Shaffer Lab

Publications

Liu, R; Pedapati, EV; Schmitt, LM; Shaffer, RC; Smith, EG; Dominick, KC; DeStefano, LA; Westerkamp, G; Horn, P; Sweeney, JA; et al. Reliability of resting-state electrophysiology in fragile X syndrome. Biomarkers in Neuropsychiatry. 2023; 9:100070.

Shaffer, R. 53.1 Regulating Together Intensive Outpatient Program: A Unique, Comprehensive Group Treatment Intervention for Children with ASD and Emotion Dysregulation and Their Caregivers. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2023; 62:s78-s79.

Kang, S; Jones, A; Shaffer, RC; Erickson, CA; Schmitt, LM. Developing improved outcome measures in FXS: Key stakeholder feedback. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 2023; 137:104502.

Shaffer, RC; Schmitt, LM; Reisinger, DL; Coffman, M; Horn, P; Goodwin, MS; Mazefsky, C; Randall, S; Erickson, C. Regulating Together: Emotion Dysregulation Group Treatment for ASD Youth and Their Caregivers. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2023; 53:1942-1962.

Shaffer, RC; Reisinger, DL; Schmitt, LM; Lamy, M; Dominick, KC; Smith, EG; Coffman, MC; Esbensen, AJ. Systematic Review: Emotion Dysregulation in Syndromic Causes of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2023; 62:518-557.

Jones, A; Kang, S; Shaffer, RC; Erickson, CA; Schmitt, LM. Behavioral inflexibility in fragile X syndrome: Accounts from caregivers and self-advocates. Frontiers in Psychology. 2023; 14:1118652.

Rosen, V; Blank, E; Lampert, E; Dominick, K; Will, M; Erickson, C; Pedapati, E; Lamy, M; Shaffer, R. Brief Report: Telehealth Satisfaction Among Caregivers of Pediatric and Adult Psychology and Psychiatry Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disability in the Wake of Covid-19. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2022; 52:5253-5265.

Verma, S; Vandana, P; Soda, T; Koth, KA; Aguayo, P; Shaffer, RC; Hellings, J; Muhle, RA. Incorporation of Telepsychiatry for Patients with Developmental Disorders into Routine Clinical Practice-A Survey of Specialty Clinics Adapting to Telepsychiatry During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2022; 52:5280-5284.

Shaffer, R; Thurman, AJ; Ronco, L; Cadavid, D; Raines, S; Kim, SH. Social communication in fragile X syndrome: pilot examination of the Brief Observation of Social Communication Change (BOSCC). Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 2022; 14:4.

Pedapati, EV; Schmitt, LM; Ethridge, LE; Miyakoshi, M; Sweeney, JA; Liu, R; Smith, E; Shaffer, RC; Dominick, KC; Gilbert, DL; et al. Neocortical localization and thalamocortical modulation of neuronal hyperexcitability contribute to Fragile X Syndrome. Communications Biology. 2022; 5:442.

Jones, MZ; Kang, S; Blank, E; Coffman, M; Reisinger, DL; Schmitt, L; Randall, SC; Shaffer, RC; Lamy, M. 3.28 Diverse Experiences During Regulating Together Emotion Dysregulation Treatment. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2022; 61:s236-s237.

Kang, S; Kanoute, O; Harrell, E; Polanco, JA; Lampert, E; Shaffer, RC; Dominick, K. 1.45 Increasing Access to ASD Research: The Significance of Home Visits in Enrollment of Disadvantaged Groups. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2022; 61:s155-s156.

Silver, H; Rosselot, H; Shaffer, R; Lozano, R. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on School-Aged Children with Fragile X Syndrome. Genes. 2022; 13:1666.

Zhou, X; Feliciano, P; Shu, C; Wang, T; Astrovskaya, I; Hall, JB; Obiajulu, JU; Wright, JR; Murali, SC; Xu, SX; et al. Integrating de novo and inherited variants in 42,607 autism cases identifies mutations in new moderate-risk genes. Nature Genetics. 2022; 54:1305-1319.

Schmitt, LM; Sweeney, JA; Erickson, CA; Shaffer, R. Brief Report: Feasibility of the Probabilistic Reversal Learning Task as an Outcome Measure in an Intervention Trial for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2022; 52:4191-4199.

Yurkovic-Harding, J; Lisandrelli, G; Shaffer, RC; Dominick, KC; Pedapati, EV; Erickson, CA; Yu, C; Kennedy, DP. Children with ASD establish joint attention during free-flowing toy play without face looks. Current Biology. 2022; 32:2739-2746.e4.

Beversdorf, DQ; Sohl, K; Levitskiy, D; Tennant, P; Goin-Kochel, RP; Shaffer, RC; Confair, A; Middleton, FA; Hicks, SD. Saliva RNA Biomarkers of Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Children With Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Potential Implications for Precision Medicine. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2022; 12:824933.

Yurkovic, JR; Lisandrelli, G; Shaffer, RC; Dominick, KC; Pedapati, EV; Erickson, CA; Kennedy, DP; Yu, C. Using head-mounted eye tracking to examine visual and manual exploration during naturalistic toy play in children with and without autism spectrum disorder. Scientific Reports. 2021; 11:3578.

Gillentine, MA; Wang, T; Hoekzema, K; Rosenfeld, J; Liu, P; Guo, H; Kim, CN; De Vries, BB A; Vissers, LE L M; Nordenskjold, M; et al. Rare deleterious mutations of HNRNP genes result in shared neurodevelopmental disorders. Genome Medicine: medicine in the post-genomic era. 2021; 13:63.

White, LC; Law, JK; Daniels, AM; Toroney, J; Vernoia, B; Xiao, S; Feliciano, P; Chung, WK; Abbeduto, L; Aberbach, G; et al. Brief Report: Impact of COVID-19 on Individuals with ASD and Their Caregivers: A Perspective from the SPARK Cohort. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2021; 51:3766-3773.

Esbensen, AJ; Hoffman, EK; Shaffer, RC; Patel, LR; Jacola, LM. Relationship Between Parent and Teacher Reported Executive Functioning and Maladaptive Behaviors in Children With Down Syndrome. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 2021; 126:307-323.

Smith, EG; Pedapati, EV; Liu, R; Schmitt, LM; Dominick, KC; Shaffer, RC; Sweeney, JA; Erickson, CA. Sex differences in resting EEG power in Fragile X Syndrome. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2021; 138:89-95.

Bal, VH; Wilkinson, E; White, LC; Law, JK; Feliciano, P; Chung, WK; Abbeduto, L; Aberbach, G; Aberle, S; Acampado, J; et al. Early Pandemic Experiences of Autistic Adults: Predictors of Psychological Distress. Autism Research: official journal of the International Society for Autism Research. 2021; 14:1209-1219.

Wallis, KE; Mulé, C; Mittal, S; Cerda, N; Shaffer, R; Scott, A; Langkamp, D; Augustyn, M; Perrin, E; Soares, N; et al. Use of Telehealth in Fellowship-Affiliated Developmental Behavioral Pediatric Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 2021; 42:314-321.

Wink, LK; Reisinger, DL; Horn, P; Shaffer, RC; O'Brien, K; Schmitt, L; Dominick, KR; Pedapati, EV; Erickson, CA. Brief Report: Intranasal Ketamine in Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder-Initial Results of a Randomized, Controlled, Crossover, Pilot Study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2021; 51:1392-1399.

Conner, CM; Golt, J; Shaffer, R; Righi, G; Siegel, M; Mazefsky, CA. Emotion Dysregulation is Substantially Elevated in Autism Compared to the General Population: Impact on Psychiatric Services. Autism Research: official journal of the International Society for Autism Research. 2021; 14:169-181.

Conner, CM; Golt, J; Righi, G; Shaffer, R; Siegel, M; Mazefsky, CA. A Comparative Study of Suicidality and Its Association with Emotion Regulation Impairment in Large ASD and US Census-Matched Samples. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2020; 50:3545-3560.

Fombonne, E; Green Snyder, LA; Daniels, A; Feliciano, P; Chung, W; Abbeduto, L; Aberbach, G; Acampado, J; Ace, AJ; Albright, C; et al. Psychiatric and Medical Profiles of Autistic Adults in the SPARK Cohort. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2020; 50:3679-3698.

Reisinger, DL; Shaffer, RC; Tartaglia, N; Berry-Kravis, E; Erickson, CA. Delineating Repetitive Behavior Profiles across the Lifespan in Fragile X Syndrome. Brain Sciences. 2020; 10:E239.

Coffman, MC; Shaffer, RC; Schmitt, LM; Dominick, KC; Pedapati, E; Wang, A; Berry-Kravis, E; Tartaglia, N; Erickson, CA. Examination of Correlates to Health-Related Quality of Life in Individuals with Fragile X Syndrome. Brain Sciences. 2020; 10:E213.

Hoffmann, A; Wang, A; Berger, N; Cordeiro, L; Shaffer, R; Tartaglia, N; Erickson, C; Berry-Kravis, E. Language across the Lifespan in Fragile X Syndrome: Characteristics and Considerations for Assessment. Brain Sciences. 2020; 10:E212.

Fitzpatrick, SE; Schmitt, LM; Adams, R; Pedapati, EV; Wink, LK; Shaffer, RC; Sage, J; Weber, JD; Dominick, KC; Erickson, CA. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) in Fragile X Syndrome. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2020; 50:1056-1063.

Reisinger, DL; Shaffer, RC; Horn, PS; Hong, MP; Pedapati, EV; Dominick, KC; Erickson, CA. Atypical Social Attention and Emotional Face Processing in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Insights From Face Scanning and Pupillometry. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience. 2020; 13:76.

Fombonne, EJ; Goin-Kochel, RP; O'Roak, BJ; Abbeduto, L; Aberbach, G; Acampado, J; Ace, AJ; Albright, C; Alessandri, M; Amaral, DG; et al. Beliefs in vaccine as causes of autism among SPARK cohort caregivers. Vaccine. 2020; 38:1794-1803.

Shaffer, RC; Schmitt, L; Thurman, AJ; Abbeduto, L; Hong, M; Pedapati, E; Dominick, K; Sweeney, J; Erickson, C. The Relationship between Expressive Language Sampling and Clinical Measures in Fragile X Syndrome and Typical Development. Brain Sciences. 2020; 10:E66.

Yurkovic, JR; Lisandrelli, G; Shaffer, RC; Dominick, KC; Pedapati, EV; Erickson, CA; Kennedy, DP; Yu, C. (2020) Examining Sustained Attention in Child-Parent Interaction: A Comparative Study of Typically Developing Children and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. cognitivesciencesociety.org. 329-335.

Hong, MP; Eckert, EM; Pedapati, EV; Shaffer, RC; Dominick, KC; Wink, LK; Sweeney, JA; Erickson, CA. Differentiating social preference and social anxiety phenotypes in fragile X syndrome using an eye gaze analysis: a pilot study. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 2019; 11:1.

Pedapati, EV; Mooney, LN; Wu, SW; Erickson, CA; Sweeney, JA; Shaffer, RC; Horn, PS; Wink, LK; Gilbert, DL. Motor cortex facilitation: a marker of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder co-occurrence in autism spectrum disorder. Translational Psychiatry. 2019; 9:298.

Eckert, EM; Dominick, KC; Pedapati, EV; Wink, LK; Shaffer, RC; Andrews, H; Choo, T; Chen, C; Kaufmann, WE; Tartaglia, N; et al. Pharmacologic Interventions for Irritability, Aggression, Agitation and Self-Injurious Behavior in Fragile X Syndrome: An Initial Cross-Sectional Analysis. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2019; 49:4595-4602.

McLane, RD; Schmitt, LM; Pedapati, EV; Shaffer, RC; Dominick, KC; Horn, PS; Gross, C; Erickson, CA. Peripheral Amyloid Precursor Protein Derivative Expression in Fragile X Syndrome. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience. 2019; 13:49.

Esbensen, AJ; Hoffman, EK; Shaffer, R; Chen, E; Patel, L; Jacola, L. Reliability of Informant-Report Measures of Executive Functioning in Children With Down Syndrome. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 2019; 124:220-233.

Shaffer, RC; Wink, LK; Ruberg, J; Pittenger, A; Adams, R; Sorter, M; Manning, P; Erickson, CA. Emotion Regulation Intensive Outpatient Programming: Development, Feasibility, and Acceptability. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2019; 49:495-508.