Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Papers
(The median citation count of Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders is 1. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
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Video-based screening for children with suspected autism spectrum disorder – experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in India146
Joint attention and maternal attention across varying dyadic interactions for autistic children79
Genetic networks suggest Asperger’s syndrome as a distinct subtype of autism spectrum disorders50
Assessing ‘coherence’ in the spoken narrative accounts of autistic people: A systematic scoping review48
“That impending dread sort of feeling”: Experiences of social interaction from the perspectives of autistic adults47
Association of autism spectrum disorders and gastrointestinal infections in children42
No increased risk of mothers of children with autism having androgen-related cancers in an Australian population based sample38
Telepractice parent-implemented training and coaching in a rural area in the UK: Impact on mothers and their children with autism36
PDE3 inhibition by cilostazol attenuated developmental hyperserotonemia induced behavioural and biochemical deficits in a rat model of autism spectrum disorder30
Environmental interventions supporting autistic transition-age youth employability: A scoping review29
Brief report: Parent-guided movements during play with children with autism spectrum disorder27
Understanding discrepancy in autism epidemiology in view of underpinning genetic architecture: Lessons learnt from studies in consanguineous populations27
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Predicting typically-developing siblings’ acceptance of their sibling with ASD during emerging adulthood23
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Prediction of school-age outcomes for autistic children following receipt of group-early start denver model21
Efficacy of a computer-assisted cognitive-behavior therapy program for treating youth with anxiety and co-occurring autism spectrum disorder: Camp Cope-A-Lot21
Goal-directed action anticipation and prediction error processing in children with autism spectrum disorders: An eye-movement study20
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 setting19
Parents’ modelling of play skills in spontaneous interactions may promote autistic children’s play behaviours19
Gastrointestinal symptoms have a non-temporal association with regression in a cohort with autism spectrum disorder using the simons simplex collection19
Parental psychological control and child anxiety in a multiethnic sample of youth with autism spectrum disorder18
Understanding camouflaging and identity in autistic children and adolescents using photo-elicitation17
The role of alexithymia and autistic traits in predicting quality of life in an online sample17
Affective problems, gastrointestinal symptoms, sleep problems, and challenging behaviour in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder17
“We don’t make trouble”: Vietnamese parents’ experiences of parent-teacher partnerships for their autistic children17
Motor skills, visual perception, and visual-motor integration in children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder16
The role of emotional factors in face processing abilities in autism spectrum conditions16
Meta-analysis of effectiveness of parent-mediated telehealth interventions in children with Autism spectrum disorder16
Underweight, overweight, obesity and associated factors in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in China16
Telepractice Delivery of an Autism Communication Intervention Program to Parent Groups15
Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of motivating eye gaze in young children on autism spectrum through parent-mediated intervention15
Brain-computer interface based attention and social cognition training programme for children with ASD and co-occurring ADHD: A feasibility trial15
Effects of sex, race, and ethnicity on primary and subspecialty healthcare use by autistic children in Florida: A longitudinal retrospective cohort study (2012–2018)15
Parenting stress within mother-father dyads raising a young child with autism spectrum disorder15
Challenges encountered with a mindfulness app: Lessons learnt from a pilot randomized trial involving caregivers and individuals with autism14
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Autism spectrum disorder detection using variable frequency complex demodulation of the electroretinogram13
“It’s really unexplainable, but everyone here got it:” Analysis of an ASD sibling support group for emerging adults13
Enhancing social interactions for youth with autism spectrum disorder through training programs for typically developing peers: A systematic review13
Brief report: Game day: A novel method of assessing change in social competence in students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)13
Examining daily impact of mood and quality of social support for caregivers of children on the autism spectrum13
The BALANCE nutrition education intervention for adolescents with ASD: A formative study in a school setting12
Examining clinicians’ concerns delivering telemental health interventions directly to autistic individuals during COVID-1912
Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Brief COPE in autistic older adolescents and adults12
Measurement invariance of the Child Behavior Checklist in autistic toddlers12
Psychopathological symptoms associated with psychosocial functioning in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and their typically developing peers12
Individual, social, and life course risk factors for experiencing interpersonal violence among autistic people of varying gender identities: A mixed methods systematic review12
Higher levels of autistic traits in the general population are associated with reduced visual field asymmetries in a dual-stream attentional blink task12
Automated and scalable Computerized Assessment of Motor Imitation (CAMI) in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder using a single 2D camera: A pilot study11
Oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) DNA methylation is associated with autism and related social traits – A systematic review11
A validation study of the Chinese version of the Autism Parenting Stress Index (C-APSI) in Hong Kong11
Get it right, make it easy, see it all: Viewpoints of autistic individuals and parents of autistic individuals about the autism diagnostic process in Australia11
Effects of a creative yoga intervention on the joint attention and social communication skills, as well as affective states of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder11
Follow the white robot: Efficacy of robot-assistive training for children with autism spectrum disorder11
A systematic review of autistic children’s prosocial behaviour10
Markers related to oxidative stress in peripheral blood in children with autism spectrum disorder10
Exploring experiences of vaccine-related and alternative treatments for individuals with autism: A qualitative study10
Social network support is associated with teacher’s perceptions of transition planning for their autistic students10
Attentional biases to faces with direct versus averted gaze in children without and with autism spectrum disorder: A dot-probe paradigm10
Comparison of the Factor Structure of the Child Behavior Checklist 1.5–5 between Children with ASD and Children with DD10
Psychological distress among parents of children with autism spectrum disorders: A randomized control trial of cognitive behavioural therapy10
Pragmatic language and associations with externalizing behaviors in autistic individuals and those who have lost the autism diagnosis10
Adaptation and validation of the Parental Behaviour Scale for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Chinese parents10
Risk of migraine development among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A nationwide longitudinal study10
The role of mentorship on social engagement among adolescents with autism spectrum disorders10
A comprehensive bioinformatics analysis of circRNA expression in the brain of distinct mouse models of Autism Spectrum Disorder10
“That he won't experience life like he should”: Exploring worries of family caregivers of transition-age autistic youth10
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 parents9
“We go through trauma”: South Asian parents’ experiences of autism diagnosis and early supports for their autistic children in Australia9
Telehealth-delivered behavioral sleep interventions for Autistic children: An evaluation of an enhanced stepped-care approach9
Virtual reality interview with feedback framework for situational practice of gaze among autistic adults9
An exploratory study of resilience to stressful life events in autistic children9
Gender differences in connectivity patterns: Exploring autism traits, sleep disturbances, alexithymia, and aggression: A general population survey9
Correlates of age at first alcohol use among a US-based sample of autistic underage youth9
A qualitative study of physical activity drivers in autistic individuals using COM-B. Autistic and non-autistic perspectives9
Predictors of daily physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration in children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)9
Negotiating good motherhood: Lived experiences of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in China9
Identifying the functions of restricted and repetitive behaviours and interests in Autism: A scoping review.8
All-cause and cause-specific mortality in people with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review8
Current state of autism knowledge in the general population of the United States8
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]8
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 status8
Use of sensory adaptive environments with autistic children: A scoping review8
The reliability and validity of the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) in mothers of children with developmental disabilities in Saudi Arabia8
Effectiveness of deep brain stimulation in refractory and drug-resistant aggressiveness in autism spectrum disorder8
“It feels like holding back something you need to say”: Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults accounts of sensory experiences and stimming8
Autistic adults’ experience of restricted repetitive behaviours8
Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the Arabic version of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale8
Development and psychometric evidence of the Chinese Version of the Theory of Mind Inventory-2 (ToMI-2) in children with autism spectrum disorder8
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) 15008
Experiences of physical and sexual violence as reported by autistic adults without intellectual disability: Rate, gender patterns and clinical correlates7
Self-reported service needs and barriers reported by autistic adults: Differences by gender identity7
Systematic review investigating the relationship between autism spectrum disorder and metabolic dysfunction7
Psychometric characteristics of the AQ-Adolescent in autistic and non-autistic adolescents7
Executive functioning in children with ASD + ADHD and ASD + ID: A systematic review7
Development of a standardized set of outcomes for autism spectrum disorder: The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM)7
An exploration of diagnostic identity for autistic individuals: A systematic review of existing literature7
Examining mental and physical health between autistic women and women with serious mental illness7
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Have information and communication technologies research for neurodevelopmental disorders improved overtime? A systematic meta-review7
Sibling bullying and mental health in British and Turkish autistic children and adolescents: The role of social and emotional functioning7
Online social interaction skill group for adolescents on the autism spectrum: Preliminary outcomes of the START Connections program6
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Father engagement in Syrian Asylum-Seeker families with children on the autistic spectrum6
Comparing weight-related behaviors of young children with autism spectrum disorder during summer versus school months: Preliminary evidence6
Investigating language skills as a mediator between IQ and anxiety in autistic youth6
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Do labels matter? The effect of specific and generic labels on university students’ openness towards autistic peers6
Editors’ Prologue and Introduction to the Special Issue6
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Preliminary evaluation of potential urinary organic acid biomarkers with mass spectrometry in children with autism spectrum disorder6
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Screen time and diagnoses of anxiety and depression in autistic versus neurotypical youth6
Patterns of intervention utilization among school-aged children on the autism spectrum: Findings from a multi-site research consortium6
Reduced sensitivity to curvature in adolescents diagnosed with ASD5
Brief report: A confirmatory factor analysis of the Child Behavior Checklist in a large sample of autistic youth5
A meta-analysis of self-management interventions for students with ASD5
Association of birth weight with risk of autism: A systematic review and meta-analysis5
Preliminary analysis of a clinical trial of children with autism spectrum disorder treated with DHA-rich marine Schizochytrium sp. oil and multi-vitamin/mineral complex5
The effect of exercise training on sleep quality in autism spectrum condition: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials5
Caregivers' views on cannabis use for their children with autism5
Motivation for real-life social engagement of preschool children with autism spectrum disorder: From the caregiver perspectives5
Parent resolution of diagnosis and intervention fidelity in a parent-delivered intervention for pre-school children with autism: A mixed methods study5
Which emerging autism features at 12 months of age are associated with later parent-child interaction?5
Interrelation of food selectivity, oral sensory sensitivity, and nutrient intake in children with autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review5
The perspectives of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder on the transition from primary to secondary school: A systematic literature review5
A coping subscale for autistic children: Revisiting the dimensionality of the emotion regulation and social skills questionnaire5
Psychiatric comorbidity associated with co-occurring autism spectrum disorder and substance use disorder5
Preliminary efficacy of a transition training program for autistic adolescents5
Perspectives of autistic students and their teachers on self-determination and peer support5
Toilet training interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review5
The association between motor coordination impairment and restricted/repetitive behaviors in autistic children: The partial mediating effect of executive function5
Substantial elevation of telomeric oxidized bases in childhood autism5
Emotional stress, cortisol response, and cortisol rhythm in autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review5
Cross-cultural similarities and differences in reporting autistic symptoms in toddlers: A study synthesizing M-CHAT(-R) data from ten countries5
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Maternal multivitamin supplementation is associated with symptoms in offspring with autism spectrum disorder: A multi-center study in China5
Autism assessment via telehealth during the Covid 19 pandemic: Experiences and perspectives of autistic adults, parents/carers and clinicians5
Systematic review of the effectiveness and cultural adaptation of social skills interventions for adolescents with autism spectrum disorders in Asia5
Parental perspectives of the everyday experiences of uncertainty among young children on the autism spectrum5
Social attention and autism in early childhood: Evidence on behavioral markers based on visual scanning of emotional faces with eye-tracking methodology4
Direct observation in a large-scale randomized trial of parent training in children with autism spectrum disorder and disruptive behavior4
Brief report: Autism spectrum disorder diagnostic persistence in a 10-year longitudinal study4
It’s not really lying. Autism spectrum disorder relates to lower recognition of other-oriented lies through a decrease in perceived intentionality of the liar4
Autism disclosure – The decisions autistic adults make4
Understanding perceptions underlying the self-reported stress among parents of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: Considerations for supporting families4
“I’m not mad, bad, and dangerous … simply wired differently”: Exploring factors contributing to good quality of life with autistic women4
Emotion regulation and executive function: Associations with depression and anxiety in autism4
Childhood language skills as predictors of social, adaptive and behavior outcomes of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder4
Spatial and identity cues differentially affect implicit learning in Chinese autistic children in the contextual cueing task with human stimuli4
Judging intentionality in the context of ambiguous actions among autistic adults4
Autism and risk of precocious puberty: A cohort study of 22,208 children4
Fathers of children with autism spectrum disorder: Their perceptions of paternal role a predictor of caregiving satisfaction, self-efficacy and burden4
Brief report: Parenting stress among Chinese and Dutch caregivers of children with autism4
The interaction of fine motor, gesture, and structural language skills: The case of autism spectrum disorder4
Evaluation of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in children with autism spectrum disorders4
Co-occurring intellectual disability and autism: Associations with stress, coping, time use, and quality of life in caregivers4
Correlates of quality of life in autistic individuals4
Factors associated with classroom participation in preschool through third grade learners on the autism spectrum4
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
Knowledge and reported use of evidence-based practices by early intervention professionals working with autistic children in Saudi Arabia4
Obesity and co-occurring conditions among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: The National Survey of Children’s Health 2017–20184
“They’re either afraid or ignorant”: Experiences of stigma and blame among fathers raising autistic children4
Micronutrient deficiencies in children with autism spectrum disorders compared to typically developing children – A scoping review4
Sleep patterns of children with Cri du Chat syndrome before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study4
Teachers’ attitudes toward the inclusion of students with autism spectrum disorder: Impact of students’ difficulties4
Stability of co-occurring psychiatric diagnoses in autistic men and women4
Judgments of spoken discourse and impression formation of neurotypical and autistic adults4
The implication of sleep disturbances on daily executive functioning and learning problems in children with autism without intellectual disability4
Omega 3 effects on sleep and body composition in children with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized placebo-controlled trial4
Peripheral markers of nitrosative stress in children with autism spectrum disorder and bipolar disorder comorbidity during euthymic phase4
Exploring differences and disparities in school-based services received by students with autism: A systematic review4
Interventions for challenging behavior of autistic students in general education settings: A systematic literature review4
Virtual reality educational scenarios for students with ASD: Instruments validation and design of STEM programmatic contents4
Effects of creative movement, general movement, or seated play interventions on motor performance in children with autism spectrum disorder: A pilot randomized controlled trial3
Towards a neurodiversity-affirmative conceptualisation of psycho-education in the context of autism3
Functioning and quality of life in transition-aged youth on the autism spectrum – associations with autism symptom severity and mental health problems3
A natural history study of medical cannabis consumption in pediatric autism in the United States3
Increased intra-subject variability of neural activity during speech production in people with autism spectrum disorder3
Adapting cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety in autistic children: A commentary3
Chaotic family environments and depressive symptoms in parents of autistic children: The protective role of optimism3
Analysis of urinary 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine as a biomarker of oxidative DNA damage in pediatric children with autism spectrum disorder3
Examining the role of attention problems in motor stereotypy in children with autism spectrum disorder3
Brief Report – Selective eating: Parental and day care professional perception of ASD symptom severity in toddlers and children over time3
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Effects of autistic traits on prosocial tendencies: The chain mediating role of fear of missing out and interpersonal security3
Factor analysis of the feeding and eating in AutiSm Together Assessment3
Event-, time- and activity-based prospective memory in children with higher autistic traits3
The impact of sleep quality on quality of life for autistic adults3
MUSAD-Short – A music-based screening tool to assess autism spectrum disorder in people with intellectual disability3
Heterogeneity in autism spectrum disorder explained by social-communicative and restricted repetitive behavior balance subgroups3
Predictors of self-reported resilience in parents of autistic children3
The health care costs of caring for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A population-based analysis3
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Meta-analysis-tested formal models of potential mechanisms underlying females’ low autism-spectrum-disorder diagnosis rate compared to males’3
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Trace element levels and autism spectrum disorder in a sample of Algerian children: A case-control study investigation3
The utilization of psychopharmacological treatments for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a middle-income European country3
Exploring the effects of age and sex on sensory sensitivities in middle and older aged autistic adults3
Reliability and validity of the Polish version of Communication and Symbolic Behaviour Scales-Developmental Profile - Infant-Toddler Checklist3
Age and sex differences in problem behaviours in youth with autism spectrum disorder3
Psychometric evaluation of an Arabic Red Flag Screening Checklist of autism spectrum disorders in infants and toddlers3
Relations among co-occurring psychopathology in youth with autism spectrum disorder, family resilience, and caregiver coping3
Brief report: Attention patterns to non-social stimuli and associations with sensory features in autistic children3
Primary healthcare use of the modified checklist for autism in toddlers revised with follow-up in Portugal3
CPAP may be helpful for autistic patients with sleep apnea3
Intolerance-of-uncertainty and anxiety as serial mediators between emotional dysregulation and repetitive patterns in young people with autism3
Opinions of Turkish parents of children with autism spectrum disorder on use of complementary and alternative medicine methods3
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Maternal preconception and prenatal stressful life events in association with child neurodevelopmental outcome in MARBLES: A high familial likelihood cohort3
An acceptability and feasibility investigation of a community-based motor program for autistic children with moderate and high support needs2
Serum hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α) and apelin levels in children and adolescents diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder2
Sleep and daytime functioning in autistic teenagers: A psychological network approach2
Retraction notice to “The effect of intellectual disability on the presence of comorbid symptoms in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder” [Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 8/11 2
Remote vs. in-person schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic and internalizing symptoms among children on the autism spectrum2
Predicting longitudinal trajectories of adaptive couple processes in families of autistic children: Applying the Vulnerability Stress Adaptation model2
Autistic traits and COVID-19-related post-traumatic stress disorder symptom: Sex difference and the role of anxiety sensitivity2
Mortality rate and age of death among Medicare-enrolled autistic older adults2
Are child autism symptoms, developmental level and adaptive function associated with caregiver feelings of wellbeing and efficacy in the parenting role?2
Exploring bidirectional relationships: Child sleep duration, child behavior problems, and parenting stress in families of children with autism spectrum disorder2
Differences in speech articulatory timing and associations with pragmatic language ability in autism2
Reading enhancements for students with autism spectrum disorder: A matched randomized pilot experimental study2
The impact of face masks on autistic and non-autistic adults’ face processing abilities2
Parental descriptions of sensory processing in Autism2
Body weight status and dietary intake of Malaysian children with Autism Spectrum Disorder2
Risk of psychiatric comorbidity with autism spectrum disorder and its association with diagnosis timing using a nationally representative cohort2
Autism identity in young adults and the relationships with participation, quality of life, and well-being2
Relationship between cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS) (formerly sluggish cognitive tempo) and social functioning in child autism, ADHD, and elementary school samples2
Cardiovascular risk and emotion regulation contribute to depression symptomatology in middle-aged and older autistic adults2
A scoping review of behavioral interventions for promoting social gaze in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities2
Investigating gender differences in the early markers of Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) in infants and toddlers2
Family experiences with supplemental social security income and legal guardianship for autistic adults: A mixed-methods study2
Dynamic Interactive Social Cognition Training in Virtual Reality (DiSCoVR) for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A feasibility study2
Emotion dysregulation in children with autism: A multimethod investigation of the role of child and parent factors2
A systematic review and meta-analysis of mental health outcomes associated with camouflaging in autistic people2
The associations of theory of mind with both general and theory-of-mind-related social interaction in children with autism spectrum disorder2
Characterizing goal-directed whole-body movements in autistic children and children with developmental coordination disorder2
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 (20132
Heart rate variability biofeedback as an anxiety intervention for college students with autism spectrum disorder2
Social and individual grievances and attraction to extremist ideologies in individuals with autism: Insights from a clinical sample2
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children – Parent-reported Trait-version; a psychometric analysis of the measure in children on the autism spectrum2
Heterogeneity and imbalance of reading profiles in Autism Spectrum Disorders2
Visual scanning and recognition of ambiguous faces in children with autism: The effects of morphing levels and facial identities2
An evaluation of the collateral child and parent outcomes of telehealth-delivered behavioral sleep intervention for Autistic children2
Microcephaly in preschool children with Autism Spectrum Disorder2
Parental concerns of children with ASD by age: A qualitative analysis2
Towards reproducible and respectful autism research: Combining open and participatory autism research practices2
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