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Mirko Uljarević is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and specializes in research on Autism Spectrum Disorder and related psychological and neuroscientific fields. Their scholarly output spans multiple domains including psychology and neuroscience, with a significant focus on cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychology.

The main fields of study covered in their work include:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Their research contributions extend into several subfields, notably:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Genetics

Central topics addressed in their publications encompass:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Uljarević has coauthored numerous papers with frequent collaborators including:

  • Antonio Y. Hardan
  • Thomas Frazier
  • Lacey Chetcuti
  • Emily Spackman
  • Ru Ying Cai

Their body of research has been published in various reputable academic journals. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Autism Research
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Autism
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry

Selected recent papers by Mirko Uljarević include:

  • Exploring Social Subtypes in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Preliminary Study, 2020, Autism Research
  • The autism advantage at work: A critical and systematic review of current evidence, 2020, Research in Developmental Disabilities
  • Precision microbial intervention improves social behavior but not autism severity: A pilot double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial, 2023, Cell Host & Microbe
  • Dissecting the phenotypic heterogeneity in sensory features in autism spectrum disorder: a factor mixture modelling approach, 2020, Molecular Autism
  • Sleep Quality in Autism from Adolescence to Old Age, 2020, Autism in Adulthood

Best Publications

  • Recognition of Emotions in Autism: A Formal Meta-Analysis.

    Mirko Uljarevic;Antonia Hamilton

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

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

  • Employment programmes and interventions targeting adults with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review of the literature

    Darren Hedley;Mirko Uljarević;Mirko Uljarević;Lauren Cameron;Santoshi Halder

  • Emotion regulation in autism spectrum disorder: Where we are and where we need to go.

    Ru Ying Cai;Amanda L. Richdale;Amanda L. Richdale;Mirko Uljarević;Mirko Uljarević;Cheryl Dissanayake;Cheryl Dissanayake

  • Relations among restricted and repetitive behaviors, anxiety and sensory features in children with autism spectrum disorders

    Jane Lidstone;Mirko Uljarević;Jillian Sullivan;Jacqui Rodgers

  • 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

  • Risk and protective factors underlying depression and suicidal ideation in Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Darren Hedley;Mirko Uljarević;Mirko Uljarević;Mirko Uljarević;Kitty-Rose Foley;Kitty-Rose Foley;Amanda Richdale;Amanda Richdale

  • Understanding depression and thoughts of self-harm in autism: A potential mechanism involving loneliness

    Darren Hedley;Mirko Uljarević;Mirko Uljarević;Mathilda Wilmot;Amanda Richdale;Amanda Richdale

  • Transition to work: Perspectives from the autism spectrum.

    Darren Hedley;Ru Cai;Ru Cai;Mirko Uljarevic;Mirko Uljarevic;Mathilda Wilmot

  • Anxiety and Depression from Adolescence to Old Age in Autism Spectrum Disorder.

    Mirko Uljarević;Mirko Uljarević;Mirko Uljarević;Darren Hedley;Kitty Rose-Foley;Kitty Rose-Foley;Iliana Magiati

  • Systematic Review of Suicide in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Current Trends and Implications

    Darren Hedley;Mirko Uljarević;Mirko Uljarević

  • Brief Report: Social Support, Depression and Suicidal Ideation in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

    Darren Hedley;Mirko Uljarević;Mathilda Wilmot;Amanda Richdale;Amanda Richdale

  • Heterogeneity of sensory features in autism spectrum disorder: Challenges and perspectives for future research

    Mirko Uljarević;Grace Baranek;Giacomo Vivanti;Giacomo Vivanti;Darren Hedley

  • Practitioner Review: Multilingualism and neurodevelopmental disorders, an overview of recent research and discussion of clinical implications

    Mirko Uljarević;Mirko Uljarević;Napoleon Katsos;Kristelle Hudry;Jenny L. Gibson

  • Brief Report: Inter-Relationship between Emotion Regulation, Intolerance of Uncertainty, Anxiety, and Depression in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Ru Ying Cai;Amanda L. Richdale;Amanda L. Richdale;Cheryl Dissanayake;Cheryl Dissanayake;Mirko Uljarević;Mirko Uljarević

  • The Adult Repetitive Behaviours Questionnaire-2 (RBQ-2A): A Self-Report Measure of Restricted and Repetitive Behaviours.

    Sarah L. Barrett;Mirko Uljarević;Emma K. Baker;Amanda L. Richdale

  • The autism advantage at work: A critical and systematic review of current evidence.

    Simon M. Bury;Darren Hedley;Mirko Uljarević;Mirko Uljarević;Eynat Gal

  • Sensory subtypes and anxiety in older children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.

    Mirko Uljarević;Mirko Uljarević;Alison Lane;Amanda Kelly;Susan Leekam

  • Prenatal maternal stress events and phenotypic outcomes in Autism Spectrum Disorder.

    Kandice J. Varcin;Gail A. Alvares;Gail A. Alvares;Mirko Uljarević;Mirko Uljarević;Andrew J. O. Whitehouse

  • Brief Report: Psychometric Properties of the Patient Health Questionaire-9 (PHQ-9) in Autistic Adults.

    Samuel R C Arnold;Samuel R C Arnold;Mirko Uljarević;Ye In Hwang;Ye In Hwang;Amanda L Richdale;Amanda L Richdale

  • The Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale: Factor structure and psychometric properties in older adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder

    Mirko Uljarević;Mirko Uljarević;Amanda L. Richdale;Amanda L. Richdale;Helen McConachie;Darren Hedley

Frequent Co-Authors

Amanda L. Richdale
Amanda L. Richdale La Trobe University
Cheryl Dissanayake
Cheryl Dissanayake La Trobe University
Julian N. Trollor
Julian N. Trollor University of New South Wales
Susan R. Leekam
Susan R. Leekam Cardiff University
Andrew J. O. Whitehouse
Andrew J. O. Whitehouse Telethon Kids Institute
Eric Butter
Eric Butter Nationwide Children's Hospital
Kristelle Hudry
Kristelle Hudry La Trobe University
Jennifer M. Phillips
Jennifer M. Phillips Stanford University
James A. Mulick
James A. Mulick The Ohio State University
Booil Jo
Booil Jo Stanford University

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