2015 ASF Supported Findings

The following studies co-authored by ASF grantees, whose names are underlined, were published in 2015. The grants awarded by ASF to fund these studies may have been distributed in years prior to 2015.

Biology

Speed HE, Kouser M, Xuan Z, Reimers JM, Ochoa CF, Gupta N, Liu S, Powell CM

PubMed ID: 26134648

ASF supported this research through a Post-Doctoral Training Award to Haley Speed.

Wei D, Lee D, Cox CD, Karsten CA, Peñagarikano O, Geschwind DH, Gall CM, Piomelli D

PubMed ID: 26504214

ASF supported this research through a Pre-Doctoral Training Award to Donghui Wei.

Kopp N, Climer S, Dougherty JD

PubMed ID: 26500678

ASF supported this research through a Pre-Doctoral Training Award to Nathan Kopp.

Schaer M, Kochalka J, Padmanabhan A, Supekar K, Menon V

PubMed ID: 26146534

ASF supported this research through a Post-Doctoral Training Award to Aarthi Padmanabhan.

Psychology

Heavner K, Burstyn I

PubMed ID: 26305250

ASF supported this research through a Post-Doctoral Training Award to Karyn Heavner.

Wang S, Jiang M, Duchesne XM, Laugeson EA, Kennedy DP, Adolphs R, Zhao Q

PubMed ID: 26593094

ASF supported this research through a Post-Doctoral Training Award to Shuo Wang.

Schaafsma SM, Pfaff DW, Spunt RP, Adolphs R

PubMed ID: 25496670

ASF supported this research through a Post-Doctoral Training Award to Sara Schaafsma.

Levin AR, Nelson CA

PubMed ID: 25813603

ASF supported this research through a Post-Doctoral Training Award to April Levin.

Heavner K, Newschaffer C, Hertz-Picciotto I, Bennett D, Burstyn I

PubMed ID: 26610532

ASF supported this research through a Post-Doctoral Training Award to Karyn Heavner.

Port RG, Anwar AR, Ku M, Carlson GC, Siegel SJ, Roberts TP

PubMed ID: 25745372

ASF supported this research through a Pre-Doctoral Training Award to Russell Port.

Fishman I, Datko M, Cabrera Y, Carper RA, Müller RA

PubMed ID: 26418284

ASF supported this research through a Post-Doctoral Training Award to Inna Fishman.

Halladay AK, Bishop S, Constantino JN, Daniels AM, Koenig K, Palmer K, Messinger D, Pelphrey K, Sanders SJ, Singer AT, Taylor JL, Szatmari P

PubMed ID: 26075049

ASF Chief Science Officer Alycia Halladay and ASF President Alison Singer co-authored this publication.

Shield A, Meier RP, Tager-Flusberg H

PubMed ID: 25643865

ASF supported this research through an Enhancement Mini-Grant to Aaron Shield.

Vinette SA, Bray S

PubMed ID: 25951196

ASF provided funding support to the Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange.

Northrup JB, Iverson JM

PubMed ID: 26345517

ASF supported this research through a Pre-Doctoral Training Award to Jessie Northrup.

Treatment

Singer A, Ravi R

PubMed ID: 25901708

ASF President Alison Singer co-authored this publication.

Bradshaw J, Steiner AM, Gengoux G, Koegel LK

PubMed ID: 25218848

ASF supported this research through a Pre-Doctoral Training Award to Jessica Bradshaw.

Ventola P, Yang DY, Friedman HE, Oosting D, Wolf J, Sukhodolsky DG, Pelphrey KA

PubMed ID: 25370452

ASF supported this research through an Enhancement Mini-Grant to Pamela Ventola.

Schreibman L, Dawson G, Stahmer AC, Landa R, Rogers SJ, McGee GG, Kasari C, Ingersoll B, Kaiser AP, Bruinsma Y, McNerney E, Wetherby A, Halladay A

PubMed ID: 25737021

ASF Chief Science Officer Alycia Halladay co-authored this publication.

Ventola P, Friedman H, Oosting D

PubMed ID: 27337818

ASF supported this research through an Enhancement Mini-Grant to Pamela Ventola.

Ventola P, Oosting DR, Keifer CM, Friedman HE

PubMed ID: 25745373

ASF supported this research through an Enhancement Mini-Grant to Pamela Ventola.

Services

Locke J, Olsen A, Wideman R, Downey MM, Kretzmann M, Kasari C, Mandell DS

PubMed ID: 25526835

ASF supported this research through a Post-Doctoral Training Award and an Early Career Award to Jill Locke.

Kratz HE, Locke J, Piotrowski Z, Ouellette RR, Xie M, Stahmer AC, Mandell DS

PubMed ID: 26213443

ASF supported this research through an Early Career Award to Jill Locke.

Eiraldi R, Wolk CB, Locke J, Beidas R

PubMed ID: 26336512

ASF supported this research through an Early Career Award to Jill Locke.

Azad GF, Locke J, Downey MM, Xie M, Mandell DS

PubMed ID: 26807003

ASF supported this research through an Enhancement Mini-Grant to Gazi Azad and an Early Career Award to Jill Locke.

The following studies co-authored by ASF grantees, whose names are underlined, were published in 2015. The grants awarded by ASF to fund these studies may have been distributed in years prior to 2015.

Biology

Psychology

Treatment

Services

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2015 ASF Supported Findings

The following studies co-authored by ASF grantees, whose names are underlined, were published in 2015. The grants awarded by ASF to fund these studies may have been distributed in years prior to 2015.

Biology

Autism-Associated Insertion Mutation (InsG) of Shank3 Exon 21 Causes Impaired Synaptic Transmission and Behavioral Deficits

Endocannabinoid signaling mediates oxytocin-driven social reward

Moving from capstones toward cornerstones: successes and challenges in applying systems biology to identify mechanisms of autism spectrum disorders

Sex differences in cortical volume and gyrification in autism

Psychology

A Simulation Study of Categorizing Continuous Exposure Variables Measured with Error in Autism Research: Small Changes with Large Effects

Atypical Visual Saliency in Autism Spectrum Disorder Quantified through Model-Based Eye Tracking

Deconstructing and Reconstructing Theory of Mind

Inhibition-Based Biomarkers for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Pooling Bio-Specimens in the Presence of Measurement Error and Non-Linearity in Dose-Response: Simulation Study in the Context of a Birth Cohort Investigating Risk Factors for Autism Spectrum Disorders

Prospective MEG biomarkers in ASD: pre-clinical evidence and clinical promise of electrophysiological signatures

Reduced Integration and Differentiation of the Imitation Network in Autism: A Combined Functional Connectivity Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Study

Sex and gender differences in autism spectrum disorder: summarizing evidence gaps and identifying emerging areas of priority

The Use of Sign Language Pronouns by Native-Signing Children with Autism

Variation in functional connectivity along anterior-to-posterior intraparietal sulcus, and relationship with age across late childhood and adolescence

Vocal Coordination During Early Parent-Infant Interactions Predicts Language Outcome in Infant Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Treatment

Complementary and alternative treatments for autism part 2: identifying and avoiding non-evidence-based treatments

Feasibility and effectiveness of very early intervention for infants at-risk for autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review

Heterogeneity of neural mechanisms of response to pivotal response treatment

Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions: Empirically Validated Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Pivotal Response Treatment: Case Reports

Toward optimal outcome following pivotal response treatment: a case series

Services

A tangled web: the challenges of implementing an evidence-based social engagement intervention for children with autism in urban public school settings

All Together Now: Measuring Staff Cohesion in Special Education Classrooms

Clearing Hurdles: The Challenges of Implementation of Mental Health Evidence-Based Practices in Under-resourced Schools

One-to-One Assistant Engagement in Autism Support Classrooms

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