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Rebecca A. Harrington
Researcher at Johns Hopkins University
Publications - 13
Citations - 7561
Rebecca A. Harrington is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Autism & Autism spectrum disorder. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 13 publications receiving 5623 citations.
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Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2014
Jon Baio,Lisa D. Wiggins,Deborah Christensen,Matthew J. Maenner,Julie L. Daniels,Zachary Warren,Margaret Kurzius-Spencer,Walter Zahorodny,Cordelia Robinson Rosenberg,Tiffany White,Maureen S. Durkin,Pamela Imm,Loizos Nikolaou,Loizos Nikolaou,Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp,Li-Ching Lee,Rebecca A. Harrington,Maya Lopez,Robert T. Fitzgerald,P Amy Hewitt,Sydney Pettygrove,John N. Constantino,Alison Vehorn,Josephine Shenouda,Jennifer Hall-Lande,Kim Van Naarden Braun,Nicole F. Dowling +26 more
TL;DR: This report provides updated ASD prevalence estimates for children aged 8 years during the 2014 surveillance year, on the basis of DSM-IV-TR criteria, and describes characteristics of the population of children with ASD.
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Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2016
Matthew J. Maenner,Kelly A Shaw,Jon Baio,Anita Washington,Mary E. Patrick,Monica DiRienzo,Deborah Christensen,Lisa D. Wiggins,Sydney Pettygrove,Jennifer Andrews,Maya Lopez,Allison Hudson,Thaer Baroud,Yvette D Schwenk,Tiffany White,Cordelia Robinson Rosenberg,Li Ching Lee,Rebecca A. Harrington,Margaret Huston,Amy Hewitt,Amy Esler,Jennifer Hall-Lande,Jenny N. Poynter,Libby Hallas-Muchow,John N. Constantino,Robert T. Fitzgerald,Walter Zahorodny,Josephine Shenouda,Julie L. Daniels,Zachary Warren,Alison Vehorn,Angelica Salinas,Maureen S. Durkin,Patricia M. Dietz +33 more
TL;DR: The prevalence of ASD varied considerably across sites and was higher than previous estimates since 2014, highlighting the variability in the evaluation and detection of ASD across communities and between sociodemographic groups.
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Children with autism: quality of life and parental concerns.
TL;DR: Parental concerns over learning difficulty, being bullied, stress-coping, and achievement were overwhelming in the autism group relative to the comparison groups.
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Increased risk of injury in children with developmental disabilities.
TL;DR: Children with autism, ADD/ADHD, and other psychopathology were about 2-3 times more likely to experience an injury that needs medical attention than unaffected controls, after adjusting for child sex, child age, number of children in the household, child race, and family poverty level.
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Prenatal SSRI Use and Offspring With Autism Spectrum Disorder or Developmental Delay
TL;DR: In boys, prenatal exposure to SSRIs may increase susceptibility to ASD or DD, and the benefits of prenatal SSRI use should be carefully weighed against potential harms.