health interventions directly to autistic individuals during COVID-1920
Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of motivating eye gaze in young children on autism spectrum through parent-mediated intervention20
The role of alexithymia and autistic traits in predicting quality of life in an online sample20
Which emerging autism features at 12 months of age are associated with later parent-child interaction?19
The effect of exercise training on sleep quality in autism spectrum condition: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials19
Spatial and identity cues differentially affect implicit learning in Chinese autistic children in the contextual cueing task with human stimuli19
Current state of autism knowledge in the general population of the United States18
Self-reported service needs and barriers reported by autistic adults: Differences by gender identity18
Preliminary analysis of a clinical trial of children with autism spectrum disorder treated with DHA-rich marine Schizochytrium sp. oil and multi-vitamin/mineral complex18
Association of birth weight with risk of autism: A systematic review and meta-analysis18
Parent resolution of diagnosis and intervention fidelity in a parent-delivered intervention for pre-school children with autism: A mixed methods study17
Maternal multivitamin supplementation is associated with symptoms in offspring with autism spectrum disorder: A multi-center study in China17
Sleep patterns of children with Cri du Chat syndrome before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study16
Factor analysis of the feeding and eating in AutiSm Together Assessment16
Emotional stress, cortisol response, and cortisol rhythm in autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review16
The utilization of psychopharmacological treatments for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a middle-income European country15
An evaluation of the collateral child and parent outcomes of telehealth-delivered behavioral sleep intervention for Autistic children15
Increased intra-subject variability of neural activity during speech production in people with autism spectrum disorder15
Event-, time- and activity-based prospective memory in children with higher autistic traits15
Adapting cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety in autistic children: A commentary15
Heterogeneity in autism spectrum disorder explained by social-communicative and restricted repetitive behavior balance subgroups15
Editorial Board14
Sleep and daytime functioning in autistic teenagers: A psychological network approach14
Social attention and autism in early childhood: Evidence on behavioral markers based on visual scanning of emotional faces with eye-tracking methodology14
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 (201314
Toe walking in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Relationship with sensory and motor functions,language, cognition, and autism severity13
Autism identity in young adults and the relationships with participation, quality of life, and well-being13
Brief report: Temporal distribution of visual attention between the eyes and mouth in young autistic children13
Early childhood interventions in educational settings that promote school readiness for children with autism and other developmental disabilities: Systematic review13
Social support and depression of autistic children’s caregivers: The mediating role of caregivers’ self-esteem13
The health care costs of caring for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A population-based analysis13
Iron, magnesium, zinc and selenium - The most common elemental deficiencies in children with autism spectrum disorder12
Screening for intellectual disability in autistic people: A brief report12
Less frequent face looking in infancy is related to autism likelihood status but not diagnosis: A study of parent-infant interaction12
Comparison of the oral microbiota of children with autism spectrum disorder in primary dentition with neurotypical controls12
Autism spectrum disorder: Where does the Gulf Region stand? An overview of ASD in the Arab Gulf Region: The UAE as a regional model12
Making needle procedures comfortable for autistic children: Caregiver perspectives12
“They don’t understand how bad I feel”: Inconsistencies between mother-rated and self-rated symptoms of depression in autistic girls12
Examining the highs and lows of teacher self-efficacy for special class teachers working with learners with Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder12
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 review11
“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 teenagers11
A person-centered perspective on differential efficacy of early behavioral intervention in children with autism: A latent profile analysis11
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 7/1211
The relationship between alexithymia and self-esteem in autistic adolescents11
Eye Tracking Biomarkers for Autism Spectrum Disorder Detection using Machine Learning and Deep Learning Techniques: Review11
How to measure camouflaging? A conceptual replication of the validation of the Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire in Dutch adults10
Assessment of autonomic symptom scales in patients with neurodevelopmental diagnoses using electronic health record data10
Evaluating Autism diagnosis agreement between primary care physicians/practitioners and experts through ECHO Autism STAT10
Exploring the relationship between challenging behaviour and mental health disorder in autistic individuals with intellectual disabilities10
A social-competence group intervention featuring didactic teaching and practice in play contexts for preschool children with autism spectrum disorders10
Editorial Board10
Creative performance and attitudes toward creativity in adults with autism spectrum disorder10
The psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the social responsiveness scale in a neuropediatric sample10
Negotiating good motherhood: Lived experiences of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in China10
A cross-linguistic examination of language measures in autism: A comparison between Dutch and English10
Relationship of autistic traits between parents and children with and without autism spectrum disorder10
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis: A biochemical investigation into the diagnostic utility of S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) levels and the SAM/SAH ratio10
Validation of the Mandarin Chinese version of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2 for autism spectrum disorder10
Social context in stress and autism: comparing physiological profiles across two social paradigms in youth with and without autism spectrum disorder10
Exploring the impact of autistic traits and anxiety on visual attentional response to angry faces in adults with high autistic traits: An eye-movement study10
Prediction of school-age outcomes for autistic children following receipt of group-early start denver model9
Editorial Board9
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
A systematic review of autistic children’s prosocial behaviour9
Factors associated with classroom participation in preschool through third grade learners on the autism spectrum9
A coping subscale for autistic children: Revisiting the dimensionality of the emotion regulation and social skills questionnaire9
Examining daily impact of mood and quality of social support for caregivers of children on the autism spectrum9
A qualitative study of physical activity drivers in autistic individuals using COM-B. Autistic and non-autistic perspectives9
Preliminary efficacy of a transition training program for autistic adolescents9
Obesity and co-occurring conditions among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: The National Survey of Children’s Health 2017–20188
Parental descriptions of sensory processing in Autism8
A natural history study of medical cannabis consumption in pediatric autism in the United States8
Functional upper-extremity movements in autism: A narrative literature review8
Virtual reality educational scenarios for students with ASD: Instruments validation and design of STEM programmatic contents8
Editorial Board8
Relationship between cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS) (formerly sluggish cognitive tempo) and social functioning in child autism, ADHD, and elementary school samples8
Emotion regulation and executive function: Associations with depression and anxiety in autism8
Age and sex differences in problem behaviours in youth with autism spectrum disorder8
A scoping review of behavioral interventions for promoting social gaze in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities8
Exploring the effects of age and sex on sensory sensitivities in middle and older aged autistic adults8
Visual scanning and recognition of ambiguous faces in children with autism: The effects of morphing levels and facial identities8
Investigating the general psychopathology factor in autistic youth8
Self-efficacy as a mediator between involvement in intervention and quality of life in parents of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder8
Towards reproducible and respectful autism research: Combining open and participatory autism research practices8
Use of standardized motor assessments in children with autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analysis and systematic review7
Validation of the Korean Childhood Autism Rating Scale-27
Differences in caregiver and child factors within families of autistic youth across birth order groups7
Copy-number variants in the contactin-5 gene are a potential risk factor for autism spectrum disorder7
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 study7
A systematic search and appraisal of intervention characteristics used to develop varied communication functions in children with autism who use aided AAC7
The relationships between restrictive/repetitive behaviours, intolerance of uncertainty, and anxiety in autism: A systematic review and meta-analysis7
Broad autism phenotype traits and self-reported sensory processing across sensory modalities7
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 US7
Probiotic intervention in young children with autism spectrum disorder in Taiwan: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial7
What are the experiences and support needs of families of autistic children with Extreme (or ‘Pathological’) Demand Avoidance (E/PDA) behaviours?7
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