Study Findings

SEED Publications

Published in 2019

  • ASD Screening with the Child Behavior Checklist/1.5-5 in the Study to Explore Early Development

  • Infections in children with autism spectrum disorder: Study to Explore Early Development (SEED)

  • Sleep Problems in 2- to 5-Year-Olds With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Developmental Delays

  • Maternal Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain in Relation to Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Developmental Disorders in Offspring

    Published in 2018

  • Family history of Immune Conditions and Autism Spectrum and Developmental Disorders: Findings from the Study to Explore Early Development

  • Injuries in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Study to Explore Early Development (SEED)

  • Early life influences on child weight outcomes in the Study to Explore Early Development

  • Brief Report: Maternal Opioid Prescription from Preconception Through Pregnancy and the Odds of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Autism Features in Children

  • Broader Autism Phenotype in Parents of Children with Autism: A Systematic Review of Percentage Estimates

  • Autism spectrum disorder and birth spacing: Findings from the Study to Explore Early Development (SEED)

  • Associations Between the 2nd to 4th Digit Ratio and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Population-Based Samples of Boys and Girls: Findings from the Study to Explore Early Development

  • Assessment of Demographic and Perinatal Predictors of non-response and impact of non-response on measures of association in a population-based case control study: findings from the Georgia Study to Explore Early Development

  • Brief Report: Self-Injurious Behaviors in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Compared to Other Developmental Delays and Disorders

  • A Phenotype of Childhood Autism Is Associated with Preexisting Maternal Anxiety and Depression

  • Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among US Children and Adolescents, 2014-2016

  • The prevalence of gluten free diet use among preschool children with autism spectrum disorder

  • Injuries in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Study to Explore Early Development (SEED)

  • Associations between parental broader autism phenotype and child autism spectrum disorder phenotype in the Study to Explore Early Development

  • Relationship of Weight Outcomes, Co-Occurring Conditions, and Severity of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Study to Explore Early Development

    Published in 2017

  • Demographic and Operational Factors Predicting Study Completion in a Multisite Case-Control Study of Preschool Children

  • Brief Report: The ADOS Calibrated Severity Score Best Measures Autism Diagnostic Symptom Severity in Pre-School Children

  • The Broader Autism Phenotype in Mothers is Associated with Increased Discordance Between Maternal-Reported and Clinician-Observed Instruments that Measure Child Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Screening for Autism with the SRS and SCQ: Variations across Demographic, Developmental and Behavioral Factors in Preschool Children

  • Homogeneous Subgroups of Young Children with Autism Improve Phenotypic Characterization in the Study to Explore Early Development (SEED)

  • Prenatal Alcohol Exposure in Relation to Autism Spectrum Disorder: Findings from the Study to Explore Early Development

  • Maternal and Paternal Infertility Disorders and Treatments and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Findings from the Study to Explore Early Development

    Published in 2016

  • Presence of epigenetic signature of prenatal cigarette smoke exposure in childhood.

  • Demographic profile of families and children in the Study to Explore Early Development (SEED): Case-control study of autism spectrum disorder.

  • Maternal Exposure to Occupational Asthmagens During Pregnancy and Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Study to Explore Early Development.

  • Brief Report: Prevalence of Self-injurious Behaviors among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder—A Population-Based Study

    • Published in 2015

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptoms Among Children Enrolled in the Study to Explore Early Development (SEED).

  • Using Standardized Diagnostic Instruments to Classify Children with Autism in the Study to Explore Early Development

    • Published in 2012

  • The Study to Explore Early Development (SEED): A Multisite Epidemiologic Study of Autism by the Centers for Autism and Developmental Disabilities Research and Epidemiology (CADDRE) Network.

    • Published in 2011

  • Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Adolescents Born Weighing <2000 Grams