Heather A. Yarger

Automated Quantification of Head Motion Synchrony in Peer Interactions of Autistic and Non‐Autistic Youth

Kathryn A. McNaughton, Heather A. Yarger, Elizabeth Redcay

Peer interactions take on increasing importance for youth in middle childhood and adolescence. Autistic youth face particular challenges interacting with non-autistic peers; thus, it is critical to understand factors that predict interaction enjoyment for autistic and non-autistic youth. One candidate predictor is …

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Automated quantification of head motion synchrony in peer interactions of autistic and neurotypical youth

Heather A. Yarger, Elizabeth Redcay, Kathryn A. McNaughton

Perceived dissimilarity in autistic and non-autistic youth

Alicia Vallorani, Diana R. Alkire, Kathryn A. McNaughton, Erin Reckner et autres

Adolescence is a pivotal time for peer relationships. However, there is a historic rise in adolescent loneliness, and autistic youth may be at particular risk. Evidence suggests feelings of similarity drive friendship formation and continuation. Youth who feel dissimilar to peers may …

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Assessing anxiety in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ADORA): developing a health equity protocol for non-invasive biomarkers

Heather A. Yarger, Elizabeth Redcay, John D. Herrington, Connor Morrow Kerns et autres

INTRODUCTION: Identifying anxiety disorders in autistic youth can be challenging due to the unique presentation of anxiety symptoms in autistic youth and the difficulties youth may have reporting on their own anxiety symptoms. These challenges underscore the need for objective and reliable …

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Relations among parents’ attachment, parenting quality, and autistic and nonautistic children’s social-emotional functioning

Heather A. Yarger, Davis Straske, Megan Fitter, Jude Cassidy et autres

Attachment theory has demonstrated the longitudinal impact that aspects of the parent–child dyad have on youth’s social-emotional development. Yet, little to no work has investigated whether parents’ attachment, including parental secure base script (SBS) knowledge and parental attachment styles, are associated with …

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The Critical Need for Research Examining Mental Health Risk and Protective Factors in Black Autistic Youth

Desiree R. Jones, Heather A. Yarger, Elizabeth Redcay

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Investigating trajectories of change in attachment and biobehavioral catch-up: a randomized clinical trial

Heather A. Yarger

Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) is a manualized, 10-session intervention that was developed at the University of Delaware to improve parenting abilities and subsequently increase the rate of children's secure attachments and self-regulatory capabilities in high-risk populations. The aims of the current …

Neural similarity and interaction success in autistic and non-autistic adolescents

Kathryn A. McNaughton, Sarah Louise Dziura, Edward P. Lemay, Heather A. Yarger et autres

High-quality social interactions promote well-being for typically developing and autistic youth. One factor that may contribute to the quality of social interactions is neural similarity, a metric which may capture shared perspectives and experiences of the world. The current research investigates relations …

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Investigating longitudinal pathways to dysregulation: the role of anomalous parenting behavior

Heather A. Yarger

The current study investigated longitudinal associations between unresolved parental attachment status, anomalous parenting behavior, parent-child attachment quality, and child dysregulation as part of an ongoing randomized controlled trial investigating the efficacy of Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC; Dozier, Bick, & Bernard, 2011). …

Autonomic Activity in Individuals with Autism and Anxiety Symptoms: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Heather A. Yarger, Malini Sarkar, Eileen Harrington, Elizabeth Redcay

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Smiling synchronization predicts interaction enjoyment in peer dyads of autistic and neurotypical youth

Kathryn A. McNaughton, Alexandra Sophie Moss, Heather A. Yarger, Elizabeth Redcay

Autistic youth often experience challenges in interactions with neurotypical peers. One factor that may influence successful interactions with peers is interpersonal synchrony, or the degree to which interacting individuals align their behaviors (e.g. facial expressions) over time. Autistic and neurotypical youth were …

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Relations Among Parents’ Attachment, Parenting Quality, and Autistic and Non-Autistic Children's Social-Emotional Functioning

Heather A. Yarger, Martha Davis Straske, Megan Fitter, Jude Cassidy et autres

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