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Margot Prior was affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research focused primarily within the fields of psychology, with particular attention to clinical psychology and cognitive neuroscience.

Their work mainly addressed topics related to Autism Spectrum Disorder research, family and disability support research, and child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development.

Margot Prior published several papers, including:

  • Temperament in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A systematic review, 2021, Clinical Psychology Review
  • Aspects of cognition in autism, 2021, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Frequent coauthors with whom Margot Prior collaborated included:

  • Lacey Chetcuti
  • Mirko Uljarević
  • Katherine Ellis-Davies
  • Antonio Y. Hardan
  • Andrew Whitehouse

In terms of publication venues, their work appeared in:

  • Clinical Psychology Review
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

The research conducted by Margot Prior was oriented toward advancing understanding in autism spectrum disorder, temperament, cognition, and developmental support mechanisms within clinical psychology.

Best Publications

  • The mental health of young people in Australia: key findings from the child and adolescent component of the national survey of mental health and well‐being

    Michael G. Sawyer;Fiona M. Arney;Peter A. Baghurst;Jennifer J. Clark

  • Surface dyslexia: neuropsychological and cognitive studies of phonological reading

    K. E. Patterson;J. C. Marshall;M. Coltheart

  • Restricted and repetitive behaviors in autism spectrum disorders: a review of research in the last decade.

    Susan R. Leekam;Margot R. Prior;Mirko Uljarevic

  • The relationship between executive function abilities, adaptive behaviour, and academic achievement in children with externalising behaviour problems.

    Cheryl Clark;Margot Prior;Margot Prior;Glynda Kinsella

  • Does shy-inhibited temperament in childhood lead to anxiety problems in adolescence?

    Margot Prior;Diana Smart;Ann Sanson;Frank Oberklaid

  • Predicting language outcomes at 4 years of age: findings from Early Language in Victoria Study

    Sheena Reilly;Melissa Wake;Obioha C Ukoumunne;Edith Bavin

  • Comparison of Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autistic children on a Test of Motor Impairment

    Janine Manjiviona;Margot Prior

  • The reach-to-grasp movement in children with autism spectrum disorder.

    Morena Mari;Umberto Castiello;Deborah Marks;Catherine Marraffa

  • Tuning in to Kids: improving emotion socialization practices in parents of preschool children--findings from a community trial.

    Sophie S. Havighurst;Katherine R. Wilson;Ann E. Harley;Margot R. Prior

  • The sleep/wake rhythm in children with autism

    Amanda L. Richdale;Margot R. Prior

  • Are there subgroups within the autistic spectrum? A cluster analysis of a group of children with autistic spectrum disorders.

    Margot Prior;Richard Eisenmajer;Susan Leekam;Lorna Wing

  • Autistic Children's Knowledge of Thinking and Feeling States in Other People

    Margot Prior;Bronwyn Dahlstrom;Tracie-Lee Squires

  • Predicting language at 2 years of age: a prospective community study.

    Sheena Reilly;Melissa Wake;Edith L Bavin;Margot Prior

  • Brief report: neuropsychological testing of autistic children through an exploration with frontal lobe tests.

    Margot Prior;Wendy Hoffmann

  • Risk Indicators: Assessment of Infancy Predictors of Pre-School Behavioural Maladjustment

    Ann Sanson;Frank Oberklaid;Robert Pedlow;Margot Prior

  • Comparison of clinical symptoms in autism and Asperger's disorder.

    Richard Eisenmajer;Margot Prior;Susan Leekam;Lorna Wing

  • Predicting Stuttering Onset by the Age of 3 Years: A Prospective, Community Cohort Study

    Sheena Reilly;Mark Onslow;Ann Packman;Melissa Wake

  • Motor imitation abilities and neurological signs in autistic children

    Vicki Jones;Margot R. Prior

  • The long-term significance of teacher-rated hyperactivity and reading ability in childhood: findings from two longitudinal studies.

    Rob McGee;Margot Prior;Sheila Williams;Diana Smart

  • Do executive function deficits differentiate between adolescents with ADHD and oppositional defiant/conduct disorder? A neuropsychological study using the Six Elements Test and Hayling Sentence Completion Test.

    Cheryl Clark;Margot Prior;Glynda J. Kinsella

Frequent Co-Authors

Ann Sanson
Ann Sanson University of Melbourne
Frank Oberklaid
Frank Oberklaid Royal Children's Hospital
Sheena Reilly
Sheena Reilly Griffith University
Katrina Williams
Katrina Williams University of Melbourne
Glynda J. Kinsella
Glynda J. Kinsella La Trobe University
John W. Toumbourou
John W. Toumbourou Deakin University
Susan R. Leekam
Susan R. Leekam Cardiff University
Michael Kyrios
Michael Kyrios Flinders University
Mirko Uljarević
Mirko Uljarević University of Melbourne
Vicki Anderson
Vicki Anderson Murdoch Children's Research Institute

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