The following is a selected list of publications related to the Duke Autism Center of Excellence research projects.To see publications authored by a particular investigator, visit our Leadership and Faculty page and search for the individual by name.
Coffman, M., DiMartino, J.M. Aiello, R., Carpenter, K., Chang, Z., Compton, S., Eichner, B., Espinosa, S., Flowers, J., Franz, L., Perochon, S., Krishmappa Babu, P.R., Sapiro, G., and Dawson, G. (2023). Relationship between quantitative digital behavioral features and clinical profiles in young autistic children. Autism Research, 2023.
Krishnappa Babu, P.R., Aikat, V., Di Martino, J.M., Chang, Z., Perochon, S., Espinosa, S., Aiello, R., Carpenter, K.L.H., Compton, S., Davis, N., Eichner, B., Flowers, J., Franz, L., Dawson, G. & Sapiro, G. (2023). Blink rate and facial orientation reveal distinctive patterns of attentional engagement in autistic toddlers: a digital phenotyping approach. Scientific Reports,13(1): 7158. PMID: 37137954.
Perochon, S., Di Martino, J.M., Carpenter, K.L.H., Compton, S., Davis, N., Espinosa, E., Franz, L., Rieder, A., Sullivan, C., Sapiro, G. and Dawson, G. (2023). A tablet-based game for the assessment of visual motor skills in autistic children. npj Digit. Med. 2023;6,17. doi.org/10.1038/s41746-023-00762-6. PMID: 36737475.
Engelhard, Matthew M., Ricardo Henao, Samuel I. Berchuck, Junya Chen, Brian Eichner, Darby Herkert, Scott H. Kollins, et al. “Predictive Value of Early Autism Detection Models Based on Electronic Health Record Data Collected Before Age 1 Year.” Jama Netw Open 6, no. 2 (February 1, 2023): e2254303. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.54303.
Krishnappa Babu, P.R., Di Martino, J.M., Chang, Z., Perochon, S., Aiello, R., Carpenter, K.L.H, Compton, S., Davis, N., Franz, L., Espinosa, S., Flowers, J., Dawson, G., and Sapiro, G. Complexity analysis of head movements in autistic toddlers. (2023). Journal of Child Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry, Jan;64(1):156-166. PMID: 35965431.
Dawson, Geraldine, Amber D. Rieder, and Mark H. Johnson. “Prediction of autism in infants: progress and challenges.” The Lancet. Neurology 22, no. 3 (March 2023): 244–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422(22)00407-0.
Perochon, S., Di Martino, M., Aiello, R., Baker, J., Carpenter, K., Chang, Z, Compton, S., Davis, N., Eichner, B., Espinosa, S., Flowers, J., Franz, L., Gagliano, M., Harris, A., Howard, J., Kollins, S.H., Perrin, E.M., Krishnappa Babu, P. R., Spanos, M., Walter, B., Sapiro, G., and Dawson, G. (2021). A scalable computational approach to assessing response to name in toddlers with autism. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 62(9) 1120-31. PMID: 33641216.
Franz, L., Howard, J., Viljoen, M., Sikich, L., Chandrasekhar, T., Kollins, S., Ndlovu, M., Devito, M., Seris, N., Shabalala, N., Spanos, M., de Vries, P., and Dawson, G. (2021). Pragmatic adaptations of telehealth-delivered caregiver coaching for children with autism in the context of COVID-19: Perspectives from the United States and South Africa, Autism. 2022 Jan;26(1):270-275. PMID: 34098745.
Chang, Z., Di Martino, J.M., Aiello, R., Baker, J., Carpenter, K., Compton, S., Davis, N., Eichner, B., Espinosa, S., Flowers, J., Franz, L., Harris, A., Howard, J., Perochon, S., Perrin, E.M., Krishnappa Babu, P. R., Spanos, M., Sullivan, C., Walter, B.K., Kollins, S.K., Dawson, G., and Sapiro, G. (2021). Computational methods to measure patterns of gaze in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder. JAMA Pediatrics, 175(8), 827–836. PMID: 33900383.
Engelhard, M.M., Berchuck, S.I., Garg, J., Henao, R., Olson, A., Rusincovitch, S., Dawson, G., and Kollins, S.H. (2020). Health system utilization before age 1 among children later diagnosed with autism or ADHD. Scientific Reports, 10 (1): 17677. PMID: 33077796.