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Publications for Professor Ann Le Couteur
Publications in Press
Dixon L, Le Couteur A. Are UK services for autism adequate? Archives of Diseases in Childhood.
Hutton J, Goode S, Murphy M, Le Couteur A, Rutter M. New psychiatric disorders in individuals with autism. Autism.
2007 Publications
Autism Genome Project Consortium (Inc. the International Molecular Genetic Study of Autism Consortium (inc. Le Couteur, AS and McConachie, HR)). Mapping autism risk loci using genetic linkage and chromosomal rearrangements. Nature Genetics 2007; (online)
Dover C, Le Couteur A. How to diagnose autism. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 2007; 92: 540-45
Le Couteur A, Haden G, Hammal D, McConachie H. Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorders in Pre-school Children Using Two Standardised Assessment Instruments: The ADI-R and the ADOS. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2007; June 29th; EPub.
Leekam SR, Tandos J, McConachie H, Meins E, Parkinson K, Wright C, Turner M, Arnott B, Vittorini L, Le Couteur AS. Repetitive behaviours in typically developing 2-year-olds. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 2007; 48: 1131-1138.
Tiffin PA, Shah P, Le Couteur A. Diagnosing Pervasive Developmental Disorders in a Forensic Adolescent Mental Health Setting. Journal of Forensic Practice. 2007; 9(3): 31-40.
2006 Publications
Darke J, Bushby K, Le Couteur A, McConachie H. Survey of behaviour problems in children with neuromuscular diseases. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 2006; 10: 129-134
Honey, E, McConachie, H, Randle, V, Shearer, H, and Le Couteur, A. One-year change in repetitive behaviours in young children with communication disorders including autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2006;
Le Couteur, A. Silent children: Approaches to selective mutism. Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 2006; 11(3): 173.
Margetts J, Croom S, Le Couteur A. Families in a state of flux: The experience of grandparents in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Child Care, Health and Development. 2006; 32(5): 565-574
2005 Publications
McConachie, H, Le Couteur, A and Honey, E. Can a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome be made in very young children with suspected autism spectrum disorder? Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2005; 35: 167-176.
McConachie HR, Randle V, Hammal D & Le Couteur AS. A controlled trial of a training course for parents of children with suspected autism spectrum disorder. The Journal of Paediatrics. 2005; 147: 335-40
Tiffin P, Le Couteur A. Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Chapter 8 in :Seminars in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2nd Edition. Ed Simon Gowers Gaskell, London . 2005.
2003 Publications
Steyn B, Le Couteur A. Understanding autism spectrum disorders. Current Paediatrics 2003; 13: 274-278.
Standart S, Le Couteur A. The quiet child - a literature review of selective mutism. Child and Adolescent Mental Health 2003; 8: 154-160.
Charman T, Howlin P, Aldred C, Baird G, Degli Espinosa F, Diggle T, Kovshoff H, Law J, Le Couteur A, MacNiven J, Magiati I, Martin N, McConachie H, Peacock S, Pickles A, Randle V, Slonims V, Wolke D. Research into early intervention for children with autism and related disorders: methodological and design issues. Report on a workshop funded by the Wellcome Trust, Institute of Child Health, London, UK, November 2001. Autism 2003; 7: 217-25.
Bonora E, Beyer KS, Lamb JA, Parr JR, Klauck SM, Benner A, Paolucci M, Abbott A, Ragoussis I, Poustka A, Bailey AJ, Monaco AP. Analysis of reelin as a candidate gene for autism. By the International Molecular Genetic Study of Autism Consortium (including Le Couteur). Molecular Psychiatry 2003; 8: 885-92.
Bacchelli E, Blasi F, Biondolillo M, Lamb JA, Bonora E, Barnby G, Parr J, Beyer KS, Klauck SM, Poustka A, Bailey AJ, Monaco AP, Maestrini E. Screening of nine candidate genes for autism on chromosome 2q reveals rare nonsynonymous variants in the cAMP-GEFII gene. By the International Molecular Genetic Study of Autism Consortium (including Le Couteur). Molecular Psychiatry 2003; 8: 916-24.
2002 Publications
Newbury DF, Bonora E, Lamb JA, Fisher SE, Lai CS, Baird G, Jannoun L, Slonims V, Stott CM, Merricks MJ, Bolton PF, Bailey AJ, Monaco AP. FOXP2 is not a major susceptibility gene for autism or specific language impairment. By the International Molecular Genetic Study of Autism Consortium (including Le Couteur). American Journal of Human Genetics 2002; 70: 1318-27.
McArdle P, Moseley D, Quibell T, Johnson R, Allen A, Hammal D, Le Couteur A. School-based indicated prevention: a randomised trial of group therapy. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines 2002; 43: 705-12.
2001 Publications
Gilchrist A, Green J, Cox A, Burton D, Rutter M, Le Couteur A. Development and current functioning in adolescents with Asperger syndrome: a comparative study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines 2001; 42: 227-40.
Further characterization of the autism susceptibility locus AUTS1 on chromosome 7q. By the International Molecular Genetic Study of Autism Consortium (including Le Couteur). Human Molecular Genetics 2001; 10: 973-82.
A genomewide screen for autism: strong evidence for linkage to chromosomes 2q, 7q, and 16p. Report by the International Molecular Genetic Study of Autism Consortium (including Le Couteur). American Journal of Human Genetics 2001; 69: 570-81.
2000 Publications
Croom S, Procter S, Le Couteur A. Developing a concept analysis of control for use in child and adolescent mental health nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2000; 31: 1324-32.
1999 Publications
Trowell J, Ugarte B, Kolvin I, Berelowitz M, Sadowski H, Le Couteur A. Behavioural psychopathology of child sexual abuse in schoolgirls referred to a tertiary centre: a North London study. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1999; 8: 107-16.
Maestrini E, Lai C, Marlow A, Matthews N, Wallace S, Bailey A, Cook EH, Weeks DE, Monaco AP. Serotonin transporter (5-HTT) and gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta3 (GABRB3) gene polymorphisms are not associated with autism in the IMGSA families. The International Molecular Genetic Study of Autism Consortium (including Le Couteur). American Journal of Medical Genetics 1999; 88: 492-6.
1998 Publications
Le Couteur A. Autism: the broader phenotype. Association of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Occasional Papers 1998; 15: 21-30.
Bailey A, Palferman S, Heavey L, Le Couteur A. Autism: the phenotype in relatives. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 1998; 28: 369-92.
A full genome screen for autism with evidence for linkage to a region on chromosome 7q. By the International Molecular Genetic Study of Autism Consortium including Le Couteur. Human Molecular Genetics 1998; 7: 571-8.
Publications from and prior to 1997
Kolvin I, Trowell J, Le Couteur A, Bakaraki S, Morgan J. The origins of selective mutism: some strategies in attachment and bonding research. Association of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Occasional Papers 1997; 14: 17-26.
Woodhouse W, Bailey A, Rutter M, Bolton P, Baird G, Le Couteur A. Head circumference in autism and other pervasive developmental disorders. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines 1996; 37: 665-71.
Le Couteur A, Bailey A, Goode S, Pickles A, Robertson S, Gottesman I, Rutter M. A broader phenotype of autism: the clinical spectrum in twins. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines 1996; 37: 785-801.
Pickles A, Bolton P, Macdonald H, Bailey A, Le Couteur A, Sim CH, Rutter M. Latent-class analysis of recurrence risks for complex phenotypes with selection and measurement error: a twin and family history study of autism. American Journal of Human Genetics 1995; 57: 717-26.
Bolton A, Pickles A, Butler L, Summers D, Webb T, Lord C, Le Couteur A, Bailey A, Rutter M. Fragile X in families multiplex for autism and related phenotypes: prevalence and criteria for cytogenetic diagnosis. Psychiatric Genetics 1995; 2: 277-300.
Bailey A, Le Couteur A, Gottesman I, Bolton P, Simonoff E, Yuzda E, Rutter M. Autism as a strongly genetic disorder: evidence from a British twin study. Psychological Medicine 1995; 25: 63-77.
Rutter M, Bailey A, Bolton P, Le Couteur A. Autism and known medical conditions: myth and substance. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines 1994; 35: 311-22.
Lord C, Rutter M, Le Couteur A. Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised: a revised version of a diagnostic interview for caregivers of individuals with possible pervasive developmental disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 1994; 24: 659-85.
Bailey A, Luthert P, Bolton P, Le Couteur A, Rutter M, Harding B. Autism and Megalencephaly. Lancet 1993; 341: 1225-6.
Bailey A, Bolton P, Butler L, Le Couteur A, Murphy M, Scott S, Webb T, Rutter M. Prevalence of the fragile X anomaly amongst autistic twins and singletons. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines 1993; 34: 673-88.
Rutter M, Macdonald H, Le Couteur A, Harrington R, Bolton P, Bailey A. Genetic factors in child psychiatric disorders--II. Empirical findings. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiaty and Allied Disciplines 1990; 31: 39-83.
Rutter M, Bolton P, Harrington R, Le Couteur A, Macdonald H, Simonoff E. Genetic factors in child psychiatric disorders--I. A review of research strategies. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines 1990; 31: 3-37.
Everall IP, Le Couteur A. Firesetting in an adolescent boy with Asperger's syndrome. British Journal of Psychiatry 1990; 157: 284-7.
Macdonald H, Rutter M, Howlin P, Rios P, Le Couteur A, Evered C, Folstein S. Recognition and expression of emotional cues by autistic and normal adults. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines 1989; 30: 865-77.
Le Couteur A, Rutter M, Lord C, Rios P, Robertson S, Holdgrafer M, McLennan J. Autism diagnostic interview: a standardized investigator-based instrument. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 1989; 19: 363-87.
Le Couteur A, Rutter M. Fragile X in female autistic twins. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 1988; 18: 458-60.
Le Couteur A, Trygstad O, Evered C, Gillberg C, Rutter M. Infantile autism and urinary excretion of peptides and protein-associated peptide complexes. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 1988; 18: 181-90.
Jacobson R, Le Couteur A, Howlin P, Rutter M. Selective subcortical abnormalities in autism. Psychological Medicine 1988; 18: 39-48.
Herold S, Frackowiak RS, Le Couteur A, Rutter M, Howlin P. Cerebral blood flow and metabolism of oxygen and glucose in young autistic adults. Psychological Medicine 1988; 18: 823-31.