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John Sideris is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including psychology, medicine, and neuroscience, with a particular focus on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related developmental and behavioral studies.

They have contributed extensively to the study of cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychology, as well as psychiatry and mental health. Educational and developmental psychology also form significant subfields of their work.

The primary research topics covered by Sideris include:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies

Frequent publication venues for Sideris are:

  • UNC Libraries
  • American Journal of Occupational Therapy
  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Autism Research
  • Mind Brain and Education

Some of their recent research papers include the following:

  • Impact of Sensory Processing on School Performance Outcomes in High Functioning Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2020, Mind Brain and Education
  • Sensory Reactivity at 1 and 2 Years Old is Associated with ASD Severity During the Preschool Years, 2020, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Developmental trajectories of sensory patterns from infancy to school age in a community sample and associations with autistic traits, 2022, Child Development
  • Rigorous Translation and Cultural Adaptation of an Autism Screening Tool: First Years Inventory as a Case Study, 2021, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Early measurement of autism risk constructs in the general population: A new factor structure of the First Years Inventory (FYIv3.1) for ages 6-16 months, 2022, Autism Research

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Grace T. Baranek
  • Linda R. Watson
  • Elizabeth R. Crais
  • Yun-Ju Chen
  • Karla Ausderau

Best Publications

  • Sensory features and repetitive behaviors in children with autism and developmental delays.

    Brian A. Boyd;Grace T. Baranek;John Sideris;Michele D. Poe

  • Autistic behavior in children with fragile X syndrome: prevalence, stability, and the impact of FMRP.

    Deborah D. Hatton;John Sideris;Martie Skinner;Jean Mankowski

  • Effects of Joint Attention Mediated Learning for Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Initial Randomized Controlled Study.

    Hannah H. Schertz;Samuel L. Odom;Kathleen M. Baggett;John H. Sideris

  • Mood and anxiety disorders in females with the FMR1 premutation

    Jane E. Roberts;Donald B. Bailey;Jean Mankowski;Amy Ford

  • Thresholds in the association between quality of teacher–child interactions and preschool children’s school readiness skills

    Bridget E. Hatfield;Margaret R. Burchinal;Robert C. Pianta;John Sideris

  • ADHD symptoms in children with FXS.

    Kelly Sullivan;Deborah Hatton;Julie Hammer;John Sideris

  • Syntactic complexity during conversation of boys with fragile X syndrome and Down syndrome.

    Johanna R. Price;Joanne E. Roberts;Elizabeth A. Hennon;Mary C. Berni

  • National Survey of Sensory Features in Children with ASD: Factor Structure of the Sensory Experience Questionnaire (3.0)

    Karla Ausderau;Karla Ausderau;John Sideris;Melissa Furlong;Lauren M. Little;Lauren M. Little

  • Sensory subtypes in children with autism spectrum disorder: latent profile transition analysis using a national survey of sensory features

    Karla K. Ausderau;Karla K. Ausderau;Melissa Furlong;John Sideris;John Bulluck

  • Longitudinal predictors of reading and math trajectories through middle school for African American versus caucasian students across two samples

    Stephen R. Hooper;Joanne Roberts;John Sideris;Margaret Burchinal

  • Longitudinal profiles of expressive vocabulary, syntax and pragmatic language in boys with fragile X syndrome or Down syndrome

    Gary E. Martin;Molly Losh;Bruno Estigarribia;John Sideris

  • Executive Functions in Young Males With Fragile X Syndrome in Comparison to Mental Age-Matched Controls: Baseline Findings From a Longitudinal Study

    Stephen R. Hooper;Deborah Hatton;John Sideris;Kelly Sullivan

  • Developmental trajectories and correlates of sensory processing in young boys with fragile X syndrome.

    Grace T. Baranek;Jane E. Roberts;Fabian J. David;John Sideris

  • Resting-state connectivity predictors of response to psychotherapy in major depressive disorder

    Andrew Crowther;Moria J Smoski;Jared Minkel;Tyler Moore

  • Emotional expression and the reduction of motivated cognitive bias: evidence from cognitive dissonance and distancing from victims' paradigms.

    Tom Pyszczynski;Jeff L Greenberg;Sheldon Solomon;John Sideris

  • Phonological Accuracy and Intelligibility in Connected Speech of Boys With Fragile X Syndrome or Down Syndrome

    Elizabeth F. Barnes;Joanne Roberts;Steven H. Long;Gary E. Martin

  • Activity Participation and Sensory Features among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

    Lauren M. Little;Karla Ausderau;John Sideris;Grace T. Baranek

  • Activity participation among children with autism spectrum disorder.

    Lauren M. Little;John Sideris;Karla Ausderau;Grace T. Baranek

  • Social Communication and Theory of Mind in Boys with Autism and Fragile X Syndrome

    Molly Losh;Gary E. Martin;Jessica Klusek;Abigail Lee Hogan-Brown

  • Defining genetically meaningful language and personality traits in relatives of individuals with fragile X syndrome and relatives of individuals with autism

    Molly Losh;Jessica Klusek;Gary E. Martin;John Sideris

Frequent Co-Authors

Grace T. Baranek
Grace T. Baranek University of Southern California
Donald B. Bailey
Donald B. Bailey Research Triangle Park Foundation
Linda R. Watson
Linda R. Watson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Deborah D. Hatton
Deborah D. Hatton Vanderbilt University
Joanne E. Roberts
Joanne E. Roberts University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jane E. Roberts
Jane E. Roberts University of South Carolina
Samuel L. Odom
Samuel L. Odom University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Molly Losh
Molly Losh Northwestern University
Stephen R. Hooper
Stephen R. Hooper University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Brian A. Boyd
Brian A. Boyd University of Kansas

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