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Benjamin E. Yerys is affiliated with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily focusing on neuroscience, medicine, and psychology. These areas are complemented by substantial work in subfields such as cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, psychiatry and mental health, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and genetics.

Their research topics cover a broad range relevant to neurodevelopmental and pediatric health. Key topics include:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare

Benjamin E. Yerys has contributed to numerous publications, particularly in journals focused on autism and developmental disorders. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Autism Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Autism

They have collaborated extensively with several coauthors in their field, including:

  • Allison E. Curry
  • Emma B. Sartin
  • Gregory L. Wallace
  • Rachel K. Myers
  • John D. Herrington

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • "Impact of COVID-19 on Youth With ADHD: Predictors and Moderators of Response to Pandemic Restrictions on Daily Life," 2021, Journal of Attention Disorders
  • "Evidence against the 'normalization' prediction of the early brain overgrowth hypothesis of autism," 2020, Molecular Autism
  • "A Systematic Review of the Positive Valence System in Autism Spectrum Disorder," 2020, Neuropsychology Review
  • "Comparison of Motor Vehicle Crashes, Traffic Violations, and License Suspensions Between Autistic and Non-Autistic Adolescent and Young Adult Drivers," 2021, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • "Real-world executive functioning for autistic children in school and home settings," 2021, Autism

Best Publications

  • Understanding Executive Control in Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Lab and in the Real World

    Lauren Kenworthy;Benjamin E. Yerys;Laura Gutermuth Anthony;Laura Gutermuth Anthony;Gregory L. Wallace

  • Brain Hyperconnectivity in Children with Autism and its Links to Social Deficits

    Kaustubh Supekar;Lucina Q. Uddin;Amirah Khouzam;Jennifer Phillips

  • Processing speed deficits in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and reading disability.

    Michelle A. Shanahan;Bruce F. Pennington;Benjamin E. Yerys;Ashley Scott

  • VERIDICAL AND FALSE MEMORIES IN HEALTHY OLDER ADULTS AND IN DEMENTIA OF THE ALZHEIMER'S TYPE

    David A. Balota;Michael J. Cortese;Janet M. Duchek;David Adams

  • Impairments in real-world executive function increase from childhood to adolescence in autism spectrum disorders

    Michael Rosenthal;Gregory L. Wallace;Rachel Lawson;Meagan C. Wills

  • What About the Girls? Sex-Based Differences in Autistic Traits and Adaptive Skills

    Allison B. Ratto;Allison B. Ratto;Lauren Kenworthy;Benjamin E. Yerys;Benjamin E. Yerys;Julia Bascom

  • Evaluation of the Social Motivation Hypothesis of Autism: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Caitlin C. Clements;Alisa R. Zoltowski;Alisa R. Zoltowski;Lisa D. Yankowitz;Lisa D. Yankowitz;Benjamin E. Yerys

  • Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms moderate cognition and behavior in children with autism spectrum disorders

    Benjamin E. Yerys;Gregory L. Wallace;Jennifer L. Sokoloff;Devon A. Shook

  • Set-shifting in children with autism spectrum disorders Reversal shifting deficits on the Intradimensional/Extradimensional Shift Test correlate with repetitive behaviors

    Benjamin E. Yerys;Gregory L. Wallace;Bryan Harrison;Mark J. Celano

  • All Together Now: When Dissociations Between Knowledge and Action Disappear

    Yuko Munakata;Benjamin E. Yerys

  • The fMRI success rate of children and adolescents: typical development, epilepsy, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and autism spectrum disorders.

    Benjamin E. Yerys;Benjamin E. Yerys;Kathryn F. Jankowski;Kathryn F. Jankowski;Devon Shook;Lisa R. Rosenberger

  • Default mode network segregation and social deficits in autism spectrum disorder: Evidence from non-medicated children

    Benjamin E. Yerys;Evan M. Gordon;Danielle N. Abrams;Theodore D. Satterthwaite

  • Linguistic camouflage in girls with autism spectrum disorder.

    Julia Parish-Morris;Julia Parish-Morris;Mark Y. Liberman;Christopher Cieri;John D. Herrington;John D. Herrington

  • Executive Function in Preschoolers with Autism: Evidence Consistent with a Secondary Deficit

    Benjamin E. Yerys;Susan L. Hepburn;Bruce F. Pennington;Sally J. Rogers

  • Functional Connectivity of the Inferior Frontal Cortex Changes with Age in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A fcMRI Study of Response Inhibition

    Philip S. Lee;Benjamin E. Yerys;Anne Della Rosa;Jennifer Foss-Feig

  • Characterizing the Factor Structure of Parent Reported Executive Function in Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Impact of Cognitive Inflexibility.

    Yael Granader;Gregory L. Wallace;Kristina K. Hardy;Benjamin E. Yerys

  • Altered reward system reactivity for personalized circumscribed interests in autism

    Gregor Kohls;Ligia Antezana;Maya G. Mosner;Robert T. Schultz;Robert T. Schultz

  • When Labels Hurt but Novelty Helps: Children's Perseveration and Flexibility in a Card-Sorting Task

    Benjamin E. Yerys;Yuko Munakata

  • Interests in high-functioning autism are more intense, interfering, and idiosyncratic than those in neurotypical development.

    Laura Gutermuth Anthony;Lauren Kenworthy;Benjamin E. Yerys;Kathryn F. Jankowski

  • Real World Executive Control Impairments in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Pontea Etemad Smithson;Lauren Kenworthy;Lauren Kenworthy;Meagan C. Wills;Marian Jarrett

  • Longitudinal study of driver licensing rates among adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder

    Allison E Curry;Benjamin E Yerys;Benjamin E Yerys;Patty Huang;Kristi B Metzger

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert T. Schultz
Robert T. Schultz Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Lauren Kenworthy
Lauren Kenworthy Center for Autism and Related Disorders
Gregory L. Wallace
Gregory L. Wallace George Washington University
John D. Herrington
John D. Herrington Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Judith Miller
Judith Miller University of Pennsylvania
Chandan J. Vaidya
Chandan J. Vaidya Georgetown University
Thomas J. Power
Thomas J. Power Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Bruce F. Pennington
Bruce F. Pennington University of Denver
Yuko Munakata
Yuko Munakata University of California, Davis
Marley W. Watkins
Marley W. Watkins Baylor University

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