Most recent research staff publications:

 

Nichols, S. & Tetenbaum, S.P. (2009, July). I Think We’re Ready…Developing a Sexuality Education Plan for Your Child with ASD. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Autism Society of America, Chicago, IL.
ASA2009 Sexuality

 

Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum: What Parents and Professionals Should Know About the Pre-Teen and Teenage Years. (2008). By Shana Nichols with Gina Marie Moravcik and Samara Pulver Tetenbaum. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

 

Reaven, J.A., Blakeley-Smith, A., Nichols, S., Flanigan, E., & Hepburn, S. (2009).
Cognitive-behavioral group treatment for anxiety symptoms in children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 24, 27-37.

 

Nichols, S., & Blakeley-Smith, A. (in press). “I’m Not Sure We’re Ready for This…” Working with Families Towards Facilitating Healthy Sexuality for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Social Work in Mental Health.

Ashtari, M., Bregman, J.D., McIlree, C.D., Nichols, S., Spritzer, L.F., Zhang, H., Narain, M., Cyckowski, L.L., Adesman, A.R., Cassanova, M.F. (2009). Diffusion abnormalities of the cingulum bundles in children with high functioning autism. Submitted to
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

King, B.H., Hollander, E., Sikich, L., McCracken, J.T., Scahill, L., Bregman, J.D., Donnelly, C.L., Anagnostou, E., Dukes, K., Sullivan, L., Hirtz, D., Wagner, A., Ritz, L. Lack of efficacy of citalopram in children with autism spectrum disorders and high levels of repetitive behavior: citalopram ineffective in children with autism. Archives of General Psychiatry, 66:583-90, 2009.

Carr, E.G., Adamek, L., Nichols, S., Bregman, J., & Ponzio, C. (2009). Individual temperament and problem behavior in children with autism spectrum disorders. Submitted to Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Bregman, J.D. Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified. In Textbook of Autism Spectrum Disorder, In Press, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

Bregman, J. The Developmental Disabilities-Introduction. In: Developmental Disabilities From Childhood through Adulthood: What Works In Community Settings, In Press, Johns Hopkins Press