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| Grace T BaranekSummaryAffiliation: University of North Carolina Country: USA Publications
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Efficacy of sensory and motor interventions for children with autismGrace T Baranek
The Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning, Room 111, Medical School, Wing E CB 7120, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7120, USA
J Autism Dev Disord 32:397-422. 2002..Implications for education and further research are described...
Sensory Experiences Questionnaire: discriminating sensory features in young children with autism, developmental delays, and typical developmentGrace T Baranek
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7120, USA
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 47:591-601. 2006....
Sensory processing correlates of occupational performance in children with fragile X syndrome: preliminary findingsGrace T Baranek
Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599 7120, USA
Am J Occup Ther 56:538-46. 2002..This preliminary study examined sensory processing and its relationship to occupational performance in children with fragile X syndrome (FXS) to guide research and evidence-based practice...
Object play in infants with autism: methodological issues in retrospective video analysisGrace T Baranek
Division of Occupational Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7120, USA
Am J Occup Ther 59:20-30. 2005..Using a taxonomy of object play, this study describes methodological issues in using retrospective video analysis and computer-based coding as a research tool for early identification of autism...
Video analysis of sensory-motor features in infants with fragile X syndrome at 9-12 months of ageGrace T Baranek
Division of Occupational Science, Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7120, USA
J Autism Dev Disord 35:645-56. 2005..e., age walking) than later, more broad, developmental outcomes, or FMRP. Implications for early identification and differential diagnosis are discussed...
Developmental trajectories and correlates of sensory processing in young boys with fragile X syndromeGrace T Baranek
Division of Occupational Science, Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Phys Occup Ther Pediatr 28:79-98. 2008..No longitudinal study on sensory processing in children with fragile X syndrome (FXS) exists. This study examined developmental trajectories and correlates of sensory processing from infancy through preschool years in 13 boys with FXS...
Hyperresponsive sensory patterns in young children with autism, developmental delay, and typical developmentGrace T Baranek
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Am J Ment Retard 112:233-45. 2007..Implications for understanding pathogenesis, differentiating constructs of hypersensitivity, and planning treatment are discussed...
Sensory features and repetitive behaviors in children with autism and developmental delaysBrian A Boyd
Division of Occupational Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Autism Res 3:78-87. 2010..These findings suggest that shared neurobiological mechanisms may underlie hyperresponsive sensory symptoms and repetitive behaviors and have implications for diagnostic classification as well as intervention...
A parent-report instrument for identifying one-year-olds at risk for an eventual diagnosis of autism: the first year inventoryJ Steven Reznick
Psychology Department, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 3270, USA
J Autism Dev Disord 37:1691-710. 2007..A small percentage of infants appeared to be at notably elevated risk. Large-scale longitudinal research is warranted to determine whether the FYI can predict an eventual diagnosis of autism...
Behavioral and physiological responses to child-directed speech as predictors of communication outcomes in children with autism spectrum disordersLinda R Watson
Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, CB 7190, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7190, USA
J Speech Lang Hear Res 53:1052-64. 2010..To determine the extent to which behavioral and physiological responses during child-directed speech (CDS) correlate concurrently and predictively with communication skills in young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)...
The first year inventory: retrospective parent responses to a questionnaire designed to identify one-year-olds at risk for autismLinda R Watson
Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina, CB 7190, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599 7190, USA
J Autism Dev Disord 37:49-61. 2007..These retrospective data strengthen the validity of the FYI and have implications for refining the FYI to improve its utility for prospective screening of 12-month-olds...
Early identification of autism: how early can we go?Elizabeth R Crais
Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Semin Speech Lang 27:143-60. 2006....
Use of gesture development in profiling children's prelinguistic communication skillsElizabeth R Crais
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7190, USA
Am J Speech Lang Pathol 18:95-108. 2009..quot; One area underutilized in profiling is gesture development, despite the fact that research has indicated that the amount and type of gesture use can help in early identification and is predictive of later language...
Psychometric validation of the Sensory Experiences QuestionnaireLauren M Little
School of Allied Health Sciences, Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB 7122 Bondurant Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7120, USA
Am J Occup Ther 65:207-10. 2011....
Neuropsychological profile of autism and the broad autism phenotypeMolly Losh
Department of Allied Health Sciences, Campus Box 7190, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7190, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 66:518-26. 2009....
Analysis of social interaction gestures in infants with autismSiobhan E Colgan
School of Education, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599, USA
Child Neuropsychol 12:307-19. 2006..Neither number of total gestures nor initiation of gestures (child-initiated vs. prompted) was significantly associated with autism status...
The impact of the Advancing Social-communication And Play (ASAP) intervention on preschoolers with autism spectrum disorderJessica R Dykstra
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Autism 16:27-44. 2012..All participants showed either increases in frequency or more stability in targeted behaviors. Social validity results provide additional support for the use of ASAP with preschoolers with ASD...
Parent reports of sensory experiences of preschool children with and without autism: a qualitative studyVirginia A Dickie
Division of Occupational Science, Department of Allied Health Sciences, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7122, USA
Am J Occup Ther 63:172-81. 2009..Parents' positive response to the interview itself was an unexpected result with clinical relevance...
Perceptual metrics of individuals with autism provide evidence for disinhibitionVinay Tannan
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Autism Res 1:223-30. 2008..One significant aspect of this study is that the methods could prove to be a useful and efficient way to detect specific neural deficits and monitor the efficacy of pharmacological or behavioral treatments in autism...
Absence of stimulus-driven synchronization effects on sensory perception in autism: Evidence for local underconnectivity?Mark Tommerdahl
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Behav Brain Funct 4:19. 2008..abstract:..
Sensory processing patterns in persons with Angelman syndromeNicolay Chertkoff Walz
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, MLC 3015, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio 45229-3039, USA
Am J Occup Ther 60:472-9. 2006..Considerations for enhancing occupational performance and social participation in this population through occupational therapy interventions are discussed...
The neural circuitry mediating shifts in behavioral response and cognitive set in autismKeith M Shafritz
Psychology Department, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, USA
Biol Psychiatry 63:974-80. 2008..Although repetitive, stereotyped behaviors are a hallmark of autism, little is known about the neural mechanisms underlying these behaviors in the disorder...
