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Family and Disability Support Research

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Itay Tokatly Latzer
Boston Children's Hospital
2
Dimitrios Papadopoulos
University of Ioannina
3
Desiree R. Jones
The University of Texas at Dallas
4
Laura K. Anderson
University of Northern Colorado
5
Keren MacLennan
University of Bath
6
Jenna R. Cassinat
Utah State University
7
Lu Xiao
Zunyi Medical University
8
Melanie Muniandy
Autism CRC
9
Goldie A. McQuaid
George Mason University
10
Yunhe Huang
The University of Melbourne

Rising Stars Papers

1
Gender, assigned sex at birth, and gender diversity: Windows into diagnostic timing disparities in autism
Autism|2024
28 cit.
2
Borderline Personality as a Factor in Late, Missed, and Mis-Diagnosis in Autistic Girls and Women: A Conceptual Analysis
Autism in Adulthood|2024
15 cit.
3
Consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and management of succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency
Molecular Genetics and Metabolism|2024
11 cit.
4
Treatable inherited metabolic epilepsies
Epilepsy & Behavior|2024
10 cit.
5
Clinical and molecular outcomes from the 5-Year natural history study of SSADH Deficiency, a model metabolic neurodevelopmental disorder
Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders|2024
10 cit.
6
Elevated parkinsonism symptoms in autism during middle and older adulthood are linked with psychosocial, physical health, and mental health outcomes
Autism Research|2024
10 cit.
7
RNA infrastructure profiling illuminates transcriptome structure in crowded spaces
Cell chemical biology|2024
6 cit.
8
Genome-Wide Identification, Conservation, and Expression Pattern Analyses of the BBR-BPC Gene Family Under Abiotic Stress in Brassica napus L.
Genes|2024
4 cit.
9
Genome-Wide Identification of NDPK Family Genes and Expression Analysis under Abiotic Stress in Brassica napus
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2024
3 cit.
10
The neuropsychological profile of SSADH deficiency, a neurotransmitter disorder of GABA metabolism
Molecular Genetics and Metabolism|2025
3 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Victoria Newell
Royal Holloway University of London
2
Umar Toseeb
University of York
3
James A. Phalen
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
4
Catherine Mogil
University of California, Los Angeles
5
Mila Bunijevac
University of Bijeljina
6
Katerina Monlux
Stanford University
7
Rachel M. Fenning
Claremont McKenna College
8
Gemma Williams
University of Brighton
9
Martijn Dekker
European Council
10
Kristen Gilmore Powell
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
A longitudinal study of the mental health of autistic children and adolescents and their parents during COVID-19: Part 1, quantitative findings
Autism|2022
47 cit.
2
A longitudinal study of the mental health of autistic children and adolescents and their parents during COVID-19: Part 2, qualitative findings
Autism|2022
41 cit.
3
Supporting the mental health of children with speech, language and communication needs: The views and experiences of parents
Autism & Developmental Language Impairments|2022
36 cit.
4
Prosocial behavior and psychopathology: An 11-year longitudinal study of inter- and intraindividual reciprocal relations across childhood and adolescence
Development and Psychopathology|2022
33 cit.
5
School connectedness as a protective factor between childhood adversity and adolescent mental health outcomes
Development and Psychopathology|2024
23 cit.
6
Parent Training for Dental Care in Underserved Children With Autism: A Randomized Controlled Trial
PEDIATRICS|2022
20 cit.
7
A longitudinal study of sibling bullying and mental health in autistic adolescents: The role of self‐esteem
Autism Research|2023
20 cit.
8
Improving the Sensory Environments of Mental Health in-patient Facilities for Autistic Children and Young People
Child Care in Practice|2023
18 cit.
9
Sibling Bullying in Turkish Adolescents: Translation and Cross-Cultural Validation of the Sibling Bullying Questionnaire
Journal of Family Violence|2022
14 cit.
10
Measurement invariance of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire across socioeconomic status and ethnicity from ages 3 to 17 years: A population cohort study
PLoS ONE|2022
14 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Michael Rutter
Dalhousie University
2
Uta Frith
University College London
3
Peter Rosenbaum
McMaster University
4
Catherine Lord
University of California, Los Angeles
5
Sally Wheelwright
Brighton and Sussex Medical School
6
Connie Kasari
University of California, Los Angeles
7
Elizabeth Pellicano
Macquarie University
8
Matthew R. Sanders
The University of Queensland
9
Howard M. Sandler
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
10
Christopher Gillberg
Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised: A revised version of a diagnostic interview for caregivers of individuals with possible pervasive developmental disorders
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders|1994
9.1k cit.
2
Does the autistic child have a “theory of mind” ?
Cognition|1985
8.4k cit.
3
The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule—Generic: A Standard Measure of Social and Communication Deficits Associated with the Spectrum of Autism
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders|2000
7.6k cit.
4
A report: the definition and classification of cerebral palsy April 2006
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology|2007
4.8k cit.
5
The Empathy Quotient: An Investigation of Adults with Asperger Syndrome or High Functioning Autism, and Normal Sex Differences
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders|2004
4.1k cit.
6
Resilience in the Face of Adversity
The British Journal of Psychiatry|1985
3.4k cit.
7
Validity of adult retrospective reports of adverse childhood experiences: review of the evidence
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry|2004
2.8k cit.
8
Defining biochemical failure following radiotherapy with or without hormonal therapy in men with clinically localized prostate cancer: Recommendations of the RTOG-ASTRO Phoenix Consensus Conference
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics|2006
2.7k cit.
9
Autism as a strongly genetic disorder: evidence from a British twin study
Psychological Medicine|1995
2.5k cit.
10
Development and neurophysiology of mentalizing
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences|2003
2.3k cit.

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