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Susan Hepburn is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research is positioned primarily within the fields of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Medicine, with significant contributions in subfields such as Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Genetics, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The scientist's work focuses on several key topics including Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Family and Disability Support Research, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Behavioral and Psychological Studies, Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disability Research, Agriculture and Farm Safety, and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues.

Their recent papers include:

  • "Pilot Study: Occupational Therapy in an Equine Environment for Youth With Autism," 2020, OTJR Occupational Therapy Journal of Research
  • "Preliminary Efficacy of Occupational Therapy in an Equine Environment for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder," 2021, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • "Developmental Trajectories of Adaptive Behavior From Toddlerhood to Middle Childhood in Autism Spectrum Disorder," 2020, American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  • "Increasing Access and Reach: Implementing School-Based CBT for Anxiety in Students with ASD or Suspected ASD," 2021, Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
  • "Latent profiles of autism symptoms in children and adolescents with Down syndrome," 2022, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Susan Hepburn include:

  • Brittany Peters
  • Deborah J. Fidler
  • Miranda E. Pinks
  • Wendy Wood
  • Anita Bundy

The scientist commonly publishes in venues such as OTJR Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, UNC Libraries, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, and American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Best Publications

  • Parent reports of sensory symptoms in toddlers with autism and those with other developmental disorders.

    Sally J Rogers;Susan Hepburn;Elizabeth Wehner

  • Imitation performance in toddlers with autism and those with other developmental disorders.

    Sally J. Rogers;Susan L. Hepburn;Tracy Stackhouse;Elizabeth Wehner

  • Can autism be diagnosed accurately in children under 3 years

    Wendy L. Stone;Evon B. Lee;Linda Ashford;Jane Brissie

  • Nonverbal communication in two-and three-year-old children with autism

    Wendy L. Stone;Opal Y. Ousley;Paul J. Yoder;Kerry L. Hogan

  • Head circumference and height in autism: a study by the Collaborative Program of Excellence in Autism.

    Janet E. Lainhart;Erin D. Bigler;Erin D. Bigler;Maureen Bocian;Hilary Coon

  • SPARK: A US Cohort of 50,000 Families to Accelerate Autism Research

    Pamela Feliciano;Amy M. Daniels;LeeAnne Green Snyder;Amy Beaumont

  • Gross Motor Development, Movement Abnormalities, and Early Identification of Autism

    Sally J Ozonoff;Gregory S. Young;Stacy Goldring;Laura Greiss-Hess

  • Group cognitive behavior therapy for children with high‐functioning autism spectrum disorders and anxiety: a randomized trial

    Judy Reaven;Audrey Blakeley-Smith;Kathy Culhane-Shelburne;Susan Hepburn

  • A Replication of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) Revised Algorithms

    Katherine Gotham;Susan Risi;Geraldine Dawson;Helen Tager-Flusberg

  • Screening for autism spectrum disorders in children with Down syndrome: population prevalence and screening test characteristics.

    Carolyn DiGuiseppi;Susan Hepburn;Jonathan M. Davis;Deborah J. Fidler

  • Teaching Young Nonverbal Children with Autism Useful Speech: A Pilot Study of the Denver Model and PROMPT Interventions

    Sally J. Rogers;Deborah Hayden;Susan Hepburn;Renee Charlifue-Smith

  • Early regression in social communication in autism spectrum disorders: a CPEA Study.

    Rhiannon Luyster;Jennifer Richler;Susan Risi;Wan Ling Hsu

  • Cognitive-Behavioral Group Treatment for Anxiety Symptoms in Children With High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders A Pilot Study

    Judith A. Reaven;Audrey Blakeley-Smith;Shana Nichols;Meena Dasari

  • Pragmatic Language Profiles of School-Age Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders and Williams Syndrome

    Amy Philofsky;Deborah J. Fidler;Susan Hepburn

  • Decreased left perisylvian GABA concentration in children with autism and unaffected siblings.

    Donald C. Rojas;Debra Singel;Sarah Steinmetz;Susan Hepburn

  • Early learning and adaptive behaviour in toddlers with Down syndrome: evidence for an emerging behavioural phenotype?

    Deborah J. Fidler;Susan Hepburn;Sally J Rogers

  • Linguistic and Cognitive Functioning and Autism Symptoms in Young Children With Fragile X syndrome

    Amy Philofsky;Susan L. Hepburn;Athena Hayes;Randi J Hagerman

  • Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder in a Child with Asperger Syndrome A Case Report

    Judy Reaven;Susan Hepburn

  • Is There a ‘Regressive Phenotype’ of Autism Spectrum Disorder Associated with the Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine? A CPEA Study

    Jennifer Richler;Rhiannon Luyster;Susan Risi;Wan Ling Hsu

  • Sensory symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorder, other developmental disorders and typical development: A longitudinal study

    Carolyn McCormick;Susan Hepburn;Gregory S Young;Sally J Rogers

  • A Longitudinal Study of Pretend Play in Autism

    M. D. Rutherford;Gregory S. Young;Susan Hepburn;Sally J. Rogers

Frequent Co-Authors

Sally J. Rogers
Sally J. Rogers University of California, Davis
Deborah J. Fidler
Deborah J. Fidler Colorado State University
Catherine Lord
Catherine Lord University of California, Los Angeles
Rebecca Landa
Rebecca Landa Kennedy Krieger Institute
Fred R. Volkmar
Fred R. Volkmar Yale University
Raphael Bernier
Raphael Bernier University of Washington
Wendy L. Stone
Wendy L. Stone University of Washington
Helen Tager-Flusberg
Helen Tager-Flusberg Boston University
Geraldine Dawson
Geraldine Dawson Duke University
William M. McMahon
William M. McMahon University of Utah

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