Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Article	Citations
COVID-19 pandemic effects in people with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their caregivers: Evaluation of social distancing and lockdown impact on mental health and general status	73
Prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analysis	73
Helpful or harmful? A scoping review of perceptions and outcomes of autism diagnostic disclosure to others	58
“This may be a really good opportunity to make the world a more autism friendly place”: Professionals’ perspectives on the effects of COVID-19 on autistic individuals	45
Examining the relationship between social support and stress for parents of individuals with autism	33
A systematic review of problematic video-game use in people with Autism Spectrum Disorders	28
Teachers’ attitudes toward the inclusion of students with autism spectrum disorder: Impact of students’ difficulties	27
The longitudinal heterogeneity of autistic traits: A systematic review	26
Special education experiences and stress among Latina mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)	25
“It feels like holding back something you need to say”: Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults accounts of sensory experiences and stimming	25
A scoping review of the barriers and facilitators to the implementation of interventions in autism education	23
Systematic review of the collateral effects of behavioral sleep interventions in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder	23
Higher depressive symptoms in early adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder by self- and parent-report compared to typically-developing peers	23
Glocalizing project ImPACT: Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary outcomes of a parent-mediated social communication intervention for autism adapted to the Indian context	23
Fundamental movement skills in children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review	22
“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 teenagers	22
Autism assessment via telehealth during the Covid 19 pandemic: Experiences and perspectives of autistic adults, parents/carers and clinicians	21
Sensorimotor skills in autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analysis	21
Treatment of Depression in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review	20
Stability of co-occurring psychiatric diagnoses in autistic men and women	20
Interaction between a mixture of heavy metals (lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium, manganese, aluminum) and GSTP1, GSTT1, and GSTM1 in relation to autism spectrum disorder	20
Identification of Longitudinal Sensory Subtypes in Typical Development and Autism Spectrum Development Using Growth Mixture Modelling	20
Sources and impact of occupational demands for autistic employees	19
Decreasing motor stereotypy in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review	19
Follow the white robot: Efficacy of robot-assistive training for children with autism spectrum disorder	19

Teacher insights into the barriers and facilitators of learning in autism	19
Peer bullying among children with autism spectrum disorder in formal education settings: Data from Turkey	18
Daily living skills in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: Implications for intervention and independence	18
A systematic review of firsthand experiences and supports for students with autism spectrum disorder in higher education	18
The emotional availability in mother-child and father-child interactions in families with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder	17
Experiences of physical and sexual violence as reported by autistic adults without intellectual disability: Rate, gender patterns and clinical correlates	17
Oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) DNA methylation is associated with autism and related social traits – A systematic review	17
Person, environment, and occupation characteristics: What predicts work performance of employees with autism?	17
Alexithymia and autism diagnostic assessments: Evidence from twins at genetic risk of autism and adults with anorexia nervosa	17
Early childhood special education teachers’ use of evidence-based practices with children with autism spectrum disorder	17
Cognitive emotion regulation strategies, anxiety, and depression in mothers of children with or without neurodevelopmental disorders	17
Association of polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides with autism spectrum disorder in Jamaican children	16
Autistic adults’ experience of restricted repetitive behaviours	16
Autistic traits and emotional experiences in Chinese college students: Mediating role of emotional regulation and sex differences	15
Piloting a digitally-mediated social story intervention for autistic children led by teachers within naturalistic school settings	14
Executive functioning in children with ASD + ADHD and ASD + ID: A systematic review	14
Associations among sensory hyperresponsiveness, restricted and repetitive behaviors, and anxiety in autism: An integrated systematic review	14
Autoantibody and autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review	14
Service encounters across the lifespan in individuals with autism spectrum disorders: Results from a multisite study in Latin America	14
Effects of a creative yoga intervention on the joint attention and social communication skills, as well as affective states of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder	14
Emotion processing and autism spectrum disorder: A review of the relative contributions of alexithymia and verbal IQ	13
COVID-19 vaccination among individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A population-based study	13
A systematic review of how emotional self-awareness is defined and measured when comparing autistic and non-autistic groups	13
Adherence to behavioral treatments and parent stress in families of children with ASD	13
Manual dexterity in children with autism spectrum disorder: A cross-syndrome approach	13
Positive contributions among parents of children on the autism spectrum: A Systematic review	12
Family adaptation among parents of children on the autism spectrum without a comorbid intellectual disability: A test of the Double ABCX model	12
Patterns of math and reading achievement in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder	12
Global Assessment Use and Practices in Applied Behavior Analysis: Surveying the Field	12
Mixed martial arts training improves social skills and lessens problem behaviors in boys with Autism Spectrum Disorder	12
What do we know about home education and autism? A thematic synthesis review	12
Sleep problems and mental health difficulties in older adults who endorse high autistic traits	12
‘Above and beyond’: The perceptions of mothers of children with autism about ‘good practice’ by professionals and services	12
Transition preparation activities and expectations for the transition to adulthood among parents of autistic youth	11
Fathers of children with autism spectrum disorder: Their perceptions of paternal role a predictor of caregiving satisfaction, self-efficacy and burden	11
Vocal Stereotypy and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review of Interventions	11
Program evaluation of a community organization offering supported employment services for adults with autism	11
Longitudinal developmental trajectories in young autistic children presenting with sleep problems, compared to those presenting without sleep problems, gathered via parent-report using a mobile applic	11
Sleep quantity and quality as predictors of behavior and mental health issues for children and adolescents with autism	11
The relationship between parental stress and mastery, forgiveness, and social support among parents of children with autism	11
Sluggish cognitive tempo in autism, ADHD, and neurotypical child samples	11
A pilot RCT of virtual reality job interview training in transition-age youth on the autism spectrum	11
Exploring profiles of anxiety symptoms in male and female children on the autism spectrum	10
Depression in young autistic people: A scoping review	10
Autism disclosure – The decisions autistic adults make	10
Telepractice Delivery of an Autism Communication Intervention Program to Parent Groups	10
Behaviour, cognition, and autism symptoms and their relationship with sleep problem severity in young children with autism spectrum disorder	10
Inclusion of racially and ethnically diverse populations in ASD intervention research	10
Self-reported service needs and barriers reported by autistic adults: Differences by gender identity	10
A systematic search and appraisal of intervention characteristics used to develop varied communication functions in children with autism who use aided AAC	10

The impact of sleep quality on quality of life for autistic adults	10
Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Brief COPE in autistic older adolescents and adults	10
Fundamental Motor Skill Interventions in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review of the Literature Including a Methodological Quality Assessment	9
National prescribing rates and polypharmacy for children and young people in New Zealand with and without autism spectrum disorder	9
Psychosocial and behavioural factors associated with self injurious behaviour (SIB) in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)	9
Examining clinicians’ concerns delivering telemental health interventions directly to autistic individuals during COVID-19	9
Assessing gender differences in autism spectrum disorder using the Gendered Autism Behavioral Scale (GABS): An exploratory study	9
Parental responsiveness during musical and non-musical engagement in preschoolers with ASD	9
Emotion dysregulation in children with autism: A multimethod investigation of the role of child and parent factors	9
The perspectives of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder on the transition from primary to secondary school: A systematic literature review	9
Plasticity of temporal binding in children with autism spectrum disorder: A single case experimental design perceptual training study	9
Exploring leisure time use and impact on well-being among transition-age autistic youth	9
Task engagement during narrative writing in school-age children with autism spectrum disorder compared to peers with and without attentional difficulties	9
A community-based sleep educational intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder	9
Context-dependent amygdala-prefrontal connectivity in youths with autism spectrum disorder	8
Conversation Skills and Self-Initiated Interactions in Young Adults with Autism and Intellectual Disability	8
They deserve the “same level of care that any other person deserves”: Caregiver perspectives on healthcare for adults on the autism spectrum	8
Emotion regulation as a mediator between depressive symptoms and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in adults with ASD and intellectual disabilities	8
The interaction of fine motor, gesture, and structural language skills: The case of autism spectrum disorder	8
A systematic review of autistic children’s prosocial behaviour	8
Autism spectrum disorder in French children’s literature: An analysis of portrayals of children with autism in the light of the DSM-5	8
The moderating effect of cognitive abilities on the association between sensory processing and emotional and behavioural problems and social participation in autistic individuals	8
Parenting behaviours among mothers of pre-schoolers on the autism spectrum: Associations with parenting stress and children’s externalising behaviour problems	8
Overlap of autism and conditions associated with atypical sex hormone levels or response: A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Interplay of circadian clock and melatonin pathway gene variants in adults with autism, intellectual disability and sleep problems	8
Cognitive-behavioral treatment of sleep disturbance in children and adolescents with autism: Eight case studies using functional behavior assessment	8
Picture of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Research in West Africa—A Scoping Review	8
Community-based parent-training for disruptive behaviors in children with ASD using synchronous telehealth services: A pilot study	8
TH1/Treg ratio may be a marker of autism in children with immune dysfunction	8
Interrelation of food selectivity, oral sensory sensitivity, and nutrient intake in children with autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review	8
Screening tools for autism spectrum disorder, used with people with an intellectual disability: A systematic review	8
Brief report: Measures of effectiveness for single-question sleep problem screeners in children with autism spectrum disorder	7
Attentional bias toward threatening emotional faces in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analysis on reaction time tasks	7
Alternative treatments for autism: Prevalence and predictors	7
Perceived social support and life satisfaction of Chinese parents of children with autism spectrum disorder: Loneliness as a mediator and moderator	7
Consensus or chaos: Survey of prescribing practices of New Zealand child and adolescent psychiatrists for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder	7
Implementing an early detection program for autism in primary healthcare: Screening, education of healthcare professionals, referrals for diagnostic evaluation, and early intervention	7
Domestic violence events involving autism: a text mining study of police records in New South Wales, 2005-2016	7
“Success Doesn’t Happen in a Traditional Way”: Experiences of school personnel who provide employment preparation for youth with autism spectrum disorder	7
Sensory over-responsivity, repetitive behavior, and emotional functioning in boys with and without autism spectrum disorder	7
Autistic undergraduate students’ transition and adjustment to higher education institutions	7
Parent coaching intervention for children with suspected autism spectrum disorder: Cost analysis	7
Exploring antecedents and outcomes of restricted and repetitive behaviours in autistic children: A thematic analysis of teacher interviews	7
Co-occurring intellectual disability and autism: Associations with stress, coping, time use, and quality of life in caregivers	7
Brain-computer interface based attention and social cognition training programme for children with ASD and co-occurring ADHD: A feasibility trial	7
Water-based training in combined with vitamin D supplementation improves lipid profile in children with ASD	7
How to measure camouflaging? A conceptual replication of the validation of the Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire in Dutch adults	7
Examining the sustained use of a cognitive behavioral therapy program for youth with autism spectrum disorder and co-occurring anxiety	7
Individualized education program quality for transition age students with autism	7
Exploring the use of the verbal intelligence quotient as a proxy for language ability in autism spectrum disorder	7
Motor skills, visual perception, and visual-motor integration in children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder	7
Automated and scalable Computerized Assessment of Motor Imitation (CAMI) in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder using a single 2D camera: A pilot study	7
Friendship understanding in males and females on the autism spectrum and their typically developing peers	6
Metaphor comprehension in children with and without autism spectrum disorder	6
Effectiveness of deep brain stimulation in refractory and drug-resistant aggressiveness in autism spectrum disorder	6
Affective problems, gastrointestinal symptoms, sleep problems, and challenging behaviour in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder	6
Association between early androgens and autistic traits: A systematic review and meta-analysis	6
The effects of a physical exercise program, LEGOR and Minecraft activities on anxiety in underserved children with autism spectrum disorder	6
Current state of autism knowledge in the general population of the United States	6
Evaluation of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in children with autism spectrum disorders	6
Increased plasma lipoprotein lipase activity in males with autism spectrum disorder	6
Burnout among behavior analysts in times of crisis: The roles of work demands, professional social support, and psychological flexibility	6
Are child autism symptoms, developmental level and adaptive function associated with caregiver feelings of wellbeing and efficacy in the parenting role?	6
Childhood language skills as predictors of social, adaptive and behavior outcomes of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder	6
A grassroots investigation of ASD knowledge and stigma among teachers in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR	6
Serum amino acid spectrum in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)	6
Longitudinal stability of salivary microRNA biomarkers in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder	6
Constipation prevalence and perceptions: Comparison of children and adolescents with ASD and other developmental-behavioral disorders	6
It’s who you know: Caregiver social networks predict service use among under-resourced children with autism	5
Characterizing difficulties with emotion regulation in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder	5
Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (Q-CHAT): A psychometric study with Serbian Toddlers	5
Social attention and autism in early childhood: Evidence on behavioral markers based on visual scanning of emotional faces with eye-tracking methodology	5
Caregiver perspectives on interventions for behavior challenges in autistic children	5
Video-based screening for children with suspected autism spectrum disorder – experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in India	5
Development and preliminary testing of the Dutch version of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®)	5
How is psychological wellbeing experienced by autistic women? Challenges and protective factors: A meta-synthesis	5
Associations between domains of health-related quality of life and co-occurring emotional and behavioral problems in youth with autism spectrum disorder	5
Autism spectrum disorder and complex healthcare needs: The role of healthcare experiences	5
Judgments of spoken discourse and impression formation of neurotypical and autistic adults	5
Challenges encountered with a mindfulness app: Lessons learnt from a pilot randomized trial involving caregivers and individuals with autism	5

Breastfeeding association with autism spectrum disorders: A case-control study from Lebanon	5
Melatonin dispensing and polypharmacy rates for New Zealand children with autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorders: A nationwide pharmacoepidemiological study	5
Brief report: At-home oral care experiences and challenges among children with Autism Spectrum Disorder	5
Pragmatic language markers of autism diagnosis and severity	5
Investigating gender differences in the early markers of Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) in infants and toddlers	5
Patterns of intervention utilization among school-aged children on the autism spectrum: Findings from a multi-site research consortium	5
“It’s really unexplainable, but everyone here got it:” Analysis of an ASD sibling support group for emerging adults	5
Orientation to and processing of social stimuli under normal and competitive conditions in children with autism spectrum disorder	4
Gender-based differential item functioning on the child behavior checklist in youth on the autism spectrum: A brief report	4
Synthesizing classroom intervention effects for autistic students: Commentary on Watkins et al., 2019	4
A validation study of the Chinese version of the Autism Parenting Stress Index (C-APSI) in Hong Kong	4
Positive psychology in neurodiversity: An investigation of character strengths in autistic adults in the United Kingdom in a community setting	4
Get it right, make it easy, see it all: Viewpoints of autistic individuals and parents of autistic individuals about the autism diagnostic process in Australia	4
The Feasibility and Acceptability of Occupational Therapy in an Equine Environment for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder	4
Rates of autism spectrum disorder diagnoses for children and adolescents in the Hutt Valley Region of New Zealand between 2012 and 2016	4
Caregivers’ knowledge of autism in a local peri-urban community of Nepal: A cross-sectional study in Kirtipur, Kathmandu	4
The experience of seeking, receiving, and reflecting upon a diagnosis of autism in the UK: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies conducted with autistic individuals	4
“That impending dread sort of feeling”: Experiences of social interaction from the perspectives of autistic adults	4
Mother–child interaction in families of children with autism: Interpersonal dyadic processes	4
The role of alexithymia and autistic traits in predicting quality of life in an online sample	4
Differences in cardiac vagal modulation and cortisol response in adolescents with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder	4
Efficacy of a computer-assisted cognitive-behavior therapy program for treating youth with anxiety and co-occurring autism spectrum disorder: Camp Cope-A-Lot	4
Community participation patterns among autistic adults and associated characteristics: A latent class analysis	4
The Use of Photovoice in Research With People on the Autism Spectrum: A Meta-Synthesis of the Literature	4
A systematic review of the effectiveness and efficacy of clinician-led psychological interventions for parents of children with ASD	4
Brief report: Autism spectrum disorder diagnostic persistence in a 10-year longitudinal study	4
Exploring differences and disparities in school-based services received by students with autism: A systematic review	4
Anxiety relates to classroom executive function problems in students with ASD, but not ADHD	4
Characteristics associated with parental estimates of sleep duration in children with autism spectrum disorders	4
Parent-child concordance on the Pubertal Development Scale in typically developing and autistic youth	4
Development and evaluation of a novel caregiver-report tool to assess barriers to physical healthcare for people on the autism spectrum	4
Attitudes towards and organizational support for evidence-based practices: A comparison of education and allied health professionals in autism	4
The reliability and validity of the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) in mothers of children with developmental disabilities in Saudi Arabia	4
Psychometric properties of the Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist in Saudi Arabia	4
Increased intra-subject variability of neural activity during speech production in people with autism spectrum disorder	4
Body weight status and dietary intake of Malaysian children with Autism Spectrum Disorder	4
Cross-cultural similarities and differences in reporting autistic symptoms in toddlers: A study synthesizing M-CHAT(-R) data from ten countries	4
Communicative intentions in autism spectrum disorder	4
The experience of autistic adults accessing adapted cognitive behaviour therapy: ADEPT (Autism Depression Trial) qualitative evaluation	3
The relationship among early functional milestones and core deficits in Autism Spectrum Disorder	3
Classification of autism spectrum disorder from blood metabolites: Robustness to the presence of co-occurring conditions	3
One-year outcomes of low-intensity behavioral interventions among Japanese preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders: Community-based study	3
Dynamic Interactive Social Cognition Training in Virtual Reality (DiSCoVR) for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A feasibility study	3
Relations among co-occurring psychopathology in youth with autism spectrum disorder, family resilience, and caregiver coping	3
Toilet training interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review	3
The psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the social responsiveness scale in a neuropediatric sample	3
It’s not really lying. Autism spectrum disorder relates to lower recognition of other-oriented lies through a decrease in perceived intentionality of the liar	3
Mimicry and social affiliation with virtual partner are decreased in autism	3
Emotion regulation and executive function: Associations with depression and anxiety in autism	3
Investigating attention in young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using change blindness and eye tracking	3
Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the Arabic version of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale	3
Maternal mental health and the behavior of children with autism spectrum disorder: Unidirectional and bidirectional effects	3
Canadian mapping of autism-specific supports for postsecondary students	3
Awareness and risk factors of autism spectrum disorder in an Egyptian population	3
Exploring bidirectional relationships: Child sleep duration, child behavior problems, and parenting stress in families of children with autism spectrum disorder	3
A scoping review of behavioral interventions for promoting social gaze in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities	3
Microcephaly in preschool children with Autism Spectrum Disorder	3
Psychometric properties of the Autism Spectrum Disorder in Adults Screening Questionnaire (ASDASQ) in a sample of Italian psychiatric outpatients	3
Criterion validity of the Autism Spectrum Rating Scales 2-5 parent report	3
Girls’ cortisol concentrations, mothers’ anxiety, and self- versus parent-ratings of autistic girls’ anxiety	3
Local-global processing approaches in older autistic adults: A matched control study using RCFT and WAIS-IV	3
Parental perspectives of the everyday experiences of uncertainty among young children on the autism spectrum	3
Meeting 24-hour movement guidelines: Their relationships with overweight and obesity among Chinese children with autism spectrum disorder	3
Parenting stress within mother-father dyads raising a young child with autism spectrum disorder	3
“What is early intervention? I had no idea”: Chinese parents’ experiences of early supports for their autistic children in Australia	3
An evaluation of wayfinding abilities in adolescent and young adult males with autism spectrum disorder	3
Atypical attention to voice in toddlers and pre-schoolers with autism spectrum disorder is related to unimpaired cognitive abilities. An ERP study	3
Treatment of anxiety in autistic adults: A systematic review	3
Parental Beliefs About Causes of Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Investigation of a Research Measure Using Principal Component Analysis	3
Opinions of Turkish parents of children with autism spectrum disorder on use of complementary and alternative medicine methods	3
Impact of student-teacher relationship quality on classroom behavioral engagement for young students on the autism spectrum	3
Examining the role of attention problems in motor stereotypy in children with autism spectrum disorder	3
Emotional stress, cortisol response, and cortisol rhythm in autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review	3
“I just need a little more support”: A thematic analysis of autistic students’ experience of university in France	3
Systematic review of the effectiveness and cultural adaptation of social skills interventions for adolescents with autism spectrum disorders in Asia	3
Copy number variations of SHANK3 and related sensory profiles in Egyptian children with autism spectrum disorder	3
Obesity and co-occurring conditions among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: The National Survey of Children’s Health 2017–2018	3
Exploring the relationship between challenging behaviour and mental health disorder in autistic individuals with intellectual disabilities	3
Telepractice parent-implemented training and coaching in a rural area in the UK: Impact on mothers and their children with autism	3
Body image and autism: A scoping review	3
Validation of the Arabic Version of the Two Sensory Processing Measure Questionnaires	3
Do labels matter? The effect of specific and generic labels on university students’ openness towards autistic peers	2
Risk of migraine development among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A nationwide longitudinal study	2
Psychological distress among parents of children with autism spectrum disorders: A randomized control trial of cognitive behavioural therapy	2
Assessing ‘coherence’ in the spoken narrative accounts of autistic people: A systematic scoping review	2
Brief report: Game day: A novel method of assessing change in social competence in students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)	2
Systematic review investigating the relationship between autism spectrum disorder and metabolic dysfunction	2
Meta-analysis of effectiveness of parent-mediated telehealth interventions in children with Autism spectrum disorder	2
Enhancing social interactions for youth with autism spectrum disorder through training programs for typically developing peers: A systematic review	2
The BALANCE nutrition education intervention for adolescents with ASD: A formative study in a school setting	2
Factors associated with classroom participation in preschool through third grade learners on the autism spectrum	2
Psychiatric comorbidity associated with co-occurring autism spectrum disorder and substance use disorder	2
Autism spectrum disorder detection using variable frequency complex demodulation of the electroretinogram	2
Goal-directed action anticipation and prediction error processing in children with autism spectrum disorders: An eye-movement study	2
The role of mentorship on social engagement among adolescents with autism spectrum disorders	2