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Patricia Howlin is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on autism spectrum disorder and related developmental and psychological topics.

The main fields of study for Patricia Howlin include:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Within these fields, their work spans several subfields:

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

Patricia Howlin's research addresses various topics, with a strong emphasis on autism and developmental challenges:

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

The scientist has authored several recent papers, notable examples include:

  • "ESCAP practice guidance for autism: a summary of evidence-based recommendations for diagnosis and treatment" (2020, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
  • "A Meta-analysis of Outcome Studies of Autistic Adults: Quantifying Effect Size, Quality, and Meta-regression" (2020, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders)
  • "Adults with Autism: Changes in Understanding Since DSM-111" (2021, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders)
  • "Beyond intervention into daily life: A systematic review of generalisation following social communication interventions for young children with autism" (2020, Autism Research)
  • "Combined social communication therapy at home and in education for young autistic children in England (PACT-G): a parallel, single-blind, randomised controlled trial" (2022, The Lancet Psychiatry)

Patricia Howlin frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Autism Research
  • Autism
  • Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

The scientist collaborates often with several co-authors, including:

  • Vicky Slonims
  • Tony Charman
  • Sophie Carruthers
  • Andrew Pickles
  • Jonathan Green

Best Publications

  • Adult outcome for children with autism

    Patricia Howlin;Susan Goode;Jane Hutton;Michael Rutter

  • The functional neuroanatomy of social behaviour: changes in cerebral blood flow when people with autistic disorder process facial expressions.

    H. D. Critchley;E. M. Daly;E. T. Bullmore;S. C. Williams

  • Parent-mediated communication-focused treatment in children with autism (PACT): A randomised controlled trial.

    Jonathan Green;Jonathan Green;Tony Charman;Helen McConachie;Catherine Aldred

  • Origins of cognitive skills

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  • Systematic review of early intensive behavioral interventions for children with autism

    Patricia Howlin;Iliana Magiati;Tony Charman

  • Outcome in high-functioning adults with autism with and without early language delays: implications for the differentiation between autism and Asperger syndrome

    Patricia Howlin

  • Autism and Developmental Receptive Language Disorder—a Follow‐up Comparison in Early Adult Life. II: Social, Behavioural, and Psychiatric Outcomes

    Patricia Howlin;Lynn Mawhood;Michael Rutter

  • Cognitive, language, social and behavioural outcomes in adults with autism spectrum disorders: a systematic review of longitudinal follow-up studies in adulthood.

    Iliana Magiati;Xiang Wei Tay;Patricia Howlin

  • The diagnosis of autism and Asperger syndrome: findings from a survey of 770 families

    Patricia Howlin;Anna Asgharian

  • Diagnosis in Autism A Survey of Over 1200 Patients in the UK

    Patricia Howlin;Anna Moore

  • Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Patricia Howlin;Philippa Moss

  • Executive functions in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Sally Robinson;Lorna Goddard;Barbara Dritschel;Mary Wisley

  • Parent-mediated social communication therapy for young children with autism (PACT): long-term follow-up of a randomised controlled trial

    Andrew Pickles;Ann Le Couteur;Kathy Leadbitter;Erica Salomone

  • Brain anatomy and sensorimotor gating in Asperger’s syndrome

    Grainne M McAlonan;Eileen Daly;Veena Kumari;Hugo D Critchley

  • Outcome in Adult Life for more Able Individuals with Autism or Asperger Syndrome

    Patricia Howlin

  • Social Outcomes in Mid- to Later Adulthood Among Individuals Diagnosed With Autism and Average Nonverbal IQ as Children

    Patricia Howlin;Patricia Howlin;Philippa Moss;Sarah Savage;Michael Rutter

  • Autism and Developmental Receptive Language Disorder—a Comparative Follow‐up in Early Adult Life. I: Cognitive and Language Outcomes

    Lynn Mawhood;Patricia Howlin;Michael Rutter

  • Autism spectrum disorder: outcomes in adulthood

    Patricia Howlin;Iliana Magiati

  • Language and Williams syndrome: how intact is "intact"?

    Annette Karmiloff-Smith;Julia Grant;Ioanna Berthoud;Mark Davies

  • Preschoolers with autism show greater impairment in receptive compared with expressive language abilities

    Kristelle Hudry;Kathy Leadbitter;Kathryn Temple;Vicky Slonims

  • The effectiveness of Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) training for teachers of children with autism: a pragmatic, group randomised controlled trial

    Patricia Howlin;R. Kate Gordon;Greg Pasco;Angie Wade

  • Psychology and language: An introduction to psycholinguistics: H.M. Clark and E.V. Clark: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York (1977). xvi + 608 pp. £7.45 paperback

    Patricia Howlin

  • Child's talk—learning to use language: J. Bruner: Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford (1983). 144 pages. £11.00

    Patricia Howlin

  • The development of autism: Perspectives from theory and research.

    Patricia Howlin

Frequent Co-Authors

Tony Charman
Tony Charman King's College London
Chris Oliver
Chris Oliver University of Birmingham
Joanna Moss
Joanna Moss University of Surrey
Michael Rutter
Michael Rutter King's College London
Iliana Magiati
Iliana Magiati University of Western Australia
Richard P. Hastings
Richard P. Hastings University of Birmingham
Jonathan Green
Jonathan Green University of Manchester
Kylie Megan Gray
Kylie Megan Gray University of Birmingham
Andrew Pickles
Andrew Pickles King's College London
Stewart L. Einfeld
Stewart L. Einfeld University of Sydney

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