Autism Research

Papers
(The TQCC of Autism Research is 9. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Global prevalence of autism: A systematic review update673
Motor Impairment Increases in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder as a Function of Social Communication, Cognitive and Functional Impairment, Repetitive Behavior Severity, and Comorbid Diagnoses: A98
Changes in the Gut Microbiota of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder91
Experience of Trauma and PTSD Symptoms in Autistic Adults: Risk of PTSD Development Following DSM‐5 and Non‐DSM‐5 Traumatic Life Events77
A radical change in our autism research strategy is needed: Back to prototypes65
The impact of COVID‐19 on stress, anxiety, and coping in youth with and without autism and their parents63
Prediction in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review of Empirical Evidence63
Developmental–behavioral profiles in children with autism spectrum disorder and co‐occurring gastrointestinal symptoms61
A systematic review on autistic people's experiences of stigma and coping strategies60
Probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, and fecal microbiota transplantation in the treatment of behavioral symptoms of autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review57
Psychiatric problems during the COVID‐19 pandemic in children with autism spectrum disorder56
A Scoping Review of Anxiety in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder56
Emotion Dysregulation is Substantially Elevated in Autism Compared to the General Population: Impact on Psychiatric Services53
COVID‐19 and Autism Research: Perspectives from Around the Globe52
Autism‐related language preferences of English‐speaking individuals across the globe: A mixed methods investigation52
The impact of COVID‐19 on the mental health and wellbeing of caregivers of autistic children and youth: A scoping review50
Understanding the Effects of Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions: A Project AIM Meta‐analysis49
Early Pandemic Experiences of Autistic Adults: Predictors of Psychological Distress47
Camouflaging in Autism: Examining Sex‐Based and Compensatory Models in Social Cognition and Communication46
Recognition of Girls on the Autism Spectrum by Primary School Educators: An Experimental Study43
Eye gaze as a biomarker in the recognition of autism spectrum disorder using virtual reality and machine learning: A proof of concept for diagnosis42
Digital Behavioral Phenotyping Detects Atypical Pattern of Facial Expression in Toddlers with Autism41
Defining Positive Outcomes in More and Less Cognitively Able Autistic Adults41
Autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia: An updated conceptual review40
Reduced Language Lateralization in Autism and the Broader Autism Phenotype as Assessed with Robust Individual‐Subjects Analyses39
Concentrations of Cortical GABA and Glutamate in Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder37
The prevalence and incidence of early‐onset dementia among adults with autism spectrum disorder37
Sex differences in sensory processing in children with autism spectrum disorder37
Prenatal maternal infection and risk for autism in offspring: A meta‐analysis37
Exclusion of females in autism research: Empirical evidence for a “leaky” recruitment‐to‐research pipeline36
A Metabolomics Approach to Screening for Autism Risk in the Children's Autism Metabolome Project34
Safety and Feasibility of an Immersive Virtual Reality Intervention Program for Teaching Police Interaction Skills to Adolescents and Adults with Autism34
Frontoparietal Network in Executive Functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorder34
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 services33
Cognitive Predictors of Self‐Reported Camouflaging in Autistic Adolescents33
Approaches to Understanding Multisensory Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder32
The Familial Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder with and without Intellectual Disability32
DNA Methylation Associated with Mitochondrial Dysfunction in a South African Autism Spectrum Disorder Cohort32
Psychological distress among caregivers raising a child with autism spectrum disorder during the COVID‐19 pandemic30
Pragmatic Language in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Do Theory of Mind and Executive Functions Have a Mediating Role?29
Pubertal Timing During Early Adolescence: Advanced Pubertal Onset in Females with Autism Spectrum Disorder28
Sensory features in autism: Findings from a large population‐based surveillance system28
Loss of Cntnap2 in the Rat Causes Autism‐Related Alterations in Social Interactions, Stereotypic Behavior, and Sensory Processing28
Rethinking autism spectrum disorder assessment for children during COVID‐19 and beyond27
Representativeness of autistic samples in studies recruiting through social media27
Maternal Dietary Factors and the Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review of Existing Evidence27
A further study of relations between motor impairment and social communication, cognitive, language, functional impairments, and repetitive behavior severity in children with ASD using the 26
Abnormal Gait Patterns in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Correlations with Social Impairments26
Overlap of autism spectrum disorder and borderline personality disorder: A systematic review and meta‐analysis26
The Impact of Child Autistic Symptoms on Parental Marital Relationship: Parenting and Coparenting Processes as Mediating Mechanisms26
Sex Differences in Salience Network Connectivity and its Relationship to Sensory Over‐Responsivity in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder24
Evaluating evidence‐based practice in light of the boundedness and proximity of outcomes: Capturing the scope of change24
The Relationship Between Developmental Coordination Disorder and Concurrent Deficits in Social Communication and Repetitive Behaviors Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder24
Prolonged Auditory Brainstem Response in Universal Hearing Screening of Newborns with Autism Spectrum Disorder23
A Systematic Literature Review of Autism Research on Caregiver Talk23
The Role of Executive Functioning in Predicting Social Competence in Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder23
Evaluating heterogeneity in ASD symptomatology, cognitive ability, and adaptive functioning among 16p11.2 CNV carriers23
A conceptual model of risk and protective factors for autistic burnout23
Prevalence and Age of Onset of Regression in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analytical Update23
CIM6P/IGF‐2 Receptor Ligands Reverse Deficits in Angelman Syndrome Model Mice22
Adaptive and Maladaptive Bodily Awareness: Distinguishing Interoceptive Sensibility and Interoceptive Attention from Anxiety‐Induced Somatization in Autism and Alexithymia22
A lost generation? The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on early career ASD researchers22
Contribution of the right temporoparietal junction and ventromedial prefrontal cortex to theory of mind in autism: A randomized, sham‐controlled tDCS study22
Identifying autism symptom severity trajectories across childhood21
Meta‐Analysis Reveals Gait Anomalies in Autism21
Associations between co‐occurring conditions and age of autism diagnosis: Implications for mental health training and adult autism research21
Do Biological Sex and Early Developmental Milestones Predict the Age of First Concerns and Eventual Diagnosis in Autism Spectrum Disorder?21
Individuals With Autism Have No Detectable Deficit in Neural Markers of Prediction Error When Presented With Auditory Rhythms of Varied Temporal Complexity21
The Autism‐Related lncRNA MSNP1AS Regulates Moesin Protein to Influence the RhoA, Rac1, and PI3K/Akt Pathways and Regulate the Structure and Survival of Neurons21
Executive Function Skills Are Linked to Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors: Three Correlational Meta Analyses20
Association between autism spectrum disorder and inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta‐analysis20
Employment profiles of autistic adults in Australia20
Increased prefrontal GABA concentrations in adults with autism spectrum disorders20
Factors associated with age at autism diagnosis in a community sample of Australian adults20
Interaction between Maternal Immune Activation and Antibiotic Use during Pregnancy and Child Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder20
The Association Between Parental Age and Autism‐Related Outcomes in Children at High Familial Risk for Autism19
Autism severity and its relationship to disability19
The association between COVID‐19, personal wellbeing, depression, and suicide risk factors in Australian autistic adults19
The sexual health, orientation, and activity of autistic adolescents and adults19
Maternal prenatal selenium levels and child risk of neurodevelopmental disorders: A prospective birth cohort study19
Assessing general and autism‐relevant quality of life in autistic adults: A psychometric investigation using item response theory19
Vinpocetine amended prenatal valproic acid induced features of ASD possibly by altering markers of neuronal function, inflammation, and oxidative stress19
Toward a cumulative science of vocal markers of autism: A cross‐linguistic meta‐analysis‐based investigation of acoustic markers in American and Danish autistic children19
The cerebellum is linked to theory of mind alterations in autism. A direct clinical and MRI comparison between individuals with autism and cerebellar neurodegenerative pathologies18
Current and lifetime somatic symptom burden among transition‐aged autistic young adults18
The Comorbidity of Schizophrenia Spectrum and Mood Disorders in Autism Spectrum Disorder18
When diagnosis hampers research18
Complex Interplay Between Cognitive Ability and Social Motivation in Predicting Social Skill: A Unique Role for Social Motivation in Children With Autism18
Dyadic Synchrony and Responsiveness in the First Year: Associations with Autism Risk18
Untargeted Metabolomics Screen of Mid‐pregnancy Maternal Serum and Autism in Offspring18
The cognitive benefits of bilingualism in autism spectrum disorder: Is theory of mind boosted and by which underlying factors?18
Maternal Vitamin D Levels During Pregnancy in Association With Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or Intellectual Disability (ID) in Offspring; Exploring Non‐linear Patterns and Dem18
Muscle strength and executive function in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder18
Feasibility and acceptability of a telehealth model for autism diagnostic evaluations in children, adolescents, and adults17
Atypical Perception of Sounds in Minimally and Low Verbal Children and Adolescents With Autism as Revealed by Behavioral and Neural Measures17
A granular perspective on inclusion: Objectively measured interactions of preschoolers with and without autism17
Computer Vision Analysis of Reduced Interpersonal Affect Coordination in Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder17
Health profiles of adults with autism spectrum disorder: Differences between women and men17
Atypical gaze patterns to facial feature areas in autism spectrum disorders reveal age and culture effects: A meta‐analysis of eye‐tracking studies17
Eliciting Language Samples for Analysis (ELSA): A New Protocol for Assessing Expressive Language and Communication in Autism17
INSAR Special Interest Group Report: Stakeholder Perspectives on Priorities for Future Research on Autism, Sexuality, and Intimate Relationships17
From Toddlerhood to Adolescence, Trajectories and Predictors of Outcome: Long‐Term Follow‐Up Study in Autism Spectrum Disorder17
Heart Rate Variability in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Associations With Medication and Symptom Severity17
Motor performance, praxis, and social skills in autism spectrum disorder and developmental coordination disorder17
A Data Driven Approach Reveals That Anomalous Motor System Connectivity is Associated With the Severity of Core Autism Symptoms16
Atypical Head Movement during Face‐to‐Face Interaction in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder16
Sex differentiation of brain structures in autism: Findings from a gray matter asymmetry study16
Characteristic Executive Dysfunction for High‐Functioning Autism Sustained to Adulthood16
Targeting Gamma‐Related Pathophysiology in Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Transcranial Electrical Stimulation: Opportunities and Challenges16
A full semantic toolbox is essential for autism research and practice to thrive16
Differences in Developmental Functioning Profiles Between Male and Female Preschoolers Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder16
Motor skills predict adaptive behavior in autistic children and adolescents15
Keep it simple: Identification of basic versus complex emotions in spoken language in individuals with autism spectrum disorder without intellectual disability: A meta‐analysis study15
Communication and social interaction in the cannabinoid‐type 1 receptor null mouse: Implications for autism spectrum disorder15
Priors Bias Perceptual Decisions in Autism, But Are Less Flexibly Adjusted to the Context15
Identifying Children and Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Electronic Medical Records: Examining Health System Utilization and Comorbidities15
The Impact of Bilingualism on the Executive Functions of Autistic Children: A Study of English–Arabic Children15
Dysfunction in interpersonal neural synchronization as a mechanism for social impairment in autism spectrum disorder15
The relationship between sensory reactivity differences and mental health symptoms in preschool‐age autistic children15
Overconnectivity of the right Heschl's and inferior temporal gyrus correlates with symptom severity in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder15
Sex Differences in Gender‐Diverse Expressions and Identities among Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder15
Response to “A Radical Change in Our Autism Research Strategy is Needed: Back to Prototypes” by Mottron et al. (2021)14
Children with autism spectrum disorder show altered functional connectivity and abnormal maturation trajectories in response to inverted faces14
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Show Impairments During Dynamic Versus Static Grip‐force Tracking14
Associations between sleep problems and domains relevant to daytime functioning and clinical symptomatology in autism: A meta‐analysis14
Utility of an Observational Social Skill Assessment as a Measure of Social Cognition in Autism14
Measurement invariance of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) across six countries14
Autistic traits are associated with faster pace of aging: Evidence from the Dunedin study at age 4514
A Psychometrically Robust Screening Tool To Rapidly Identify Socially Impaired Monkeys In The General Population14
Progress in autism research requires several recognition‐definition‐investigation cycles14
Heritability of social behavioral phenotypes and preliminary associations with autism spectrum disorder risk genes in rhesus macaques: A whole exome sequencing study14
Vocal markers of autism: Assessing the generalizability of machine learning models14
Age‐Specific Time Trends in Incidence Rates of Autism Spectrum Disorder Following Adaptation of DSM‐5 and Other ASD‐Related Regulatory Changes in Israel14
Psychometric Study of the Social Responsiveness Scale in Phelan–McDermid Syndrome14
Eating disturbances in adults with autism spectrum disorder without intellectual disabilities14
Atypical Functional Covariance Connectivity Between Gray and White Matter in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder14
Association Between Sleep Deficiencies with Behavioral Problems in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Subtle Sex Differences13
Alteration of the fecal microbiota in Chinese children with autism spectrum disorder13
“Second guessing yourself all the time about what they really mean…”: Cognitive differences between autistic and non‐autistic adults in understanding implied meaning13
Association between spectral electroencephalography power and autism risk and diagnosis in early development13
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder13
Reexamining empathy in autism: Empathic disequilibrium as a novel predictor of autism diagnosis and autistic traits13
Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in a large, diverse metropolitan area: Variation by sociodemographic factors13
A Multimodal Study of the Contributions of Conduction Velocity to the Auditory Evoked Neuromagnetic Response: Anomalies in Autism Spectrum Disorder13
Suicidality in Children with Elevated Autistic Traits13
Utility of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule and the Brief Observation of Social and Communication Change for Measuring Outcomes for a Parent‐Mediated Early Autism Intervention13
Cognitive correlates of autism spectrum disorder symptoms13
Co‐occurring conditions and racial‐ethnic disparities: Medicaid enrolled adults on the autism spectrum13
Further developing the Frith–Happé animations: A quicker, more objective, and web‐based test of theory of mind for autistic and neurotypical adults13
Atypical Emotional Electrodermal Activity in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder12
WISC‐V Profiles and Their Correlates in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder without Intellectual Developmental Disorder: Report from the ELENA Cohort12
Autism: Screening of inborn errors of metabolism and unexpected results12
Developmental Predictors of Cognitive and Adaptive Outcomes in Genetic Subtypes of Autism Spectrum Disorder12
Early trajectories of motor skills in infant siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder12
Predictors of adaptive functioning in preschool aged children with autism spectrum disorder12
Duloxetine ameliorates valproicacid‐inducedhyperactivity, anxiety‐like behavior, and social interaction deficits in zebrafish12
Brain morphology, autistic traits, and polygenic risk for autism: A population‐based neuroimaging study12
The Mid‐Fusiform Sulcus in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Establishing a Novel Anatomical Landmark Related to Face Processing12
Cultural differences in social communication and interaction: A gap in autism research12
Imputing cognitive impairment in SPARK, a large autism cohort12
Enhanced Memory for Vocal Melodies in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Williams Syndrome12
Parallel age‐related cognitive effects in autism: A cross‐sectional replication study12
Comprehensive Behavioral Phenotyping of a 16p11.2 Del Mouse Model for Neurodevelopmental Disorders12
Building Meaning: Meta‐analysis of Component Skills Supporting Reading Comprehension in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder12
Environment‐Wide Association Study (EnWAS) of Prenatal and Perinatal Factors Associated With Autistic Traits: A Population‐Based Study12
The course and prognostic capability of motor difficulties in infants showing early signs of autism12
Somatosensory Temporal Discrimination in Autism Spectrum Disorder12
Phonetic Inflexibility in Autistic Adults12
The Role of Nicotinic Receptors in the Attenuation of Autism‐Related Behaviors in a Murine BTBR T + tf/J Autistic Model12
Pharmacological inhibition of the primary endocannabinoid producing enzyme, DGL‐α, induces autism spectrum disorder‐like and co‐morbid phenotypes in adult C57BL/J mice11
Age‐Related Effects on Social Cognition in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Possible Protective Effect on Theory of Mind11
Neural Evidence for Speech Processing Deficits During a Cocktail Party Scenario in Minimally and Low Verbal Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism11
Gaze and social functioning associations in autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta‐analysis11
Fear Potentiated Startle in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Association With Anxiety Symptoms and Amygdala Volume11
The N170 event‐related potential reflects delayed neural response to faces when visual attention is directed to the eyes in youths with ASD11
Tumor necrosis factor‐α expression aberration of M1/M2 macrophages in adult high‐functioning autism spectrum disorder11
The association of in utero tobacco smoke exposure, quantified by serum cotinine, and Autism Spectrum Disorder11
Combining voice and language features improves automated autism detection11
Association of adverse childhood experiences and precuneus volume with intrusive reexperiencing in autism spectrum disorder11
Increased perceived stress is negatively associated with activities of daily living and subjective quality of life in younger, middle, and older autistic adults11
Predicting Mental Health and Psychological Wellbeing in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Roles of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Coping11
Quantitative Gait Analysis in Duplication 15q Syndrome and Nonsyndromic ASD11
Inter‐relationships between trait resilience, coping strategies, and mental health outcomes in autistic adults11
Early developmental trajectories of expressive vocabulary and gesture production in a longitudinal cohort of Italian infants at high‐risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder11
Atypical structural connectivity of language networks in autism spectrum disorder: A meta‐analysis of diffusion tensor imaging studies11
Multidimensional motor performance in children with autism mostly remains stable with age and predicts social communication delay, language delay, functional delay, and repetitive behavior severity af11
Effects of age on the hippocampus and verbal memory in adults with autism spectrum disorder: Longitudinal versus cross‐sectional findings11
Testing the extreme male brain hypothesis: Is autism spectrum disorder associated with a more male‐typical brain?11
Differential Item Functioning Based on Autism Features, IQ, and Age on the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED) Among Youth on the Autism Spectrum10
Examining the Temporal Limits of Enhanced Visual Feature Detection in Children With Autism10
Addressing Challenging Behavior During Hospitalizations for Children with Autism: A Pilot Applied Behavior Analysis Randomized Controlled Trial10
Continuity and change in loneliness and stress during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A longitudinal study of autistic and non‐autistic adults10
Electroretinography in adults with high‐functioning autism spectrum disorder10
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 randomiz10
The Autism Impact Measure (AIM): Examination of Sensitivity to Change10
Prevalence and treatment of mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders in children with co‐occurring autism spectrum disorder and attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A population‐based stud10
Caregiver responsiveness as a mechanism to improve social communication in toddlers: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial10
Job loss predicts worsening depressive symptoms for young adults with autism: A COVID‐19 natural experiment10
A comparison of methods for measuring camouflaging in autism10
Facial emotion training as an intervention in autism spectrum disorder: A meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials10
Premature mortality in a population‐based cohort of autistic adults in Canada10
Neural coding of formant‐exaggerated speech and nonspeech in children with and without autism spectrum disorders10
Needs assessment in unmet healthcare and family support services: A survey of caregivers of children and youth with autism spectrum disorder in Delaware10
Maternal tobacco smoking and offspring autism spectrum disorder or traits in ECHO cohorts9
Subgroups of Temperament Associated with Social–Emotional Difficulties in Infants with Early Signs of Autism9
Social attention as a cross‐cultural transdiagnostic neurodevelopmental risk marker9
Patterns of sensory modulation by age and sex in young people on the autism spectrum9
Neural Responses to a Putative Set‐shifting Task in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder9
Association between atopic diseases and neurodevelopmental disabilities in a longitudinal birth cohort9
Insufficient evidence for inclusion of motor deficits in the ASD diagnostic criteria: A response to Bhat (2021)9
Replication study of ADOS‐2 Toddler Module cut‐off scores for autism spectrum disorder classification9
Influence of Neighborhood Environment on Physical Activity Participation among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder9
Competing Perceptual Salience in a Visual Word Recognition Task Differentially Affects Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder9
A Novel Chd8 Mutant Mouse Displays Altered Ultrasonic Vocalizations and Enhanced Motor Coordination9
Speed and accuracy of emotion recognition in autistic adults: The role of stimulus type, response format, and emotion9
The relationship between camouflaging and mental health in autistic children and adolescents9
Using the NIH Toolbox to Assess Cognition in Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders9
Deep Neural Network Reveals the World of Autism From a First‐Person Perspective9
Preventing and improving interactions between autistic individuals and the criminal justice system: A roadmap for research9
Factorial validity of the Theory of Mind Inventory‐2 in children with autism spectrum disorder9
Evaluating commercially available wireless cardiovascular monitors for measuring and transmitting real‐time physiological responses in children with autism9
Relationship Between the Performance of Self‐Care and Visual Perception Among Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Typical Developing Children9
Vaccine Hesitancy and Attributions for Autism among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Groups of Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study9
Quotas, and Anti‐discrimination Policies Relating to Autism in the EU: Scoping Review and Policy Mapping in Germany, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Slovakia, Poland, and Romania9
Work and well‐being: Vocational activity trajectories in young adults with autism spectrum disorder9
Altered medial prefrontal cortex and dorsal raphé activity predict genotype and correlate with abnormal learning behavior in a mouse model of autism‐associated 2p16.3 deletion9
Mapping the time course of overt emotion dysregulation, self‐injurious behavior, and aggression in psychiatrically hospitalized autistic youth: A naturalistic study9
Addressing current barriers to autism diagnoses through a tiered diagnostic approach involving pediatric primary care providers9
Attend Less, Fear More: Elevated Distress to Social Threat in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder9
A systematic review and meta‐analysis of associations between primarily non‐autistic people's characteristics and attitudes toward autistic people9
Associations between coping strategies and mental health outcomes in autistic adults9
Evidence‐based use of scalable biomarkers to increase diagnostic efficiency and decrease the lifetime costs of autism9
Joint attention and intelligence in children with autism spectrum disorder without severe intellectual disability9
Reduced brain volume and white matter alterations in Shank3‐deficient rats9
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