• The autism birth cohort (ABC): A study of autism spectrum disorders in MoBa 

      Suren, Pål; Schjølberg, Synnve; Øyen, Anne-Siri; Lie, Kari Kveim; Hornig, Mady; Bresnahan, Michaeline; Bakke, Therese Wardenær; Roth, Christine; Alsaker, Elin Hilde Roti; Schreuder, Patricia; Stenberg, Nina; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted; Hirtz, Deborah; Susser, Ezra; Magnus, Per; Lipkin, Ian; Stoltenberg, Camilla (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)
      Background: Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and interaction and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests or activities. In most cases, the ...
    • Measuring autism-associated traits in the general population: Factor structure and measurement invariance across sex and diagnosis status of the Social Communication Questionnaire 

      Hegemann, Laura; Askeland, Ragna Bugge; Valand, Stian Barbo; Øyen, Anne-Siri; Schjølberg, Synnve; Bal, Vanessa H; Bishop, Somer L; Stoltenberg, Camilla; von Soest, Tilmann; Hannigan, Laurie John; Havdahl, Alexandra (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Autism screening questionnaires are sometimes used as a measure of “autism-associated traits” in samples drawn from the general population, even though such tools are primarily developed and designed for use in samples of ...
    • Prenatal fever and autism risk 

      Hornig, Mady; Bresnahan, M; Che, X; Schultz, A F; Ukaigwe, J E; Eddy, M L; Hirtz, Deborah; Gunnes, Nina; Lie, Kari Kveim; Magnus, Per; Mjaaland, Siri; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted; Schjølberg, Synnve; Øyen, Anne-Siri; Levin, B; Susser, Ezra; Stoltenberg, Camilla; Lipkin, W I (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Some studies suggest that prenatal infection increases risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). This study was undertaken in a prospective cohort in Norway to examine whether we could find evidence to support an association ...
    • Sensitivity and specificity of early screening for autism 

      Suren, Pål; Havdahl, Alexandra; Bresnahan, Michaeline; Hirtz, Deborah; Hornig, Mady; Lord, Catherine; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted; Schjølberg, Synnve; Øyen, Anne-Siri; Magnus, Per; Susser, Ezra; Lipkin, W. Ian; Stoltenberg, Camilla (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background: Early identification and diagnosis is beneficial for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Universal early screening is recommended by many experts, but disputed because evidence is limited, and sensitivity ...