Sally Ozonoff
Biographic Data
| ID | 3434347 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sally Ozonoff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sally |
| FAMILY NAME | Ozonoff |
| SIGNATURE | OZONOFF S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Davis |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1230-0794 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Continuity in social communication development among school-aged siblings of autistic children
Prospective studies of later born siblings of autistic individuals often focus on predicting autism diagnosis. Studies concentrating on siblings who do not develop autism have found subclinical atypicalities in some children as early as the first year of life. However, when followed to school-age, the continuity of these findings has been mixed. We tracked nonautistic siblings ( n = 151 higher familial likelihood of autism, n = 115 lower likeliho…
Patterns of objectively measured motor activity among infants developing ASD and concerns for ADHD
BACKGROUND: Heightened motor activity is a hallmark of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), yet high activity levels are also often reported in young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It is currently unclear whether increased motor activity represents a distinct versus shared early predictor of ASD and ADHD; no prior studies have directly examined this prospectively. We investigated differences in longitudinal patterns of …
Declining Gaze to Faces in Infants Developing Autism Spectrum Disorder
Two independent cohorts (N = 155, N = 126) of infants at high and low risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were followed prospectively between 6 and 36 months of age, when n = 46 were diagnosed with ASD. Gaze to adult faces was coded—during a developmental assessment (Cohort 1) or a play interaction (Cohort 2). Across both cohorts, most children developing ASD showed sharp declines in gaze to faces over time, relative to children without ASD. …
A parent's guide to high-functioning autism spectrum disorder
Packed with real-life stories and everyday problem-solving ideas, this book has given many tens of thousands of parents the facts they need about high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including Asperger syndrome. The authors are leading experts who describe ways to work with these kids' unique impairments and capabilities so they can grow into happy, self-sufficient adults. Parents learn practical strategies for helping their son or da…
Intact and impaired mechanisms of action understanding in autism
Typically developing children understand and predict others' behavior by extracting and processing relevant information such as the logic of their actions within the situational constraints and the intentions conveyed by their gaze direction and emotional expressions. Children with autism have difficulties understanding and predicting others' actions. With the use of eye tracking and behavioral measures, we investigated action understanding mecha…
Imitation from 12 to 24 months in autism and typical development
The development of imitation during the second year of life plays an important role in domains of sociocognitive development such as language and social learning. Deficits in imitation ability in persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from toddlerhood into adulthood have also been repeatedly documented, raising the possibility that early disruptions in imitation contribute to the onset of ASD and the deficits in language and social interacti…
Executive Functions and Developmental Psychopathology
In this paper, we consider the domain of executive functions (EFs) and their possible role in developmental psychopathologies. We first consider general theoretical and measurement issues involved in studying EFs and then review studies of EFs in four developmental psychopathologies: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder (CD), autism, and Tourette syndrome (TS). Our review reveals that EF deficits are consistently foun…
Executive Function Deficits in High‐Functioning Autistic Individuals
A group of high‐functioning autistic individuals was compared to a clinical control group matched on VTQ, age, sex and SES. Significant group differences were found on executive function, theory of mind, emotion perception and verbal memory tests, but not on spatial or other control measures. Second‐order theory of mind and executive function deficits were widespread among the autistic group, while first‐order theory of mind deficits were found i…
Executive Function Deficits in High‐Functioning Autistic Individuals
A group of high‐functioning autistic individuals was compared to a clinical control group matched on VTQ, age, sex and SES. Significant group differences were found on executive function, theory of mind, emotion perception and verbal memory tests, but not on spatial or other control measures. Second‐order theory of mind and executive function deficits were widespread among the autistic group, while first‐order theory of mind deficits were found i…
Imitation from 12 to 24 months in autism and typical development
The development of imitation during the second year of life plays an important role in domains of sociocognitive development such as language and social learning. Deficits in imitation ability in persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from toddlerhood into adulthood have also been repeatedly documented, raising the possibility that early disruptions in imitation contribute to the onset of ASD and the deficits in language and social interacti…
Executive Function Deficits in High‐Functioning Autistic Individuals
A group of high‐functioning autistic individuals was compared to a clinical control group matched on VTQ, age, sex and SES. Significant group differences were found on executive function, theory of mind, emotion perception and verbal memory tests, but not on spatial or other control measures. Second‐order theory of mind and executive function deficits were widespread among the autistic group, while first‐order theory of mind deficits were found i…
Executive Functions and Developmental Psychopathology
In this paper, we consider the domain of executive functions (EFs) and their possible role in developmental psychopathologies. We first consider general theoretical and measurement issues involved in studying EFs and then review studies of EFs in four developmental psychopathologies: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder (CD), autism, and Tourette syndrome (TS). Our review reveals that EF deficits are consistently foun…
Intact and impaired mechanisms of action understanding in autism
Typically developing children understand and predict others' behavior by extracting and processing relevant information such as the logic of their actions within the situational constraints and the intentions conveyed by their gaze direction and emotional expressions. Children with autism have difficulties understanding and predicting others' actions. With the use of eye tracking and behavioral measures, we investigated action understanding mecha…
Imitation from 12 to 24 months in autism and typical development
The development of imitation during the second year of life plays an important role in domains of sociocognitive development such as language and social learning. Deficits in imitation ability in persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from toddlerhood into adulthood have also been repeatedly documented, raising the possibility that early disruptions in imitation contribute to the onset of ASD and the deficits in language and social interacti…
A parent's guide to high-functioning autism spectrum disorder
Packed with real-life stories and everyday problem-solving ideas, this book has given many tens of thousands of parents the facts they need about high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including Asperger syndrome. The authors are leading experts who describe ways to work with these kids' unique impairments and capabilities so they can grow into happy, self-sufficient adults. Parents learn practical strategies for helping their son or da…
Declining Gaze to Faces in Infants Developing Autism Spectrum Disorder
Two independent cohorts (N = 155, N = 126) of infants at high and low risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were followed prospectively between 6 and 36 months of age, when n = 46 were diagnosed with ASD. Gaze to adult faces was coded—during a developmental assessment (Cohort 1) or a play interaction (Cohort 2). Across both cohorts, most children developing ASD showed sharp declines in gaze to faces over time, relative to children without ASD. …
Patterns of objectively measured motor activity among infants developing ASD and concerns for ADHD
BACKGROUND: Heightened motor activity is a hallmark of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), yet high activity levels are also often reported in young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It is currently unclear whether increased motor activity represents a distinct versus shared early predictor of ASD and ADHD; no prior studies have directly examined this prospectively. We investigated differences in longitudinal patterns of …
Continuity in social communication development among school-aged siblings of autistic children
Prospective studies of later born siblings of autistic individuals often focus on predicting autism diagnosis. Studies concentrating on siblings who do not develop autism have found subclinical atypicalities in some children as early as the first year of life. However, when followed to school-age, the continuity of these findings has been mixed. We tracked nonautistic siblings ( n = 151 higher familial likelihood of autism, n = 115 lower likeliho…
Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (7 works) · Autism (6 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Autism spectrum disorder (3 works) · Cognition (3 works) · Developmental disorder (3 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (3 works) · Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (3 works) · Typically developing (3 works)