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Developmental Relationship-Based Interventions for Autistic ChildrenAndrew Videos Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew PhD Deputy Director (Research); Angela Wright Bennett Professor of Autism Research at The Kids
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Implementation of the National Guideline for the Assessment and Diagnosis of ASD in Australia – Health Sector Capacity BuildingAndrew Videos Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew PhD Deputy Director (Research); Angela Wright Bennett Professor of Autism Research at The Kids
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Caregiver-Mediated Early Support Program Delivered Online Versus Care-as-Usual for Infants at Elevated Familial Likelihood for AutismLiL' STEPS (Language development & Intervention Lab's SupporTing Early social-communication and language by Promoting caregiver Sensitive responsiveness) is a novel, manualized, caregiver-mediated early support program developed in India and delivered online for infants at elevated familial likelihood for autism. The program has been found to be feasible and acceptable. The preliminary efficacy of the LiL' STEPS program, which remains to be evaluated, was assessed in this study using a feasibility randomized controlled trial design.

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Andrew Whitehouse: environmental links to autismDr Andrew Whitehouse says results from a US study are just the first step when it comes to looking for environmental factors related to autism.
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Genome-wide association study of autistic-like traits in a general population study of young adultsResearch has proposed that autistic-like traits in the general population lie on a continuum, with clinical ASD representing the extreme end of this...
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Inner speech impairment in children with autism is associated with greater nonverbal than verbal skillsWe present a new analysis of Whitehouse, Maybery, and Durkin's (2006, Experiment 3) data on inner speech in children with autism (CWA).
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Evidence of a reduction over time in the behavioral severity of autistic disorder diagnosesWe examined whether there were changes over time in the qualitative and quantitative phenotype of individuals who received the diagnosis of Autistic Disorder.
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Moving beyond behaviour-only assessment: Incorporating biomarkers to improve the early detection and diagnosis of autism spectrum disordersThis paper presents a response to the Camarata (2014) lead article regarding the accuracy and effectiveness of early identification and early intervention...
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Sexually dimorphic facial features vary according to level of autistic-like traits in the general populationThe current data provide support for Bejerot et al.'s androgyny account since males and females with high levels of autistic-like traits generally showed...
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Maternal Conditions and Perinatal Characteristics Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual DisabilityFindings show that indicators of a poor intrauterine environment are associated with an elevated risk of ID, while for ASD, and particularly ASD without ID,...