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Canale R, Larson C, Thomas R, Barton M, Fein D, Eigsti I
Mol Autism . 2024 Nov; 15(1):48. PMID: 39538274
Background: "Frank autism," recognizable through the first minutes of an interaction, describes a behavioral presentation of a subset of autistic individuals that is closely tied to social communication challenges, and...
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Frisch M, Coulter K, Thomas R, Barton M, Robins D, Fein D
Autism Res . 2024 May; 17(7):1487-1500. PMID: 38770793
Preferred interests are characteristic of autism spectrum disorder and are reported by parents starting at an early age. However, limited research has explored the presentation of preferred interests in toddlerhood....
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Thomas R, de Marchena A, Wieckowski A, Stahmer A, Milan S, Burke J, et al.
Autism Res . 2024 Jan; 17(3):568-583. PMID: 38216522
Clinicians form initial impressions about a child's diagnosis based on behavioral features, but research has not yet identified specific behaviors to guide initial diagnostic impressions. Participants were toddlers (N = ...
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de Marchena A, Wieckowski A, Algur Y, Williams L, Fernandes S, Thomas R, et al.
Autism Res . 2023 Apr; 16(6):1138-1144. PMID: 37084079
Reducing the age of first autism diagnosis facilitates access to critical early intervention services. A current "waitlist crisis" for autism diagnostic evaluation thus demands that we consider novel use of...
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Dai Y, Thomas R, Brennan L, Luu M, Hughes-Lika J, Reilly M, et al.
Autism . 2022 Dec; 27(6):1601-1615. PMID: 36519775
Early intervention can help children learn language and improve social communication. However, many barriers, including the expense of services and an insufficient number of providers, prohibit families from accessing services...
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Eigsti I, Thomas R, Stabile M, Mohan A, Dieckhaus M, Crutcher J, et al.
Autism Res . 2022 Oct; 15(10):1909-1916. PMID: 36218011
This study evaluates an online ADOS-2 Module 4 administration. Adolescents and adults with (n = 24; 7 females) and without (n = 13; 5 females) a history of autism spectrum...
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Thomas R, Wittke K, Blume J, Mastergeorge A, Naigles L
J Autism Dev Disord . 2022 Aug; 53(10):3916-3931. PMID: 35930209
This longitudinal study examined the degree to which standardized measures of language and natural language samples predicted later language usage in a heterogeneous sample of children with autism spectrum disorder...
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Thomas R, Milan S, Naigles L, Robins D, Barton M, Adamson L, et al.
Clin Neuropsychol . 2021 Nov; 36(5):1028-1048. PMID: 34762009
: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in very young children with significant cognitive impairment is difficult to diagnose, depriving them of the earliest opportunities for autism-specific intervention. This study delineated specific...
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Wieckowski A, Thomas R, Chen C, Zitter A, Fein D, Barton M, et al.
J Dev Behav Pediatr . 2021 Oct; 42(8):666-671. PMID: 34618724
Objective: To examine the effect of a brief Enhanced training using the information-motivation-behavior (IMB) change model on improving providers' surveillance rates and accuracy of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) detection. Method:...
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Wieckowski A, de Marchena A, Algur Y, Nichols L, Fernandes S, Thomas R, et al.
Autism Res . 2021 May; 14(9):1923-1934. PMID: 34021728
Diagnosticians report that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is immediately apparent in some, but not all, children ultimately diagnosed. Clinicians' initial diagnostic impressions have implications for ASD early detection, yet the...