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Overview

Ami Klin is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and focuses research on neuroscience with a particular emphasis on cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychology. Their work spans various subfields including education, genetics, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

The primary research topics addressed by Klin include:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors

Recent publications by Klin illustrate a focus on early autism detection and developmental psychopathology. Notable papers include:

  • "Affording autism an early brain development re-definition", 2020, Development and Psychopathology
  • "A Comparison of the Clinical Presentation of Preterm Birth and Autism Spectrum Disorder", 2023, Clinics in Perinatology
  • "The Intersection of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Food Allergy, and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: A Clinical Case Study", 2024, The Journal of Pediatrics
  • "Sex-Related Measurement Bias in Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptoms in the Baby Siblings Research Consortium", 2025, JAMA Network Open
  • "A-063 Viewer Engagement Modulates Activation of Social Brain Systems: Evidence from a Natural Viewing fMRI Paradigm", 2020, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

The frequent coauthors associated with Klin's work include Cheryl Klaiman, Sarah Shultz, Warren Jones, John N. Constantino, and Natasha Marrus. This collaboration network reflects interdisciplinary contributions to the fields of clinical and cognitive neuroscience.

Klin's research output appears prominently in the following publication venues:

  • Development and Psychopathology
  • Clinics in Perinatology
  • The Journal of Pediatrics
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Best Publications

  • Visual fixation patterns during viewing of naturalistic social situations as predictors of social competence in individuals with autism.

    Ami Klin;Warren Jones;Robert Schultz;Fred Volkmar

  • The enactive mind, or from actions to cognition: lessons from autism

    Ami Klin;Warren Jones;Robert T. Schultz;Fred R. Volkmar

  • Attention to eyes is present but in decline in 2–6-month-old infants later diagnosed with autism

    Warren R Jones;Ami Klin

  • Abnormal ventral temporal cortical activity during face discrimination among individuals with autism and Asperger syndrome.

    Robert T. Schultz;Isabel Gauthier;Ami Klin;Robert K. Fulbright

  • Field trial for autistic disorder in DSM-IV.

    Fred R. Volkmar;Ami Klin;Bryna Siegel;Peter Szatmari

  • Common genetic variants on 5p14.1 associate with autism spectrum disorders

    Kai Wang;Haitao Zhang;Deqiong Ma;Maja Bucan

  • Two-year-olds with autism orient to non-social contingencies rather than biological motion

    Ami Klin;David J. Lin;David J. Lin;Phillip Gorrindo;Phillip Gorrindo;Gordon Ramsay;Gordon Ramsay

  • Three diagnostic approaches to Asperger syndrome: implications for research.

    Ami Klin;David Pauls;Robert Schultz;Fred Volkmar

  • Speech and Prosody Characteristics of Adolescents and Adults With High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome

    Lawrence D. Shriberg;Rhea Paul;Rhea Paul;Jane L. McSweeny;Ami Klin

  • Validity and Neuropsychological Characterization of Asperger Syndrome: Convergence with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities Syndrome

    A. Klin;F. R. Volkmar;S. S. Sparrow;D. V. Cicchetti

  • Absence of preferential looking to the eyes of approaching adults predicts level of social disability in 2-year-old toddlers with autism spectrum disorder.

    Warren Jones;Katelin Carr;Ami Klin

  • A full genome screen for autism with evidence for linkage to a region on chromosome 7q International Molecular Genetic Study of Autism Consortium

    Anthony Bailey;Amaia Hervas;Nicola Matthews;Sarah Palferman

  • Social and Communication Abilities and Disabilities in Higher Functioning Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Vineland and the ADOS

    Ami Klin;Celine A. Saulnier;Sara S. Sparrow;Domenic V. Cicchetti

  • Attributing Social Meaning to Ambiguous Visual Stimuli in Higher-functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome: The Social Attribution Task

    Ami Klin

  • Defining and quantifying the social phenotype in autism.

    Ami Klin;Warren Jones;Robert Schultz;Fred Volkmar

  • A multisite study of the clinical diagnosis of different autism spectrum disorders

    Catherine Lord;Eva Petkova;Eva Petkova;Vanessa Hus;Weijin Gan

  • Disruption of Neurexin 1 Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Hyung Goo Kim;Shotaro Kishikawa;Anne W. Higgins;Ihn Sik Seong

  • Feeding Problems and Nutrient Intake in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Meta-analysis and Comprehensive Review of the Literature

    William G. Sharp;Rashelle C. Berry;Courtney McCracken;Nadrat N. Nuhu

  • The role of the fusiform face area in social cognition: implications for the pathobiology of autism.

    Robert T. Schultz;David J. Grelotti;Ami Klin;Jamie Kleinman

  • Molecular Cytogenetic Analysis and Resequencing of Contactin Associated Protein-Like 2 in Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Betul Bakkaloglu;Betul Bakkaloglu;Brian J. O'Roak;Angeliki Louvi;Abha R. Gupta

Frequent Co-Authors

Fred R. Volkmar
Fred R. Volkmar Yale University
Rhea Paul
Rhea Paul Sacred Heart University
Robert T. Schultz
Robert T. Schultz Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Katarzyna Chawarska
Katarzyna Chawarska Yale University
Domenic V. Cicchetti
Domenic V. Cicchetti Yale University
Donald J. Cohen
Donald J. Cohen Yale University
Catherine Lord
Catherine Lord University of California, Los Angeles
John N. Constantino
John N. Constantino Washington University in St. Louis
Rebecca Landa
Rebecca Landa Kennedy Krieger Institute
Sally J Ozonoff
Sally J Ozonoff University of California, Davis

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