Article
Psychiatry
Yun-Ju Chen, Eric Duku, Stelios Georgiades
Summary: Recent advances in longitudinal methodologies have improved our understanding of Autism and can be applied to Autism intervention science. Current experimental designs have limitations in predicting treatment effects, and this paper aims to reconsider predictors of treatment response and treatment-related change from a dynamic perspective.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Psychology, Developmental
Rachel K. Schuck, Daina M. Tagavi, Kaitlynn M. P. Baiden, Patrick Dwyer, Zachary J. Williams, Anthony Osuna, Emily F. Ferguson, Maria Jimenez Munoz, Samantha K. Poyser, Joy F. Johnson, Ty W. Vernon
Summary: This commentary discusses the conflict between advocates of autism intervention and the neurodiversity movement, proposing Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions as a potential solution to bridge this gap. It also acknowledges the room for improvement in NDBIs and suggests multiple strategies for enhancement. The authors believe that these updates, if implemented by clinicians and researchers, will ultimately lead to an improved quality of life for individuals with autism.
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Laetitia Pettinotti, Declan Conway, Swenja Surminski, Edward Ndilanha, Tobias Nyumba, Kate Elizabeth Gannon
Summary: This study presents a novel approach using Q-Methodology and the conceptual framing of imaginaries to assess the manifestation and interaction of SDGs in development corridors. The research identifies three qualitatively distinct SDG futures in East African development corridors. The analysis suggests that while SDG goals and targets in corridors are mostly synergistic, the interactions can be multi-dimensional. The study also highlights specific trade-offs and threats to progress towards certain SDGs in current corridor trajectories.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2022)
Article
Business
Lauren Holt, D. Ramona Bobocel, Valerie Chen
Summary: Managers can enhance interactional justice when delivering bad news by construing the activity at a higher level, which increases their other-oriented perspective taking. Studies suggest that this perspective taking is the mechanism through which construal level influences the enactment of interactional justice.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Romuald Blanc, Marianne Latinus, Marco Guidotti, Jean-Louis Adrien, Sylvie Roux, Pascale Dansart, Catherine Barthelemy, Aude Rambault, Frederique Bonnet-Brilhault, Joelle Malvy
Summary: This study investigated the psychological and clinical outcomes of children with severe autism and ID enrolled in the Tailored and Inclusive Program for Autism-Tours (TIPA-T). Results showed significant improvements in cognitive and socio-emotional skills, as well as reductions in autistic symptomatology for most children, indicating the benefits of the program for this population.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Article
Business
Gabriela Gliga, Natasha Evers
Summary: This article outlines how small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) develop their marketing capabilities based on the entrepreneurial marketing perspective. Through an in-depth qualitative study of SME entrepreneurs in a small open developed economy, it is found that entrepreneurial networking plays a significant role in the development of specialized, cross-functional, and dynamic marketing capabilities. The study highlights the importance of entrepreneurial networking for SMEs to access key resources and further advances the understanding of the role it plays in marketing capability development.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Business
Mengli Zhao, Jinxin Liu, Chengli Shu
Summary: The concept of pursuing sustainable development through green entrepreneurship has been widely discussed and researched in recent literature. Green entrepreneurs face challenges in institutional environments, but international venturing can provide opportunities for institutional learning.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Ashley M. Penney, Jessica Greenson, Ilene S. Schwartz, Annette Mercer Estes
Summary: This paper proposes a framework for accurate and accelerated autism diagnosis for children before age three, emphasizing a collaborative diagnostic process that relies heavily on Birth to Three provider knowledge and expertise.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Oskar Hougaard Jefsen, Christopher Rohde, Bettina NorremarkSoren Dinesen Ostergaard
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic may have negative health consequences for children and adolescents, especially those with pre-existing mental illnesses. Measures should be taken to minimize these effects, and support from politicians and health authorities for research initiatives is crucial.
JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cameron Taylor, Krishanu Roy, Aflah Alamsah Dani, James B. P. Lim, Karnika De Silva, Mark Jones
Summary: Increasing importance is being placed on sustainability worldwide to limit climate change's effects. In New Zealand, a residential construction boom driven by increased housing demand has led to a significant rise in new dwelling consents. The New Zealand Government has enacted legislation to ensure sustainability through the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019. This study examines the impact of different building materials on climate change, aiming to identify more sustainable construction options that contribute to the government's emissions reduction targets.
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Julia S. Y. Tang, Marita Falkmer, Nigel T. M. Chen, Sven Bolte, Sonya Girdler
Summary: The study found partial feasibility and increased emotion recognition generalisation outcomes with the combination of MindChip(TM) and CBI compared to CBI only. Further research is needed to improve the engagement and personalisation of interventions for autistic adults.
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Gabriel Vinderola, Paul D. Cotter, Miguel Freitas, Miguel Gueimonde, Hannah D. Holscher, Patricia Ruas-Madiedo, Seppo Salminen, Kelly S. Swanson, Mary Ellen Sanders, Christopher J. Cifelli
Summary: Fermented foods are often mistaken for probiotics, but there are strict criteria for a fermented food to be considered a 'biotic' including documented health benefit and sufficient product characterization. The terms 'fermented food' and 'probiotic' cannot be used interchangeably. The ability of fermented foods to deliver biotics depends on the level of characterization, reproducibility of the process, evidence of health benefits, and testing for probiotic, prebiotic, synbiotic, and postbiotic capacities.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Jacqui Rodgers, Samuel Brice, Patrick Welsh, Barry Ingham, Colin Wilson, Gemma Evans, Katie Steele, Emily Cropper, Ann Le Couteur, Mark Freeston, Jeremy R. Parr
Summary: Anxiety is common among autistic individuals, affecting their quality of life and social participation. A study carried out in the UK National Health Service explored the feasibility and acceptability of a personalised anxiety treatment specifically designed for autistic individuals. The findings suggest that a fully powered clinical and cost-effectiveness trial is warranted.
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Eulalia Arias-Pujol, Marina Mestres, Julia Miralbell, Natalia Bachs, M. Teresa Anguera
Summary: A study using a mixed method approach observed the interaction between therapist and patient in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, finding that verbalization and vocalization techniques effectively activate interactive behaviors in children, while direct gaze leads to child withdrawal.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Neurosciences
Kristine E. Zengeler, John R. Lukens
Summary: The study found that maternal immune activation promotes sex-biased activation of stress response in the developing mouse brain, leading to autism-related behaviors specifically in male offspring.
NATURE NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Supriya Bhavnani, Georgia Lockwood Estrin, Rashi Arora, Divya Kumar, Minal Kakra, Vivek Vajaratkar, Monica Juneja, Sheffali Gulati, Vikram Patel, Jonathan Green, Gauri Divan
Summary: Recognizing the importance of timely identification of autism in children, addressing gaps in knowledge and societal factors that contribute to delayed diagnosis, and focusing on the developmental pathway for children with autism.
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
(2022)
Editorial Material
Psychology, Developmental
Jonathan Green, Ming Wai Wan
DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Letter
Behavioral Sciences
Jonathan Michael Green
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Priscilla B. G. Godoy, Elizabeth Shephard, Adriana Argeu, Leticia R. Silveira, Erica Salomone, Catherine Aldred, Jonathan Green, Guilherme Polanczyk, Alicia Matijasevich
Summary: Exposure to adverse environments is a risk factor for neurodevelopmental problems in childhood. This study aims to test the efficacy of Paediatric Autism Communication Therapy (PACT) in improving social communication development in young children at risk for neurodevelopmental difficulties in poverty-stricken areas of Brazil. The study will recruit 160 children aged 2-4 years with lower-than-average social communication abilities and their primary caregivers. The participants will be randomly assigned to receive either PACT intervention or community support plus psychoeducation. The primary and secondary outcomes will be measured pre- and postintervention to evaluate the effectiveness of PACT and its potential neural mechanisms.
ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Dinah Murray, Damian Milton, Jonathan Green, Jo Bervoets
Summary: This study conducted a shared phenomenological self-investigation of autism, revealing both commonalities and differences between autism and non-autism. By describing and recording participants' lived experiences, the results provided hypotheses for a new understanding of autism and suggested implications for further research, developmental theory, and intervention practice.
Review
Psychiatry
Jonathan Green
Summary: This article introduces a transactional approach to understand autistic states as an emergent property within a complex developmental system. By changing the social environment, significant, predictable, and sustained alterations in the outcome of the autistic phenotype can be achieved, challenging essentialist views and aligning with the lived experience of autistic individuals.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Jodie Smith, Lacey Chetcuti, Lyndel Kennedy, Kandice J. Varcin, Vicky Slonims, Catherine A. Bent, Jonathan Green, Teresa Iacono, Sarah Pillar, Carol Taylor, Ming Wai Wan, Andrew J. O. Whitehouse, Kristelle Hudry
Summary: This study found bidirectional effects between caregiver sensitivity and language use, as well as infant language acquisition, with a focus on the unidirectional path explored in previous research. In infants showing early signs of autism, the researchers investigated the associations between caregiver sensitivity/language input and infant language. The findings support the idea that caregiver input can be supportive of and influenced by infant capacities, especially in cases of social-communication differences or communication/language delays suggestive of emerging autism.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Lacey Chetcuti, Mirko Uljarevic, Kandice J. J. Varcin, Maryam Boutrus, Stefanie Dimov, Sarah Pillar, Josephine Barbaro, Cheryl Dissanayake, Jonathan Green, Andrew J. O. Whitehouse, Kristelle Hudry
Summary: A longitudinal study investigates the continuity of temperament subgroup classifications and their associations with behavioral/clinical phenotypic features from infancy to toddlerhood, finding that temperament subgroup classifications might represent a reliable indicator of autism characteristics and social-emotional functioning in infants/toddlers with autism traits.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Virginia Carter Leno, Jannath Begum-Ali, Amy Goodwin, Luke Mason, Greg Pasco, Andrew Pickles, Shruti Garg, Jonathan Green, Tony Charman, Mark Johnson, Emily J. H. Jones
Summary: The study found that alterations in E/I balance are related to autism outcomes, and higher executive functioning abilities may buffer the impact of early cortical atypicalities on autistic traits.
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Priscilla Brandi Gomes Godoy, Lorna McWilliams, Leticia Rodrigues da Silveira, Mirian de Cesaro Revers Biasao, Fernanda Speggiorin Pereira Alarcao, Leonardo Seda, Renata Generoso Campoli, Holan Liang, Gauri Divan, Kathy Leadbitter, Jonathan Green, Elizabeth Shephard
Summary: Effective support for autistic individuals is lacking in Brazil. Few centres offer services and those that do are limited in therapeutic options and geographical location. Paediatric Autism Communication Therapy is a low-intensity, evidence-based parent-mediated social-communication intervention that may be useful for this scenario.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Kristelle Hudry, Jodie Smith, Sarah Pillar, Kandice J. Varcin, Catherine A. Bent, Maryam Boutrus, Lacey Chetcuti, Alena Clark, Cheryl Dissanayake, Teresa Iacono, Lyndel Kennedy, Alicia Lant, Jemima Robinson Lake, Leonie Segal, Vicky Slonims, Carol Taylor, Ming Wai Wan, Jonathan Green, Andrew J. O. Whitehouse
Summary: Natural Language Sampling (NLS) has the potential for communication and language assessment when other data is difficult to interpret. We used NLS to examine the reliability and validity of measures coded from video of child language, parent linguistic input, and communicative interaction in 18-month-olds showing signs of autism. The results showed good agreement among coders and strong validity of NLS for quantifying emerging skills.
RESEARCH ON CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Sophie Carruthers, Andrew Pickles, Tony Charman, Helen McConachie, Ann Le Couteur, Vicky Slonims, Patricia Howlin, Rachel Collum, Erica Salomone, Hannah Tobin, Isobel Gammer, Jessica Maxwell, Catherine Aldred, Jeremy Parr, Kathy Leadbitter, Jonathan Green
Summary: This study investigates the mechanism by which the parent-mediated Paediatric Autism Communication Therapy (PACT) intervention achieves sustained effects on autistic child outcomes. It finds that increased communication initiation between the autistic child and their caregiver is largely responsible for the long-term effects on behavior and adaptive outcomes.
JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Jonathan Green
Summary: We are currently experiencing significant changes in our understanding of autism and how to respond to it, particularly in terms of clinical services. Clinicians in child development and child mental health services often face overwhelming demand and confusion, as referrals for neurodevelopmental conditions, especially autism, have increased in recent years. This has led to longer wait times, sometimes spanning a child's entire life. The lack of effective interventions further complicates efforts to develop response strategies to meet user frustration, resulting in a multitude of local approaches and initiatives. This article addresses these clinical and related issues by discussing different uses of the term autism, its relationship to intellectual disability, and proposing a new conceptualization of autism as emergent and transactional. The author suggests that this perspective can bridge the gap between neurodiversity and clinical perspectives and provides a rational and evidence-based care pathway.
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Jonathan Green, Kathy Leadbitter, Ceri Ellis, Lauren Taylor, Heather L. Moore, Sophie Carruthers, Kirsty James, Carol Taylor, Matea Balabanovska, Sophie Langhorne, Catherine Aldred, Vicky Slonims, Victoria Grahame, Jeremy Parr, Neil Humphrey, Patricia Howlin, Helen McConachie, Ann Le Couteur, Tony Charman, Richard Emsley, Andrew Pickles
Summary: The study tested the effectiveness of the Paediatric Autism Communication Therapy-Generalised (PACT-G) intervention in home and education settings, finding that PACT-G treatment improved communication interactions between parents and children but did not significantly impact the primary outcome.
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Heather L. Moore, Leanne Rogan, Lauren J. Taylor, Tony Charman, Ann Le Couteur, Jonathan Green, Victoria Grahame
Summary: Research has shown that adaptive functioning difficulties exist in autistic children and vary across different settings. This study investigated factors influencing education professional-reported adaptive skills in 248 autistic children. Results indicated that adaptive skills were influenced by age, autism severity, nonverbal ability, and expressive language, all of which are important for real-world outcomes such as educational attainment, independence, and support needs.
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
(2022)
