Yale Child Study Center
Temple Medical Center
40 Temple Street, Ste Suite 7D
New Haven, CT 06510
- Yale Child Study CenterTemple Medical Center40 Temple Street, Ste Suite 7DNew Haven, CT 06510
Katarzyna Chawarska, PhD
Psychiatry
Telehealth is available
Patient type treated
Child
Accepting new patients
Yes
Referral required
From patients or physicians
Titles
- Emily Fraser Beede Professor of Child Psychiatry
- Director, Social and Affective Neuroscience of Autism Program, Child Study Center
- Director, Yale Toddler Developmental Disabilities Clinic
Education & Training
- PhDYale University (2000)
- Post-Doctoral FellowshipYale University School of Medicine (2000)
- MAJagiellomian Univ. (1986)
- MSYale University, Psychology
- MPhilYale University, Psychology
Languages Spoken
- English
- Polski (Polish)
Additional Information
Publications
- Macari SL, Koller J, Campbell DJ, Chawarska K. Temperamental markers in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines 2017, 58: 819-828. PMID: 28317113, PMCID: PMC5747932, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12710.
- Prince EB, Kim ES, Wall CA, Gisin E, Goodwin MS, Simmons ES, Chawarska K, Shic F. The relationship between autism symptoms and arousal level in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder, as measured by electrodermal activity. Autism : The International Journal Of Research And Practice 2017, 21: 504-508. PMID: 27289132, PMCID: PMC5812779, DOI: 10.1177/1362361316648816.
- Joseph, R. M., Korzeniewski, S. J., Allred, E. N., O’Shea, T. M., Heeren, T., Frazier, J. A., ... & ELGAN Study Investigators. (2017). American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Mar;216(3):304
- Charman T, Young GS, Brian J, Carter A, Carver LJ, Chawarska K, Curtin S, Dobkins K, Elsabbagh M, Georgiades S, Hertz-Picciotto I, Hutman T, Iverson JM, Jones EJ, Landa R, Macari S, Messinger DS, Nelson CA, Ozonoff S, Saulnier C, Stone WL, Tager-Flusberg H, Webb SJ, Yirmiya N, Zwaigenbaum L. Non-ASD outcomes at 36 months in siblings at familial risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD): A baby siblings research consortium (BSRC) study. Autism Research : Official Journal Of The International Society For Autism Research 2017, 10: 169-178. PMID: 27417857, PMCID: PMC5993543, DOI: 10.1002/aur.1669.
- Øien RA, Hart L, Schjølberg S, Wall CA, Kim ES, Nordahl-Hansen A, Eisemann MR, Chawarska K, Volkmar FR, Shic F. Parent-Endorsed Sex Differences in Toddlers with and Without ASD: Utilizing the M-CHAT. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2017, 47: 126-134. PMID: 27757737, PMCID: PMC5222910, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-016-2945-8.
- Kim SH, Joseph RM, Frazier JA, O'Shea TM, Chawarska K, Allred EN, Leviton A, Kuban KK. Predictive Validity of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) Born Very Preterm. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2016, 178: 101-107.e2. PMID: 27592094, PMCID: PMC5165696, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.07.052.
- Fein, D. and Baby Sibling Research Consortium (2016). Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 37(7): 573-578.
- Chawarska K, Macari S, Powell K, DiNicola L, Shic F. Enhanced Social Attention in Female Infant Siblings at Risk for Autism. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2016, 55: 188-95.e1. PMID: 26903252, PMCID: PMC5812780, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.11.016.
- Chawarska K, Ye S, Shic F, Chen L. Multilevel Differences in Spontaneous Social Attention in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Child Development 2016, 87: 543-57. PMID: 26682668, PMCID: PMC5460372, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12473.
- Szatmari P, Chawarska K, Dawson G, Georgiades S, Landa R, Lord C, Messinger DS, Thurm A, Halladay A. Prospective Longitudinal Studies of Infant Siblings of Children With Autism: Lessons Learned and Future Directions. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2016, 55: 179-87. PMID: 26903251, PMCID: PMC4871151, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.12.014.
- Emotional robot to examine different play patterns and affective responses of children with and without ASD.Boccanfuso, L., Barney, E., Foster, C., Ahn, Y., Chawarska, K., Scassellati, B. & Shic, F. (2016).(2016). 11th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), IEEE.
- Kim SH, Macari S, Koller J, Chawarska K. Examining the phenotypic heterogeneity of early autism spectrum disorder: subtypes and short-term outcomes. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines 2016, 57: 93-102. PMID: 26264996, PMCID: PMC6852790, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12448.
- Klintwall L, Macari S, Eikeseth S, Chawarska K. Interest level in 2-year-olds with autism spectrum disorder predicts rate of verbal, nonverbal, and adaptive skill acquisition. Autism : The International Journal Of Research And Practice 2015, 19: 925-33. PMID: 25398893, PMCID: PMC4878117, DOI: 10.1177/1362361314555376.
- Chawarska K, Chang J, Campbell D. In Reply. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2015, 54: 958-9. PMID: 26506589, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.07.017.
- Ozonoff S, Young GS, Landa RJ, Brian J, Bryson S, Charman T, Chawarska K, Macari SL, Messinger D, Stone WL, Zwaigenbaum L, Iosif AM. Diagnostic stability in young children at risk for autism spectrum disorder: a baby siblings research consortium study. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines 2015, 56: 988-98. PMID: 25921776, PMCID: PMC4532646, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12421.
- FOXG1-Dependent Dysregulation of GABA/Glutamate Neuron Differentiation in Autism Spectrum Disorders.Mariani J, Coppola G, Zhang P, Abyzov A, Provini L, Tomasini L, Amenduni M, Szekely A, Palejev D, Wilson M, Gerstein M, Grigorenko EL, Chawarska K, Pelphrey KA, Howe JR, Vaccarino FM. FOXG1-Dependent Dysregulation of GABA/Glutamate Neuron Differentiation in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Cell 2015, 162: 375-390. PMID: 26186191, PMCID: PMC4519016, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.06.034.
- Messinger DS, Young GS, Webb SJ, Ozonoff S, Bryson SE, Carter A, Carver L, Charman T, Chawarska K, Curtin S, Dobkins K, Hertz-Picciotto I, Hutman T, Iverson JM, Landa R, Nelson CA, Stone WL, Tager-Flusberg H, Zwaigenbaum L. Early sex differences are not autism-specific: A Baby Siblings Research Consortium (BSRC) study. Molecular Autism 2015, 6: 32. PMID: 26045943, PMCID: PMC4455973, DOI: 10.1186/s13229-015-0027-y.
- Rowberry J, Macari S, Chen G, Campbell D, Leventhal JM, Weitzman C, Chawarska K. Screening for autism spectrum disorders in 12-month-old high-risk siblings by parental report. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2015, 45: 221-9. PMID: 25149178, PMCID: PMC4289092, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2211-x.
- Chawarska K, Shic F, Macari S, Campbell DJ, Brian J, Landa R, Hutman T, Nelson CA, Ozonoff S, Tager-Flusberg H, Young GS, Zwaigenbaum L, Cohen IL, Charman T, Messinger DS, Klin A, Johnson S, Bryson S. 18-month predictors of later outcomes in younger siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder: a baby siblings research consortium study. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2014, 53: 1317-1327.e1. PMID: 25457930, PMCID: PMC4254798, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2014.09.015.
- Campbell DJ, Chang J, Chawarska K. Early generalized overgrowth in autism spectrum disorder: prevalence rates, gender effects, and clinical outcomes. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2014, 53: 1063-73.e5. PMID: 25245350, PMCID: PMC4173120, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2014.07.008.
- Shic F, Macari S, Chawarska K. Speech disturbs face scanning in 6-month-old infants who develop autism spectrum disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2014, 75: 231-7. PMID: 23954107, PMCID: PMC3864607, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.07.009.
- Campbell DJ, Shic F, Macari S, Chawarska K. Gaze response to dyadic bids at 2 years related to outcomes at 3 years in autism spectrum disorders: a subtyping analysis. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2014, 44: 431-42. PMID: 23877749, PMCID: PMC3900601, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1885-9.
- Ventola P, Saulnier CA, Steinberg E, Chawarska K, Klin A. Early-emerging social adaptive skills in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders: an item analysis. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2014, 44: 283-93. PMID: 21567256, PMCID: PMC7311046, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1278-x.
- Paul R, Loomis R, Chawarska K. Adaptive behavior in toddlers under two with autism spectrum disorders. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2014, 44: 264-70. PMID: 21573835, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1279-9.
- Chawarska K, Macari S, Shic F. Decreased spontaneous attention to social scenes in 6-month-old infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 74: 195-203. PMID: 23313640, PMCID: PMC3646074, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.11.022.
- Steiner AM, Gengoux GW, Klin A, Chawarska K. Pivotal response treatment for infants at-risk for autism spectrum disorders: a pilot study. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2013, 43: 91-102. PMID: 22573001, PMCID: PMC3571709, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1542-8.
- Macari SL, Campbell D, Gengoux GW, Saulnier CA, Klin AJ, Chawarska K. Predicting developmental status from 12 to 24 months in infants at risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder: a preliminary report. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2012, 42: 2636-47. PMID: 22484794, PMCID: PMC3565427, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1521-0.
- Chawarska K, Macari S, Shic F. Context modulates attention to social scenes in toddlers with autism. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines 2012, 53: 903-13. PMID: 22428993, PMCID: PMC3845814, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02538.x.
- Chawarska K, Campbell D, Chen L, Shic F, Klin A, Chang J. Early generalized overgrowth in boys with autism. Archives Of General Psychiatry 2011, 68: 1021-31. PMID: 21969460, PMCID: PMC4878118, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.106.
- Bradshaw J, Shic F, Chawarska K. Brief report: face-specific recognition deficits in young children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2011, 41: 1429-35. PMID: 21373955, PMCID: PMC4871156, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1150-4.
- Schoen E, Paul R, Chawarska K. Phonology and vocal behavior in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders. Autism Research : Official Journal Of The International Society For Autism Research 2011, 4: 177-88. PMID: 21308998, PMCID: PMC3110574, DOI: 10.1002/aur.183.
- Paul R, Fuerst Y, Ramsay G, Chawarska K, Klin A. Out of the mouths of babes: vocal production in infant siblings of children with ASD. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines 2011, 52: 588-98. PMID: 21039489, PMCID: PMC3078949, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02332.x.
- Shic F, Bradshaw J, Klin A, Scassellati B, Chawarska K. Limited activity monitoring in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder. Brain Research 2011, 1380: 246-54. PMID: 21129365, PMCID: PMC3050079, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.11.074.
- Chawarska K, Volkmar F, Klin A. Limited attentional bias for faces in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders. Archives Of General Psychiatry 2010, 67: 178-85. PMID: 20124117, PMCID: PMC4871149, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2009.194.
- Chawarska K, Shic F. Looking but not seeing: atypical visual scanning and recognition of faces in 2 and 4-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2009, 39: 1663-72. PMID: 19590943, PMCID: PMC4878114, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0803-7.
- Chawarska K, Klin A, Paul R, Macari S, Volkmar F. A prospective study of toddlers with ASD: short-term diagnostic and cognitive outcomes. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines 2009, 50: 1235-45. PMID: 19594835, PMCID: PMC4878113, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02101.x.
- Zwaigenbaum L, Bryson S, Lord C, Rogers S, Carter A, Carver L, Chawarska K, Constantino J, Dawson G, Dobkins K, Fein D, Iverson J, Klin A, Landa R, Messinger D, Ozonoff S, Sigman M, Stone W, Tager-Flusberg H, Yirmiya N. Clinical assessment and management of toddlers with suspected autism spectrum disorder: insights from studies of high-risk infants. Pediatrics 2009, 123: 1383-91. PMID: 19403506, PMCID: PMC2833286, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-1606.
- Paul R, Chawarska K, Volkmar F. Differentiating ASD from DLD in Toddlers. Perspectives On Language Learning And Education 2008, 15: 101-111. PMID: 20852731, PMCID: PMC2940236, DOI: 10.1044/lle15.3.101.
- Kleinman JM, Robins DL, Ventola PE, Pandey J, Boorstein HC, Esser EL, Wilson LB, Rosenthal MA, Sutera S, Verbalis AD, Barton M, Hodgson S, Green J, Dumont-Mathieu T, Volkmar F, Chawarska K, Klin A, Fein D. The modified checklist for autism in toddlers: a follow-up study investigating the early detection of autism spectrum disorders. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2008, 38: 827-39. PMID: 17882539, PMCID: PMC3612529, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0450-9.
- Paul R, Chawarska K, Cicchetti D, Volkmar F. Language outcomes of toddlers with autism spectrum disorders: a two year follow-up. Autism Research : Official Journal Of The International Society For Autism Research 2008, 1: 97-107. PMID: 19360656, PMCID: PMC2946084, DOI: 10.1002/aur.12.
- Bakkaloglu B, O'Roak BJ, Louvi A, Gupta AR, Abelson JF, Morgan TM, Chawarska K, Klin A, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Stillman AA, Tanriover G, Abrahams BS, Duvall JA, Robbins EM, Geschwind DH, Biederer T, Gunel M, Lifton RP, State MW. Molecular cytogenetic analysis and resequencing of contactin associated protein-like 2 in autism spectrum disorders. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2008, 82: 165-73. PMID: 18179895, PMCID: PMC2253974, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2007.09.017.
- Paul R, Chawarska K, Fowler C, Cicchetti D, Volkmar F. "Listen my children and you shall hear": auditory preferences in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders. Journal Of Speech, Language, And Hearing Research : JSLHR 2007, 50: 1350-64. PMID: 17905916, DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2007/094).
- Chawarska K, Volkmar F. Impairments in monkey and human face recognition in 2-year-old toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Delay. Developmental Science 2007, 10: 266-79. PMID: 17286849, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2006.00543.x.
- Ventola P, Kleinman J, Pandey J, Wilson L, Esser E, Boorstein H, Dumont-Mathieu T, Marshia G, Barton M, Hodgson S, Green J, Volkmar F, Chawarska K, Babitz T, Robins D, Fein D. Differentiating between autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities in children who failed a screening instrument for ASD. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2007, 37: 425-36. PMID: 16897377, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0177-z.
- Anderson GM, Jacobs-Stannard A, Chawarska K, Volkmar FR, Kliman HJ. Placental trophoblast inclusions in autism spectrum disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2007, 61: 487-91. PMID: 16806106, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.03.068.
- Chawarska K, Klin A, Paul R, Volkmar F. Autism spectrum disorder in the second year: stability and change in syndrome expression. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines 2007, 48: 128-38. PMID: 17300551, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2006.01685.x.
- Chawarska K, Paul R, Klin A, Hannigen S, Dichtel LE, Volkmar F. Parental recognition of developmental problems in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2007, 37: 62-72. PMID: 17195921, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0330-8.
- Autism in infancy and early childhood.Volkmar, F., Chawarska, K., & Klin, A. (2005). Annual Review of Psychology, 56, 1-21.
- Volkmar F, Chawarska K, Klin A. Autism in infancy and early childhood. Annual Review Of Psychology 2005, 56: 315-36. PMID: 15709938, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.56.091103.070159.
- Klin A, Chawarska K, Paul R, Rubin E, Morgan T, Wiesner L, Volkmar F. Autism in a 15-month-old child. The American Journal Of Psychiatry 2004, 161: 1981-8. PMID: 15514396, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.161.11.1981.
- Chawarska K, Klin A, Volkmar F. Automatic attention cueing through eye movement in 2-year-old children with autism. Child Development 2003, 74: 1108-22. PMID: 12938707, DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00595.
- Reznick JS, Chawarska K, Betts S. The development of visual expectations in the first year. Child Development 2000, 71: 1191-204. PMID: 11108091.
- A simple system for monitoring the timing of infant gaze to stimuli at specific locations.Reznick, J. S., Chawarska, K. H., Betts, S., & Logan, B. (1997). Behavioral Research Methods and Instruments, 29, 528-533.
- Impaired regulation of arousal in 3-month-old infants exposed prenatally to cocaine and other drugs.Mayes, L. C., Bornstein, M. H., Chawarska, K., & Granger, R. H. (1996). Development and Psychopathology, 8, 29-42.
- Mayes LC, Bornstein MH, Chawarska K, Granger RH. Information processing and developmental assessments in 3-month-old infants exposed prenatally to cocaine. Pediatrics 1995, 95: 539-45. PMID: 7700755.
Patient Care Organizations
Titles
- Emily Fraser Beede Professor of Child Psychiatry
- Director, Social and Affective Neuroscience of Autism Program, Child Study Center
- Director, Yale Toddler Developmental Disabilities Clinic
Education & Training
- PhDYale University (2000)
- Post-Doctoral FellowshipYale University School of Medicine (2000)
- MAJagiellomian Univ. (1986)
- MSYale University, Psychology
- MPhilYale University, Psychology
Languages Spoken
- English
- Polski (Polish)
Additional Information
Publications
- Macari SL, Koller J, Campbell DJ, Chawarska K. Temperamental markers in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines 2017, 58: 819-828. PMID: 28317113, PMCID: PMC5747932, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12710.
- Prince EB, Kim ES, Wall CA, Gisin E, Goodwin MS, Simmons ES, Chawarska K, Shic F. The relationship between autism symptoms and arousal level in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder, as measured by electrodermal activity. Autism : The International Journal Of Research And Practice 2017, 21: 504-508. PMID: 27289132, PMCID: PMC5812779, DOI: 10.1177/1362361316648816.
- Joseph, R. M., Korzeniewski, S. J., Allred, E. N., O’Shea, T. M., Heeren, T., Frazier, J. A., ... & ELGAN Study Investigators. (2017). American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Mar;216(3):304
- Charman T, Young GS, Brian J, Carter A, Carver LJ, Chawarska K, Curtin S, Dobkins K, Elsabbagh M, Georgiades S, Hertz-Picciotto I, Hutman T, Iverson JM, Jones EJ, Landa R, Macari S, Messinger DS, Nelson CA, Ozonoff S, Saulnier C, Stone WL, Tager-Flusberg H, Webb SJ, Yirmiya N, Zwaigenbaum L. Non-ASD outcomes at 36 months in siblings at familial risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD): A baby siblings research consortium (BSRC) study. Autism Research : Official Journal Of The International Society For Autism Research 2017, 10: 169-178. PMID: 27417857, PMCID: PMC5993543, DOI: 10.1002/aur.1669.
- Øien RA, Hart L, Schjølberg S, Wall CA, Kim ES, Nordahl-Hansen A, Eisemann MR, Chawarska K, Volkmar FR, Shic F. Parent-Endorsed Sex Differences in Toddlers with and Without ASD: Utilizing the M-CHAT. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2017, 47: 126-134. PMID: 27757737, PMCID: PMC5222910, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-016-2945-8.
- Kim SH, Joseph RM, Frazier JA, O'Shea TM, Chawarska K, Allred EN, Leviton A, Kuban KK. Predictive Validity of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) Born Very Preterm. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2016, 178: 101-107.e2. PMID: 27592094, PMCID: PMC5165696, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.07.052.
- Fein, D. and Baby Sibling Research Consortium (2016). Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 37(7): 573-578.
- Chawarska K, Macari S, Powell K, DiNicola L, Shic F. Enhanced Social Attention in Female Infant Siblings at Risk for Autism. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2016, 55: 188-95.e1. PMID: 26903252, PMCID: PMC5812780, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.11.016.
- Chawarska K, Ye S, Shic F, Chen L. Multilevel Differences in Spontaneous Social Attention in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Child Development 2016, 87: 543-57. PMID: 26682668, PMCID: PMC5460372, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12473.
- Szatmari P, Chawarska K, Dawson G, Georgiades S, Landa R, Lord C, Messinger DS, Thurm A, Halladay A. Prospective Longitudinal Studies of Infant Siblings of Children With Autism: Lessons Learned and Future Directions. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2016, 55: 179-87. PMID: 26903251, PMCID: PMC4871151, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.12.014.
- Emotional robot to examine different play patterns and affective responses of children with and without ASD.Boccanfuso, L., Barney, E., Foster, C., Ahn, Y., Chawarska, K., Scassellati, B. & Shic, F. (2016).(2016). 11th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), IEEE.
- Kim SH, Macari S, Koller J, Chawarska K. Examining the phenotypic heterogeneity of early autism spectrum disorder: subtypes and short-term outcomes. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines 2016, 57: 93-102. PMID: 26264996, PMCID: PMC6852790, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12448.
- Klintwall L, Macari S, Eikeseth S, Chawarska K. Interest level in 2-year-olds with autism spectrum disorder predicts rate of verbal, nonverbal, and adaptive skill acquisition. Autism : The International Journal Of Research And Practice 2015, 19: 925-33. PMID: 25398893, PMCID: PMC4878117, DOI: 10.1177/1362361314555376.
- Chawarska K, Chang J, Campbell D. In Reply. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2015, 54: 958-9. PMID: 26506589, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.07.017.
- Ozonoff S, Young GS, Landa RJ, Brian J, Bryson S, Charman T, Chawarska K, Macari SL, Messinger D, Stone WL, Zwaigenbaum L, Iosif AM. Diagnostic stability in young children at risk for autism spectrum disorder: a baby siblings research consortium study. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines 2015, 56: 988-98. PMID: 25921776, PMCID: PMC4532646, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12421.
- FOXG1-Dependent Dysregulation of GABA/Glutamate Neuron Differentiation in Autism Spectrum Disorders.Mariani J, Coppola G, Zhang P, Abyzov A, Provini L, Tomasini L, Amenduni M, Szekely A, Palejev D, Wilson M, Gerstein M, Grigorenko EL, Chawarska K, Pelphrey KA, Howe JR, Vaccarino FM. FOXG1-Dependent Dysregulation of GABA/Glutamate Neuron Differentiation in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Cell 2015, 162: 375-390. PMID: 26186191, PMCID: PMC4519016, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.06.034.
- Messinger DS, Young GS, Webb SJ, Ozonoff S, Bryson SE, Carter A, Carver L, Charman T, Chawarska K, Curtin S, Dobkins K, Hertz-Picciotto I, Hutman T, Iverson JM, Landa R, Nelson CA, Stone WL, Tager-Flusberg H, Zwaigenbaum L. Early sex differences are not autism-specific: A Baby Siblings Research Consortium (BSRC) study. Molecular Autism 2015, 6: 32. PMID: 26045943, PMCID: PMC4455973, DOI: 10.1186/s13229-015-0027-y.
- Rowberry J, Macari S, Chen G, Campbell D, Leventhal JM, Weitzman C, Chawarska K. Screening for autism spectrum disorders in 12-month-old high-risk siblings by parental report. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2015, 45: 221-9. PMID: 25149178, PMCID: PMC4289092, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2211-x.
- Chawarska K, Shic F, Macari S, Campbell DJ, Brian J, Landa R, Hutman T, Nelson CA, Ozonoff S, Tager-Flusberg H, Young GS, Zwaigenbaum L, Cohen IL, Charman T, Messinger DS, Klin A, Johnson S, Bryson S. 18-month predictors of later outcomes in younger siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder: a baby siblings research consortium study. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2014, 53: 1317-1327.e1. PMID: 25457930, PMCID: PMC4254798, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2014.09.015.
- Campbell DJ, Chang J, Chawarska K. Early generalized overgrowth in autism spectrum disorder: prevalence rates, gender effects, and clinical outcomes. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2014, 53: 1063-73.e5. PMID: 25245350, PMCID: PMC4173120, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2014.07.008.
- Shic F, Macari S, Chawarska K. Speech disturbs face scanning in 6-month-old infants who develop autism spectrum disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2014, 75: 231-7. PMID: 23954107, PMCID: PMC3864607, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.07.009.
- Campbell DJ, Shic F, Macari S, Chawarska K. Gaze response to dyadic bids at 2 years related to outcomes at 3 years in autism spectrum disorders: a subtyping analysis. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2014, 44: 431-42. PMID: 23877749, PMCID: PMC3900601, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1885-9.
- Ventola P, Saulnier CA, Steinberg E, Chawarska K, Klin A. Early-emerging social adaptive skills in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders: an item analysis. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2014, 44: 283-93. PMID: 21567256, PMCID: PMC7311046, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1278-x.
- Paul R, Loomis R, Chawarska K. Adaptive behavior in toddlers under two with autism spectrum disorders. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2014, 44: 264-70. PMID: 21573835, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1279-9.
- Chawarska K, Macari S, Shic F. Decreased spontaneous attention to social scenes in 6-month-old infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 74: 195-203. PMID: 23313640, PMCID: PMC3646074, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.11.022.
- Steiner AM, Gengoux GW, Klin A, Chawarska K. Pivotal response treatment for infants at-risk for autism spectrum disorders: a pilot study. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2013, 43: 91-102. PMID: 22573001, PMCID: PMC3571709, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1542-8.
- Macari SL, Campbell D, Gengoux GW, Saulnier CA, Klin AJ, Chawarska K. Predicting developmental status from 12 to 24 months in infants at risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder: a preliminary report. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2012, 42: 2636-47. PMID: 22484794, PMCID: PMC3565427, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1521-0.
- Chawarska K, Macari S, Shic F. Context modulates attention to social scenes in toddlers with autism. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines 2012, 53: 903-13. PMID: 22428993, PMCID: PMC3845814, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02538.x.
- Chawarska K, Campbell D, Chen L, Shic F, Klin A, Chang J. Early generalized overgrowth in boys with autism. Archives Of General Psychiatry 2011, 68: 1021-31. PMID: 21969460, PMCID: PMC4878118, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.106.
- Bradshaw J, Shic F, Chawarska K. Brief report: face-specific recognition deficits in young children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2011, 41: 1429-35. PMID: 21373955, PMCID: PMC4871156, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1150-4.
- Schoen E, Paul R, Chawarska K. Phonology and vocal behavior in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders. Autism Research : Official Journal Of The International Society For Autism Research 2011, 4: 177-88. PMID: 21308998, PMCID: PMC3110574, DOI: 10.1002/aur.183.
- Paul R, Fuerst Y, Ramsay G, Chawarska K, Klin A. Out of the mouths of babes: vocal production in infant siblings of children with ASD. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines 2011, 52: 588-98. PMID: 21039489, PMCID: PMC3078949, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02332.x.
- Shic F, Bradshaw J, Klin A, Scassellati B, Chawarska K. Limited activity monitoring in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder. Brain Research 2011, 1380: 246-54. PMID: 21129365, PMCID: PMC3050079, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.11.074.
- Chawarska K, Volkmar F, Klin A. Limited attentional bias for faces in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders. Archives Of General Psychiatry 2010, 67: 178-85. PMID: 20124117, PMCID: PMC4871149, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2009.194.
- Chawarska K, Shic F. Looking but not seeing: atypical visual scanning and recognition of faces in 2 and 4-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2009, 39: 1663-72. PMID: 19590943, PMCID: PMC4878114, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0803-7.
- Chawarska K, Klin A, Paul R, Macari S, Volkmar F. A prospective study of toddlers with ASD: short-term diagnostic and cognitive outcomes. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines 2009, 50: 1235-45. PMID: 19594835, PMCID: PMC4878113, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02101.x.
- Zwaigenbaum L, Bryson S, Lord C, Rogers S, Carter A, Carver L, Chawarska K, Constantino J, Dawson G, Dobkins K, Fein D, Iverson J, Klin A, Landa R, Messinger D, Ozonoff S, Sigman M, Stone W, Tager-Flusberg H, Yirmiya N. Clinical assessment and management of toddlers with suspected autism spectrum disorder: insights from studies of high-risk infants. Pediatrics 2009, 123: 1383-91. PMID: 19403506, PMCID: PMC2833286, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-1606.
- Paul R, Chawarska K, Volkmar F. Differentiating ASD from DLD in Toddlers. Perspectives On Language Learning And Education 2008, 15: 101-111. PMID: 20852731, PMCID: PMC2940236, DOI: 10.1044/lle15.3.101.
- Kleinman JM, Robins DL, Ventola PE, Pandey J, Boorstein HC, Esser EL, Wilson LB, Rosenthal MA, Sutera S, Verbalis AD, Barton M, Hodgson S, Green J, Dumont-Mathieu T, Volkmar F, Chawarska K, Klin A, Fein D. The modified checklist for autism in toddlers: a follow-up study investigating the early detection of autism spectrum disorders. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2008, 38: 827-39. PMID: 17882539, PMCID: PMC3612529, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0450-9.
- Paul R, Chawarska K, Cicchetti D, Volkmar F. Language outcomes of toddlers with autism spectrum disorders: a two year follow-up. Autism Research : Official Journal Of The International Society For Autism Research 2008, 1: 97-107. PMID: 19360656, PMCID: PMC2946084, DOI: 10.1002/aur.12.
- Bakkaloglu B, O'Roak BJ, Louvi A, Gupta AR, Abelson JF, Morgan TM, Chawarska K, Klin A, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Stillman AA, Tanriover G, Abrahams BS, Duvall JA, Robbins EM, Geschwind DH, Biederer T, Gunel M, Lifton RP, State MW. Molecular cytogenetic analysis and resequencing of contactin associated protein-like 2 in autism spectrum disorders. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2008, 82: 165-73. PMID: 18179895, PMCID: PMC2253974, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2007.09.017.
- Paul R, Chawarska K, Fowler C, Cicchetti D, Volkmar F. "Listen my children and you shall hear": auditory preferences in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders. Journal Of Speech, Language, And Hearing Research : JSLHR 2007, 50: 1350-64. PMID: 17905916, DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2007/094).
- Chawarska K, Volkmar F. Impairments in monkey and human face recognition in 2-year-old toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Delay. Developmental Science 2007, 10: 266-79. PMID: 17286849, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2006.00543.x.
- Ventola P, Kleinman J, Pandey J, Wilson L, Esser E, Boorstein H, Dumont-Mathieu T, Marshia G, Barton M, Hodgson S, Green J, Volkmar F, Chawarska K, Babitz T, Robins D, Fein D. Differentiating between autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities in children who failed a screening instrument for ASD. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2007, 37: 425-36. PMID: 16897377, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0177-z.
- Anderson GM, Jacobs-Stannard A, Chawarska K, Volkmar FR, Kliman HJ. Placental trophoblast inclusions in autism spectrum disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2007, 61: 487-91. PMID: 16806106, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.03.068.
- Chawarska K, Klin A, Paul R, Volkmar F. Autism spectrum disorder in the second year: stability and change in syndrome expression. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines 2007, 48: 128-38. PMID: 17300551, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2006.01685.x.
- Chawarska K, Paul R, Klin A, Hannigen S, Dichtel LE, Volkmar F. Parental recognition of developmental problems in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2007, 37: 62-72. PMID: 17195921, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0330-8.
- Autism in infancy and early childhood.Volkmar, F., Chawarska, K., & Klin, A. (2005). Annual Review of Psychology, 56, 1-21.
- Volkmar F, Chawarska K, Klin A. Autism in infancy and early childhood. Annual Review Of Psychology 2005, 56: 315-36. PMID: 15709938, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.56.091103.070159.
- Klin A, Chawarska K, Paul R, Rubin E, Morgan T, Wiesner L, Volkmar F. Autism in a 15-month-old child. The American Journal Of Psychiatry 2004, 161: 1981-8. PMID: 15514396, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.161.11.1981.
- Chawarska K, Klin A, Volkmar F. Automatic attention cueing through eye movement in 2-year-old children with autism. Child Development 2003, 74: 1108-22. PMID: 12938707, DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00595.
- Reznick JS, Chawarska K, Betts S. The development of visual expectations in the first year. Child Development 2000, 71: 1191-204. PMID: 11108091.
- A simple system for monitoring the timing of infant gaze to stimuli at specific locations.Reznick, J. S., Chawarska, K. H., Betts, S., & Logan, B. (1997). Behavioral Research Methods and Instruments, 29, 528-533.
- Impaired regulation of arousal in 3-month-old infants exposed prenatally to cocaine and other drugs.Mayes, L. C., Bornstein, M. H., Chawarska, K., & Granger, R. H. (1996). Development and Psychopathology, 8, 29-42.
- Mayes LC, Bornstein MH, Chawarska K, Granger RH. Information processing and developmental assessments in 3-month-old infants exposed prenatally to cocaine. Pediatrics 1995, 95: 539-45. PMID: 7700755.
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