Publications

The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Lab is committed to regularly publishing high-quality research in peer-reviewed journals. Below are select publications representative of the core research areas of the lab. Use the navigation menu to view the full list of publications by year. 

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• Boucher, T. Q., Lukacs, J. N., Scheerer, N. E., & Iarocci, G. (2023). Negative first impression judgements of autistic children by non-autistic adults [Special Issue: Breaking the Stigma: Autism]. Frontiers in Psychiatry – Autism, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1241584

• Boucher, T. Q., McIntyre, C. L., & Iarocci, G. (2023). Facilitators and barriers to physical activity involvement as described by autistic youth with mild intellectual disability. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 7, 512-524. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41252-022-00310-5

• Fong, V. C., Gardiner, E., & Iarocci, G. (2021). Cross-cultural perspectives on the meaning of family quality of life: Comparing Korean immigrant families and Canadian families of children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism, 25(5), 1335-1348. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2485

• Hutchison, S. M., Müller, U., & Iarocci, G. (2020). Parent reports of executive function associated with functional communication and conversational skills among school age children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50(6), 2019-2029. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-03958-6

• Gardiner, E., & Iarocci, G. (2018).  Everyday executive function predicts adaptive and internalizing behavior among children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Research, 11, 284-295. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.1877

• Trevisan D. A, Tafreshi D, Slaney K. L, Yager J, Iarocci G (2018). A psychometric evaluation of the Multidimensional Social Competence Scale (MSCS) for young adults. PLoS ONE 13(11): e0206800. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206800

• Johnston, K. H. S., & Iarocci, G. (2017). Are generalized anxiety and depression symptoms associated with social competence in children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder? Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47(12), 3778-3788. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3056-x

• Burack, J. A., Russo, Koshoff, H., Fernandes, T., N., Landry, O., & Iarocci, G. (2016). How I attend - not how well do I attend:  Rethinking frameworks of attention and cognition in Autism Spectrum Disorder and typical development. Special Issue - Journal of Cognition and Development. 17(4), 553-567. https://doi.org/10.1080/15248372.2016.1197226

• Gardiner, E., & Iarocci, G. (2014). Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the university context: Peer acceptance predicts intention to volunteer. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44, 1008-1017. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-013-1950-4

• Yager, J., & Iarocci, G. (2013). The development of the Multidimensional Social Competence Scale: A standardized measure of social competence in Autism Spectrum Disorders.  Autism Research, 6, 631-641. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.1331