Papers

AHKTAR, N., & GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2007). Joint attention and vocabulary development: A critical look. Language and Linguistic Compass, 1/3, 195-207.
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AKHTAR, N., & GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2008). On privileging the role of gaze in infant social cognition. Child Development Perspectives, 2, 60-66.
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AMAN, M. G., NOVOTNY, S., SAMANGO-SPROUSE, C., LECAVALIER, L., LEONARD, E., GADOW, K. D., KING, B. H., PEARSON, D. A., GERNSBACHER, M. A., & CHEZ, M. (2004). Outcome measures for clinical drug trials in autism. CNS Spectrums, 9, 36-47.
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DALTON, K. M., NACEWICZ, B. M., JOHNSTONE, T., SCHAEFER, H. S., GERNSBACHER, M. A., GOLDSMITH, H. H., ALEXANDER, A. L., & DAVIDSON, R. J. (2005). Gaze-fixation and the neural circuitry of face processing in autism. Nature Neuroscience, 8, 519-526.
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DAWSON, M., & GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2010). Effectiveness of intensive autism programmes. Lancet, 375, 722-723.
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DAWSON, M., MOTTRON, L., & GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2008). Learning in autism. In H. L. Roediger, III (Ed.), Cognitive Psychology of Memory. Vol. [2] of Learning and Memory: A Comprehensive Reference, 4 vols. (J. Byrne Editor), pp. [759-772]. Oxford: Elsevier.
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DAWSON, M., SOULIÈRES, I., GERNSBACHER, M. A., & MOTTRON, L. (2007). The level and nature of autistic intelligence. Psychological Science, 18, 657-662.
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ELLIS WEISMER, S., GERNSBACHER, M. A., STRONACK, S., KARASINSKI, C., EERNISSE, E., ERICKSON, C., & SINDBERG, H. (2011). Lexical and grammatical skills in toddlers on the autism spectrum compared to late talking toddlers. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 41, 1065-1075.
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GALLESE, V., GERNSBACHER, M.A., HEYES, C., HICKOK, G., & IACOBONI, M. (2011). Mirror neuron forum. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 6, 369–407.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2003). Is one style of autism early behavioral treatment “scientifically proven?” Journal of Developmental and Learning Disorders, 7, 19-25.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2004). Language is more than speech: A case study. Journal of Developmental and Learning Disorder, 8, 81-98.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2006). How to spot bias in research. Observer, 19, 5, 30.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2006). Reaching for relevance. Observer, 19, 5, 33.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2006). Toward a behavior of reciprocity. Journal of Developmental Processes, 1, 139-152.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2007). Neural diversity. Observer, 20, 5, 15.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2007). On not being human. Observer, 20, 5, 32.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2007). The eye of the beholder. Observer, 20, 5, 44.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2007). The true meaning of research participation. Observer, 20, 5, 13.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2008). Autism without borders. Nature (Medicine), 14, 241.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2009). A conspicuous absence of scientific leadership: The illusory epidemic of autism. In G. R. Goethals and J. T. Wren (Eds.), Leadership and Discovery (pp. 157-169). New York: Palgrave MacMillan.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2010). Stigma from psychological science: Group differences, not deficits. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 5, 687.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2017). The use of person-first language in scholarly writing may accentuate stigma. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 58, 859-861.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2018). More shared responsibility for “more appropriate communication.” Perspectives of ASHA (SIG 1), 3, 58-67.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A., DAWSON, M., & GOLDSMITH, H. H. (2005). Three reasons not to believe in an autism epidemic. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 14, 55-58.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A., & DAWSON, M., & MOTTRON, L. (2006). Autism: Common, heritable, but not harmful. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 29, 413-414.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A., DISSANAYAKE, C., GOLDSMITH, H. H., MUNDY, P. G., ROGERS, S. J., & SIGMAN, M. (2005). Autism and deficits in attachment behavior.Science, 307, 1201-1203.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A., & FRYMIARE, J. (2005). Does the autistic brain lack core modules? Journal of Developmental and Learning Disorders, 9, 3-16.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A., GEYE, H. M., & ELLIS WEISMER, S. (2005). The role of language and communication impairments within autism. In P. Fletcher & J. C. Miller (Eds.), Language disorders and developmental theory. Philadelphia, PA: John Benjamins.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A., MORSON, E. M., & GRACE, E. J. (2015). Language development in autismIn G. Hickok & S. Small (Eds.), Neurobiology of Language (pp. 879-886). New York: Elsevier.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A., MORSON, E. M., & GRACE, E. J. (2016). Language and speech in autism. Annual Review of Linguistics, 2, 413-425.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A., & PRIPAS-KAPIT, S. (2012). Who’s missing the point? A commentary on claims that autistic persons have a specific deficit in figurative language comprehension. Metaphor & Symbol, 27, 93–105.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A., RAIMOND, A. R., BALINGHASAY, M. T., & BOSTON, J.S. (2016). “Special needs” is an ineffective euphemism. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 1:29. DOI 10.1186/s41235-016-0025
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GERNSBACHER, M. A., RAIMOND, A. R., STEVENSON, J. L., BOSTON, J. S., & HARP, B. (2017). Do puzzle pieces and autism puzzle piece logos evoke negative associations? Autism. DOI: 10.1177/1362361317727125
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GERNSBACHER, M. A., SAUER, E. A., GEYE, H. M., SCHWEIGERT, E. K., & GOLDSMITH, H. H. (2008). Infant and toddler oral- and manual-motor skills predict later speech fluency in autism. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry49, 43-50.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A., STEVENSON, J. L., & DERN, S. (2017). Specificity, contexts, and reference groups matter when assessing autistic traits. PLoS One, 12, e0171931. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0171931
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GERNSBACHER, M. A., STEVENSON, J. L., KHANDAKAR, S., & GOLDSMITH, H. H. (2008). Why does joint attention look atypical in autism? Child Development Perspectives, 2, 38-45.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A., STEVENSON, J. L., KHANDAKAR, S., & GOLDSMITH, H. H. (2008). Autistics’ atypical joint attention: Policy implications and empirical nuance. Child Development Perspectives, 2, 49-52.
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GERNSBACHER, M. A., & YERGEAU, M. (2019). Empirical failures of the claim that autistic people lack a theory of mind. Archives of Scientific Psychology, 7, 102-118. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/arc0000067
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GOLDSMITH, H. H., VAN HULLE, C. A., ARNESON, C. L., SCHREIBER, J. E.. & GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2006). A population-based twin study of parentally reported tactile and auditory defensiveness in young children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 34, 378-392.
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ROOS, E. M., MCDUFFIE, A. S., ELLIS WEISMER, S., & GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2008). A comparison of contexts for assessing joint attention in toddlers on the autism spectrum. Autism, 12, 275-291.
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ROTTIER, H., & GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2007). Autistic adult and non-autistic parent advocates: Bridging the divide. In A.C. Carey, J. M., Ostrove, & T. Fannon (Eds.) Disability alliances and allies (Research in social science and disability, Vol. 12, pp. 155-166). Emerald Publishing Limited.https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-354720200000012011
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SOULIÈRES, I., DAWSON, M., GERNSBACHER, M. A., & MOTTRON, L. (2011). The level and nature of autistic intelligence II: What about Asperger Syndrome? PLoS One, 6, e25372. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0025372
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STEVENSON, J. L., GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2013). Abstract spatial reasoning as an autistic strength. PLoS ONE, 8, e59329. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059329
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STEVENSON, J. L., HARP, B. & GERNSBACHER, M. A. (2011). Infantilizing autism. Disability Studies Quarterly, 31.
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STILP, R., GERNSBACHER, M. A., SCHWEIGERT, E. K., ARNESON, C. L., & GOLDSMITH, H. H. (2010). Genetic variance for autism screening items in an unselected sample of young twins. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 49, 269-278.
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