Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Papers
(The median citation count of Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders is 2. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
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Brief report: Parent-guided movements during play with children with autism spectrum disorder55
Parental psychological control and child anxiety in a multiethnic sample of youth with autism spectrum disorder49
Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of motivating eye gaze in young children on autism spectrum through parent-mediated intervention39
Brain-computer interface based attention and social cognition training programme for children with ASD and co-occurring ADHD: A feasibility trial32
“That he won't experience life like he should”: Exploring worries of family caregivers of transition-age autistic youth31
Social network support is associated with teacher’s perceptions of transition planning for their autistic students29
Correlates of age at first alcohol use among a US-based sample of autistic underage youth25
Virtual reality interview with feedback framework for situational practice of gaze among autistic adults24
The role of alexithymia and autistic traits in predicting quality of life in an online sample24
Examining clinicians’ concerns delivering telemental health interventions directly to autistic individuals during COVID-1923
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 parents22
Underweight, overweight, obesity and associated factors in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in China22
Challenges encountered with a mindfulness app: Lessons learnt from a pilot randomized trial involving caregivers and individuals with autism21
No increased risk of mothers of children with autism having androgen-related cancers in an Australian population based sample20
Assessing ‘coherence’ in the spoken narrative accounts of autistic people: A systematic scoping review19
Use of sensory adaptive environments with autistic children: A scoping review18
Individual, social, and life course risk factors for experiencing interpersonal violence among autistic people of varying gender identities: A mixed methods systematic review18
“It feels like holding back something you need to say”: Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults accounts of sensory experiences and stimming18
Autistic adults’ experience of restricted repetitive behaviours17
Predictors of daily physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration in children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)17
Motor skills, visual perception, and visual-motor integration in children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder17
The interaction of fine motor, gesture, and structural language skills: The case of autism spectrum disorder16
Understanding perceptions underlying the self-reported stress among parents of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: Considerations for supporting families16
The effect of exercise training on sleep quality in autism spectrum condition: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials16
Executive functioning in children with ASD + ADHD and ASD + ID: A systematic review15
Current state of autism knowledge in the general population of the United States15
Association of birth weight with risk of autism: A systematic review and meta-analysis15
Which emerging autism features at 12 months of age are associated with later parent-child interaction?15
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Spatial and identity cues differentially affect implicit learning in Chinese autistic children in the contextual cueing task with human stimuli14
Maternal multivitamin supplementation is associated with symptoms in offspring with autism spectrum disorder: A multi-center study in China14
It’s not really lying. Autism spectrum disorder relates to lower recognition of other-oriented lies through a decrease in perceived intentionality of the liar13
Social attention and autism in early childhood: Evidence on behavioral markers based on visual scanning of emotional faces with eye-tracking methodology13
Factor analysis of the feeding and eating in AutiSm Together Assessment13
Parent resolution of diagnosis and intervention fidelity in a parent-delivered intervention for pre-school children with autism: A mixed methods study13
Self-reported service needs and barriers reported by autistic adults: Differences by gender identity13
The health care costs of caring for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A population-based analysis13
Sleep patterns of children with Cri du Chat syndrome before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study13
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
Emotional stress, cortisol response, and cortisol rhythm in autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review13
Autism identity in young adults and the relationships with participation, quality of life, and well-being13
An evaluation of the collateral child and parent outcomes of telehealth-delivered behavioral sleep intervention for Autistic children13
Preliminary analysis of a clinical trial of children with autism spectrum disorder treated with DHA-rich marine Schizochytrium sp. oil and multi-vitamin/mineral complex13
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Sleep and daytime functioning in autistic teenagers: A psychological network approach12
Increased intra-subject variability of neural activity during speech production in people with autism spectrum disorder12
The utilization of psychopharmacological treatments for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a middle-income European country12
Adapting cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety in autistic children: A commentary12
Heterogeneity in autism spectrum disorder explained by social-communicative and restricted repetitive behavior balance subgroups11
Toe walking in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Relationship with sensory and motor functions,language, cognition, and autism severity11
“They don’t understand how bad I feel”: Inconsistencies between mother-rated and self-rated symptoms of depression in autistic girls11
Brief report: Temporal distribution of visual attention between the eyes and mouth in young autistic children11
Examining the highs and lows of teacher self-efficacy for special class teachers working with learners with Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder11
Personalization of social narratives for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Brief experimental analysis11
Event-, time- and activity-based prospective memory in children with higher autistic traits11
Comparison of the oral microbiota of children with autism spectrum disorder in primary dentition with neurotypical controls11
Autism spectrum disorder: Where does the Gulf Region stand? An overview of ASD in the Arab Gulf Region: The UAE as a regional model11
Early childhood interventions in educational settings that promote school readiness for children with autism and other developmental disabilities: Systematic review10
The relationship between alexithymia and self-esteem in autistic adolescents10
Less frequent face looking in infancy is related to autism likelihood status but not diagnosis: A study of parent-infant interaction10
Screening for intellectual disability in autistic people: A brief report10
Social support and depression of autistic children’s caregivers: The mediating role of caregivers’ self-esteem10
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
Parental Beliefs About Causes of Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Investigation of a Research Measure Using Principal Component Analysis10
Iron, magnesium, zinc and selenium - The most common elemental deficiencies in children with autism spectrum disorder10
Evaluating Autism diagnosis agreement between primary care physicians/practitioners and experts through ECHO Autism STAT9
A cross-linguistic examination of language measures in autism: A comparison between Dutch and English9
“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
Autistic undergraduate students’ transition and adjustment to higher education institutions9
Assessment of autonomic symptom scales in patients with neurodevelopmental diagnoses using electronic health record data9
Eye Tracking Biomarkers for Autism Spectrum Disorder Detection using Machine Learning and Deep Learning Techniques: Review9
Exploring the relationship between challenging behaviour and mental health disorder in autistic individuals with intellectual disabilities9
Social context in stress and autism: comparing physiological profiles across two social paradigms in youth with and without autism spectrum disorder9
Creative performance and attitudes toward creativity in adults with autism spectrum disorder9
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A person-centered perspective on differential efficacy of early behavioral intervention in children with autism: A latent profile analysis9
Making needle procedures comfortable for autistic children: Caregiver perspectives9
A social-competence group intervention featuring didactic teaching and practice in play contexts for preschool children with autism spectrum disorders9
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
Relationship of autistic traits between parents and children with and without autism spectrum disorder9
Painted with different brushes—An exploratory study of psychological well-being and attitudes towards autism perceived by adolescents with autism spectrum conditions and their mothers9
How to measure camouflaging? A conceptual replication of the validation of the Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire in Dutch adults9
The psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the social responsiveness scale in a neuropediatric sample9
The non-fitness-related benefits of exergames for young individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review9
Methodological considerations in the use of standardized motor assessment tools for children with autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review9
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
Validation of the Mandarin Chinese version of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2 for autism spectrum disorder9
Prediction of school-age outcomes for autistic children following receipt of group-early start denver model8
Negotiating good motherhood: Lived experiences of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in China8
Brief report: Game day: A novel method of assessing change in social competence in students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)8
A systematic review of autistic children’s prosocial behaviour8
Association of autism spectrum disorders and gastrointestinal infections in children8
Preliminary efficacy of a transition training program for autistic adolescents7
A coping subscale for autistic children: Revisiting the dimensionality of the emotion regulation and social skills questionnaire7
Co-occurring intellectual disability and autism: Associations with stress, coping, time use, and quality of life in caregivers7
Factors associated with classroom participation in preschool through third grade learners on the autism spectrum7
A qualitative study of physical activity drivers in autistic individuals using COM-B. Autistic and non-autistic perspectives7
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
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Systematic review investigating the relationship between autism spectrum disorder and metabolic dysfunction7
Examining daily impact of mood and quality of social support for caregivers of children on the autism spectrum7
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Obesity and co-occurring conditions among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: The National Survey of Children’s Health 2017–20187
Emotion regulation and executive function: Associations with depression and anxiety in autism7
A scoping review of behavioral interventions for promoting social gaze in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities6
Exploring the effects of age and sex on sensory sensitivities in middle and older aged autistic adults6
Parental descriptions of sensory processing in Autism6
Towards reproducible and respectful autism research: Combining open and participatory autism research practices6
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
Functional upper-extremity movements in autism: A narrative literature review6
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]6
Visual scanning and recognition of ambiguous faces in children with autism: The effects of morphing levels and facial identities6
Age and sex differences in problem behaviours in youth with autism spectrum disorder6
The impact of sleep quality on quality of life for autistic adults6
Broad autism phenotype traits and self-reported sensory processing across sensory modalities6
What are the experiences and support needs of families of autistic children with Extreme (or ‘Pathological’) Demand Avoidance (E/PDA) behaviours?6
Association between early androgens and autistic traits: A systematic review and meta-analysis6
Self-efficacy as a mediator between involvement in intervention and quality of life in parents of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder6
A natural history study of medical cannabis consumption in pediatric autism in the United States6
Relationship between cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS) (formerly sluggish cognitive tempo) and social functioning in child autism, ADHD, and elementary school samples6
Virtual reality educational scenarios for students with ASD: Instruments validation and design of STEM programmatic contents6
Investigating the general psychopathology factor in autistic youth6
Omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid intake and aberrant behaviors in Jordanian children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD): A pilot study6
Measurement invariance of Child Behavior Checklist internalizing and externalizing factors between non-speaking/partially verbal and speaking autistic children5
Facing Your Fears in autistic youth with co-occurring psychiatric conditions: Reductions in symptoms of anxiety and depression5
Cross-lagged relations between maternal criticism and emotional and behavioral problems in children with ASD5
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Probiotic intervention in young children with autism spectrum disorder in Taiwan: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial5
A systematic search and appraisal of intervention characteristics used to develop varied communication functions in children with autism who use aided AAC5
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
The relationships between restrictive/repetitive behaviours, intolerance of uncertainty, and anxiety in autism: A systematic review and meta-analysis5
Characterizing difficulties with emotion regulation in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder5
Validation of the Korean Childhood Autism Rating Scale-25
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
Siblings and social interaction development of individuals with ASD: A systematic review5
Ironic, isn't it!? A review on irony comprehension in children and adolescents with ASD5
Self-reported memory of autistic young adults and associated real-world outcomes5
The Periodic Risk Evaluation: A new tool to link Medicaid-enrolled autistic adults to services and support5
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Can bumetanide be a miraculous medicine for autism spectrum disorder: Meta-analysis evidence from randomized controlled trials5
Commentary on: Towards a neurodiversity-affirmative conceptualisation of psycho-education in the context of autism5
An examination of sleep problems and parental well-being, comparing families with and without autistic children5
Risperidone plasma concentrations are associated with hyperprolactinemia in autism spectrum disorder children: The impact of CYP2D6 polymorphisms5
Maternal mental health and the behavior of children with autism spectrum disorder: Unidirectional and bidirectional effects5
Vulnerabilities associated with physical health conditions for emergency department utilization in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder5
Use of standardized motor assessments in children with autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analysis and systematic review5
“I just need a little more support”: A thematic analysis of autistic students’ experience of university in France5
Examination of racial/ethnic disproportionality of autism in California5
Mitochondrial DNA involvement in patients with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability5
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Higher anesthetic dose requirement for sedation in children with autism spectrum disorder compared to neuro-atypical controls- a prospective observational study5
Positive psychology in neurodiversity: An investigation of character strengths in autistic adults in the United Kingdom in a community setting5
Quiet ego, perceived social support, and subjective well-being in mothers having children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder5
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
Copy-number variants in the contactin-5 gene are a potential risk factor for autism spectrum disorder5
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Depression in young autistic people: A scoping review5
The role of emotional factors in face processing abilities in autism spectrum conditions4
“They’re either afraid or ignorant”: Experiences of stigma and blame among fathers raising autistic children4
Interactive associations of eczema with glutathione S-transferase genes in relation to autism spectrum disorder and its severity in Jamaican children4
Reduced sensitivity to curvature in adolescents diagnosed with ASD4
Understanding camouflaging and identity in autistic children and adolescents using photo-elicitation4
Peripheral markers of nitrosative stress in children with autism spectrum disorder and bipolar disorder comorbidity during euthymic phase4
Affective problems, gastrointestinal symptoms, sleep problems, and challenging behaviour in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder4
Adaptation and validation of the Parental Behaviour Scale for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Chinese parents4
Parents’ modelling of play skills in spontaneous interactions may promote autistic children’s play behaviours4
Joint attention and maternal attention across varying dyadic interactions for autistic children4
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Effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy on core aspects of anxiety in anxious youth with autism4
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 s4
Brief report: A confirmatory factor analysis of the Child Behavior Checklist in a large sample of autistic youth4
Exploring experiences of vaccine-related and alternative treatments for individuals with autism: A qualitative study4
Oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) DNA methylation is associated with autism and related social traits – A systematic review4
Genetic networks suggest Asperger’s syndrome as a distinct subtype of autism spectrum disorders4
Development and psychometric evidence of the Chinese Version of the Theory of Mind Inventory-2 (ToMI-2) in children with autism spectrum disorder4
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 setting4
“That impending dread sort of feeling”: Experiences of social interaction from the perspectives of autistic adults4
Emergent literacy skills and autism: A scoping review of intervention programs4
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Impact of child-centered play therapy intervention on children with autism reflected by brain EEG activity: A randomized controlled trial4
“I’m not mad, bad, and dangerous … simply wired differently”: Exploring factors contributing to good quality of life with autistic women4
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The role of mentorship on social engagement among adolescents with autism spectrum disorders4
Self-supervised ensembled learning for autism spectrum classification4
PDE3 inhibition by cilostazol attenuated developmental hyperserotonemia induced behavioural and biochemical deficits in a rat model of autism spectrum disorder4
Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Brief COPE in autistic older adolescents and adults4
“We go through trauma”: South Asian parents’ experiences of autism diagnosis and early supports for their autistic children in Australia4
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) 15003
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Social and individual grievances and attraction to extremist ideologies in individuals with autism: Insights from a clinical sample3
Pragmatic language markers of autism diagnosis and severity3
Autism spectrum disorder and vitamin D status: A cross-sectional study of children in a developing country in Southeast Asia3
The Use of Photovoice in Research With People on the Autism Spectrum: A Meta-Synthesis of the Literature3
A pilot RCT of virtual reality job interview training in transition-age youth on the autism spectrum3
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children – Parent-reported Trait-version; a psychometric analysis of the measure in children on the autism spectrum3
Differences in speech articulatory timing and associations with pragmatic language ability in autism3
Predicting longitudinal trajectories of adaptive couple processes in families of autistic children: Applying the Vulnerability Stress Adaptation model3
Examining mental and physical health between autistic women and women with serious mental illness3
Systematic review of the effectiveness and cultural adaptation of social skills interventions for adolescents with autism spectrum disorders in Asia3
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Microcephaly in preschool children with Autism Spectrum Disorder3
Gastrointestinal symptoms in autistic children during Covid-19 lockdown: A qualitative study of family experience3
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 decade3
A systematic review of cardiac autonomic reactivity to face-to-face social stressor stimuli in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder3
Direct observation in a large-scale randomized trial of parent training in children with autism spectrum disorder and disruptive behavior3
Trace element levels and autism spectrum disorder in a sample of Algerian children: A case-control study investigation3
Exploring bidirectional relationships: Child sleep duration, child behavior problems, and parenting stress in families of children with autism spectrum disorder3
Analysis of urinary 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine as a biomarker of oxidative DNA damage in pediatric children with autism spectrum disorder3
Predictors of self-reported resilience in parents of autistic children3
An acceptability and feasibility investigation of a community-based motor program for autistic children with moderate and high support needs3
Exploring differences and disparities in school-based services received by students with autism: A systematic review3
Substantial elevation of telomeric oxidized bases in childhood autism3
Impact of student-teacher relationship quality on classroom behavioral engagement for young students on the autism spectrum3
Reliability and validity of the Polish version of Communication and Symbolic Behaviour Scales-Developmental Profile - Infant-Toddler Checklist3
Cognitive and emotional empathy in neurotypical individuals with high autistic traits: The role of emotional valence3
Burnout among behavior analysts in times of crisis: The roles of work demands, professional social support, and psychological flexibility3
Psychometric properties of the 10-item Autism Quotient in an acute psychiatric sample3
A mind-reading puzzle: Autistic people are more efficient at a theory-of-mind task3
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Autistic traits and COVID-19-related post-traumatic stress disorder symptom: Sex difference and the role of anxiety sensitivity3
Incorporating self-advocacy and empowerment into small group therapy for adults on the autism spectrum: A pilot study3
The effects of a physical exercise program, LEGOR and Minecraft activities on anxiety in underserved children with autism spectrum disorder3
Meta-analysis-tested formal models of potential mechanisms underlying females’ low autism-spectrum-disorder diagnosis rate compared to males’3
Development of a standardized set of outcomes for autism spectrum disorder: The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM)3
Risk of migraine development among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A nationwide longitudinal study2
Telepractice Delivery of an Autism Communication Intervention Program to Parent Groups2
Cross-cultural similarities and differences in reporting autistic symptoms in toddlers: A study synthesizing M-CHAT(-R) data from ten countries2
A scoping review of sex/gender differences in pragmatic language and friendship characteristics in autistic children and adolescents2
Comparison of the Factor Structure of the Child Behavior Checklist 1.5–5 between Children with ASD and Children with DD2
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Attentional biases to faces with direct versus averted gaze in children without and with autism spectrum disorder: A dot-probe paradigm2
Motivation for real-life social engagement of preschool children with autism spectrum disorder: From the caregiver perspectives2
Parenting stress within mother-father dyads raising a young child with autism spectrum disorder2
Effects of a creative yoga intervention on the joint attention and social communication skills, as well as affective states of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder2
The BALANCE nutrition education intervention for adolescents with ASD: A formative study in a school setting2
Telehealth-delivered behavioral sleep interventions for Autistic children: An evaluation of an enhanced stepped-care approach2
Here’s the story: Narrative ability and executive function in autism spectrum disorder2
Telepractice parent-implemented training and coaching in a rural area in the UK: Impact on mothers and their children with autism2
Identifying the functions of restricted and repetitive behaviours and interests in Autism: A scoping review.2
Omega 3 effects on sleep and body composition in children with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized placebo-controlled trial2
All-cause and cause-specific mortality in people with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review2
Predicting typically-developing siblings’ acceptance of their sibling with ASD during emerging adulthood2
Effects of sex, race, and ethnicity on primary and subspecialty healthcare use by autistic children in Florida: A longitudinal retrospective cohort study (2012–2018)2
Video-based screening for children with suspected autism spectrum disorder – experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in India2
An exploratory study of resilience to stressful life events in autistic children2
A comprehensive bioinformatics analysis of circRNA expression in the brain of distinct mouse models of Autism Spectrum Disorder2
Automated and scalable Computerized Assessment of Motor Imitation (CAMI) in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder using a single 2D camera: A pilot study2
Knowledge and reported use of evidence-based practices by early intervention professionals working with autistic children in Saudi Arabia2
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