The AAP has assembled key studies and reports to assist reporters in their research on autism. Media representatives who need help locating experts to interview should call the AAP Department of Communications at 847-434-7877. Parent resources are available on www.healthychildren.org.
Research
- Recurrence Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Baby Siblings Research Consortium Study - Sally Ozonoff, Gregory S. Young, Alice Carter, Daniel Messinger, Nurit Yirmiya, Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Susan Bryson, Leslie J. Carver, John N. Constantino, Karen Dobkins, Ted Hutman, Jana M. Iverson, Rebecca Landa, Sally J. Rogers, Marian Sigman, and Wendy L. Stone
Pediatrics Sept. 2011; 128:3 e488-e495
- Trends in the Prevalence of Developmental Disabilities in US Children, 1997–2008 - Coleen A. Boyle, Sheree Boulet, Laura A. Schieve, Robin A. Cohen, Stephen J. Blumberg, Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, Susanna Visser, and Michael D. Kogan. Pediatrics, June 2011; 127:6 1034-1042
- Prenatal and Infant Exposure to Thimerosal From Vaccines and Immunoglobulins and Risk of Autism - Cristofer S. Price, William W. Thompson, Barbara Goodson, Eric S. Weintraub, Lisa A. Croen, Virginia L. Hinrichsen, Michael Marcy, Anne Robertson, Eileen Eriksen, Edwin Lewis, Pilar Bernal, David Shay, Robert L. Davis, and Frank DeStefano. Pediatrics Oct 2010; 126:4 656-664
- Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders in Individuals With ASDs: A Consensus Report - Timothy Buie, Daniel B. Campbell, George J. Fuchs, III, Glenn T. Furuta, Joseph Levy, Judy VandeWater, Agnes H. Whitaker, Dan Atkins, Margaret L. Bauman, Arthur L. Beaudet, Edward G. Carr, Michael D. Gershon, Susan L. Hyman, Pipop Jirapinyo, Harumi Jyonouchi, Koorosh Kooros, Rafail Kushak, Pat Levitt, Susan E. Levy, Jeffery D. Lewis, Katherine F. Murray, Marvin R. Natowicz, Aderbal Sabra, Barry K. Wershil, Sharon C. Weston, Lonnie Zeltzer, and Harland Winter. Pediatrics 2010; 125: S1-S18
- Prevalence of Parent-Reported Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children in the US, 2007 - Michael D. Kogan, Stephen J. Blumberg, Laura A. Schieve, Coleen A. Boyle, James M. Perrin, Reem M. Ghandour, Gopal K. Singh, Bonnie B. Strickland, Edwin Trevathan, and Peter C. van Dyck. Pediatrics 2009; 124: 1395-1403
- Positive Screening for Autism in Ex-preterm Infants: Prevalence and Risk Factors - Catherine Limperopoulos, Haim Bassan, Nancy R. Sullivan, Janet S. Soul, Richard L. Robertson, Jr, Marianne Moore, Steven A. Ringer, Joseph J. Volpe, and Adré J. du Plessis. Pediatrics, Apr 2008; 121: 758 – 765
- Measles vaccination and antibody response in autism spectrum disorders - G Baird, A Pickles, E Simonoff, T Charman, P Sullivan, S Chandler, T Loucas, D Meldrum, M Afzal, B Thomas, L Jin, D Brown. Archives of Disease in Childhood, Feb 5, 2008
