List of works by Cheryl Dissanayake

"Are you available for the next 18 months?" - methods and aims of a longitudinal birth cohort study investigating a universal developmental surveillance program: the 'Watch Me Grow' study

scientific article

A Pilot Investigation of the Social Attention and Communication Surveillance (SACS) Tool for the Early Identification of Autism in Tianjin, China (SACS-C)

scientific article published on 16 November 2020

A Prospective Ultrasound Study of Prenatal Growth in Infant Siblings of Children With Autism

scientific article published on 7 July 2015

A comparative study of the spontaneous social interactions of children with high-functioning autism and children with Asperger's disorder

scientific article published in March 2006

A comparative study of the use and understanding of self-presentational display rules in children with high functioning autism and Asperger's disorder

scientific article published in August 2007

A conceptual model of risk and protective factors for autistic burnout

A prospective study of fetal head growth, autistic traits and autism spectrum disorder.

scientific article published on 22 January 2018

Accurate or assumed: visual learning in children with ASD.

scientific article published on 13 June 2015

Acoustic Properties of Cries in 12-Month Old Infants at High-Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder.

scientific article published on 19 April 2017

Age of Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Nepal

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

An Exploratory Study of Autism Traits and Parenting

scientific article published on 15 March 2019

An investigation of the security of caregiver attachment during middle childhood in children with high-functioning autistic disorder

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Annotation: The similarities and differences between autistic disorder and Asperger's disorder: a review of the empirical evidence

scientific article published on March 2004

Anxiety and Depression from Adolescence to Old Age in Autism Spectrum Disorder

scientific article published on 12 June 2019

Are emotion impairments unique to, universal, or specific in autism spectrum disorder? A comprehensive review.

scientific article published on 06 February 2013

Attention to novelty versus repetition: Contrasting habituation profiles in Autism and Williams syndrome.

scientific article published on 19 January 2017

Atypical monitoring and responsiveness to goal-directed gaze in autism spectrum disorder.

scientific article published on 29 November 2013

Autism and deficits in attachment behavior

scientific article published in February 2005

Autism spectrum disorder: Presentation and prevalence in a nationally representative Australian sample

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Autism spectrum disorders in infancy and toddlerhood: a review of the evidence on early signs, early identification tools, and early diagnosis

scientific article published on October 2009

Autism spectrum phenotype in males and females with fragile X full mutation and premutation

scientific article published in April 2007

Behavioural and cognitive phenotypes in idiopathic autism versus autism associated with fragile X syndrome

scientific article published in November 2008

Brief Report: Empathic Responsiveness of High Functioning Children with Autism to Expressed and Anticipated Distress

scientific article published on 19 July 2016

Brief Report: Inter-Relationship between Emotion Regulation, Intolerance of Uncertainty, Anxiety, and Depression in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Brief Report: Social Support, Depression and Suicidal Ideation in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Brief report: Predictors of outcomes in the Early Start Denver Model delivered in a group setting

scientific article published in July 2013

Brief report: evidence for normative resting-state physiology in autism

scientific article published in August 2014

Can 15-month-old infants understand pretence? An investigation using the 'violation-of-expectation' paradigm

scientific article published on 30 August 2011

Caregiver Psychological Distress Predicts Temperament and Social-Emotional Outcomes in Infants with Autism Traits

Change in Autism Diagnoses Prior to and Following the Introduction of DSM-5.

scientific article published on 11 November 2016

Changes in Knowledge on the Signs of Autism in Young Children (11–30 Months) among Female Community Health Volunteers in Nepal

scientific article published in 2021

Characteristics of children on the autism spectrum who benefit the most from receiving intervention in inclusive versus specialised early childhood education settings

Children with social phobia have distinct social skills deficit and vocal characteristics to children with Asperger's disorder and typically developing children

scientific article published in May 2012

Clinician Proposed Predictors of Spoken Language Outcomes for Minimally Verbal Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

scientific article published on 17 June 2020

Cognitive and behavioral differences in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder from multiplex and simplex families

scientific article published on 21 January 2019

Comparison of mental health, well-being and parenting sense of competency among Australian and South-East Asian parents of autistic children accessing early intervention in Australia

Continuity and Change in Cognition and Autism Severity from Toddlerhood to School Age.

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Continuity of temperament subgroup classifications from infancy to toddlerhood in the context of early autism traits

Delayed video self-recognition in children with high functioning autism and Asperger's disorder

scientific article published in September 2010

Delineation of a spatial working memory profile using a non-verbal eye-tracking paradigm in young children with autism and Williams syndrome.

scientific article published on 9 February 2017

Development of a Web-Based Resource for Parents of Young Children Newly Diagnosed With Autism: Participatory Research Design

scientific article published on 30 September 2020

Developmental delays in emotion regulation strategies in preschoolers with autism

scientific article published on 11 July 2017

Developmental profiles of infants and toddlers with autism spectrum disorders identified prospectively in a community-based setting

scientific article published in September 2012

Developmental surveillance of infants and toddlers by maternal and child health nurses in an Australian community-based setting: promoting the early identification of autism spectrum disorders

scientific article published on 23 June 2010

Diagnostic stability of autism spectrum disorder in toddlers prospectively identified in a community-based setting: Behavioural characteristics and predictors of change over time

scientific article published on 28 July 2016

Differences in Cognition and Behaviour in Multiplex and Simplex Autism: Does Prior Experience Raising a Child with Autism Matter?

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

Dyadic and triadic behaviours in infancy as precursors to later social responsiveness in young children with autistic disorder

scientific article published on 28 May 2009

Early markers of autism spectrum disorders in infants and toddlers prospectively identified in the Social Attention and Communication Study

scientific article published on 26 June 2012

Effectiveness and feasibility of the early start denver model implemented in a group-based community childcare setting

scientific article published in December 2014

Emotion Regulation Strategies in Preschoolers with Autism: Associations with Parent Quality of Life and Family Functioning

scientific article published on 30 November 2017

Emotion regulation in autism spectrum disorder: Where we are and where we need to go

scientific article published on 06 July 2018

Emotion regulation in autism: Reappraisal and suppression interactions

scientific article published on 23 May 2018

Employment programmes and interventions targeting adults with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review of the literature

scientific article published on 18 August 2016

Explaining culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) parents' access of healthcare services for developmental surveillance and anticipatory guidance: qualitative findings from the 'Watch Me Grow' study

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Factor Structure of the Social Communication Questionnaire in Preschool Aged Autistic Children

scientific article published in 2019

Family and Practitioner Perspectives on Telehealth for Services to Young Children with Autism

scientific article published on January 2016

Functional play in young children with autism and Williams syndrome: A cross-syndrome comparison

scientific article published on 20 August 2020

Gaps in Current Autism Research: The Thoughts of the Autism Research Editorial Board and Associate Editors

scientific article published on 26 April 2019

Gender Differences During Toddlerhood in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Prospective Community-Based Longitudinal Follow-Up Study

scientific article published in March 2018

Growth in stature and head circumference in high-functioning autism and Asperger disorder during the first 3 years of life

scientific article published in January 2006

Health professional perceptions regarding screening tools for developmental surveillance for children in a multicultural part of Sydney, Australia.

scientific article published on 2 April 2018

Heart rate increase predicts challenging behavior episodes in preschoolers with autism

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

How Does Emotion Regulation Strategy Use and Psychological Wellbeing Predict Mood in Adults With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder? A Naturalistic Assessment

scientific article published on 21 February 2019

If you've employed one person with autism …: An individual difference approach to the autism advantage at work

scientific article published on 22 August 2018

Intellectual development in autism spectrum disorders: new insights from longitudinal studies

scientific article published on 05 July 2013

Intragenic DNA methylation in buccal epithelial cells and intellectual functioning in a paediatric cohort of males with fragile X.

scientific article published on 26 February 2018

Leisure, Employment, Community Participation, and Quality of Life in Primary Caregivers of Autistic Children: A Qualitative Study

Leisure, employment, community participation and quality of life in caregivers of autistic children: A scoping review

Linking the FMR1 alleles with small CGG expansions with neurodevelopmental disorders: preliminary data suggest an involvement of epigenetic mechanisms.

scientific article published in October 2009

Mapping the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders in children aged under 7 years in Australia, 2010-2012.

scientific article published on April 2015

Maternal help-seeking for child developmental concerns: Associations with socio-demographic factors.

scientific article published on 29 June 2017

Maternal stress and family quality of life in response to raising a child with autism: from preschool to adolescence

scientific article published on 20 August 2014

Mechanisms of imitation impairment in autism spectrum disorder

scientific article published in November 2014

Molecular and cognitive predictors of the continuum of autistic behaviours in fragile X

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No Evidence of Emotional Dysregulation or Aversion to Mutual Gaze in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Eye-Tracking Pupillometry Study

scientific article published on 2 June 2015

Object-directed imitation in children with high-functioning autism: testing the social motivation hypothesis.

scientific article published on 16 November 2012

Online processing of sentences containing noun modification in young children with high-functioning autism

scientific article published on 27 July 2015

Others' emotions teach, but not in autism: an eye-tracking pupillometry study

scientific article published on 30 August 2016

Outcome for Children Receiving the Early Start Denver Model Before and After 48 Months

scientific article published on 28 March 2016

Outcomes of children receiving Group-Early Start Denver Model in an inclusive versus autism-specific setting: A pilot randomized controlled trial

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Parenting stress and autism: the role of age, autism severity, quality of life and problem behaviour of children and adolescents with autism

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Parents' experiences of the service pathway to an autism diagnosis for their child: What predicts an early diagnosis in Australia?

scientific article published on 17 May 2020

Perinatal testosterone exposure and autistic-like traits in the general population: a longitudinal pregnancy-cohort study

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Pre-emptive intervention versus treatment as usual for infants showing early behavioural risk signs of autism spectrum disorder: a single-blind, randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 16 July 2019

Predictors of Developmental and Adaptive Behaviour Outcomes in Response to Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention and the Early Start Denver Model

Predictors of mental health and well-being in employed adults with autism spectrum disorder at 12-month follow-up

scientific article published on 24 January 2019

Predictors of outcomes in autism early intervention: why don't we know more?

scientific article published on 20 June 2014

Proband Mental Health Difficulties and Parental Stress Predict Mental Health in Toddlers at High-Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders

scientific article published on 21 July 2016

Propensity to imitate in autism is not modulated by the model's gaze direction: an eye-tracking study

scientific article published on 16 April 2014

Prospective identification of autism spectrum disorders in infancy and toddlerhood using developmental surveillance: the social attention and communication study

scientific article published in June 2010

Pupillometry reveals reduced unconscious emotional reactivity in autism

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Raising a Child with Autism: A Developmental Perspective on Family Adaptation

scholarly article by Rebecca McStay et al published 24 January 2015 in Current developmental disorders reports

Reactivity to fearful expressions of familiar and unfamiliar people in children with autism: an eye-tracking pupillometry study

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Reduced Motor Interference in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Williams Syndrome

scientific article published on 15 October 2018

Resting heart rate variability, emotion regulation, psychological wellbeing and autism symptomatology in adults with and without autism

scientific article published on 19 December 2018

Risk factors for non-participation in a universal developmental surveillance program in a population in Australia

scientific article published on 01 August 2020

School Age Outcomes of Children Diagnosed Early and Later with Autism Spectrum Disorder

scientific article published on 14 September 2017

School Age Outcomes of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Who Received Community-Based Early Interventions

scientific article published in December 2017

Screen time of infants in Sydney, Australia: a birth cohort study

scientific article published on 24 October 2016

Skeletal Growth Dysregulation in Australian Male Infants and Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder.

scientific article published on 6 April 2018

Social Attention, Joint Attention and Sustained Attention in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Williams Syndrome: Convergences and Divergences.

scientific article published on 27 March 2017

Social affiliation motives modulate spontaneous learning in Williams syndrome but not in autism

scientific article published on 07 September 2016

Social and cardiac responses of young children with autism

scientific article published in June 2003

Social approach, anxiety, and altered tryptophan hydroxylase 2 activity in juvenile BALB/c and C57BL/6J mice

scientific article published on 20 June 2018

Social skills and problem behaviours in school aged children with high-functioning autism and Asperger's Disorder

scientific article published in November 2006

Stress and family quality of life in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder: parent gender and the double ABCX model

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Study protocol for the Australian autism biobank: an international resource to advance autism discovery research

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Subgroups of Temperament Associated with Social-Emotional Difficulties in Infants with Early Signs of Autism

scientific article published on 14 September 2020

The Experience of Anxiety in Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders

scholarly article by David Trembath et al published 27 September 2012 in Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

The Role of Negative Affectivity in Concurrent Relations Between Caregiver Psychological Distress and Social-Emotional Difficulties in Infants With Early Signs of Autism

scientific article published on 11 May 2020

The Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale-Modified (SIDAS-M): Development and preliminary validation of a new scale for the measurement of suicidal ideation in autistic adults

The association between COVID-19, personal wellbeing, depression, and suicide risk factors in Australian autistic adults

The early development of joint attention in infants with autistic disorder using home video observations and parental interview

scientific article published in May 2008

The social nature of overimitation: Insights from Autism and Williams syndrome

scientific article published on 12 January 2017

Towards theDSM-5Criteria for Autism: Clinical, Cultural, and Research Implications

scholarly article by Giacomo Vivanti et al published 14 February 2013 in Australian Psychologist

Transition from early intervention program to primary school in children with autism spectrum disorder

scientific article published on 8 November 2017

Transition to work: Perspectives from the autism spectrum

scientific article published in March 2017

Translating research into practice in low-resource settings: An Australian case study of early autism service provision in a regional town

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Treatment-related changes in children's communication impact on maternal satisfaction and psychological distress

scientific article published on 10 June 2016

Understanding depression and thoughts of self-harm in autism: A potential mechanism involving loneliness

journal article from 'Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders' published in 2018

Verbal labels increase the salience of novel objects for preschoolers with typical development and Williams syndrome, but not in autism.

scientific article published on 30 December 2016

Who is our cohort: recruitment, representativeness, baseline risk and retention in the "Watch Me Grow" study?

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