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The Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Lab at Northwestern University is proud to publish its research work – not only to enhance our own understanding and gain new perspective on our research of genetics and autism/fragile X, but also to communicate our findings to the greater scientific community, with the intent of spurring science forward in this field.

Martin, G. E., Lee, M.*, Bicknell, K., Goodkind, A., Maltman, N.*, & Losh, M. (2023). A longitudinal investigation of pragmatic language across contexts in autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions. Frontiers in Neurology, 14.

Lau, J. C.*, Losh, M., & Speights, M. (2023). Differences in speech articulatory timing and associations with pragmatic language ability in autism. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 102, 102118.

Patel, S.*, Landau, E.*, Martin, G.E., Rayburn, C., Elahi, S., Fragnito, G.*, & Losh, M. (2023). A profile of prosodic speech differences in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and first-degree relatives. Journal of Communication Disorders.

Patel, S. P.*, Cole, J., Lau, J. C.*, Fragnito, G.*, & Losh, M. (2022). Verbal entrainment in autism spectrum disorder and first-degree relatives. Scientific reports, 12(1), 11496.

Nayar, K.*, Kang, X., Winston, M.*, Wong, P., & Losh, M. (2022). A cross-cultural study of visual attention in autism spectrum disorder. Child Neuropsychology.

Hogan, A.L., Winston, M.*, Barstein, J.*, & Losh, M. (2022). Slower Peak Pupillary Response to Emotional Faces in Parents of Autistic Individuals. Frontiers in Psychology, 13(1).

Lau, J.C.Y.*, Patel, S.*, Kang, X., Nayar, K.*, Martin, G.E., Choy, J., Wong, P.C.M., & Losh, M. (2022). Cross-linguistic patterns of speech prosodic differences in autism: A machine learning study. PLOS One, 17(6), 1-16.

Nayar, K.*, Shic, F., Winston, M.*, & Losh, M. (2022). A Constellation of Eye-Tracking Measures Reveals Social Attention Differences in ASD and the Broad Autism Phenotype. Molecular Autism, 13(8), 1-23.

Guilfoyle, J.*, Winston, M.*, Sideris, J., Martin, G.E., Nayar, K*, Bush, L.*, Wassink, T., & Losh, M. (2022). Childhood Academic Performance: A Potential Marker of Genetic Liability to Autism. Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, Feb 23. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35194728

Maltman, N., Guilfoyle, J.*, Nayar, K.*, Martin, G.E., Winston, M.*, Lau, J.C.Y.*, Bush, L., Patel, S.*, Lee, M., Sideris, J., Hall, D.A., Zhou, L., Sharp, K., Berry-Kravis, E. & Losh, M. (2021). The Phenotypic Profile Associated with the FMR1 Premutation in Women: An Investigation of Clinical-Behavioral, Social-Cognitive, and Executive Abilities. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 718485. PMCID: PMC8377357

Winston, M.*, Nayar, K.*, Landau, E.*, Maltman, N.*, Sideris, J., Zhou, L., Sharp, K., Berry-Kravis, E. & Losh, M. (2021). A Unique Visual Attention Profile Associated with the FMR1 Premutation. Frontiers in Genetics, 12, 591211. PMCID: PMC7901883

Nayar, K.*, Kang, X.*, Xing, J.*, Gordon. P.C. Wong, P.C.M., & Losh, M. (2021). A cross-cultural study showing deficits in gaze-language coordination during rapid automatized naming among individuals with ASD. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 13401. PMCID: PMC8238959

Lau, J.C.Y.*, To, C.K.S., Kwan, J.S.K., Kang, X., Losh, M. & Wong, P.C.M. (2021). Lifelong Tone Language Experience does not Eliminate Deficits in Neural Encoding of Pitch in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51, 3291-3310. PMC Journal – In process

Nayar, K.*, Sealock, J., Maltman, N.*, Bush, L.*, Cook, E., Davis, L. & Losh, M. (2020). Elevated polygenic burden for ASD is associated with the broad autism phenotype in mothers of individuals with ASD. Biological Psychiatry, 89(5), 476–485. PMCID: PMC7901138

Patel, S.*, Nayar, K.*, Martin, G.E., Franich, K., Crawford, S.*, Diehl, J.J., & Losh, M. (2020). An acoustic characterization of prosodic differences in autism spectrum disorder and first-degree relatives. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50(8), 3032-3045. PMCID: PMC7374471

Winston, M.*, Nayar, K.*, Hogan, A.L.*, Barstein, J.*, La Valle, C.*, Sharp, K., Berry-Kravis, E., & Losh, M. (2020). Physiological regulation and social-emotional processing in female carriers of the FMR1 premutation. Physiology and Behavior, 214. PMCID: PMC6992413

Lee, M.*, Nayar, K.*, Maltman, N.*, Hamburger, D.*, Martin, G.E., Gordon, P.C., & Losh, M. (2020). Understanding social communication differences in autism spectrum disorder and first-degree relatives: A study of looking and speaking. Journal of of Autism and Developmental Disorder, 50(6), 2128-2141. PMCID: PMC7261276

Martin, G.E., Barstein, J.*, Patel, S.*, Lee, M.*, Henry, L.*, & Losh, M. (2019). A Longitudinal analysis of communication repair skills across three genetically based neurodevelopmental disabilities. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 55(1), 26-42. PMC Journal – In process

Patel, S.*, Kim, J.*, Larson, C., & Losh, M. (2019). Mechanisms of voice control related to prosody in autism spectrum disorder and first-degree relatives. Autism Research, 12(8), 1192-1210. PMCID: PMC6771711

Nayar, K.*, McKinney, W.*, Hogan, A.L.*, Martin, G.E., La Valle, C.*, Sharp, K., Berry-Kravis, E., Norton, E.S., Gordon, P.C., & Losh, M. (2019). Language processing skills linked to FMR1 variation: A study of gaze-language coordination during rapid automatized naming among women with the FMR1 premutation. PLoS One, 14(7). PMCID: PMC6660192.

Zhang, J., Wang, G., He, W., Losh, M., Berry-Kravis, E., & Funk, W. (2019). Expression and characterization of human fragile X mental retardation protein isoforms and interacting proteins in human cells. Proteomics Insights, 10. PMCID: PMC6399764

Crowley, J.J., Szatkiewicz, J., Kähler, A.K., Giusti-Rodriguez, P., Ancalade, N., Booker, J.K., Carr, J.L., Crawford, G.E., Losh, M., Stockmeier, C.A., Taylor, A.K., Piven, J., & Sullivan, P.F. (2019). Common-variant associations with fragile X syndrome. Molecular Psychology, 24(3), 338-344.PMCID: PMC6457435

Nayar, K., McKinney, W., Hogan, A. L., Martin, G. E., La Valle, C., Sharp, K., Berry-Kravis, E., Norton, E. S., Gordon, P. C., Losh, M. (2019). Language processing skills linked to FMR1 variation: A study of gaze-language coordination during rapid automatized naming among women with the FMR1 premutation. PloS one, 14(7).

Patel, S.P., Kim, J.H., Larson, C.R., Losh, M. (2019) Mechanisms of voice control related to prosody in autism spectrum disorder and first-degree relatives. Autism Research, 1-19.

Martin, G.E., Bush, L., Klusek, J., Patel, S., Losh, M. (2018). A multimethod analysis of pragmatic skills in children and adolescents with fragile X syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, and Down syndrome. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 61(12), 3023-3037.

Nayar, K., Gordon, P. C., Martin, G. E., Hogan, A. L., La Valle, C., McKinney, W., Lee, M., Norton, E. S., Losh, M. (2018). Links between looking and speaking in autism and first-degree relatives: Insights into the expression of genetic liability to autism. Molecular Autism, 9(1), 51.

Lee, M., Martin, G.E., Hogan, A., Hano, D., Gordon, P.C., & Losh, M. (2017). What’s the story? A computational analysis of narrative competence in autism. Autism, 22(3), 335-344. Advance online publication.

Lee, M., Bush, L., Martin, G.E., Barstein, J., Maltman, N., Klusek, J., & Losh, M. (2017). A multi-method investigation of pragmatic development in individuals with Down syndrome. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 122(4), 289-309.

Martin, G. E., Barstein, J., Hornickel, J., Matherly, S., Durante, G., & Losh, M. (2017). Signaling of noncomprehension in communication breakdowns in fragile X syndrome, Down syndrome, and autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Communication Disorders, 65, 22-34.

Losh, M., Martin, G. E., Lee, M., Klusek, J., Sideris, J., Barron, S., & Wassink, T. (2017). Developmental markers of genetic liability to autism in parents: A longitudinal, multigenerational study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47(3), 834-845.

Martin, G.E., Lee, M., & Losh, M. (2017) ‘Intellectual disability, in L. Cummings (ed.), Research in Clinical Pragmatics, Series: Perspectives in Pragmatics, Philosophy & Psychology, Vol. 11, Cham, Switzerland: Springer-Verlag. ISBN: 978-3-319-47487-8 (hardcover); 978-3-319-47489-2 (eBook)

Lee, M., Martin, G.E., Berry-Kravis, E., & Losh, M. (2016). A developmental, longitudinal investigation of autism phenotypic profiles in fragile X syndrome. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 8(1), 47-57.

Smith M.J., Fleming, M.F., Wright, M.A., Losh, M., Humm, L. B., Olsen, D., & Bell, M.D. (2015). Brief Report: Vocational outcomes for young adults with autism spectrum disorders at six months after virtual reality job interview training. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 45(10), 3364-3369.

Hogan-Brown, A.L., Hoedemaker, R.S., Losh, M., Gordon, P.C. (2014). Eye-voice lead during rapid automatized naming: Evidence of reduced automaticity in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their siblings. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 6(1), 33.

Losh, M., Gordon, P.C. (2014). Quantifying Narrative Ability in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Computational Linguistic Analysis of Narrative Coherence. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44(12), 3016-3025.

Klusek, J., Losh, M., Martin, G.E. (2014). A Comparison of Pragmatic Language in Boy with Autism and Fragile X Syndrome. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 57(5), 1692-1707.

Klusek, J., Martin, G.E., Losh, M. (2014). Consistency between research and clinical diagnoses of autism among boys and girls with fragile X syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research.

Klusek, J., Losh, M., Martin, G.E. (2014). Sex Differences and Within-Family Associations in the Broad Autism Phenotype. Autism, 18(2), 106-116.

Martin, G.E., Losh, M., Estigarribia, B., Sideris, J., & Roberts, J. (2013). Longitudinal profiles of expressive vocabulary, syntax, and pragmatic language in boys with fragile x syndrome or Down syndrome. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 48(4), 432-443.

Hogan-Brown, A. L., Losh, M., Martin, G.E., & Mueffelmann, D. (2013). An Investigation of Narrative Ability in boys with autism and fragile X syndrome. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 118(2), 77-94.

Klusek, J., Martin, G.E., Losh, M. (2013). Physiological Arousal in Autism and Fragile X Syndrome: Group Comparisons and Links With Pragmatic Language. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 118(6), 475-495.

Losh, M., Klusek, J., Martin, G.E., Sideris, J., Parlier, M., & Piven, J. (2012). Defining genetically meaningful language and personality traits in relatives of individuals with fragile X syndrome and autism. American Journal of Medical Genetics: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 159B, 660-668.

Losh, M., Martin, G. E., Klusek, J., & Hogan-Brown, A. L. (2012). Pragmatic language in autism and fragile X syndrome: Genetic and clinical applications. Perspectives on Language Learning and Education, 19(2), 48-55.

Losh, M., Esserman, D., Anckarsater, H., Sullivan, P. F., & Lichtenstein, P. (2012). Lower birth weight indicates higher risk of autistic traits in discordant twin pairs. Psychological Medicine, 42(2), 1091-1102.

Losh, M., Martin, G. E., Klusek, J., Hogan-Brown, A. L., & Sideris, J. (2012). Social communication and theory of mind in boys with autism and fragile X syndrome. Frontiers in Developmental Psychology, 3, 1-12.

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