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Chen YJ, Sideris J, Watson LR, Crais ER, Baranek GT. Early developmental profiles of sensory features and links to school-age adaptive and maladaptive outcomes: A birth cohort investigation. Dev Psychopathol. 2024 Feb;36(1):291-301. doi: 10.1017/S0954579422001195. Epub 2022 Dec 29. PubMed PMID: 36579629; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10307924.
Thompson K, Choi E, Artis J, Dubay M, Baranek GT, Watson LR. An observational study of parental language during play and mealtime in toddlers at variable likelihood for autism. J Child Lang. 2024 Jan 22;:1-29. doi: 10.1017/S0305000923000739. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38247286; NIHMSID:NIHMS1953234.
Campi E, Choi E, Chen YJ, Holland CM, Bristol S, Sideris J, Crais ER, Watson LR, Baranek GT. Sensory Reactivity of Infants at Elevated Likelihood of Autism and Associations with Caregiver Responsiveness. J Autism Dev Disord. 2024 Jan;54(1):270-279. doi: 10.1007/s10803-022-05764-z. Epub 2022 Oct 28. PubMed PMID: 36307744; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9616418.
Uzonyi TE, Grissom AC, Anderson RV, Lee H, Towner-Wright S, Crais ER, Watson LR, Landa RJ. Scoping review of behavioral coding measures used to evaluate parent responsiveness of children with autism or elevated risk of autism. Autism. 2023 Oct;27(7):1856-1875. doi: 10.1177/13623613231152641. Epub 2023 Feb 17. Review. PubMed PMID: 36802822.
Zhang W, Watson LR, Johnson KR. Racial Disparities in Hospitalization Due to Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Among U.S. Children with Autism. J Autism Dev Disord. 2023 May 4;. doi: 10.1007/s10803-023-05995-8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37142910.
Jatkar A, Garrido D, Zheng S, Silverman G, Elsayed H, Davis PH, Lee H, Crais ER, Sideris J, Turner-Brown L, Baranek GT, Watson LR, Grzadzinski R. Toddlers at Elevated Likelihood for Autism: Exploring Sensory and Language Treatment Predictors. J Early Interv. 2023 Mar;45(1):39-62. doi: 10.1177/10538151211067227. Epub 2022 Feb 4. PubMed PMID: 36969559; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10038203.
Uzonyi TE, Crais ER, Watson LR, Nowell SW, Baranek GT, Turner-Brown LM. Measuring Transactional Engagement Among Young Children with Elevated Likelihood for Later Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis. J Autism Dev Disord. 2023 Feb;53(2):759-775. doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-05124-3. Epub 2021 Jun 12. PubMed PMID: 34117956.
Elsayed HE, Thompson KL, Conklin JL, Watson LR. Systematic Review of the Relation Between Feeding Problems and Sensory Processing in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2022 Nov 16;31(6):2875-2899. doi: 10.1044/2022_AJSLP-21-00401. Epub 2022 Nov 10. PubMed PMID: 36356224.
Zhang W, Thompson KL, Watson LR, LaForett DR. Health Care Utilization for Privately and Publicly Insured Children During Autism Insurance Reform. J Autism Dev Disord. 2022 Nov;52(11):5042-5049. doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-05370-5. Epub 2021 Nov 23. PubMed PMID: 34816340.
Chen YJ, Sideris J, Watson LR, Crais ER, Baranek GT. Developmental trajectories of sensory patterns from infancy to school age in a community sample and associations with autistic traits. Child Dev. 2022 Jul;93(4):e446-e459. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13745. Epub 2022 Mar 2. PubMed PMID: 35238019.
Baranek GT, Sideris J, Chen YJ, Crais ER, Turner-Brown L, Watson LR. Early measurement of autism risk constructs in the general population: A new factor structure of the First Years Inventory (FYIv3.1) for ages 6-16 months. Autism Res. 2022 May;15(5):915-928. doi: 10.1002/aur.2691. Epub 2022 Mar 3. PubMed PMID: 35243807; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9314682.
Lee H, Chen YJ, Sideris J, Watson LR, Crais ER, Baranek GT. Sensory Features of Young Children From a Large Community Sample: Latent Factor Structures of the Sensory Experiences Questionnaire (Version 2.1, Short Form). Am J Occup Ther. 2022 May 1;76(3). doi: 10.5014/ajot.2022.046995. PubMed PMID: 35648120.
Davis PH, Elsayed H, Crais ER, Watson LR, Grzadzinski R. Caregiver responsiveness as a mechanism to improve social communication in toddlers: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Autism Res. 2022 Feb;15(2):366-378. doi: 10.1002/aur.2640. Epub 2021 Nov 20. PubMed PMID: 34799999; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8821206.
DuBay M, Watson LR, Méndez LI, Rojevic C. Psychometric Comparison of the English and Spanish Western-Hemisphere Versions of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers-Revised. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2021 Dec 1;42(9):717-725. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000968. PubMed PMID: 34840315.
Stephens RL, Elsayed HE, Reznick JS, Crais ER, Watson LR. Infant Attentional behaviors Are Associated With ADHD Symptomatology and Executive Function in Early Childhood. J Atten Disord. 2021 Nov;25(13):1908-1918. doi: 10.1177/1087054720945019. Epub 2020 Aug 4. PubMed PMID: 32749184; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8427808.
DuBay M, Watson LR, Baranek GT, Lee H, Rojevic C, Brinson W, Smith D, Sideris J. Rigorous Translation and Cultural Adaptation of an Autism Screening Tool: First Years Inventory as a Case Study. J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Nov;51(11):3917-3928. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04837-1. Epub 2021 Jan 4. PubMed PMID: 33394249; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8254827.
Grzadzinski R, Amso D, Landa R, Watson L, Guralnick M, Zwaigenbaum L, Deák G, Estes A, Brian J, Bath K, Elison J, Abbeduto L, Wolff J, Piven J. Pre-symptomatic intervention for autism spectrum disorder (ASD): defining a research agenda. J Neurodev Disord. 2021 Oct 15;13(1):49. doi: 10.1186/s11689-021-09393-y. Review. PubMed PMID: 34654371; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8520312.
Grzadzinski R, Nowell SW, Crais ER, Baranek GT, Turner-Brown L, Watson LR. Parent responsiveness mediates the association between hyporeactivity at age 1 year and communication at age 2 years in children at elevated likelihood of ASD. Autism Res. 2021 Sep;14(9):2027-2037. doi: 10.1002/aur.2557. Epub 2021 Jun 15. PubMed PMID: 34128355; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8434966.
Meera SS, Donovan K, Wolff JJ, Zwaigenbaum L, Elison JT, Kinh T, Shen MD, Estes AM, Hazlett HC, Watson LR, Baranek GT, Swanson MR, St John T, Burrows CA, Schultz RT, Dager SR, Botteron KN, Pandey J, Piven J. Towards a Data-Driven Approach to Screen for Autism Risk at 12 Months of Age. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2021 Aug;60(8):968-977. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2020.10.015. Epub 2020 Nov 5. PubMed PMID: 33161063; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8127075.
Dallman AR, Artis J, Watson L, Wright S. Systematic Review of Disparities and Differences in the Access and Use of Allied Health Services Amongst Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Apr;51(4):1316-1330. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04608-y. PubMed PMID: 32683545.
Ashtari A, Yadegari F, Samadi SA, Watson LR. Sequential Associations Between Communication Acts of Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder and Maternal Verbal Responses. Autism Res. 2021 Feb;14(2):343-355. doi: 10.1002/aur.2382. Epub 2020 Sep 12. PubMed PMID: 32918540.
Lee HY, Vigen C, Zwaigenbaum L, Smith IM, Brian J, Watson LR, Crais ER, Baranek GT. Construct validity of the First-Year Inventory (FYI Version 2.0) in 12-month-olds at high-risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism. 2021 Jan;25(1):33-43. doi: 10.1177/1362361320947325. Epub 2020 Aug 27. PubMed PMID: 32847385.
Grzadzinski R, Donovan K, Truong K, Nowell S, Lee H, Sideris J, Turner-Brown L, Baranek GT, Watson LR. Sensory Reactivity at 1 and 2 Years Old is Associated with ASD Severity During the Preschool Years. J Autism Dev Disord. 2020 Nov;50(11):3895-3904. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04432-4. PubMed PMID: 32157566; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7483928.
Nowell SW, Watson LR, Crais ER, Baranek GT, Faldowski RA, Turner-Brown L. Joint Attention and Sensory-Regulatory Features at 13 and 22 Months as Predictors of Preschool Language and Social-Communication Outcomes. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2020 Sep 15;63(9):3100-3116. doi: 10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00036. Epub 2020 Aug 18. PubMed PMID: 32810416.
Kenan N, Zachor DA, Watson LR, Ben-Itzchak E. Semantic-Pragmatic Impairment in the Narratives of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders. Front Psychol. 2019;10:2756. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02756. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31920809; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6920157.
Swanson MR, Donovan K, Paterson S, Wolff JJ, Parish-Morris J, Meera SS, Watson LR, Estes AM, Marrus N, Elison JT, Shen MD, McNeilly HB, MacIntyre L, Zwaigenbaum L, St John T, Botteron K, Dager S, Piven J. Early language exposure supports later language skills in infants with and without autism. Autism Res. 2019 Dec;12(12):1784-1795. doi: 10.1002/aur.2163. Epub 2019 Jun 28. PubMed PMID: 31254329; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6954821.
Lee HY, Vigen C, Zwaigenbaum L, Bryson S, Smith I, Brian J, Watson LR, Crais ER, Turner-Brown L, Reznick JS, Baranek GT. The Performance of the First Year Inventory (FYI) Screening on a Sample of High-Risk 12-Month-Olds Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at 36 Months. J Autism Dev Disord. 2019 Dec;49(12):4957-4973. doi: 10.1007/s10803-019-04208-5. PubMed PMID: 31486997.
McDaniel J, Woynaroski T, Keceli-Kaysili B, Watson LR, Yoder P. Vocal Communication With Canonical Syllables Predicts Later Expressive Language Skills in Preschool-Aged Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2019 Oct 25;62(10):3826-3833. doi: 10.1044/2019_JSLHR-L-19-0162. Epub 2019 Oct 22. PubMed PMID: 31638873; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7201338.
Crandall MC, Bottema-Beutel K, McDaniel J, Watson LR, Yoder PJ. Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder May Learn from Caregiver Verb Input Better in Certain Engagement States. J Autism Dev Disord. 2019 Aug;49(8):3102-3112. doi: 10.1007/s10803-019-04041-w. PubMed PMID: 31073750; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6625886.
Nowell SW, Watson LR, Boyd B, Klinger LG. Efficacy Study of a Social Communication and Self-Regulation Intervention for School-Age Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch. 2019 Jul 12;50(3):416-433. doi: 10.1044/2019_LSHSS-18-0093. Epub 2019 Jul 9. PubMed PMID: 31287766; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7838961.
Crandall MC, McDaniel J, Watson LR, Yoder PJ. The Relation Between Early Parent Verb Input and Later Expressive Verb Vocabulary in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2019 Jun 19;62(6):1787-1797. doi: 10.1044/2019_JSLHR-L-18-0081. Epub 2019 May 21. PubMed PMID: 31112664; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6808365.
Reinhartsen DB, Tapia AL, Watson L, Crais E, Bradley C, Fairchild J, Herring AH, Daniels J. Expressive Dominant Versus Receptive Dominant Language Patterns in Young Children: Findings from the Study to Explore Early Development. J Autism Dev Disord. 2019 Jun;49(6):2447-2460. doi: 10.1007/s10803-019-03999-x. PubMed PMID: 30937735.
DuBay M, Watson L. Translation and cultural adaptation of parent-report developmental assessments: Improving rigor in methodology. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 2019 June; 62:55-65. doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2019.02.005.
Reszka S, Belardi K, Amsbary J, Boyd B, Watson L. Fidelity of a Teacher-Implemented Intervention for Preschoolers With Autism Spectrum Disorder: No, Some, and Unexpected Effects. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education. 2019 March; 39(1):56-67. doi: 10.1177/0271121419834343.
Kirby AV, Williams KL, Watson LR, Sideris J, Bulluck J, Baranek GT. Sensory Features and Family Functioning in Families of Children With Autism and Developmental Disabilities: Longitudinal Associations. Am J Occup Ther. 2019 Mar/Apr;73(2):7302205040p1-7302205040p14. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2018.027391. PubMed PMID: 30915965; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6436113.
Bottema-Beutel K, Woynaroski T, Louick R, Stringer Keefe E, Watson LR, Yoder PJ. Longitudinal associations across vocabulary modalities in children with autism and typical development. Autism. 2019 Feb;23(2):424-435. doi: 10.1177/1362361317745856. Epub 2018 Jan 6. PubMed PMID: 29307218; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6296890.
Baranek GT, Carlson M, Sideris J, Kirby AV, Watson LR, Williams KL, Bulluck J. Longitudinal assessment of stability of sensory features in children with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities. Autism Res. 2019 Jan;12(1):100-111. doi: 10.1002/aur.2008. Epub 2018 Sep 8. PubMed PMID: 30194913; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6500492.
Stephens RL, Watson LR, Crais ER, Reznick JS. Infant quantitative risk for autism spectrum disorder predicts executive function in early childhood. Autism Res. 2018 Nov;11(11):1532-1541. doi: 10.1002/aur.2024. Epub 2018 Oct 21. PubMed PMID: 30345650; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6248885.
Williams KL, Kirby AV, Watson LR, Sideris J, Bulluck J, Baranek GT. Sensory features as predictors of adaptive behaviors: A comparative longitudinal study of children with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. Res Dev Disabil. 2018 Oct;81:103-112. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2018.07.002. Epub 2018 Jul 27. PubMed PMID: 30060977; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7473611.
Boyd BA, Watson LR, Reszka SS, Sideris J, Alessandri M, Baranek GT, Crais ER, Donaldson A, Gutierrez A, Johnson L, Belardi K. Efficacy of the ASAP Intervention for Preschoolers with ASD: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. J Autism Dev Disord. 2018 Sep;48(9):3144-3162. doi: 10.1007/s10803-018-3584-z. PubMed PMID: 29691794.
Perryman TY, Watson LR. Caregiver perceptions and the age of autism spectrum diagnosis. Journal of the National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing. 2018 July; 13(1):43-52.
McDaniel J, Yoder P, Woynaroski T, Watson LR. Predicting Receptive-Expressive Vocabulary Discrepancies in Preschool Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2018 Jun 19;61(6):1426-1439. doi: 10.1044/2018_JSLHR-L-17-0101. PubMed PMID: 29800035; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6195086.
Flippin M, Watson LR. Parental Broad Autism Phenotype and the Language Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Autism Dev Disord. 2018 Jun;48(6):1895-1907. doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3431-7. PubMed PMID: 29307040; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5949081.
Nowell SW, Watson LR, Faldowski RA, Baranek GT. An Initial Psychometric Evaluation of the Joint Attention Protocol. J Autism Dev Disord. 2018 Jun;48(6):1932-1944. doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3458-9. PubMed PMID: 29307041; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5949074.
DuBay M, Watson LR, Zhang W. In Search of Culturally Appropriate Autism Interventions: Perspectives of Latino Caregivers. J Autism Dev Disord. 2018 May;48(5):1623-1639. doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3394-8. PubMed PMID: 29188586; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5889961.
Bottema-Beutel K, Malloy C, Lloyd BP, Louick R, Joffe-Nelson L, Watson LR, Yoder PJ. Sequential Associations Between Caregiver Talk and Child Play in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Typical Development. Child Dev. 2018 May;89(3):e157-e166. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12848. Epub 2017 May 26. PubMed PMID: 28548711; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5702595.
Bottema-Beutel K, Lloyd B, Watson L, Yoder P. Bidirectional influences of caregiver utterances and supported joint engagement in children with and without autism spectrum disorder. Autism Res. 2018 May;11(5):755-765. doi: 10.1002/aur.1928. Epub 2018 Jan 22. PubMed PMID: 29356414; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5991996.
Perryman T, Watson LR, Chumney F. Predictors of the age of autism spectrum disorder diagnosis: A North Carolina cohort. Autism and Developmental Language Impairments. 2018 January; 3:1-10. doi: 10.1177/2396941517751892.
Baranek GT, Woynaroski TG, Nowell S, Turner-Brown L, DuBay M, Crais ER, Watson LR. Cascading effects of attention disengagement and sensory seeking on social symptoms in a community sample of infants at-risk for a future diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2018 Jan;29:30-40. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2017.08.006. Epub 2017 Aug 14. PubMed PMID: 28869201; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6414208.
Filipe MG, Watson L, Vicente SG, Frota S. Atypical preference for infant-directed speech as an early marker of autism spectrum disorders? A literature review and directions for further research. Clin Linguist Phon. 2018;32(3):213-231. doi: 10.1080/02699206.2017.1342694. Epub 2017 Jul 20. Review. PubMed PMID: 28727482.
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