Affect Expression During Social and Non-Social Contexts in Autistic Young Adults / Julia TETREAULT in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 56-6 (June 2026)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 56-6 (June 2026) . - p.2091-2101 Titre : Affect Expression During Social and Non-Social Contexts in Autistic Young Adults Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Julia TETREAULT, Auteur ; Erin M. ANDRES, Auteur ; Danielle SIPSOCK, Auteur ; Hasmik TOKADJIAN, Auteur ; Kayla LAYTON, Auteur ; Carolyn E.B. MCCORMICK, Auteur ; Stephen J. SHEINKOPF, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.2091-2101 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by impairments in social affective engagement. The present study uses a mild social stressor task to add to inconclusive past literature concerning differences in affective expressivity between autistic young adults and non-autistic individuals from the general population (GP). Young adults (mean age = 21.5) diagnosed with ASD (n = 18) and a non-autistic comparison group (n = 17) participated in the novel social stress task. Valence (positive/negative) and intensity of facial affect were coded across four observational episodes that alternated between engagement and disengagement of social conversational partner. Results indicated an overall attenuation in expressivity in the ASD group in comparison to the non-autistic group. Mean affect differed between groups, especially in the amount of affective expression. Both groups responded with increased positive expressions during social engagement episodes. The affect difference was driven by a smaller proportion of positive and a greater proportion of neutral affect displays in the ASD group compared to the non-autistic group during these episodes, and less so by negative affect differences. The results suggest that friendly, non-threatening social interactions should not be assumed to be aversive to autistic individuals, and that these individuals may respond to such situations with muted positive valence. These findings are consistent with past reports of decreased expressivity in autistic individuals compared to individuals from the general population, specifically in an ecologically valid social context. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06693-9 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=587 [article] Affect Expression During Social and Non-Social Contexts in Autistic Young Adults [texte imprimé] / Julia TETREAULT, Auteur ; Erin M. ANDRES, Auteur ; Danielle SIPSOCK, Auteur ; Hasmik TOKADJIAN, Auteur ; Kayla LAYTON, Auteur ; Carolyn E.B. MCCORMICK, Auteur ; Stephen J. SHEINKOPF, Auteur . - p.2091-2101. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 56-6 (June 2026) . - p.2091-2101 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by impairments in social affective engagement. The present study uses a mild social stressor task to add to inconclusive past literature concerning differences in affective expressivity between autistic young adults and non-autistic individuals from the general population (GP). Young adults (mean age = 21.5) diagnosed with ASD (n = 18) and a non-autistic comparison group (n = 17) participated in the novel social stress task. Valence (positive/negative) and intensity of facial affect were coded across four observational episodes that alternated between engagement and disengagement of social conversational partner. Results indicated an overall attenuation in expressivity in the ASD group in comparison to the non-autistic group. Mean affect differed between groups, especially in the amount of affective expression. Both groups responded with increased positive expressions during social engagement episodes. The affect difference was driven by a smaller proportion of positive and a greater proportion of neutral affect displays in the ASD group compared to the non-autistic group during these episodes, and less so by negative affect differences. The results suggest that friendly, non-threatening social interactions should not be assumed to be aversive to autistic individuals, and that these individuals may respond to such situations with muted positive valence. These findings are consistent with past reports of decreased expressivity in autistic individuals compared to individuals from the general population, specifically in an ecologically valid social context. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06693-9 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=587

Assessing gender differences in autism spectrum disorder using the Gendered Autism Behavioral Scale (GABS): An exploratory study / Elaine B. CLARKE in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 88 (October 2021)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 88 (October 2021) . - 101844 Titre : Assessing gender differences in autism spectrum disorder using the Gendered Autism Behavioral Scale (GABS): An exploratory study Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Elaine B. CLARKE, Auteur ; Laura HULL, Auteur ; Rachel LOOMES, Auteur ; Carolyn MCCORMICK, Auteur ; Stephen J. SHEINKOPF, Auteur ; William MANDY, Auteur Article en page(s) : 101844 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Gender  Sex  Diagnosis  ADOS  Autism spectrum disorder Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Introduction Gendered differences in autism spectrum disorder (hereafter, ‘autism’) symptomatology, may contribute to delayed diagnoses for autistic females. The aim of this study was to develop a coding system, the Gendered Autism Behavioral Scale (GABS), to identify and measure hypothesized components of non-traditional autism phenotypes. Methods Two independent cohorts of autistic individuals completed modules 3 and 4 of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS, 2nd edition). Video-recorded ADOS administrations were coded using the GABS, and separate coding teams analyzed each cohort. Cohort 1 from the United Kingdom consisted of 22 males and 22 females, aged 9–15 years. Cohort 2 from the United States consisted of 40 males and 20 females, aged 4–59 years. Results The coders achieved acceptable inter-rater reliability both within and across coding teams. In exploratory analyses, gender differences between codes were assessed within cohorts. Within Cohort 1, there were significant gender differences, of a moderate size, on several individual items as well as the Managing Emotions subscale and the Total GABS score. Within Cohort 2, significant gender differences were found for two individual items. Conclusions This study demonstrated the feasibility of the GABS across different sites. Validity tests resulted in partial replication of gender differences on the GABS. Preliminary evidence from the GABS suggests that valuable data on hypothesized non-traditional autism phenotypes could be extracted from widely employed assessments such as the ADOS. Future work could capitalize on the GABS’ utility for secondary data analysis to study gender differences in ASD in larger, adequately powered samples. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2021.101844 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=458 [article] Assessing gender differences in autism spectrum disorder using the Gendered Autism Behavioral Scale (GABS): An exploratory study [texte imprimé] / Elaine B. CLARKE, Auteur ; Laura HULL, Auteur ; Rachel LOOMES, Auteur ; Carolyn MCCORMICK, Auteur ; Stephen J. SHEINKOPF, Auteur ; William MANDY, Auteur . - 101844. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 88 (October 2021) . - 101844 Mots-clés : Gender  Sex  Diagnosis  ADOS  Autism spectrum disorder Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Introduction Gendered differences in autism spectrum disorder (hereafter, ‘autism’) symptomatology, may contribute to delayed diagnoses for autistic females. The aim of this study was to develop a coding system, the Gendered Autism Behavioral Scale (GABS), to identify and measure hypothesized components of non-traditional autism phenotypes. Methods Two independent cohorts of autistic individuals completed modules 3 and 4 of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS, 2nd edition). Video-recorded ADOS administrations were coded using the GABS, and separate coding teams analyzed each cohort. Cohort 1 from the United Kingdom consisted of 22 males and 22 females, aged 9–15 years. Cohort 2 from the United States consisted of 40 males and 20 females, aged 4–59 years. Results The coders achieved acceptable inter-rater reliability both within and across coding teams. In exploratory analyses, gender differences between codes were assessed within cohorts. Within Cohort 1, there were significant gender differences, of a moderate size, on several individual items as well as the Managing Emotions subscale and the Total GABS score. Within Cohort 2, significant gender differences were found for two individual items. Conclusions This study demonstrated the feasibility of the GABS across different sites. Validity tests resulted in partial replication of gender differences on the GABS. Preliminary evidence from the GABS suggests that valuable data on hypothesized non-traditional autism phenotypes could be extracted from widely employed assessments such as the ADOS. Future work could capitalize on the GABS’ utility for secondary data analysis to study gender differences in ASD in larger, adequately powered samples. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2021.101844 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=458

Attempting to “Increase Intake from the Input”: Attention and Word Learning in Children with Autism / Elena J. TENENBAUM in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47-6 (June 2017)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 47-6 (June 2017) . - p.1791-1805 Titre : Attempting to “Increase Intake from the Input”: Attention and Word Learning in Children with Autism Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Elena J. TENENBAUM, Auteur ; Dima AMSO, Auteur ; Giulia RIGHI, Auteur ; Stephen J. SHEINKOPF, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1791-1805 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism  Eye-tracking  Word-learning  Attention to faces  Joint attention Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Previous work has demonstrated that social attention is related to early language abilities. We explored whether we can facilitate word learning among children with autism by directing attention to areas of the scene that have been demonstrated as relevant for successful word learning. We tracked eye movements to faces and objects while children watched videos of a woman teaching them new words. Test trials measured participants’ recognition of these novel word-object pairings. Results indicate that for children with autism and typically developing children, pointing to the speaker’s mouth while labeling a novel object impaired performance, likely because it distracted participants from the target object. In contrast, for children with autism, holding the object close to the speaker’s mouth improved performance. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3098-0 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=308 [article] Attempting to “Increase Intake from the Input”: Attention and Word Learning in Children with Autism [texte imprimé] / Elena J. TENENBAUM, Auteur ; Dima AMSO, Auteur ; Giulia RIGHI, Auteur ; Stephen J. SHEINKOPF, Auteur . - p.1791-1805. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 47-6 (June 2017) . - p.1791-1805 Mots-clés : Autism  Eye-tracking  Word-learning  Attention to faces  Joint attention Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Previous work has demonstrated that social attention is related to early language abilities. We explored whether we can facilitate word learning among children with autism by directing attention to areas of the scene that have been demonstrated as relevant for successful word learning. We tracked eye movements to faces and objects while children watched videos of a woman teaching them new words. Test trials measured participants’ recognition of these novel word-object pairings. Results indicate that for children with autism and typically developing children, pointing to the speaker’s mouth while labeling a novel object impaired performance, likely because it distracted participants from the target object. In contrast, for children with autism, holding the object close to the speaker’s mouth improved performance. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3098-0 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=308

Atypical Cry Acoustics in 6-Month-Old Infants at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder / Stephen J. SHEINKOPF in Autism Research, 5-5 (October 2012)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 5-5 (October 2012) . - p.331-339 Titre : Atypical Cry Acoustics in 6-Month-Old Infants at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Stephen J. SHEINKOPF, Auteur ; Jana M. IVERSON, Auteur ; Melissa L. RINALDI, Auteur ; Barry M. LESTER, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.331-339 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : autism  infancy  cry  vocalizations  acoustic analysis Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : This study examined differences in acoustic characteristics of infant cries in a sample of babies at risk for autism and a low-risk comparison group. Cry samples derived from vocal recordings of 6-month-old infants at risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD; n=21) and low-risk infants (n=18) were subjected to acoustic analyses using analysis software designed for this purpose. Cries were categorized as either pain-related or non-pain-related based on videotape coding. At-risk infants produced pain-related cries with higher and more variable fundamental frequency (F 0) than low-risk infants. At-risk infants later classified with ASD at 36 months had among the highest F 0 values for both types of cries and produced cries that were more poorly phonated than those of nonautistic infants, reflecting cries that were less likely to be produced in a voiced mode. These results provide preliminary evidence that disruptions in cry acoustics may be part of an atypical vocal signature of autism in early life. Autism Res 2012, ••: ••–••. © 2012 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.1244 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=183 [article] Atypical Cry Acoustics in 6-Month-Old Infants at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder [texte imprimé] / Stephen J. SHEINKOPF, Auteur ; Jana M. IVERSON, Auteur ; Melissa L. RINALDI, Auteur ; Barry M. LESTER, Auteur . - p.331-339. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 5-5 (October 2012) . - p.331-339 Mots-clés : autism  infancy  cry  vocalizations  acoustic analysis Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : This study examined differences in acoustic characteristics of infant cries in a sample of babies at risk for autism and a low-risk comparison group. Cry samples derived from vocal recordings of 6-month-old infants at risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD; n=21) and low-risk infants (n=18) were subjected to acoustic analyses using analysis software designed for this purpose. Cries were categorized as either pain-related or non-pain-related based on videotape coding. At-risk infants produced pain-related cries with higher and more variable fundamental frequency (F 0) than low-risk infants. At-risk infants later classified with ASD at 36 months had among the highest F 0 values for both types of cries and produced cries that were more poorly phonated than those of nonautistic infants, reflecting cries that were less likely to be produced in a voiced mode. These results provide preliminary evidence that disruptions in cry acoustics may be part of an atypical vocal signature of autism in early life. Autism Res 2012, ••: ••–••. © 2012 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.1244 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=183

Autism severity aggregates with family psychiatric history in a community-based autism sample / Danielle SIPSOCK in Autism Research, 14-12 (December 2021)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 14-12 (December 2021) . - p.2524-2532 Titre : Autism severity aggregates with family psychiatric history in a community-based autism sample Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Danielle SIPSOCK, Auteur ; Hasmik TOKADJIAN, Auteur ; Giulia RIGHI, Auteur ; Eric M. MORROW, Auteur ; Stephen J. SHEINKOPF, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.2524-2532 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism Spectrum Disorder/complications/genetics  Autistic Disorder/genetics  Family  Humans  Longitudinal Studies  Registries  autism spectrum disorder  disease severity  family medical history  population study  registry Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The purpose of this study was to examine family psychiatric history in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and its association with clinical presentation. Participants were 798 individuals with a clinical diagnosis of ASD, confirmed by the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2), enrolled in Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment, a statewide research registry. Prior research suggests a specific behavioral phenotype in individuals with ASD who have family members with psychiatric diagnoses, including higher IQ and less severe language impairment. However, studies have not specifically investigated autism severity. We hypothesized that increased psychiatric family history would be associated with increased autism severity symptoms. Results show a strong association of increased burden of first-degree family psychiatric history with higher autism symptom severity as measured by Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition (SRS-2), but not with ADOS-2 severity scores, IQ, or adaptive functioning. These findings support the importance of investigating the contribution of psychiatric family history toward clinical ASD presentation. LAY SUMMARY: This study explored how family psychiatric history is related to clinical presentation of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Higher amounts of first-degree family psychiatric history was associated with higher autism symptom severity as measured by the Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition (SRS-2). The contribution of psychiatric family history requires ongoing investigation. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2625 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=450 [article] Autism severity aggregates with family psychiatric history in a community-based autism sample [texte imprimé] / Danielle SIPSOCK, Auteur ; Hasmik TOKADJIAN, Auteur ; Giulia RIGHI, Auteur ; Eric M. MORROW, Auteur ; Stephen J. SHEINKOPF, Auteur . - p.2524-2532. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 14-12 (December 2021) . - p.2524-2532 Mots-clés : Autism Spectrum Disorder/complications/genetics  Autistic Disorder/genetics  Family  Humans  Longitudinal Studies  Registries  autism spectrum disorder  disease severity  family medical history  population study  registry Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The purpose of this study was to examine family psychiatric history in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and its association with clinical presentation. Participants were 798 individuals with a clinical diagnosis of ASD, confirmed by the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2), enrolled in Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment, a statewide research registry. Prior research suggests a specific behavioral phenotype in individuals with ASD who have family members with psychiatric diagnoses, including higher IQ and less severe language impairment. However, studies have not specifically investigated autism severity. We hypothesized that increased psychiatric family history would be associated with increased autism severity symptoms. Results show a strong association of increased burden of first-degree family psychiatric history with higher autism symptom severity as measured by Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition (SRS-2), but not with ADOS-2 severity scores, IQ, or adaptive functioning. These findings support the importance of investigating the contribution of psychiatric family history toward clinical ASD presentation. LAY SUMMARY: This study explored how family psychiatric history is related to clinical presentation of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Higher amounts of first-degree family psychiatric history was associated with higher autism symptom severity as measured by the Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition (SRS-2). The contribution of psychiatric family history requires ongoing investigation. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2625 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=450

Bottom-Up Attention Orienting in Young Children with Autism / Dima AMSO in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44-3 (March 2014)  

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Brief Report: Factors Influencing Healthcare Satisfaction in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder / Alan H. GERBER in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47-6 (June 2017)  

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Cognitive and adaptive correlates of an ADOS-derived joint attention composite / Ashley J. HARRISON in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 29-30 (September–October 2016)  

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Demographic Correlates of Autism: How Do Associations Compare Between Diagnosis and a Quantitative Trait Measure? / Kristen LYALL in Autism Research, 18-3 (March 2025)  

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Diminished respiratory sinus arrhythmia response in infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder / Carolyn MCCORMICK in Autism Research, 11-5 (May 2018)  

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Exploring communicative competence in autistic children who are minimally verbal: The Low Verbal Investigatory Survey for Autism (LVIS) / Adam J. NAPLES in Autism, 27-5 (July 2023)  

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Methodological challenges and opportunities when studying the course of autism / Peter SZATMARI ; Stelios GEORGIADES ; Stephen J. GENTLES ; Jessica GIRAULT ; Patricia HOWLIN ; Meng-Chuan LAI ; Virginia CARTER LENO ; Catherine LORD ; Katie MADGETT ; Stephen J. SHEINKOPF ; Emily SIMONOFF ; Zachary J WILLIAMS ; Lonnie ZWAIGENBAUM ; Alycia K. HALLADAY in Autism, 29-10 (October 2025)  

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Moderators of Age of Diagnosis in > 20,000 Females with Autism in Two Large US Studies / Christine A. SCHREMP ; Richard N. JONES ; Carrie R. BEST ; Stephen J. SHEINKOPF ; Eric M. MORROW in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53-2 (February 2023)  

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Parasympathetic Response Profiles Related to Social Functioning in Young Children with Autistic Disorder / Stephen J. SHEINKOPF in Autism Research and Treatment, (November 2013)  

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Parental age and autism severity in the Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment (RI-CART) study / Brian C. KAVANAUGH in Autism Research, 15-1 (January 2022)  

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