The UNC/UMN Baby Connectome Project (BCP): An overview of the study design and protocol development

BR Howell, MA Styner, W Gao, PT Yap, L Wang… - NeuroImage, 2019 - Elsevier
The human brain undergoes extensive and dynamic growth during the first years of life. The
UNC/UMN Baby Connectome Project (BCP), one of the Lifespan Connectome Projects …

[HTML][HTML] Neurodevelopmental heterogeneity and computational approaches for understanding autism

S Jacob, JJ Wolff, MS Steinbach, CB Doyle… - Translational …, 2019 - nature.com
In recent years, the emerging field of computational psychiatry has impelled the use of
machine learning models as a means to further understand the pathogenesis of multiple …

Infant viewing of social scenes is under genetic control and is atypical in autism

JN Constantino, S Kennon-McGill, C Weichselbaum… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Long before infants reach, crawl or walk, they explore the world by looking: they look to learn
and to engage, giving preferential attention to social stimuli, including faces, face-like stimuli …

[HTML][HTML] On the nature of monozygotic twin concordance and discordance for autistic trait severity: a quantitative analysis

L Castelbaum, CM Sylvester, Y Zhang, Q Yu… - Behavior Genetics, 2020 - Springer
The characterizing features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are continuously distributed
in nature; however, prior twin studies have not systematically incorporated this knowledge …

[HTML][HTML] Language delay aggregates in toddler siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder

N Marrus, LP Hall, SJ Paterson, JT Elison… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Language delay is extremely common in children with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD), yet it is unclear whether measurable variation in early language is …

Establishing new norms for developmental milestones

RC Sheldrick, LE Schlichting, B Berger, A Clyne… - …, 2019 - publications.aap.org
METHODS: We analyzed responses to the developmental screening form of the Survey of
Well-being of Young Children from 41 465 screens across 3 states. Associations between …

Heritability of psychological traits and developmental milestones in infancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

C Austerberry, M Mateen, P Fearon… - JAMA network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Although infancy is the most rapid period of postnatal growth and development,
factors associated with variation in infant traits are not well understood. Objective To …

[HTML][HTML] A quantitative measure of restricted and repetitive behaviors for early childhood

JJ Wolff, BA Boyd, JT Elison - Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders, 2016 - Springer
Background Restricted and repetitive behaviors are characteristic phenotypic features of
many neurodevelopmental, psychiatric, and neurological conditions. During early childhood …

The context and development of the early relational health screen

DW Willis, MC Condon, V Moe… - Infant Mental Health …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Early relational experiences are key drivers for developing social emotional capacities,
educational achievement, mental health, physical health, and overall wellbeing. The child …

The early origins of autism

JN Constantino, N Marrus - Child and Adolescent …, 2017 - childpsych.theclinics.com
The diagnostic conceptualization of autism has shifted with the publication of Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)–5; language deficits, previously a core feature …