Autism Research

Papers
(The TQCC of Autism Research is 8. 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.)
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Improving parents' ability to advocate for services for youth with autism: A randomized clinical trial1461
Subjective wellbeing of autistic adolescents and young adults: A cross sectional study120
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The cognitive benefits of bilingualism in autism spectrum disorder: Is theory of mind boosted and by which underlying factors?84
The devil is in the details: Advancing our collective understanding of naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions81
Atypical facial mimicry for basic emotions in children with autism spectrum disorder80
GABA and glutamate measurements in temporal cortex of autistic children78
Correction to “Well‐being spectrum traits are associated with polygenic scores for autism”77
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Inter‐trial theta phase consistency during face processing in infants is associated with later emerging autism65
Enhanced pitch discrimination in autistic children with unexpected bilingualism64
Reports of Echolalia and Related Behaviors in Autism From Parents, Teachers, and Clinicians: Evidence From the Simon Simplex Collection56
Sensorimotor Behavior in Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Unaffected Biological Parents56
Child and caregiver predictors of primary caregiver participation in families of school‐aged Autistic children50
EEG frequency tagging evidence of intact social interaction recognition in adults with autism48
Autism severity level affects working memory and planning but not inhibition, shifting and emotional control47
Factorial validity of the Theory of Mind Inventory‐2 in children with autism spectrum disorder42
Narrative abilities of autistic and non‐autistic adolescents: The role of mentalising and executive function42
Decreased interoceptive accuracy in children with autism spectrum disorder and with comorbid attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder40
How auditory processing influences the autistic profile: A review39
Parenting stress in caregiver‐mediated interventions for toddlers with autism: An application of quantile regression mixed models39
Social anxiety is more likely to influence reputation management decisions than autistic traits38
Social orienting and initiated joint attention behaviors in 9 to 12 month old children with autism spectrum disorder: A family home movies study37
Comparative Analysis of Phenotypic and Genotypic Differences Between Individuals Affected by Regressive and Non‐Regressive Autism: A Cross‐Sectional Study37
Gestational thyroid hormones and autism‐related traits in the EARLI and HOME studies36
Development and validation of an Arabic language eye‐tracking paradigm for the early screening and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders in Qatar36
Increased perceived stress is negatively associated with activities of daily living and subjective quality of life in younger, middle, and older autistic adults35
Overlap of autism spectrum disorder and borderline personality disorder: A systematic review and meta‐analysis35
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Characterizing the autism spectrum phenotype in DYRK1A‐related syndrome31
Attention to live eye contact in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder31
Introduction to commentary by Laurent Mottron and responses30
Cerebellar gamma‐aminobutyric acid: Investigation of group effects in neurodevelopmental disorders30
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Specialization of anterior and posterior hippocampal functional connectivity differs in autism29
Patterns of sleep disturbances and associations with depressive symptoms in autistic young adults28
Associations between sleep problems and domains relevant to daytime functioning and clinical symptomatology in autism: A meta‐analysis28
Spoken language outcomes in limited language preschoolers with autism and global developmental delay: RCT of early intervention approaches28
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Theory of Mind Mediates the Association Between Autistic Traits and Social Isolation in Middle‐Aged and Older Adults27
Toward a cumulative science of vocal markers of autism: A cross‐linguistic meta‐analysis‐based investigation of acoustic markers in American and Danish autistic children27
Atypical gaze patterns to facial feature areas in autism spectrum disorders reveal age and culture effects: A meta‐analysis of eye‐tracking studies27
Association between spectral electroencephalography power and autism risk and diagnosis in early development27
Testing the extreme male brain hypothesis: Is autism spectrum disorder associated with a more male‐typical brain?27
Measuring and validating autistic burnout27
Genomic strategies to untangle the etiology of autism: A primer26
Altered Patterns of Dynamic Functional Connectivity Underpin Reduced Expressions of Social–Emotional Reciprocity in Autistic Adults26
Heritability of social behavioral phenotypes and preliminary associations with autism spectrum disorder risk genes in rhesus macaques: A whole exome sequencing study26
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Impaired inhibitory control when processing real but not cartoon emotional faces in autistic children: Evidence from an event‐related potential study26
Feasibility and acceptability of a caregiver‐mediated early support program, delivered online, for infants at elevated familial likelihood for autism: A feasibility randomized controlled trial25
Are autistic females at greater risk of suicide? A call for clarity to advance suicide prevention for the whole community25
Applying a public health approach to autism research: A framework for action25
Reduced mismatch negativity in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder is associated with their impaired adaptive functioning25
Exploring the mediating effect of camouflaging and the moderating effect of autistic identity on the relationship between autistic traits and mental wellbeing24
Impaired attentional bias toward one's own face in autism spectrum disorder: ERP evidence24
Comparison of fitness levels between elementary school children with autism spectrum disorder and age‐matched neurotypically developing children24
The impact of prefrontal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on theory of mind, emotion regulation and emotional‐behavioral functions in children with autism disorder: A randomiz24
Differential effects of COVID‐related lockdown on sleep–wake rhythms in adults with autism spectrum disorder compared to the general population23
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Specificity of the short‐story task for autism diagnosis when controlling for depression23
Assessing the utility of electronic measures as a proxy for cognitive ability23
The Selective Social Attention task in children with autism spectrum disorder: Results from the Autism Biomarkers Consortium for Clinical Trials (ABC‐CT) feasibility study23
The Factor Structure and Validity of the Psychopathy Checklist‐Short Version When Used With Autistic Psychiatric Inpatients23
Do children with and without autism spectrum disorder use different visuospatial processing skills to perform the Rey–Osterrieth complex figure test?23
Exploring the Heterogeneity of Self‐Injurious Behaviors in Autistic Youth: Patterns, Predictors, and Implications for Intervention21
Mapping the time course of overt emotion dysregulation, self‐injurious behavior, and aggression in psychiatrically hospitalized autistic youth: A naturalistic study21
Social interaction links active musical rhythm engagement and expressive communication in autistic toddlers21
The importance of parenting self‐efficacy and social support for family quality of life in children newly diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder: A one‐year follow‐up study20
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Age‐Related Trajectories of Autistic Traits in Children With Angelman Syndrome20
Maternal antibodies to gliadin and autism spectrum disorders in offspring—A population‐based case–control study in Sweden20
Maladaptive behaviors in children with autism and parental hopelessness: The moderating role of parental reflective functioning20
Non‐autistic adults can recognize posed autistic facial expressions: Implications for internal representations of emotion19
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Objective assessment of autism spectrum disorder based on performance in structured interpersonal acting‐out tasks with prosodic stability and variability19
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Structure and dynamics of anxiety in people with ASD and ID: A network analysis18
Social motivation by self‐ and caregiver‐report: Reporter concordance and social correlates among autistic and neurotypical youth18
Examining the Relationship Between Parental Broader Autism Phenotype Traits, Offspring Autism, and Parental Mental Health18
Action execution and observation in autistic adults: A systematic review of fMRI studies18
Examining the association between prenatal cannabis exposure and child autism traits: A multi‐cohort investigation in the environmental influences on child health outcome program18
Why add motor to the definition of ASD: A response to Bishop et al.'s critique of Bhat (2021)17
Neurophysiological effects of a combined treatment of lovastatin and minocycline in patients with fragile X syndrome: Ancillary results of the LOVAMIX randomized clinical trial17
Subject‐performed task effect on working memory performance in children with autism spectrum disorder17
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Inner experiences, mental health, and well‐being in autistic and non‐autistic adults16
Brain glutathione and GABA+ levels in autistic children16
Parental age and autism severity in the Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment (RI‐CART) study16
The Impact of Affective Theory of Mind on Autistic Individual's Perception of Remorse16
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Autistic people outperform neurotypicals in a cartoon version of the Reading the Mind in the Eyes16
Vasopressin, and not oxytocin, receptor gene methylation is associated with individual differences in receptive joint attention in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)16
The potential of exercise to benefit and harm social‐cognitive abilities16
Telehealth coaching in Project ImPACT indirectly affects children's expressive language ability through parent intervention strategy use and child intentional communication: An RCT16
Prenatal depression and risk of child autism‐related traits among participants in the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes program16
Research on social attention in autism and the challenges of the research domain criteria (RDoC) framework15
Activation of Thematic and Taxonomic Relations During Lexical‐Semantic Processing in Autistic Children: Evidence From Eye Movements15
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RETRACTED: Auditory perceptual learning in autistic adults15
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Subregion‐specific thalamocortical functional connectivity, executive function, and social behavior in children with autism spectrum disorders15
First Impressions Towards Autistic People: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis15
Orienting to and away from the eyes in infants at high likelihood for autism when scanning faces15
Empathy among autistic and non‐autistic adolescents: The importance of informant effects15
Letter to the editor14
Genetic and epigenetic signatures associated with plasma oxytocin levels in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder14
Joint intention understanding in children with autism spectrum disorder14
Measurement invariance of the Autism Impact Measure (AIM) across sex in children with autism spectrum disorder14
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Clinical and individual features associated with maternal stress in young adolescents with autism spectrum disorder14
Elevated symptoms of executive dysfunction predict lower adaptive functioning in 3‐year‐olds with autism spectrum disorder14
Alteration of the fecal microbiota in Chinese children with autism spectrum disorder14
Visual working memory performance is intact across development in autism spectrum disorder14
Scene construction and autobiographical memory retrieval in autism spectrum disorder13
Separate scoring algorithms for specific identification priorities optimize the screening properties of the Screening Tool for Autism in Toddlers (STAT)13
Assessing global developmental delay across instruments in minimally verbal preschool autistic children: The importance of a multi‐method and multi‐informant approach13
Supporting the need for the motor domain to be included in the definition of autism spectrum disorder: A response to Bishop et al.'s critique of Bhat (2021)13
Arousal‐modulated memory encoding and retrieval in adults with autism spectrum disorder13
Reexamining empathy in autism: Empathic disequilibrium as a novel predictor of autism diagnosis and autistic traits13
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Autism as emergent: Comments on Mottron 202113
A preliminary randomized controlled study of the PEERS® program for Taiwanese autistic adolescents: The effectiveness on reducing school bullying and enhancing social function13
Dietary intake in children on the autism spectrum is altered and linked to differences in autistic traits and sensory processing styles13
GABA and Glx predict EEG responses of visual sensitivity in autism13
Genetic mouse models of autism spectrum disorder present subtle heterogenous cardiac abnormalities13
Rhythmic and interval‐based temporal orienting in autism13
What role does the environment play in language development? Exploring the associations among socioeconomic status, parent language input, and language skills in school‐aged children with autism13
Response to Tien and Wei letter13
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Audiovisual temporal binding window narrows with age in autistic individuals12
Linkage of whole genome sequencing and administrative health data in autism: A proof of concept study12
Creating truly radical change in autism research: A response to Frith and Mottron12
Hand–foot coordination is significantly influenced by motion direction in individuals with autism spectrum disorder12
Response to “A Radical Change in Our Autism Research Strategy is Needed: Back to Prototypes” by Mottron et al. (2021)12
Sensory processing in 16p11.2 deletion and 16p11.2 duplication12
Agreement of parent‐reported cognitive level with standardized measures among children with autism spectrum disorder12
Comparing vagus nerve stimulation and resective surgery outcomes in patients with co‐occurring autism and epilepsy to patients with epilepsy alone: A population‐based study12
Is language ability associated with behaviors of concern in autism? A systematic review12
Language growth in verbal autistic children from 5 to 11 years12
Prolonged neural encoding of visual information in autism12
Developmental process of the understanding of linguistic register in children: A comparison of typically developing children, autistic children, and children with Williams syndrome12
Social competence in autism: A structural equation modeling approach11
A systematic review on autistic people's experiences of stigma and coping strategies11
The INSAR Community Collaborator Request: Using community–academic partnerships to enhance outcomes of participatory autism research11
Neural sensitivity to facial identity and facial expression discrimination in adults with autism11
A multi‐omic approach identifies an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) regulatory complex of functional epimutations in placentas from children born preterm11
Visual mental imagery abilities in autism11
Evaluating commercially available wireless cardiovascular monitors for measuring and transmitting real‐time physiological responses in children with autism11
Longitudinal change in symptom severity in children with ASD: Results from the ELENA cohort11
Gaze and social functioning associations in autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta‐analysis11
Gray matter volume alteration is associated with insistence on sameness and cognitive flexibility in autistic youth11
Characterizing subdomains of insistence on sameness in autistic youth11
Figurative language processing in autism spectrum disorders: A review11
Expanding Research on Contextual Factors in Autism Research: What Took Us So Long?11
Further developing the Frith–Happé animations: A quicker, more objective, and web‐based test of theory of mind for autistic and neurotypical adults11
Characterizing associations between emotion dysregulation, anxiety, and repetitive behaviors in autistic youth with intellectual disability11
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Easily readable? Examining the readability of lay summaries published in Autism Research11
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Remote monitoring of social attention in neurogenetic syndromes and idiopathic neurodevelopmental disability11
Relationship between quantitative digital behavioral features and clinical profiles in young autistic children11
Parent responsiveness mediates the association between hyporeactivity at age 1 year and communication at age 2 years in children at elevated likelihood of ASD11
Parasympathetic withdrawal indexes risk for emotion dysregulation in children with autism spectrum disorder11
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How do autistic people fare in adult life and can we predict it from childhood?10
Camera Movement Impacts on Mu‐Wave Activity During Action Observation in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders Without Intellectual Disabilities10
Role of autonomic, nociceptive, and limbic brainstem nuclei in core autism features10
Autism‐related language preferences of English‐speaking individuals across the globe: A mixed methods investigation10
Contribution of the serotonergic system to developmental brain abnormalities in autism spectrum disorder10
Is autism a unitary biological entity? A revised and extended response to “A radical change in our autism research strategy is needed: Back to prototypes” (Mottron, 2021, Autism Research)10
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Sensory features in autism: Findings from a large population‐based surveillance system10
The association between COVID‐19, personal wellbeing, depression, and suicide risk factors in Australian autistic adults10
The challenge of detecting adverse events in adults with autism spectrum disorder who have intellectual disability10
Motor difficulties in 16p11.2 copy number variation10
“We are exhausted, worn out, and broken”: Understanding the impact of service satisfaction on caregiver well‐being10
Evaluating evidence‐based practice in light of the boundedness and proximity of outcomes: Capturing the scope of change10
Facing up to others' emotions: No evidence of autism‐related deficits in metacognitive awareness of emotion recognition10
Somatosensory temporal sensitivity in adults on the autism spectrum: A high‐density electrophysiological mapping study using the mismatch negativity (MMN) sensory memory paradigm10
Speech‐in‐noise perception in autistic adolescents with and without early language delay10
Development of peak alpha frequency reflects a distinct trajectory of neural maturation in autistic children10
Autistic identity: A systematic review of quantitative research10
Addressing current barriers to autism diagnoses through a tiered diagnostic approach involving pediatric primary care providers9
Characterizing restricted and unusual interests in autistic youth9
Cluster analysis of teachers report for identifying symptoms of autism spectrum and/or attention deficit hyperactivity in school population: EPINED study9
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Autistic Traits and Emotion Dysregulation in 5–11‐Year‐Old Intellectually Able Children With Autism Spectrum Condition: Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation Strategies9
Broken or socially mistuned mirroring in ASD? An investigation via transcranial magnetic stimulation9
Facial Expression Databases and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Scoping Review9
Postweaning positive modulation of α5GABAA receptors improves autism‐like features in prenatal valproate rat model in a sex‐specific manner9
Cardiovascular disease risk factors in autistic adults: The impact of sleep quality and antipsychotic medication use9
Prevalence of neurodevelopmental differences and autism in Scottish primary schools 2018–20229
Representativeness of autistic samples in studies recruiting through social media9
What Is Distinctive About Autism Arising Following Severe Institutional Deprivation? A Direct Comparison With a Community Sample of Early Diagnosed Autistic People9
Increased prefrontal GABA concentrations in adults with autism spectrum disorders9
The impact of adverse childhood events on service support and educational outcomes of children who are autistic: A theory‐guided analysis using structural equation modeling9
Naa15 Haploinsufficiency and De Novo Missense Variants Associate With Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Interfere With Neurogenesis and Neuron Development9
Prenatal exposure to pesticide residues in the diet in association with child autism‐related traits: Results from the EARLI study9
The Sensory Observation Autism Rating Scale (SOAR): Developed using the PROMIS® framework9
Is she still angry? Intact learning but no updating of facial expressions priors in autism9
Is visual gaze in children with autism spectrum disorder related to sequence of emotion intensity presentation? An eye‐tracking study of natural emotion perception processes9
Progress in autism research requires several recognition‐definition‐investigation cycles9
Communication and social interaction in the cannabinoid‐type 1 receptor null mouse: Implications for autism spectrum disorder9
Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in a large, diverse metropolitan area: Variation by sociodemographic factors9
Motor‐Communication Skill Link in Minimally Speaking Children on the Autism Spectrum from the U.S. and India9
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Autistic traits are associated with faster pace of aging: Evidence from the Dunedin study at age 458
Family history of psychiatric conditions and development of siblings of children with autism8
Association of placental pathology and gross morphology with autism spectrum disorders8
Common Gut Microbial Signatures in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder8
Disclosing an autism diagnosis: A social identity approach8
Paradoxical relationship between cognitive abilities and camouflaging: Insights from ADHD and autism and its implications for neurodiversity research8
Seeing through a robot's eyes: A cross‐sectional exploratory study in developing a robotic screening technology for autism8
The autistic brain can process local but not global emotion regularities in facial and musical sequences8
Analysis of the SPARK study COVID‐19 parent survey: Early impact of the pandemic on access to services, child/parent mental health, and benefits of online services8
Maternal prenatal selenium levels and child risk of neurodevelopmental disorders: A prospective birth cohort study8
Sensory experiences questionnaire unravels differences in sensory profiles between MECP2‐related disorders8
Speed and accuracy of emotion recognition in autistic adults: The role of stimulus type, response format, and emotion8
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A practical approach to identifying autistic adults within the electronic health record8
Prevalence of bias against neurodivergence‐related terms in artificial intelligence language models8
Autism is associated with in vivo changes in gray matter neurite architecture8
Acoustic Exaggeration Enhances Speech Discrimination in Young Autistic Children8
When diagnosis hampers research8
Consistency and reliability of automated language measures across expressive language samples in autism8
Developmental profiles of children at risk for autism spectrum disorder at school entry8
Continuity and change in loneliness and stress during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A longitudinal study of autistic and non‐autistic adults8
Bumetanide oral solution for the treatment of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: Results from two randomized phase III studies8
Investigating implicit emotion processing in autism spectrum disorder across age groups: A cross‐modal emotional priming study8
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Adapting measures of motor imitation for use by caregivers in virtual contexts: Reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change8
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