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Andrew J. O. Whitehouse

Andrew J. O. Whitehouse

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Psychology

D-Index
69
Citations
15557
World Ranking
2396
National Ranking
114

Overview

Andrew J. O. Whitehouse is affiliated with the Telethon Kids Institute in Australia. Their research focuses extensively on autism spectrum disorder and related fields, contributing to a broad understanding of developmental and psychological aspects associated with this domain.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Autism-related dietary preferences mediate autism-gut microbiome associations, 2021, Cell
  • Effect of Preemptive Intervention on Developmental Outcomes Among Infants Showing Early Signs of Autism, 2021, JAMA Pediatrics
  • The use of language in autism research, 2022, Trends in Neurosciences
  • The Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI): development and validation of a new measure of autistic traits in the general population, 2021, Molecular Autism
  • Genome-wide analyses of individual differences in quantitatively assessed reading- and language-related skills in up to 34,000 people, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Gail A. Alvares
  • Murray T. Maybery
  • Hannah Waddington
  • Kandice J. Varcin
  • Kristelle Hudry

They have published frequently in the following venues:

  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (22 publications)
  • Autism (11 publications)
  • Autism Research (10 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (9 publications)
  • Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders (7 publications)

Their research spans across several main fields of study including:

  • Psychology (142 publications)
  • Medicine (138 publications)
  • Neuroscience (117 publications)

Within these disciplines, they focus on various subfields such as:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience (110 publications)
  • Clinical Psychology (105 publications)
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health (57 publications)
  • Genetics (43 publications)
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology (29 publications)

The main research topics explored include:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (208 publications)
  • Family and Disability Support Research (146 publications)
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (58 publications)
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (52 publications)
  • Child Development and Digital Technology (44 publications)
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (40 publications)
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (28 publications)

In addition to journal articles, they have contributed to book publications, including a title published by Rutgers University Press in 2024 titled More-than-Human Aging.

Best Publications

  • Long-term differences in language and cognitive function after childhood exposure to anesthesia.

    Caleb Ing;Charles DiMaggio;Andrew Whitehouse;Mary K Hegarty

  • Friendship, loneliness and depression in adolescents with Asperger's Syndrome.

    Andrew J.O. Whitehouse;Andrew J.O. Whitehouse;Kevin Durkin;Emma Jaquet;Kathryn Ziatas

  • Prenatal Maternal Stress Associated with ADHD and Autistic Traits in early Childhood

    Angelica Ronald;Craig E Pennell;Andrew J O Whitehouse

  • Maternal Serum Vitamin D Levels During Pregnancy and Offspring Neurocognitive Development

    Andrew J. O. Whitehouse;Barbara J. Holt;Michael Serralha;Patrick G. Holt

  • Adult psychosocial outcomes of children with specific language impairment, pragmatic language impairment and autism.

    Andrew J. O. Whitehouse;Helen J. Watt;E. A. Line;Dorothy V. M. Bishop

  • Autism-related dietary preferences mediate autism-gut microbiome associations

    Chloe X. Yap;Chloe X. Yap;Anjali K. Henders;Anjali K. Henders;Gail A. Alvares;David L.A. Wood

  • Further defining the language impairment of autism: Is there a specific language impairment subtype?

    Andrew J. O. Whitehouse;Johanna G. Barry;Dorothy V. M. Bishop

  • Autism and diagnostic substitution: evidence from a study of adults with a history of developmental language disorder.

    Dorothy V M Bishop;Andrew J O Whitehouse;Helen J Watt;Elizabeth A Line

  • The misnomer of ‘high functioning autism’: Intelligence is an imprecise predictor of functional abilities at diagnosis

    Gail A. Alvares;Keely Bebbington;Dominique Cleary;Kiah Evans

  • CNTNAP2 variants affect early language development in the general population

    Andrew J.O. Whitehouse;Andrew J.O. Whitehouse;Dorothy V.M. Bishop;Dorothy V.M. Bishop;Q.W. Ang;Craig E. Pennell

  • Prevalence of Motor Difficulties in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Analysis of a Population-Based Cohort.

    Melissa K Licari;Gail A Alvares;Kandice Varcin;Kiah L Evans;Kiah L Evans

  • A Genome-Wide Approach to Children's Aggressive Behavior: The EAGLE consortium

    Irene Pappa;Beate St Pourcain;Kelly Benke;Alana Cavadino;Alana Cavadino

  • Do children with autism ‘switch off’ to speech sounds? An investigation using event-related potentials

    Andrew J.O. Whitehouse;Dorothy V.M. Bishop

  • Prenatal testosterone exposure is related to sexually dimorphic facial morphology in adulthood.

    Andrew J. O. Whitehouse;Syed Zulqarnain Gilani;Faisal Shafait;Ajmal Mian

  • Inner speech impairments in autism

    Andrew J.O. Whitehouse;Murray T. Maybery;Kevin Durkin

  • Effect of Preemptive Intervention on Developmental Outcomes Among Infants Showing Early Signs of Autism: A Randomized Clinical Trial of Outcomes to Diagnosis

    Andrew J O Whitehouse;Andrew J O Whitehouse;Andrew J O Whitehouse;Kandice J Varcin;Kandice J Varcin;Sarah Pillar;Wesley Billingham

  • The broader language phenotype of autism: a comparison with specific language impairment

    Andrew J.O. Whitehouse;Johanna G. Barry;Dorothy V.M. Bishop

  • A Genome-Wide Association Meta-Analysis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms in Population-Based Pediatric Cohorts

    Christel M. Middeldorp;Anke R. Hammerschlag;Klaasjan G. Ouwens;Maria M. Groen-Blokhuis

  • Comparative analysis of outcome measures used in examining neurodevelopmental effects of early childhood anesthesia exposure.

    Caleb H. Ing;Charles J. DiMaggio;Eva Malacova;Andrew J. Whitehouse

  • Characterizing the Interplay Between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Comorbid Medical Conditions: An Integrative Review.

    Charlotte Tye;Abigail K. Runicles;Andrew J. O. Whitehouse;Andrew J. O. Whitehouse;Gail A. Alvares;Gail A. Alvares

  • Qualitative aspects of developmental language impairment relate to language and literacy outcome in adulthood

    Andrew J. O. Whitehouse;E. A. Line;Helen J. Watt;Dorothy V. M. Bishop

  • Low maternal serum vitamin D during pregnancy and the risk for postpartum depression symptoms

    Monique Robinson;Andrew J. O. Whitehouse;John P. Newnham;Shelley Gorman

Frequent Co-Authors

Murray T. Maybery
Murray T. Maybery University of Western Australia
Dorothy V. M. Bishop
Dorothy V. M. Bishop University of Oxford
Katrina Williams
Katrina Williams University of Melbourne
Helen Leonard
Helen Leonard Telethon Kids Institute
Mirko Uljarević
Mirko Uljarević University of Melbourne
Cheryl Dissanayake
Cheryl Dissanayake La Trobe University
Valsamma Eapen
Valsamma Eapen University of New South Wales
John P. Kemp
John P. Kemp University of Bristol
Christel M. Middeldorp
Christel M. Middeldorp University of Queensland
David Evans
David Evans University of Bristol

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