Isabel M. Smith, PhD IWK Health Centre PO Box 9700, Halifax ...

Isabel M. Smith, PhD

IWK Health Centre PO Box 9700, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3K 6R8

tel: 902-470-7271; fax: 902-470-8736 e-mail: [email protected]

Current Positions:

Professor and Craig Chair in Autism Research Department of Pediatrics and Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Dalhousie University; March 2014 -

Past Positions:

Associate Professor Department of Pediatrics and Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University; July 2007 – February 2014 Psychologist IWK Health Centre; April 1997 – February 2014

Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics and Department of Psychology Dalhousie University; July 1999 – June 2007 Coordinator Services for Children with Autism and Related Disorders IWK Health Centre; April 1997 - September 2002 Lecturer Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University; July 1997 - June 1999 Adjunct Professor Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University; July 1997 - June 1999

Education:

1996 PhD Dalhousie University (Clinical Psychology) Thesis: Imitation and Gesture Representation in Autism 1982 ScM Brown University (Developmental Psychology) 1977 BA Dalhousie University (Psychology, First Class Honours)

Awards/Distinctions: Academic

2010 2010 IWK Research Award (co-recipient with Susan E. Bryson) Awarded by the IWK Health Centre Board of Directors to recognize researchers who distinguish themselves by demonstrating innovation, creativity and outstanding achievement in research activities

2005 - 2010 Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine Clinical Research Scholar (5-year salary award) 2001 – 2005 IWK Health Centre Research Investigator (4-year salary award) 1988 – 1993 Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship Eliza Ritchie Doctoral Scholarship for Women 1988 - 1991 Medical Research Council Studentship Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Scholarship (declined) 1978 – 1979 O'Brien Foundation Fellowship 1977 Governor General’s Silver Medal, Dalhousie University 1973 - 1977 Dalhousie University Scholarships

Awards/Distinctions: Other

2010 Supervisor award Awarded by the Engineering and Computer Science Co-op Program, Dalhousie

University, in recognition of outstanding contributions to co-op student education (student nomination)

2003 Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal Nominated by Autism Society Canada and Autism Society Nova Scotia

Isabel M. Smith cv February 2015

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2001-2 Clinical Community Recognition Award Dalhousie University Clinical Psychology PhD Program, in recognition of outstanding contributions to the Clinical PhD Program (student nomination)

PROFESSIONAL / ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS Ad hoc Reviewer (articles), American Journal of Medical Genetics; Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice; Autism Research; Behavioral and Brain Functions; Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science; Child Development; Child Neuropsychology; Cognitive Neuropsychology; Cortex; Developmental Science; Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders; Journal of Child Language; Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry; Journal of Clinical Child Psychology; Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology; Journal of Experimental Child Psychology; Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance; Journal of Intellectual Disability Research; Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research; Neurocase Grant Review Committees, CIHR: Social & Developmental Aspects of Children's & Youth's Health, Member, 2012 – present; Invited Reviewer, 2011 - 2012 Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation of Canada, Scientific Review Committee Member, 2005 – 2011; 2014 - Ad hoc Reviewer (grants), Canadian Institutes of Health Research; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC); PPP Healthcare Trust (U.K.); Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute; IWK Grace Foundation External Grants Program; New Brunswick Medical Research Foundation; Ontario Mental Health Foundation; Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research; Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation of Canada; Sick Kids Foundation

Advisor, Office of the Auditor General of Ontario, 2013. Research Ethics Board Member, IWK Health Centre, 2005 – 2011. Scientific Program Committee Member, 5th International Meeting for Autism Research, 2005 - 2006. Autism Research Training Program, Mentor & Summer Institute Lecturer (2003 -2012), Steering

Committee Member (2003-2007; 2013 - ), CIHR grant to E. Fombonne, PI. Co-PI and Mentor, ART CIHR renewal grant, 2009 – 2015.

Founding Member, Canadian Autism Intervention Research Network (CAIRN), 1999 - present. Consultant, Nova Scotia Department of Health, Child Neurodevelopmental Disorders Working Group,

2003-2004; Adult Neurodevelopmental Disorders Working Group; 2003-2004 Member, Intervention Working Group, Government of Nova Scotia inter-departmental (CAYAC) Early

Identification and Intervention Services Subcommittee, 1999-2001. Clinical Leader, Autism diagnostic training for Nova Scotia, 1998 - present. (IMS ADI-R training, 1998;

ADI-R research reliability attained, 1999; ADI-R trainer qualification, 2002; ADOS clinical training, 2000; ADOS research reliability attained, 2004; ADOS-2 trainer qualification, 2013)

Advocacy Committee Member, Dalhousie Dept of Pediatrics, 2012 – Grand Rounds Committee Member, Dalhousie Dept of Pediatrics, 2013 – Peer Supervisor, Nova Scotia Board of Examiners in Psychology: H. Flanagan, PhD, 2011- 2012; K.

(Smith) Carroll, MASP, 2006 - 2010; S. Johnson, PhD, 2006 - 2008; A. Sablone, MASP., 2001 - 2004; P. Corkum, PhD, 2000-2001; K. Pure, PhD, 1998 - 2005

TEACHING Supervision of Research Trainees (Graduate and post-graduate): Supervisor (Post-doctoral fellow): H. Flanagan, PhD (funded by CIHR Autism Research Training Program), 2010 – 2012


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Co-supervisor (Post-doctoral fellow): N. Garon, PhD, IWK Health Centre (funded by Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation, CIHR Autism Research Training Program, and CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship), 2004 - 2009 Supervisor (Doctoral thesis): L. Williams, Dalhousie University Clinical Psychology Program, 2013 – present; A. Boudreau, Dalhousie University Clinical Psychology Program, 2010 – present (Doctoral thesis): K. Fossum, Dalhousie University Clinical Psychology Program, 2006 – present (Doctoral thesis): C. Lowe-Pearce, Dalhousie University Clinical Psychology Program, 2002 – 2009 Co-supervisor (Doctoral thesis): K. Tan-MacNeill, Dalhousie University Clinical Psychology Program, 2013 – present; S. Allen, Dalhousie University Clinical Psychology Program, 2013 – present; S. Nichols, Dalhousie University Clinical Psychology Program, 1998 - 2005 Supervisor (Master’s thesis): M. Kerr, Mount Saint Vincent University, School Psychology Program, 2012 – 2014; K. Smith, Mount Saint Vincent University, School Psychology Program, 2004 - 2006 Committee member (Doctoral thesis): J. Filliter, Dalhousie University, Clinical Psychology Program, 2009 - present; K. (Kalousek) Aubrey, Dalhousie University, Clinical Psychology Program, 2009 - 2013; P. Hutchinson, Dalhousie University Interdisciplinary Studies Program, 2010; J. Coolican, Dalhousie University, Clinical Psychology Program, 2006 - 2008 Committee member (Master’s thesis): C. McCleave, Mount Saint Vincent University, School Psychology Program, 2004 – 2006; A. Randall Gryz, Dalhousie University, Program in Human Communication Disorders, 2001 - 2003 Supervisor (Comprehensive project): F. Davidson, doctoral candidate, Dalhousie University Clinical Psychology Program, 2012 - ; L. Goodman, doctoral candidate, Dalhousie University Clinical Psychology Program, 2009 - 2011; J. Parker, doctoral candidate, Dalhousie University Psychology Program, 2005 – 2008; N. Rossy, doctoral candidate, Dalhousie University Clinical Psychology Program, 1999 - 2001 Co-supervisor (Comprehensive project): S. Goldwater-Adler, doctoral candidate, Dalhousie University Clinical Psychology Program, 2005 –2008; E. Moon, doctoral candidate, Dalhousie University Clinical Psychology Program, 2005 - 2008 External examiner (Doctoral thesis): S.-Y. Wang, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Calgary, 2013; A. Moffat, Department of Psychology, Flinders University, 2012; J. Hauck, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, 2000 Examiner (Departmental defense, Doctoral thesis,): Richard Stock, Department of Special Education, University of British Columbia, 2012 External examiner (Master’s thesis): E. Jasmin, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, McGill University, 2007 Supervision of Research Trainees (Undergraduate): Supervisor (Honours theses) Dalhousie University: J. Keans, 2011- 12; C. Deck, 2011- 12; C. Piccinin, 2009-2010; S. Read, 2008-2009; J. Brown, 2006-2007; V. Bruce, 2005-2006; K. Roger, 2004-2005; J. Blair, 2003-2004; A. Landry, 2003-2004; C. Patterson, 2003-2004; J. Fox, 2002-2003; A. MacPhee, 2002-2003; N. Vincent, 2001-2002; R. Militzer, 1999-2000 Co-Supervisor (Honours theses) Dalhousie University: L. Jenkins, 2006-2007 Supervisor (Independent studies - Graduate): D. Leung, 2004-2005 (Independent studies - Undergraduate): A. Beaudette; A. Taylor, 2010-2011; C. Piccinin, 2008-2009; J. Brown, 2005-2006; A. Nuschke, 2005-2006; K. Turnbull, 2003-2004; K. Roger, 2003-2004 Supervisor or Co-supervisor (funded summer student projects): E. Gore-Hickman, 2012; Kiera Kent, 2012; A. Goodday, 2009; C. Piccinin, 2008 & 2009; N. Comeau, 2005. Courses/Lectures: Dalhousie University Department of Psychology (guest lecturer): Child Assessment (graduate), Clinical

Psychology Program, 1995 - 1999; Child Intervention (graduate), Clinical Psychology Program, 2006 - present; Child Psychopathology (graduate), Clinical Psychology Program, 2001

Child Psychopathology (undergraduate), 2005 - present; Cognitive Development (undergraduate), 2003; Introduction to Clinical Psychology (undergraduate), 1998 - 2001; Introductory Psychology, 1997


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Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine: Clerks’ seminar, Developmental Concerns in Young Children, 2007 - present

Dalhousie University/IWK Health Centre, Paediatric Subspecialty Resident seminar, Diagnosis of Autism, 2006; Paediatric Resident Seminar series (guest lecturer), Autism, 1996 - 2000

Mount Saint Vincent University (guest lecturer): School Psychology Program, Child Psychopathology (graduate), 2003 - 2005; Behavioural Intervention (graduate), 1999, 2000

Mount Saint Vincent University (Instructor): Cognitive Development, 1984; 1988; Introductory Psychology, 1984-85

RESEARCH GRANTS / CONTRACTS As Principal/Co-Principal Investigator Defining a health-education partnership for earlier identification and assessment of ASD in school-aged

children. Scientific Co-PI with Co-PI H. Osborne-Vincent, IWK Health Centre Foundation, Transforming Research into Care (TRIC) Level 1 grant. ($2,983), 2014-2015.

Intervention models for preschoolers with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD): A population-based comparative effectiveness study. Nominated PI with Co-PIs P. Murray & S.E. Bryson, CIHR / NSHRF / NBHRF Partnerships for Health System Improvement program ($549,376), 2012 – 2015.

Developing a research-policy partnership to evaluate early intervention for autism, Nominated PI with Co-PIs S.E. Bryson and P. Murray, CIHR PHSI: Meetings Planning and Dissemination Grants Program ($15,000), 2011-2012

Early detection and treatment of autism. (Equipment), Co-PI with S.E. Bryson, Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation ($28,568), 2010

Autism Research Training (ART) Program, co-PI with E. Fombonne et al., Canadian Institutes of Health Research ($1,950,000), 2010-2015

Generalization and maintenance of early intervention effects in autistic spectrum disorders, PI, Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation ($148,000), 2008-2011

Effectiveness of the Nova Scotia EIBI Program for young children with autistic spectrum disorders, Nominated PI; co-PI S.E. Bryson, Canadian Institutes of Health Research ($270,196), 2007-2010

Effectiveness of the NS EIBI Program for young children with autistic spectrum disorders, PI, Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation ($50,000), 2006-2007

Parental acceptance of treatments for sleep problems in typically and atypically developing elementary school-aged children, co-PI with P. Corkum, Dalhousie Research Development Fund ($4,000), 2006-2007

Evaluation of Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention in Nova Scotia, PI, NS Department of Health ($109,000), 2005-2007

Sensorimotor integration and action control in autism, PI with co-investigator D. Westwood, IWK Health Centre ($14,980), 2004-2005. (IWK Auxiliary Award for highest rated grant in 2004 competition)

Supporting children with autism in child care settings: Distance education strategies, co-PI with M. Lyon, Human Resources Development Canada ($348,450), 2002 - 2004

CHARGE syndrome: Defining a behavioural and developmental phenotype PI with co-investigator K. Blake, IWK Health Centre ($2,985), 2002 - 2003

Behavioural inflexibility in autism: Implications for intervention, PI, The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation ($54,303), 2000 – 2002

Paths to care in autism, PI with co-investigator C.E. Ellsworth, IWK Grace Health Centre ($14,150), 1999 - 2000

Efficacy and safety of risperidone in the treatment of children with autistic disorder and other PDDs, Co-PI with S. Shea & H. Orlik, Janssen Research Foundation (Clinical Trial) ($16,000), 1999 – 2000

Imitation and object use by preschoolers with autistic spectrum disorders, PI, Recruitment Establishment Grant, IWK Grace Health Centre ($55,500), 1998 - 2000

Imitation and action in autism, PI, Dalhousie University Faculty of Graduate Studies Research Development Fund ($1300), 1991


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As Co-investigator Identifying ways to improve the perioperative experience of children with autism spectrum disorders. Co-

investigator with J. Chorney (Scientific Co-PI) et al., IWK Health Centre Foundation, Transforming Research into Care (TRIC) Level 1 grant ($3,000), 2014-2015.

Autism Spectrum Disorders: Genomes to Outcomes. Co-investigator with S.W. Scherer (PI), P. Szatmari (co-PI) et. al., Genome Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation ($10,000,000). April 1, 2013 - Mar. 31, 2017

Examining vocational development and evaluation for adults with ASD. Co-investigator with D. Nicholas & L. Zwaigenbaum (Co-PIs), Autism Speaks ($113,227), 2011-2013

Modes of self-regulation: Hot and cool executive functions in early social development. Co-investigator with N. Garon (PI) and S.E. Bryson, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council ($51,342), 2011-2013

Improving early diagnosis and treatment for ASD: The Canadian Infant Sibling Project. Co-investigator with L. Zwaigenbaum, S.E. Bryson (Co-PIs) et al., Autism Speaks Canada ($1,014,704), 2010-2014, and the Sinneave Family Foundation, ($292,704), 2010-2013

Genomic influences on brain and behavioral trajectories in autism spectrum disorders. L. Zwaigenbaum (PI); Site Co-PI with S. Bryson (ASD project: $4,000,000). NeuroDevNet D. Goldowitz et al., Network of Centers of Excellence (Network funding: $19,572,000), 2010 – 2015

Understanding early developmental trajectories in autism from infancy to age 8. Co-investigator with L. Zwaigenbaum, S.E. Bryson (Co-PIs) et al., Canadian Institutes of Health Research ($651,775), 2010 – 2015

Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) Training Course. Co-investigator with S. Johnson, Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation Research Capacity Program: Special Consideration Award ($23,400), 2009-2010

Training outpatient clinicians to deliver cognitive behavior therapy to children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders and anxiety: A comparison of three methods of learning. Co-investigator / Site PI with J. Reaven (PI) et al., National Institutes of Health ($1,143,818 US), 2009-2014

Autism spectrum disorders: Pathways to better outcomes (Phase II). Co-investigator with P. Szatmari, S.E. Bryson, E. Fombonne (co-PIs) et al., Canadian Institutes of Health Research ($1,700,000), 2009-2014

Discriminating autism from other atypical patterns of development in a community sample. Co-investigator with C. Roncadin (PI) et al., Ontario Mental Health Foundation ($142,005), 2008 – 2010

Decision-making in autism spectrum disorders: Deconstructing complex behaviour to identify subtypes. Co-investigator with S. Johnson (PI) et al., Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation ($149,563), 2007 – 2010

Decision-making in autism spectrum disorders, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and anxiety disorders. Co-investigator with S. Johnson (PI) et al., Dalhousie University Department of Psychiatry Research Fund ($5,000), 2007 – 2008

Étude longitudinale de l'impact des habiletés sensori-motrices sur l’indépendance fonctionnelle dans les activités de la vie quotidienne des enfants avec trouble envahissant du développement. Co-investigator with E. Fombonne (PI) et al., Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la société et la culture ($47,300), 2007 – 2010

Enhancing inter-subjectivity in infants at high risk for autism. Co-investigator with S.E. Bryson & J. Brian, Co-PI’s, et al., Autism Speaks USA ($638,006 US), 2007-10

Eye gaze aversion as a potential explanation for face processing deficits in autism spectrum disorders. Co-investigator with S. Johnson (PI) et al., IWK Health Centre Category B ($15,000), 2006-8

Early developmental trajectories in autism. Co-investigator with L. Zwaigenbaum, S.E. Bryson (Co-PIs) et al., Canadian Institutes of Health Research, ($758,335), 2006 - 2011

Autism spectrum disorders: Pathways to better outcomes. Co-investigator with P. Szatmari, S.E. Bryson, E. Fombonne (Co-PIs) et al., Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Healthy Developmental Trajectories ($2,125,000), 2004-2009


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Autism Research Training (ART) Program, Co-investigator with E. Fombonne et al., CHIR Training Initiative in Health Research (STIHR) grant, Canadian Institutes of Health Research ($1,440,000), 2003-2008

School-aged children with autistic spectrum disorders: A collaborative project between educators and health researchers. Co-investigator with P. Corkum (PI) et al., Community Research Alliance Grant, Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation ($20,000), 2003 - 2004

Early detection of autism and other disorders of development: Capacity building in regions throughout Nova Scotia. Co-investigator with S.E. Bryson (PI) et al., Community Research Alliance Grant, Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation ($19,993), 2002 - 2003

Incidence and prevalence of CHARGE Association/Syndrome. Co-investigator with K. Blake (PI) et al., E.A. Baker Foundation, Canadian National Institute for the Blind ($23,000), 2003-2004; CHARGE Syndrome Foundation, Inc. (U.S.A.) (US$15,000), 2002-2003; Deafblind & Rubella Association) ($1,000), 2002-2003; IWK Health Centre ($14,500), 2001-2003;CHARGE Syndrome Foundation, Inc. (U.S.A.) ($7,635), 2001

The eye in CHARGE. Co-investigator with J. Robitaille (PI) et al., Research Team Grant, IWK Health Centre ($8945), 2002 - 2003

Developing a research agenda on early intervention in autism and other pervasive developmental disorders. Co-investigator with P. Szatmari (PI) et al., Medical Research Council / CIHR Opportunity Program ($45,000), 1999 - 2000

As Supervisor -- Scholarships/Grants/Awards to Trainees Peer-mediated Pivotal Response Treatment for young elementary-school-aged children with autistic

spectrum disorders. IWK Health Centre Graduate Scholarship awarded to Ainsley Boudreau ($18,000), 2014 – 2015

Peer-mediated Pivotal Response Treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder at school. Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation Scotia Scholars Award to Ainsley Boudreau, ($10,000/year), 2014 – 2016.

Children’s temperament, peer relations, parenting, and the development of self-control. Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation Scotia Scholars Award to Lori Williams ($10,000/year), 2014 – 2016.

Improving the perioperative experience of children with autism spectrum disorders. Canadian Institutes of Health Research Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship to Stephanie Allen (co-supervisee) ($50,000/year), 2014 - 2016. Killam Doctoral Scholarship (declined) to Stephanie Allen (co-supervisee), 2014 – 2016

Sleep in children with ASD. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship to Kim Tan-MacNeill (co-supervisee). ($35,000/year), 2013 - 2015.

Development of a social behaviour observation schedule for children with autistic spectrum disorder, Canadian Institutes of Health Research Banting and Best Master’s research award to Michelle Kerr ($17,500/year), 2012 - 2013

The effects of a Pivotal Response Treatment-based community intervention on social interactions of children with autism spectrum disorders. Canadian Institutes of Health Research doctoral research award to Ainsley Boudreau ($22,000/year), 2010 - 2013

Predicting outcomes in a PRT-based early intervention program for autism spectrum disorders. Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation doctoral scholarship to Kristin Fossum ($17,500), 2009 – 2010 and 2010-2011

The early identification of endophenotypes in ASD. Canadian Institutes of Health Research post-doctoral fellowship to N. Garon ($100,000 / 2 years), 2007 – 2009

Predicting outcomes in a PRT-based early intervention program for autism spectrum disorders. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada CGS doctoral scholarship to Kristin Fossum ($35,000/year), 2006 – 2009. CIHR Autism Research Training Program (funding declined), 2006-2009


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Information processing abilities and parent-infant interaction: Prediction of imitative ability in the first year. Canadian Psychological Association Certificate of Academic Excellence (doctoral dissertation) to Shana L. Nichols, 2005

Executive functioning in very young children with autism. Post-doctoral fellow Dr. N. Garon, Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation ($37,000), 2005-2007 (IMS co-supervisor); IWK Health Centre postdoctoral fellowship (declined ); CIHR Autism Research Training Program postdoctoral fellowship ($35,000), 2004-2007 (IMS co-supervisor)

Development of a comprehensive imitation measure for young children. Doctoral candidate C. Lowe-Pearce, IWK Health Centre ‘Category A’ grant ($4000), 2004-2005

Emergence of imitation and its relation to other social-cognitive abilities: Typical and atypical development. Doctoral candidate C. Lowe-Pearce, Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation, Student Research Award ($40,060), 2004-2006

Visual-proprioceptive intermodal processing in autism: Implications for imitation. Doctoral candidate C. Lowe-Pearce, Robbie Thompson Scholarship, IWK Health Centre ($26,500), 2003-2005

Cognitive and social cognitive development in infancy - Implications for early identification of autism. Doctoral candidate S. Nichols, NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship B ($38,200), 1999-2001

Cognitive and social cognitive development in infancy - Implications for early identification of autism. Doctoral candidate S. Nichols, Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation of Canada ($7,845), 1999

Cognitive and social cognitive development in infancy - Implications for early identification of autism. Doctoral candidate S. Nichols, NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship A ($36,400), 1999-2001

REFEREED PAPERS Published or in press (*IMS trainee 1st author): Allen, S.L.*, Smith, I.M., Duku, E., Vaillancourt, T.V., Szatmari, P., Fombonne, E., . . . Georgiades, S.

(in press). The Behavioural Pediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale in young children with autism spectrum disorder: Psychometrics and associations with child and parent variables. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.

Garon, N., Piccinin, C., & Smith, I.M. (in press). Does the BRIEF-P predict specific executive function components in preschoolers? Applied Neuropsychology: Child.

Smith, I.M., Flanagan, H. E., Garon, N., & Bryson, S. E. (2015). Effectiveness of community-based early intervention based on Pivotal Response Treatment. Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, doi:10.1007/s10803-014-2345-x

Szatmari, P., Georgiades, S., Duku, E., Bennett, T., Bryson, S. E., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., . . . for the Pathways in ASD Study Team. (2015). Developmental trajectories of symptom severity and adaptive functioning in an inception cohort of preschool children with autism spectrum disorder. JAMA Psychiatry, doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.2463 [doi]

Abu Kuwaik, G., Roberts, W., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S., Smith, I. M., Szatmari, P., . . . Brian, J. (2014). Immunization uptake in younger siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism : The International Journal of Research and Practice, 18(2), 148-155. doi:10.1177/1362361312459111

Anagnostou, E., Zwaigenbaum, L., Szatmari, P., Fombonne, E., Fernandez, B. A., Woodbury-Smith, M., Brian, J., Bryson, S., Smith, I.M., . . . Scherer, S. W. (2014). Autism spectrum disorder: Advances in evidence-based practice. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association Journal, 186(7), 509-519. doi:10.1503/cmaj.121756

Bennett, T. A., Szatmari, P., Georgiades, K., Hanna, S., Janus, M., Georgiades, S., Duku, E., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Smith, I.M., . . . Pathways in ASD Study Team. (2014). Language impairment and early social competence in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders: A comparison of DSM-5 profiles. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44(11), 2797-2808. doi:10.1007/s10803-014-2138-2


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Bennett, T. A., Szatmari, P., Georgiades, K., Hanna, S., Janus, M., Georgiades, S., Duku, E., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Smith, I.M., . . . The Pathways in ASD Study Team. (2014). Do reciprocal associations exist between social and language pathways in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders? Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines, doi:10.1111/jcpp.12356

Brian, A. J., Roncadin, C., Duku, E., Bryson, S. E., Smith, I.M., Roberts, W., . . . & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2014). Emerging cognitive profiles in high-risk infants with and without autism spectrum disorder. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 8(11), 1557-1566. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2014.07.021

Corkum, P., Bryson, S. E., Smith, I.M., Giffin, C., Hume, K., & Power, A. (2014). Professional development needs for educators working with children with autism spectrum disorders in inclusive school environments. Exceptionality Education International, 24(1), 33-47. Retrieved from http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/eei/vol24/iss1/4

Filliter, J. H., Longard, J., Lawrence, M. A., Zwaigenbaum, L., Brian, J., Garon, N., Smith, I.M., . . . Bryson, S.E. (2014). Positive affect in infant siblings of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, doi:10.1007/s10802-014-9921-6 [doi]

Garon, N., Smith, I.M., & Bryson, S.E. (2014). A novel executive function battery for preschoolers: Sensitivity to age differences. Child Neuropsychology : A Journal on Normal and Abnormal Development in Childhood and Adolescence, 20(6), 713-736. doi:10.1080/09297049.2013.857650 [doi]

Georgiades, S., Boyle, M., Szatmari, P., Hanna, S., Duku, E., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Volden, J., Mirenda, P., Smith, I.M., . . . Pathways in ASD Study Team. (2014). Modeling the phenotypic architecture of autism symptoms from time of diagnosis to age 6, 44(12), 3045-3055. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders,doi:10.1007/s10803-014-2167-x [doi]

Germani, T., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S., Brian, J., Smith, I., Roberts, W., . . . Vaillancourt, T. (2014). Brief report: Assessment of early sensory processing in infants at high-risk of autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44(12), 3264-3270. doi:10.1007/s10803-014-2175-x [doi]

Goodday, A.*, Corkum, P., & Smith, I.M. (2014). Parental acceptance of treatments for insomnia in children with attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder, autistic spectrum disorder, and their typically developing peers. Children's Health Care, 43(1), 54-71. doi:10.1080/02739615.2014.850879

Reaven, J., Blakeley-Smith, A., Beattie, T. L., Sullivan, A., Moody, E. J., Stern, J. A., . . . Smith, I.M. (2014). Improving transportability of a cognitive-behavioral treatment intervention for anxiety in youth with autism spectrum disorders: Results from a US–Canada collaboration. Autism, 2014, 1-12. doi: 10.1177/1362361313518124

Zaidman-Zait, A., Mirenda, P., Duku, E., Szatmari, P., Georgiades, S., Volden, J., Zwaigenbaum, L., Vaillancourt, T., Bryson, S., Smith, I., . . . Pathways in ASD Study Team. (2014). Examination of bidirectional relationships between parent stress and two types of problem behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44(8), 1908-1917. doi:10.1007/s10803-014-2064-3 [doi]

Bessey, M., Coulombe, J.A., Smith, I.M., & Corkum, P. (2013). Assessing parental sleep attitudes and beliefs in typically developing children and children with ADHD and ASD. Children's Health Care, 42(2), 116-133. doi:10.1080/02739615.2013.766096

Duku, E., Vaillancourt, T. V., Szatmari, P., Georgiades, S., Zwaigenbaum, L., Smith, I.M., . . . the Pathways study team. (2013). Investigating the measurement properties of the Social Responsiveness Scale in preschool children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and


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Developmental Disorders, 43(4), 860-868. Published online August 23, 2012. doi: 10.1007/s10803-012-1627-4

Georgiades, S., Szatmari, P., Boyle, M., Hanna, S., Duku, E., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Volden, J., Mirenda, P., Smith, I., . . . Pathways in ASD Study Team. (2013). Investigating phenotypic heterogeneity in children with autism spectrum disorder: A factor mixture modeling approach. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines, 54(2), 206-215. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02588.x

Georgiades, S., Szatmari, P., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S., Brian, J., Roberts, W., Smith, I., . . . Garon, N. (2013). A prospective study of autistic-like traits in unaffected siblings of probands with autism spectrum disorder. JAMA Psychiatry (Chicago, Ill.), 70(1), 42-48. doi:10.1001/2013.jamapsychiatry.1

Siller, M., Morgan, L., Turner-Brown, L., Baggett, K.M., Baranek, G.T., Brian, J., Bryson, S.E., Carter, A.S., Crais, E.R., Estes, A., Kasari, C., Landa, R.J., Lord, C., Messinger, D.S., Mundy, P., Odom, S. L., Reznick, J.S., Roberts, W., Rogers, S.J., Schertz, H.H., Smith, I.M., . . . Zwaigenbaum, L. (2013). Designing studies to evaluate parent-mediated interventions for toddlers with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Early Intervention, 35(4), 355-377. doi:10.1177/1053815114542507

Stock, R., Mirenda, P., & Smith, I.M. (2013). Comparison of community-based Verbal Behavior and Pivotal Response Treatment programs for young children with autism spectrum disorder. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 7, 1168-1181. doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2013.06.002

Bennett, T., Boyle, M., Georgiades, K., Georgiades, S., Thompson, A., Duku, E., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Vaillancourt, T., Zwaigenbaum, L., Smith, I., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Pathways in ASD Study Team, & Szatmari, P. (2012). Influence of reporting effects on the association between maternal depression and child autism spectrum disorder behaviors. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines, 53(1), 89-96. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02451.x

Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S.E., Szatmari, P., Brian, J., Smith, I.M., Roberts, W., Vaillancourt, T. & Roncadin, C. (2012). Sex differences in children with autism spectrum disorder identified within a high-risk infant cohort. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 42, 2585–2596. doi: 10.1007/s10803-012-1515-y

Ohashi, J.K., Mirenda, P., Marinova-Todd, S., Hambly, C., Fombonne, E., Szatmari, P. Bryson, S. Roberts, W., Smith, I.M. et al. (2012). Comparing early language development in monolingual- and bilingual- exposed young children with autism spectrum disorders. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 6, 890–897. doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2011.12.002

Zaidman-Zait, A., Zumbo, B., Mirenda, P., Georgiades, S., Zwaigenbaum, L., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S.E., Fombonne, E., Roberts, W.R., Smith, I.M., et al. (2011). Factor analysis of the Parenting Stress Index - Short Form with parents of young children with autism spectrum disorders. Autism Research, 4, 336–346. doi:10.1002/aur.213; 10.1002/aur.213

Georgiades, S., Szatmari, P., Duku, E., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S., Roberts, W., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Thompson, A., & Pathways in ASD Study Team. (2011). Phenotypic overlap between core diagnostic features and emotional/behavioral problems in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 41(10), 1321-1329. doi:10.1007/s10803-010-1158-9

Volden, J., Smith, I.M., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S.E., Fombonne, E., et al. (2011). Using the Preschool Language Scale-IV to characterize language in preschoolers with ASD. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 20(3), 200-208. doi:10.1044/1058-0360(2011/10-0035)

Vriend, J.L.*, Corkum, P.V., Moon, E.C. & Smith, I.M. (2011). Behavioural interventions for sleep problems in children with autism spectrum disorders: Current findings and future directions. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 36(9), 1017-1029.. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsr044

Zwaigenbaum, L., Scherer, S., Szatmari, P., Fombonne, E., Bryson, S.E., Hyde, K., Anagnostou, E., Brian, J., Evans, A., Hall, G., Nicholas, D., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., & Volden,

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J. (2011). The NeuroDevNet autism spectrum disorders demonstration project. Seminars in Pediatric Neurology, 18, 40-48. doi:10.1016/j.spen.2011.02.003

Mirenda, P., Smith, I.M., Georgiades, S., Duku, E., Vaillancourt, T., Szatmari, P, Bryson, S.E., et al. (2010). Validating the Repetitive Behaviour Scale - Revised in young children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 40, 1521 – 1530. doi:10.1007/s10803-010-1012-0

Smith, I.M., Koegel, R.L., Koegel, L.K., Openden, D., Fossum, K.L., & Bryson, S.E. (2010). Effectiveness of a novel community-based early intervention model for children with autistic spectrum disorder. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 115, 504-523. doi: 10.1352/1944-7558-115.6.504

Coolican, J. *, Smith, I.M. & Bryson, S.E. (2010). Brief parent training in Pivotal Response Treatment for preschoolers with autism. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 51, 1321-1330. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02326.x; 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02326.x

Moon, E.*, Corkum, P.V., & Smith, I.M. (2010). A case series evaluation of a behavioral sleep intervention for three children with autism and primary insomnia. Journal of Pediatric Psychology; 36 (1), 47-54. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsq057

Smith, K.*, Smith, I.M., & Blake, K. (2010). CHARGE syndrome: an educators’ primer. Education and Treatment of Children, 33(2), 289-314. doi: 10.1353/etc.0.0093

Goldwater-Adler*, S., Gilbert-MacLeod, C., & Smith, I.M. (2009). Clinical utility of ABAS and DSMD in triage of youth seen at a specialty autism clinic. Journal on Developmental Disabilities, 15 (1), 63-71.

Garon, N.*, Bryson, S.E., Zwaigenbaum, L., Smith, I.M., Brian, J., Roberts, W., Szatmari, P. (2009). Temperament and its relationship to autistic symptoms in a high-risk infant sib cohort Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 37(1), 59-78. doi:10.1007/s10802-008-9258-0

Brian, J., Bryson, S.E., Garon, N., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Szatmari, P., Zwaigenbaum, L. (2008). Clinical assessment of autism in high-risk 18-month-olds. Autism, 12(5), 433-456. doi:10.1177/1362361308094500

Kuwaik, G., Roberts, W., Brian, J., Bryson, S., Smith, I.M., Szatmari, P., & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2008). [Letter] Immunization uptake in siblings of children with autism. Pediatrics, 122(3), 684-685. doi:10.1542/peds.2008-1624 doi:10.1016/j.jaapos.2008.02.009

McMain, K., Smith, I.M., Wood, E., Johnston, J., Blake, K.D., & Robitaille, J. (2008). Ocular features of CHARGE syndrome. Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 12(5), 460-465. doi:10.1016/j.jaapos.2008.02.009

Garon, N.*, Bryson, S.E., & Smith, I.M. (2008). Executive function in preschoolers: A review using an integrative framework. Psychological Bulletin, 134(1), 31-60. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.134.1.31

Smith, I.M. & Bryson, S.E. (2007). Gesture imitation in autism II: Symbolic gestures and pantomimed object use. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 24(7), 679-700. doi:10.1080/02643290701669703

Bryson, S.E., Koegel, R.L., Koegel, L.K., Openden, D., Smith, I.M., & Nefdt, N. (2007). Large scale dissemination and community implementation of Pivotal Response Treatment: Program description and preliminary data. Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 32, 142-153. doi.org/10.2511/rpsd.32.2.142

Loh, A., Soman, T., Brian, J., Bryson, S E., Roberts, S.W., Szatmari, P., Smith, I.M., & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2007). Stereotyped motor behaviors associated with autism in high-risk infants: a pilot videotape analysis of a sibling sample. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37(1), 25-36. doi:10.1007/s10803-006-0333-5

Mitchell, S.J., Brian, J., Zwaigenbaum, L., Roberts, W., Szatmari, P., Smith, I.M., & Bryson, S.E. (2006). Early language and communication development of infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 27 (2, Suppl), s69-s78.

Smith, I.M., Nichols, S., Issekutz, K., & Blake. K. (2005). Behavioural profiles and symptoms of autism in CHARGE syndrome: Preliminary Canadian epidemiological data. American Journal of Medical Genetics, 133A, 248-257. doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.30544

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Issekutz, K.*, Graham, J.G., Jr., Prasad, C., Smith, I.M., & Blake, K. (2005). An epidemiological analysis of CHARGE syndrome: Preliminary results from a Canadian study. American Journal of Medical Genetics 133A, 309-318. doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.30560

Smith, I.M. (2004). Motor problems in children with autistic spectrum disorders. In D. Dewey and D.E. Tupper (Eds), Developmental motor disorders (pp.152-168). NY: Guilford.

Shea, S., Turgay, A., Carroll, A., Schultz, M., Orlik, H., Smith, I.M., & Dunbar, F. (2004). Risperidone in the treatment of children with autistic and other pervasive developmental disorders: A double-blind trial. Pediatrics, 114(5), e634-641. Epub 2004 Oct 18. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.55.7.633

Smith, I.M. (1998). Complex choices: Commentary on B. Siegel and B. Zimnitzky. “Assessing ‘alternative’ therapies for communication disorders in children with autistic spectrum disorders: Facilitated communication and auditory integration training”. Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, 22, 71-73.

Smith, I.M., & Bryson, S.E. (1998). Gesture imitation in autism I: Nonsymbolic postures and sequences. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 15, 747-770. doi: 10.1080/026432998381087

Bryson, S.E., & Smith, I.M. (1998). Epidemiology of autism: Prevalence, associated characteristics, and implications for research and service delivery. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 4, 97-103. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2779(1998)4:2<97::AID-MRDD6>3.0.CO; 2-U

Smith, I.M., & Bryson, S.E. (1994). Imitation and action in autism: A critical review. Psychological Bulletin, 116, 259-273. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.116.2.259

Bryson, S.E., Landry, R., & Smith, I.M. (1994). A case study of literacy and socioemotional development in a mute autistic female. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 24, 225-231. doi.org/10.1007/BF02172099

Smith, I.M., McGlone, J., & Fox, A. (1993). Intracarotid amobarbital memory protocol: Muteness, dysphasia, and variations in arterial distribution of the drug do not affect recognition results. Journal of Epilepsy, 6, 75-84. doi:10.1016/S0896-6974(05)80092-1

Smith, I.M., & Bryson, S.E. (1988). Monozygotic twins concordant for autism and hyperlexia. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 30, 527-535. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1988.tb04780.x

Bryson, S.E., Clark, B.S., & Smith, I.M. (1988). First report of a Canadian epidemiological study of autistic syndromes. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 29, 433-445. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1988.tb00735.x

Bryson, S.E., Smith, I.M., & Eastwood, D.E. (1988). Obstetrical suboptimality in autistic children. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 27, 418-422. doi:10.1097/00004583-198807000-00006

Byrne, J.M., Backman, J.E., & Smith, I.M. (1986). Developmental assessment: The clinical use and validity of parental report. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 11, 549-559. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/11.4.549

Granrud, C.E., Yonas, A., Smith, I.M., Arterberry, M.E., Glicksman, M.L., & Sorknes, A. (1984). Infants' sensitivity to accretion and deletion of texture as information for depth at an edge. Child Development, 55, 1630-1636.

Mutch, K., Smith, I.M., & Yonas, A. (1983). The effect of two- and three-dimensional distance on apparent motion. Perception, 12, 305-312. doi:10.1068/p120305

Lipsitt, L.P., McCullough, A.A., Reilly, B.M., Smith, I.M., & Sturner, W.Q. (1981). Perinatal indicators of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: A study of 34 Rhode Island cases. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2, 79-88. .doi.org/10.1016/0193-3973(81)90031-9

Randich, A., Smith, I.M., & LoLordo, V.M. (1979). Pituitary-adrenal influences on the acquisition of excitatory and inhibitory conditioned responses in rats. Physiological Psychology, 7, 75-83.

CHAPTERS Smith, I.M. & Bryson, S.E. (in press). Behavioural and educational interventions. E. Anagnostou & J.

Brian (Eds.), Clinician's Manual: Autism Spectrum Disorder. UK: Springer Healthcare.


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Smith, I.M., Lowe-Pearce, C. & Nichols, S. (2006). Assessment of imitation abilities: Conceptual and methodological issues. In S.J. Rogers and J. Williams (Eds.), Imitation and the social mind: Autism and typical development (pp. 377-398). NY: Guilford.

Smith, I.M. (2000). Motor functioning in Asperger syndrome. In A. Klin, F.R. Volkmar, & S.S. Sparrow (Eds), Asperger Syndrome (pp. 97-124). NY: Guilford.

Bryson, S.E., Wainwright-Sharp, J.A., & Smith, I.M. (1990). Autism: A developmental spatial neglect syndrome? In J. Enns (Ed.), The development of attention (pp. 405-427). (Advances in Psychology, No. 69). Amsterdam: North-Holland. doi:10.1016/S0166-4115(08)60468-9

Manuscripts submitted / under review: Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S.E., Brian, J.A., Smith, I.M., Roberts, W., Szatmari, P., . . . Garon, N.

Stability of diagnostic assessment for autism spectrum disorder between 18 and 36 months in a high-risk cohort. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Sacrey, L.A.R., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S.E., Brian, J.A., Smith, I.M., Roberts, W., . . . Armstrong, V.L. Can parents’ concerns predict autism spectrum disorder?: A prospective study of high-risk siblings from 6 to 36 months of age. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Garon, N., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S.E., Smith, I.M., Brian, J., Roncadin, C., . . . Roberts, W. Temperament and its association with autism symptoms in a high-risk cohort. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Brian, J., Smith, I.M., Zwaigenbaum, L., Roberts, W., & Bryson, S.E. The Social ABCs Caregiver-Mediated Intervention for Toddlers with Suspected Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evidence of Efficacy from a Multi-site Pilot Study. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Flanagan, H. E.*, Smith, I. M., Vaillancourt, T. V., Duku, E., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S. E., . . . Georgiades, S. Stability and change in the cognitive and adaptive behaviour scores of preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder. Manuscript in revision.

Boudreau, A.*, Corkum, P. V., & Smith, I. M. Peer-mediated Pivotal Response Treatment for young children with autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Bryson, S. E., Garon, N., McMullen, T., Brian, J., Zwaigenbaum, L., Armstrong, V. L., Roberts, W., Smith, I. M., & Szatmari, P. Impaired disengagement and its relationship to emotional distress in infants at high-risk for autism spectrum disorder. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Manuscripts in preparation: Volden, J., Shepherd, C., Georgiades, S., Bennett, T., Duku, E., Di Rezze, B., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S.,

Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., Zwaigenbaum, L., Elsabbagh, M. and the Pathways in ASD Study Team. Service Utilization by Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Canadian Snapshot. Manuscript in preparation.

Piccinin, C.*, Garon, N & Smith, I.M. Parent and Teacher BRIEF-P Ratings for Typically-Developing Preschoolers and their Relationships to Performance on an Executive Function Battery. Manuscript in preparation.

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS Invited: Evidence to Inform Policy: The Case of Early Intervention for Autism. IWK Interdisciplinary Research

Conference, Halifax NS (2014, November 21). Research and the Future of Health Care: Working toward a better future for individuals with Autism

Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Picchione Lecture Series, Dalhousie University, Halifax NS (2014, June 16th).


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Implementing Group CBT for Youth with ASD and Anxiety in Clinical Settings: Bridging the Research to Practice Gap. Panel presentation: 2014 International Meeting for Autism Research, Atlanta GA (2014, May 17th).

Early Intervention for ASD: Effectiveness of a Novel Model. Autism Canada, Moncton NB (2012, October 5th).

Effectiveness of Nova Scotia’s Early Intervention Program for Preschoolers with Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Terry Anders Memorial Lecture. Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University, Halifax NS (2012, September 28th).

Researcher / Policy-Maker Interactions and Early Intervention for ASD in Nova Scotia. Panel presentation: Knowledge Translation Workshop: Changing Policy – Strategies and Success Stories. NeuroDevNet Brain Development Conference, Toronto ON. (2012, September 23rd).

Early Intervention for Preschoolers with Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Outcomes and Outlook for a Novel Program. Autism Centre of Excellence, Western University, London ON (2012, September 20th).

Nova Scotia’s Novel Approach to Early Intervention in Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Outcomes and Outlook. Grand Rounds with H.E. Flanagan, Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University and IWK Health Centre , Halifax NS (2012, February 29th).

Challenges in Research with Clinically Vulnerable Populations: Autistic Spectrum Disorders. IWK Health Centre Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Halifax NS. (2010, November).

Are Mirror Neurons Relevant to Clinical Practice? Invited symposium presentation. International Meeting for Autism Research, London UK. (2008, May).

Early Intervention in Autism: New Directions. Policy Forum on Autism, Centre of Excellence for Children with Special Needs and Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Education. Montreal QC. (2007, November).

Effectiveness of the Nova Scotia EIBI Model: Preliminary Data. Canadian Institutes of Health Research Autism Symposium. Toronto ON. (2007, November).

Nova Scotia’s Early Intervention Program for Autism. Grand Rounds with S.E. Bryson, Department of Pediatrics Dalhousie University and IWK Health Centre, Halifax NS. (2007, February).

Imitation: Lessons from Typical and Atypical Development. Research colloquium, Department of Psychology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton NB. (2006, March).

Cognitive Flexibility and Navigating the World of Objects and People: Lessons from Autism. Symposium with S.E. Bryson, Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Halifax NS. (2003, November).

Imitation Skills in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Research colloquium, School of Human Communication Disorders, Dalhousie University, Halifax NS. (2003, September).

Symposia (Convenor/Co-Convenor): Smith, I.M. & Gattis, M. (2004, July). Imitation in the first 18 months. Symposium presented at the

biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Ghent, Belgium.

Smith, I.M. & Bryson, S.E. (1999, June). Early identification and treatment of autism: From the lab to the clinic. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax NS.

Papers and poster presentations: McIntyre, A., Boudreau, A., Smith. I. M., & the Canadian Infant Sibling Study Team. The Emergence of

Imitation From 9 to 12 Months in Younger Siblings of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders. (2015). Poster to be presented at Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA., March 20, 2015

Allen, S. L., Chorney, J. E., Smith, I. M., & Latimer, M. Identifying ways to improve the surgical experiences of children with autism spectrum disorder. (2015). Poster to be presented at the 2015 Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, San Diego, California, U.S.A., April 16-18, 2015.


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Beattie, T., Sullivan, A., & Smith, I. M. (2014, May 17). Factors that influence the adoption of evidenced-based interventions in clinical settings. Educational panel at The International Meeting for Autism Research. (IMFAR ) Atlanta, GA.

Longard, J. C. P., Bryson, S. E., Szatmari, P., Roberts, W., Garon, N., Roncadin, C., Duku, E., Smith, I. M., Moore, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., & Brian, J. (2014, May 17). Early Expressive and Receptive Language Trajectories in High-Risk Infant Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Paper presented at International Meeting for Autism Research. (IMFAR ) Atlanta, GA.

Smith, I. M., & Flanagan, H. E. (2014, May 17). The Impact of Pivotal Response Treatment on the Spoken Language Phase of Preschool Children. Poster presented at International Meeting for Autism Research. (IMFAR ) Atlanta, GA.

Nicholas, D., Zwaigenbaum, L., Clarke, M., Stoddart, K. P., Mirenda, P., Smith, I. M., Carroll, C., Roberts, W., Muskat, B., Spoelstra, M., Jackman, T., Duhaime, S., Emery, H., Ghali, L., Barrett, D., & Parakin, L. (2014, May 16). Examining vocational services for Adults with Autism. Poster presented at International Meeting for Autism Research. (IMFAR ) Atlanta, GA.

Roncadin, C., Brian, J. A., Bryson, S. E., Garon, N., Roberts, W., Smith, I. M., Szatmari, P., Vaillancourt, T., & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2014, May 16). Mental Health Disorders in High-Risk Younger Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster presented at International Meeting for Autism Research. (IMFAR ) Atlanta, GA.

Zaidman-Zait, A., Mirenda, P., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S. E., Fombonne, E., Bennett, T., Duku, E. K., Elsabbagh, M., Georgiades, S., Smith, I. M., Roberts, W., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., & Thompson, A. (2014, May 16). Service Delivery processes and parenting stress among families of school-aged children with ASD. Poster presented at International Meeting for Autism Research. (IMFAR ) Atlanta, GA.

Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S. E., Georgiades, S., Sacrey, L. A. R., Brian, J. A., Smith, I. M., Roberts, W., Szatmari, P., Roncadin, C., Garon, N., Vaillancourt, T., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Bennett, T., Elsabbagh, M., Duku, E., & Thompson, A. (2014, May 16). Differences between preschool children with ASD ascertained by clinical referral versus longitudinal follow-up of infants with an affected older sibling. Paper presented at International Meeting for Autism Research. (IMFAR ) Atlanta, GA.

Boudreau, A., Smith, I. M., & Kerr, M. (2014, May 15). Acceptability and Feasibility of Peer-Mediated Pivotal Response Treatment for Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders: An Integrated Knowledge Translation Approach. Poster presented at International Meeting for Autism Research. (IMFAR ) Atlanta, GA.

Brian, J., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S. E., Smith, I. M., & Roberts, W. (2014, May 15). Diagnostic Stability from Age 3-8 Years in a Canadian High-Risk Sibling Cohort. Poster presented at International Meeting for Autism Research. (IMFAR ) Atlanta, GA.

Savion-Lemieux, T., Elsabbagh, M., Steiman, M., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S. E., Fombonne, E., Bennett, T., Georgiades, S., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Smith, I. M., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bruno, R., Duku, E., & Shepherd, C. (2014, May 15). Disparities in utilization of services around the time of Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis. Poster presented at International Meeting for Autism Research. (IMFAR ) Atlanta, GA.

Santos, J.F., Brosh, N. Falk, T.H., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S.E., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Szatmari, P., & Brian, J.A. (2013, May). Very Early Detection of Autism Spectrum Disorders Based on Acoustic Analysis of Pre-verbal Vocalizations of 18-month-old Toddlers. Poster presented at the International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, Vancouver BC. Proceedings of the International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing.

Boudreau, A., Smith, I.M., Kean, J. M., Brian, J. A., Bryson, S.E., Garon, N., Roberts, W., Roncadin, C., Szatmari, P., & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2013, May). The Emergence of Imitation from 9 to 12 Months in Younger Siblings of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Preliminary Findings from a Longitudinal Study. Poster presented at International Meeting of Autism Research (IMFAR), San Sebastian, Spain.

Brian, J., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S.E., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Szatmari, P., Roncadin, C., Garon, N., & Vaillancourt, T. (2013, May). Behavioral Markers Predictive of ASD in High-Risk Infants At


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6 Months. Paper presented at International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), San Sebastian, Spain.

Brosh, N., Santos, J.F., Falk, T.H., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S.E., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Szatmari, P., & Brian, J. A. (2013, May). Acoustic Measurements of Prosodic Information in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Poster presented at International Meeting of Autism Research (IMFAR), San Sebastian, Spain.

Georgiades, S., Boyle, M., Szatmari, P., Hanna, S., Duku, E., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S.E., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Smith, I.M., Roberts, W., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Bennett, T., Elsabbagh, M., & Thompson, A. (2013, May). Modeling the Phenotypic Architecture of Autism Symptoms from Time of Diagnosis to Age 6. Paper presented at International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), San Sebastian, Spain.

Mirenda, P., Smith, I.M., Volden, J., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S.E., Fombonne, E., Roberts, W., Vaillancourt, T., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., Georgiades, S., Duku, E., & Thompson, A. (2013, May). How Many Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Are Functionally Nonverbal? Paper presented at International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), San Sebastian, Spain.

Pacia, C., Flanagan, H. E., Smith, I.M., Meko, K., & Chitty, D. (2013, May). The Impact of Parent Training On Parents’ Use of Specific Pivotal Response Treatment Strategies. Poster presented at International Meeting of Autism Research (IMFAR), San Sebastian, Spain.

Reaven, J., Blakely-Smith, A., Beattie, T., Sullivan, A., Moody, E., Hepburn, S., & Smith, I.M. (2013, May). Improving Transportability of a CBT Intervention for Anxiety in Youth with ASD: Results From a US/Canada Collaboration. Poster presented at International Meeting of Autism Research (IMFAR), San Sebastian, Spain.

Zaidman-Zait, A., Mirenda, P., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S.E., Fombonne, E., Smith, I.M., Roberts, W., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., Georgiades, S., Duku, E., & Thompson, A. (2013, May). Child, Parental, and Contextual Factors That Predict Parenting Stress in Families of Young Children with ASD over a 2-Year Period After Diagnosis. Paper presented at International Meeting of Autism Research (IMFAR), San Sebastian, Spain.

Zwaigenbaum, L., Smith, I.M., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Vaillancourt, T., Jivraj, J. A., Szatmari, P., Georgiades, S., Duku, E., Thompson, A., Bryson, S.E., Fombonne, E., Volden, J., & Waddell, C. (2013, May). Correlates of Parent-Reported Sleep Problems in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Paper presented at International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), San Sebastian, Spain.

Boudreau*, A., Kent, K.., Gore-Hickman, E., Garon, N., & Smith, I.M. (2013, April). Assessment of Working Memory in Preschool Children: Development of an Age-Sensitive Working Memory Task. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development. Seattle, WA.

Garon, N., Kent, K., Craig, B., Smith, I.M. & Bryson, S.E. (2013, April). Moving Beyond Cool Executive Function: Is Hot Executive Function Useful? Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development. Seattle, WA.

Piccinin*, C., Garon, N., & Smith, I.M. (2013, April). BRIEF-P Parent and Teacher Ratings and Performance on the Preschool Executive Function Battery. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development. Seattle, WA.

Piccinin*, C., Garon, N., & Smith, I.M. (2013, April). Does the BRIEF-P Predict Specific Executive Function Components in Preschoolers? Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development. Seattle, WA.

Stock, R., Mirenda, P., & Smith, I.M. (2013, January). A Comparison of Community-based Verbal Behavior and Pivotal Response Treatment Programs for Children with Autism. Poster presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis International. Portland OR.

Reaven, J., Blakeley-Smith, A., Moody, E., Beattie, T., Sullivan, A., Hepburn, S., & Smith, I.M. (2012, November). Training External Clinicians to Deliver FYF to Children with ASD. Paper presented to the 46th Annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, Maryland.

Fombonne, E., Steiman, M., Simon, R., Zwaigenbaum, L., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S., Mirenda, P., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Georgiades S., Bennett, T., Thompson A., & Pathways in ASD Study Team (2012, October). Variation in Age of Diagnosis Among Pre-School


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Children with ASD: Regional Differences. In Heterogeneity and Development in Pre-School Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Symposium conducted at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – 59th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA.

Georgiades, S., Szatmari, P., Boyle, M., Hanna, S., Duku, E., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Volden, J., Mirenda, P., Smith, I.M., Roberts, W., Vaillancourt, T., Waddell, C., Bennett, T.A., Thompson, A., & Pathways in ASD Study Team (2012, October). Investigating Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Factor Mixture Modelling Approach. In Heterogeneity and Development in Pre-School Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Symposium conducted at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – 59th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA.

Szatmari, P., Georgiades, S., Duku, E., Bennett, T., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., Thompson, A., & Pathways in ASD Study Team (2012, October). Developmental Trajectories of Autism Severity in the Preschool Years. In Heterogeneity and Development in Pre-School Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Symposium conducted at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – 59th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA.

Bennett, T.A., Szatmari, P., Hanna, S., Janus, M., Duku, E., Georgiades, S., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, Thompson, A., & Pathways in ASD Study Team (2012, October). Measuring Interactive Developmental Pathways In ASD: A Dual-Domain Latent Growth Curve Model. In Heterogeneity and Development in Pre-School Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Symposium conducted at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – 59th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA.

Georgiades, S., Szatmari, P., Boyle, M., Hanna, S., Duku, E., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Volden, J., Mirenda, P., Smith, I.M., Roberts, W., Vaillancourt, T., Waddell, C., Bennett, T.A., Thompson, A., & Pathways in ASD Study Team (2012, October). Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In Autism Spectrum Disorders: Pathways to Better Outcomes. Symposium conducted at the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – 32nd Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Bennett, T.A., Szatmari, P., Hanna, S., Janus, M., Duku, E., Georgiades, S., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, Thompson, A., & Pathways in ASD Study Team (2012, October). Cascades and Constraints: Modeling Interactions Between Developmental Pathways in ASD. In Autism Spectrum Disorders: Pathways to Better Outcomes. Symposium conducted at the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – 32nd Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Bessey, M., Coulombe, A., Smith, I.M. & Corkum, P. (2012, June). Development of the Sleep Attitudes and Beliefs Scale. Poster presented to the Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Boston MA.

Baird, K., Bryson, S. E., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., Fombonne, E., Zwaigenbaum, L., Roberts, W., Waddell, C., & Volden, J. (2012, May). Investigating the association between anxiety and fixed interests, repetitive behaviours in preschool children with ASD. Poster presented at International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto, ON.

Boudreau, A., Smith, I.M., Brian, J., Bryson, S.E., Garon, N., Roberts, W., Roncadin, C., Szatmari, P., & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2012, May). The Emergence of Imitation: Preliminary Findings from a Prospective Study of Younger Siblings of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Poster presented at International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto, ON.

Brian, J., Smith, I.M., McCormick, T., Dowds, E., Longard, J., Roberts, W., Zwaigenbaum, L., & Bryson, S. E. (2012, May). Evaluating a parent-mediated intervention for toddlers with suspected ASD: Pilot findings from the Social ABC'S. Poster presented at International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto, ON.

Brian, J. A., Bryson, S. E., Smith, I.M., McCormick, T., Roberts, W., & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2012, May). The Social ABCs for toddlers with suspected autism: Pilot evaluation of a parent-mediated intervention. Poster presented at International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto, ON.


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Lee, V., Georgiades, S., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S. E., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., & Pathways in ASD Study Team. (2012, May). Repetitive stereotyped behaviour impacts gesturing behaviour across childhood in children with ASD. Poster presented at International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto, ON.

Smith, I.M., Flanagan, H., Fossum, K., Vaillancourt, T., & Bryson, S.E. (2012, May). Effectiveness of a Province-wide Early Intervention Program for Preschoolers with ASD. Paper presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto ON.

Flanagan*, H. E., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., Duku, E., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S. E., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., Georgiades, S., & Pathways in ASD Study Team (2012, May). Stability of cognitive and adaptive behaviour standard scores in preschool children with autistic spectrum disorders. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto ON.

Fossum*, K., Smith, I.M. & Bryson, S.E. (2012, May). Examining factors related to response to treatment in autism spectrum disorders. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto ON.

Bennett, T.A., Szatmari, P., Hanna, S., Janus, M., Duku, E., Georgiades, S., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, Thompson, A., and the Pathways in ASD Study Team. (2012, May). Measuring Interactive Developmental Pathways in ASD: A Dual-Domain Latent Growth Curve Model. Paper presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto ON.

Georgiades, S., Szatmari, P., Boyle, M., Hanna, S., Duku, E., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Volden, J., Mirenda, P., Smith, I.M., Roberts, W., Vaillancourt, T., Waddell, C., Bennett, T., Thompson, A. (2012, May). Investigating Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Factor Mixture Modelling Approach. Paper presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto ON.

Mirenda, P., Ohashi, J., Petersen, K.J., Marinova-Todd, S., Hambly, C., Fombonne, E., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S. E., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Zwaigenbaum, L., Georgiades, S. & Thompson, A. (2012, May). Comparing Early Language Development in Monolingual- and Bilingual-exposed Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto ON.

Nawaz, F., Roncadin, C., Brian, J., Bryson, S.E., Niccols, A., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Szatmari, P., & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2012, May). Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Developmentally At-Risk Toddlers. Poster presented at International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto, ON.

Roncadin, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., Roberts, W., Brian, J., Smith, I.M., Bryson, S.E., Niccols, A., Szatmari, P., & Nawaz, F. (2012, May). A prospective case series of premature infants who developed autism spectrum disorder. Poster presented at International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto, ON.

Stock, R., Volden, J., Georgiades, S., Alexander, M., Bennett, T. A., Colli, L., MacLeod, K., O’Connor, I., Shepherd, C., Steiman, M., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., and the Pathways in ASD Study Team, (2012, May). Development of the Pathways Autism Services Log (PASL). Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto ON.

Szatmari, P., Georgiades, S., Duku, E., Thompson, A., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J. Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L. & Pathways in ASD Study Team (2012, May). Developmental Course of Symptom Severity in Preschool Children with ASD. Paper presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto ON.

Volden, J., Georgiades, S., Alexander, M., Bennett, T. A., Colli, L., MacLeod, K., O’Connor, I., Shepherd, C., Steiman, M., Stock, R., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., and the Pathways in ASD Study Team, (2012, May). Canadian Services for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Preliminary Overview. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto ON.

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Zaidman-Zait, P. Mirenda, P. Szatmari, S.E. Bryson, E. Fombonne, W. Roberts, Smith, I.M., T. Vaillancourt, J. Volden, C. Waddell, L. Zwaigenbaum, S. Georgiades, E. Duku, A. Thompson, and the Pathways in ASD Study Team. (2012, May). Family Functioning and Maternal Depression: A Latent Growth Curve Analysis. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto ON.

Brian, J. Smith, I.M., McCormick, T., Dowds, E., Longard, J., Roberts, W., Zwaigenbaum, L. & Bryson, S.E. (2012, May) Evaluating a parent-mediated intervention for toddlers with suspected ASD: Pilot findings from the Social ABCs. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto ON.

Armstrong, V. L., Zwaigenbaum, L., Smith, I.M., Brian, J., Roberts, W., Szatmari, P., & Bryson, S.E., (2011, May). Early Object Manipulation in Infants at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, San Diego, CA.

Bennett, T.A., Szatmari, P., Georgiades, S., Duku, E., Thompson, A., Bryson, S.E., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2011, May). Emerging Language and Social Abilities in ASD: Reciprocal Effects? Poster presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, San Diego, CA.

Brian, J.A., Roncadin, C., Bryson, S.E., Smith, I.M., Duku, E., Drmic, I.E., McMullen, T., Roberts, W., Szatmari, P., & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2011, May). Early Cognitive Trajectories Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders in A High-Risk Longitudinal Cohort. Poster presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, San Diego, CA.

Duku, E., Vaillancourt, T., Szatmari, P., Georgiades, S., Zwaigenbaum, L., Smith, I.M., Bryson, S.E., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Roberts, W., & Thompson, A. (2011, May). Investigating the Validity of the Social Responsiveness Scale in a Clinical Sample of Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, San Diego, CA.

Georgiades, S., Szatmari, P., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S.E., Brian, J.A., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., & Roncadin, C. (2011, May). A Prospective Study of Sub-Threshold Autistic-Like Traits in Unaffected Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Poster presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, San Diego, CA.

Roncadin, C., Jilderda, S., Brian, J., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Bryson, S.E., Niccols, A., Szatmari, P.,Vaillancourt, T., & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2011, May). Behavioral Signs of Autism in Premature Infants: Findings from the Autism Observation Scale for Infants and Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule. Poster presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, San Diego, CA.

Smith, I.M., Lowe-Pearce, C.N., Vaillancourt T., Volden, J., Georgiades, S., Duku, E., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S.E., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Waddell, C. & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2011, May). Imitation in a Large Cohort of Preschoolers with ASD: Measurement Structure and Correlates. Poster presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, San Diego CA.

Thompson, A., Szatmari, P., Duku, E., Georgiades, S., Bryson, S.E., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Roberts,W., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2011, May). Change in ADOS Classification in an Inception Cohort of Preschool Children with ASD. Poster presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, San Diego, CA.

Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S.E., Smith, I.M., Szatmari, P., Brian, J., Roberts, W., Roncadin, C., & Vaillancourt, T. (2011, May). A Comparison of Behavioral Markers of ASD in a High-Risk Infant Cohort Based on Cognitive Level at 3 Years. Paper presented to the International Meeting for Autism, San Diego, CA.

Zwaigenbaum, L., Brian, J.A., Bryson, S.E., Smith, I.M., Szatmari, P., & Roncadin, C. (2011, May). Stability of Autism Spectrum Diagnoses within a High-Risk Longitudinal Cohort. Paper presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, San Diego, CA.

Armstrong, V.L., Zwaigenbaum, L., Smith, I.M., Brian, J., Roberts, W., Szatmari, P., & Bryson, S.E., (2011, April). Early Object Manipulation in Infants at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Paper presented at the meeting of the Dalhousie University Department of Pediatrics Research Day, Halifax, NS.


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Garon*, N., Smith, I.M., & Bryson, S.E. (2011, April). Structure of Executive Functions in Preschoolers. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal QC.

Georgiades, S., Szatmari, P., Duku, E.K., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S.E., Roberts, W., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Thompson, A. & Pathways in ASD Study Team (2011, April). Phenotypic Overlap Between Diagnostic Features and Emotional / Behavioural Problems in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal QC.

Rourke, M. L-A, Roncadin, C., Jilderda, S., Brian, J., Bryson, S.E., Niccols, A., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2011, April). Comparing Direct Observation with Parent Report of Behavioral Markers of Autism in a Developmentally At-Risk Group of Infants. Poster presented to the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, QC.

Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S.E., Smith, I.M., Szatmari, P., Brian, J., Roberts, W., Roncadin, C., & Vaillancourt, T. (2011, April). Stability of Autism Spectrum Diagnoses within a High-Risk Longitudinal Cohort. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal QC.

Volden, J., Smith, I.M., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S.E., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Vaillancourt, T., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., Georgiades, S., & Thompson, A. P. (2010, May). Using the Preschool Language Scale-IV (PLS-IV) to Characterize Language in Young Children with ASD. Poster presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, Philadelphia, PA.

Brian, J., Smith, I.M., McCormick, T., Dowds, E., Roberts, W., Zwaigenbaum, L., & Bryson, S.E. (2010, May). Enhancing Positive Emotion Sharing in Toddlers at High Risk for ASD. Poster presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, Philadelphia, PA.

Roncadin, C., Rourke, M., Jilderda, S., Brian, J., Bryson, S.E., Niccols, A., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2010, May). Behavioral Profiles of Premature Infants: Similarities and Differences to Infant Siblings Later Diagnosed with Autism. Poster presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, Philadelphia, PA.

Filliter, J.H., Longard, J.C.P., Zwaigenbaum, L., Brian, J., Smith, I.M., Roberts, W., Szatmari, P., & Bryson, S.E. (2010, May). Positive Affect in Infant Siblings of Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, Philadelphia, PA.

Bennett, T. A., Szatmari, P., Georgiades, S., Thompson, A. P., Duku, E., Bryson, S. E., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., & Zwaigenbaum, L., (2010, May). Parental Depression Appears to Influence Reporting of Offspring ASD Symptoms. Paper presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, Philadelphia, PA.

Szatmari, P., Bennett, T.A., Georgiades, S., Duku, E., Bryson, S.E., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., & Thompson, A.P. (2010, May). Developmental Course of Social Communication Symptoms and Functioning in Young Children with ASD. Paper presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, Philadelphia, PA.

Vaillancourt, T., Szatmari, P., Georgiades, S., Duku, E., Bryson, S.E., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., & Thompson, A.P. (2010, May). Developmental Trajectories of Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviours in Young Children with ASD. Paper presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, Philadelphia, PA.

Fossum, K.*, Smith, I.M., & Bryson, S.E. (2010, May). Understanding Treatment Response in a Pivotal Response Treatments-Based Program for Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Poster presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, Philadelphia, PA.

Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S.E., Brian, J., Smith, I.M., Roberts, W., Szatmari, P., Vaillancourt, T., & Roncadin, C. (2010, May). Early Developmental Trajectories of Autism Symptoms in a High-Risk Infant Cohort. Paper presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, Philadelphia, PA.

Roberts, W., Zwaigenbaum, L., Brian, J., Roncadin, C., Smith, I.M., Szatmari, P., Vaillancourt, T., & Bryson, S.E. (2010, May). Sex Differences in Siblings of Children with ASD at 3Years. Paper


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presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, Philadelphia, PA. Goodday*, A., Corkum, P., Smith, I.M., & Radja, M. (2009, October). Parental acceptance of treatments

for sleep problems in typically and atypically developing elementary school-aged children. Poster presented at the Dalhousie University Department of Psychiatry 19th Annual Research Day. Halifax, NS.

Goodday*, A., Corkum, P., Smith, I. & Rajda, M. (2009, October). Parental acceptance of treatments for sleep problems in typically and atypically developing elementary school-aged children. Poster presented at the Fifth Annual Conference on Pediatric Sleep Medicine. Denver, CO.

Fossum*, K., Smith, I., Landry, R., Chitty, D., Openden, D., Koegel, L., Koegel, R., & Bryson, S. (May, 2009). PRT-based Early Intervention Program for Autism: One year outcomes and predictors. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral Analysis International 35th Annual Convention, Phoenix, AZ.

Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S.E., Brian, J.A., Smith, I.M., Roberts, W.R., Szatmari, P., Roncadin, C., & Vaillancourt, T. (2009, May). Comparing prospective and retrospective measures of early language regression in children with autism from a high-risk infant cohort. Paper presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, Chicago IL.

Roberts, W.R., Kuwaik, G.U., Brian, J.A., Bryson, S.E., MacKinnon Modi, B., Smith, I.M., Szatmari, P., Tanel, N., & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2009, May). Immunization uptake in siblings of children with autism. Paper presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, Chicago IL.

Baranek, G.T., Zwaigenbaum, L., Brian, J., Bryson, S.E., Crais, E., Piven, J., Reznick, J.S., Roberts, W.R., Smith, I.M., Szatmari, P. & Watson, L. (2009, May). Screening with the First Year Inventory at 12 months of age and diagnostic outcomes at two years in a high-risk sample of “infant sibs”. Paper presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, Chicago IL.

Garon, N.*, Brian, J., Roberts, W.R., Smith, I.M., Szatmari, P., Zwaigenbaum, L., & Bryson, S.E. (2009, May). Differential early temperament trajectories in children at high risk of developing autistic spectrum disorder. Paper presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, Chicago IL.

Szatmari, P., Georgiades, S., Duku, E., Bryson, S., Roberts, W., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., Thompson, A., Garon, N., & Pathways in ASD Study Team (2009, May). A dimensional model for the phenotypic structure of behaviours, skills and symptoms in young children with autism. Paper presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, Chicago IL.

Thompson, A., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Smith, I.M., Roberts, W., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., Georgiades, S., Duku, E., & Pathways in ASD Study Team. (2009, May). Comparison of diagnostic classification between the WPS and revised ADOS modules. Paper presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, Chicago IL.

Mirenda, P., Smith, I.M., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Roberts, W., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., Georgiades, S., Duku, E., Thompson, A., & Pathways in ASD Study Team. (2009, May). Developmental trajectories of repetitive behaviors in young children with autism spectrum disorders. Poster presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, Chicago IL.

Johnson, S.A., Filliter, J.H., Pleskac, T.J., Queller, S., Murton, A.B., Bryson, S.E., & Smith, I.M. (2009, May). Evidence for a risk averse decision-making style in autism spectrum disorders. Poster presented to the International Meeting for Autism Research, Chicago IL.

Lowe-Pearce*, C. & Smith, I.M. (2009, April). Accounting for individual differences in imitation in young children. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver CO.

Parker*, J., Nichols, S., & Smith, I.M. (2009, April). What’s this? A longitudinal study of infant object exploration at 4 and 9 months. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver CO.

Leef, J., Brian, J.A., Bryson, S.E., Roberts, W.R., Smith, I.M., Szatmari, P. & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2009, April). Repetitive behavior in typically developing toddlers: Evidence from direct observation.


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Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver CO.

Mitchell, S.J., Roncadin, C., Brian, J.A., Roberts, W.R., Smith, I.M., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S.E., & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2009, April). Parent-reported gesture use in infant siblings later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders: A follow-up study. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver CO.

Vaillancourt, T., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Smith, I., Roberts, W., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L. (2009, April). Developmental trajectories of internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors in preschool children with ASD. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver CO.

Garon*, N., Bryson, S.E. & Smith, I.M. (2008, August). Early executive functions in young children with autistic spectrum disorder. Paper presented at the Training Workshop on the Development of Executive Functions, Oxford University, Oxford U.K.

Garon*, N., Smith, I.M. & Bryson, S.E. (2008, June). The development of executive functions in very young children with autism. Poster presented at the Canadian Psychological Association Conference, Halifax NS.

Smith, I.M. (2008, June). Early intervention for young children with autistic spectrum disorders. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax NS.

Fossum*, K. & Smith, I.M. (2008, June). Predicting outcomes in Pivotal Response Treatment for autism spectrum disorder. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax NS.

Lowe-Pearce*, C. & Smith, I.M. (2008, June). The influence of temperament on elicited imitation skills in children. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax NS.

Corkum, P.V., Bryson, S.E., & Smith, I.M. (2008, June). Professional development needs of educators working with children with autism spectrum disorders in inclusive school environments. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax NS.

Moon*, E., & Smith, I.M. (2008, June). Treatment of sleep problems in children with autism spectrum disorders. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax NS.

Openden, D.A., Bryson, S.E., Smith, I.M., Koegel, R.K. & Koegel, L.K. (2008, May). Large –scale dissemination and implementation of Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT). Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Association for Behaviour Analysis International. Chicago IL.

Smith, I.M., McCleave, C., Putnam, L., Smith, K., Landry, R., Chitty, D., & Bryson, S.E. (2008,May). Novel community-based early intervention program for autism: One-year outcomes. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, London UK.

Brian, J., Bryson, S., Garon, N., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Szatmari, P., & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2008, May). Clinical assessment of autism in high-risk 18-month-olds. Paper presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, London UK.

Bryson, S.E., Garon, N., Brian, J., Smith, I.M., McCormick, T., Roberts, W., Szatmari, P., & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2008, May). Impaired disengagement and its relationship to temperament in infants at high risk for ASD. Paper presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, London UK.

Drummond, K., Roberts, W., Brian, J., Bryson, S., Roncadin, C., Smith, I.M., Szatmari, P., & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2008, May). Varying pathways to Asperger’s syndrome at age 5: A prospective case series. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, London UK.

Georgiades, S., Duku, E., Smith, I.M., Mirenda, P., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Roberts, W., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., & Pathways in ASD Study Team. (2008, May). Examining the structure of the Repetitive Behavior Scale-Revised in young children with autism spectrum disorder. Paper presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, London UK.

Steinman, M., Simon, R., Fombonne, E., Zwaigenbaum, L., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Georgiades, S., & Duku, E. &


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Pathways in ASD Study Team. (2008, May). Factors associated with timing of diagnoses in a large sample of preschool children with ASD. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, London UK.

Thompson, A.P., Duku, E., Georgiades, S., Bennett, T., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., & Pathways in ASD Study Team. (2008, May). Confirmation of the ADOS Module 1 revised algorithm in young children with autism spectrum disorder. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, London UK.

Smith, I.M., Bryson, S.E., Chitty, D., Landry, R., Openden, D., Koegel, L.K., & Koegel, R.L. (2008, February). PRT-based early intervention program for autism: One-year outcomes. Paper presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis International 2nd Autism Conference. Atlanta GA.

Smith, I.M., Bryson, S.E., Openden, D., Chitty, D., Landry, R., Koegel, R.L., & Koegel, L.K. (2007, August). Evaluation of a community-based early behavioural intervention model using Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT). Paper presented at the 8th meeting of the International Congress Autism-Europe, Oslo, Norway.

Morris, K.A., Smith, I.M., Kirk, J., Barrett, T., Ricketts, C. & Blake, K.D. (2007, June). Characterization of CHD7 mutations in Canadian and UK individuals with charge syndrome. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Paediatric Society, Montreal QC.

Drmic, I., Brian, J., Roncadin, C., Roberts, W., Bryson, S., Smith, I.M., Szatmari, P. & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2007, May). Early cognitive functioning in infants subsequently diagnosed with autism. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Seattle WA.

Smith, I.M., Bryson, S.E., Openden, D., Koegel, R.L., Koegel, L.K., Chitty, D. & Landry, R. (2007, May). A novel community-based EIBI program for autism: One-year outcomes. Paper presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Seattle WA.

Garon*, N.M., Coolican, J., Smith, I.M., Zwaigenbaum, L., Brian, J., Roberts, W. & Bryson, S. (2007, May). Prospective data on early temperament in infants at high risk for autistic spectrum disorder. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Seattle WA.

Garon*, N., Bryson, S., Zwaigenbaum, L., Smith, I.M., Brian, J., Roberts, W., & Szatmari, P. (2007, March). A prospective study of early temperament in infants at high risk for autism spectrum disorder. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston MA.

McMullen, T., Brian, J., Bryson, S.E., Zwaigenbaum, L., Roberts, W., Smith, I.M., & Szatmari, P. (2007, March). Cognitive profiles of infant siblings of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston MA.

Nichols*, S., Smith, I.M., & Moore, C. (2007, March). Paying attention to temperament’s role in joint attention. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston MA.

Openden, D., Bryson, S.E., Smith, I.M., Koegel, R.L., & Koegel, L.K. (2006, July). Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) in Nova Scotia: A community-based early intervention model. Paper presented at the Autism Society America, Providence RI.

Bryson, S.E., Openden, D., Smith, I.M., Koegel, R.L., & Koegel, L.K. (2006, June). A model of community-based early intervention using Pivotal Response Treatment. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Montreal QC.

Smith, I.M., Bryson, S.E., Zwaigenbaum, L., Brian, J., Roberts, S.W., Szatmari, P., & Gotham, K. (2006, June). Comparison of “old” and “new” ADOS algorithms in the classification of infant siblings. Paper presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Montreal QC.

Brian, J.A., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S.E., Roberts, S.W., Szatmari, P., Smith, I.M. (2006, June). Predictive validity of the Autism Observation Scale for infants. Paper presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Montreal QC.

Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S. E., Roberts, S. W., Brian, J., Szatmari, P., and Smith, I.M. (2006, April). Stability of 18-month diagnostic assessment for autism. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Pediatric Research, San Francisco CA.


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Lowe-Pearce*, C. & Smith, I.M. (2005, June). Multidimensional Imitation Assessment (MIA): Development of a comprehensive imitation measure for young children. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal QC.

Smith, I.M. & Bryson, S.E. (2005, June). Autistic spectrum disorders: Addressing complex diagnostic issues in toddlers and children/youth. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal QC.

Coolican*, J., Lowe-Pearce, C., Smith, I.M., & Bryson, S.E. (2005, June). Supporting families with a child with autistic spectrum disorder. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal QC.

Nichols, S., Hepburn, S.L., Smith, I.M., & Rogers, S. (2005, May). Temperament matters: Imitative abilities of young children with autism, fragile X, and developmental delay. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Boston MA.

Wainwright, A., McCormick, T., Smith, I.M., Zwaigenbaum, L., Brian, J., Roberts, W., Szatmari, P., & Bryson, S.E. (2005, April). Developmental trajectories of infants with siblings with autism: 6 to 36 months of age. Poster presented at the IWK Health Centre Pediatric Research Day, Halifax NS.

McMain, K., Robitaille, J., Blake, K., Smith, I.M., Wood, E., Johnston, J., & Beis, J. (2005, April). The eye in CHARGE. Poster presented at the IWK Health Centre Pediatric Research Day, Halifax NS.

Nichols*, S.L. & Smith, I.M. (2005, April). Copy kids: Imitation and mother-infant play. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta GA.

Nichols*, S. & Smith, I.M. (2004, July). Variation in imitation abilities in 9-month-olds. Paper presented at the triennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Ghent, Belgium.

Randall-Gryz, A., Kay Raining Bird, E., Connolly, J., & Smith, I.M. (2003, November). ERP differences in children with ASD. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Chicago IL.

Blake, K.D., Issekutz, K.A., Smith, I.M., Prasad, C., & Graham, J.M. (2003, August). The incidence and prevalence of CHARGE Association/Syndrome. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the World Conference on Deafblindness, Mississauga ON.

Blake, K.D., Abi Daoud, M.S., Smith, I.M., Prasad, C. & Graham, J.M. (2003, August). CHARGE into the adolescent and adult decades. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the World Conference on Deafblindness, Mississauga ON.

Blake, K.D., Abi Daoud, M.S., Lawand, C., Smith I.M., Prasad, C., & Graham, J.M. (2003, August). The central nerves of CHARGE Association/Syndrome (A/S). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the World Conference on Deafblindness, Mississauga ON.

Blake, K.D., Smith, I.M., & Nichols, S. (2003, July). The behavioural phenotype of CHARGE syndrome: Preliminary data from the Canadian Pediatric Surveillance Program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International CHARGE Syndrome Conference, Cleveland OH.

Nichols*, S., & Smith, I.M. (2003, April). The imitative state and approximations to imitation in 9-month-old infants. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa FL.

Nichols*, S., Vincent, N., & Smith, I.M. (2003, April). The IBQ-R: Associations with dyadic play behaviour, object exploration and attention in 4- and 9-month-olds. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa FL.

Smith, I.M. (2002, November). Observational learning of motor sequences in autism. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Orlando FL.

Shea, S.E., Turgay, A., Orlik, H., Smith, I.M., Jones, S., & Dunbar, F. (2002). Risperidone in children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD). Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, San Francisco CA.

Nichols*, S. & Smith, I.M. (2002, May). What copying infants’ behaviour tells us about the development of imitation in infancy. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Conference on Infant Studies, Toronto ON.


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Nichols*, S., Vincent, N., Moore, C., & Smith, I.M. (2002, May). Intermodal processing and the development of imitation in infancy. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Conference on Infant Studies, Toronto ON.

Smith, I.M. (2001). Imitation of symbolic actions by children with autism. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis MN.

Smith, I.M. (1999, June). Impaired imitation skills in autism: clinical implications of research findings. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax NS.

Bryson, S.E., Porac, C., & Smith, I.M. (1990, June). Lateral preferences in autistic children. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Ottawa ON. (Abstract in Canadian Psychology, 1990, 33, 369).

Bryson, S.E., Smith, I.M., & Corkum, P.V. (1988, June). Aggression and hyperactivity: Prevalence and psychosocial characteristics. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal QC. (Abstract in Canadian Psychology, 1988, 29, 107)

Bryson, S.E., Smith, I.M., & Clark, B.S. (1987, September). A Canadian epidemiological study of autism. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Autistic Society (U.K.), Canterbury Kent UK.

Smith, I.M., & Bryson, S.E. (1987, July). Aetiology of autistic syndromes: Evidence from a total population study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Society for Children and Adults with Autism, Detroit MI.

Bryson, S.E., Clark, B.S., & Smith, I.M. (1987, July). Epidemiology of autistic conditions: Current issues and Canadian data. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Society for Children and Adults with Autism, Detroit MI.

Smith, I.M., & Bryson, S.E. (1986, June). Case study of monozygotic twins concordant for autism and hyperlexia. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto ON. (Abstract in Canadian Psychology, 1986, 27, 548)

Bryson, S.E., Clark, B.S., & Smith, I.M. (1986, June). An epidemiological study of autistic syndromes: Pilot data. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto ON. (Abstract in Canadian Psychology, 1986, 27, 82).

Bryson, S.E., Clark, B.S., & Smith, I.M. (1985. May). Report of ongoing epidemiological study of autistic syndromes. Paper presented at the National Conference on Autism, Winnipeg MB.

Other scholarly contributions: Kienapple, K. (Ed.); Smith, I.M., Contributor. (2008). Promoting positive behaviour in child care

settings [Multimedia educational resource]. Halifax NS: Mount St. Vincent University. Smith, I.M. (2007). Special issue: Focus on autism (Guest editor). Psychology Rounds, 2(3). IWK Health

Centre, Halifax NS. Smith, I.M., Lyon, M., Kienapple, K. & Ellsworth, C. (Eds.) (2004). Supporting children with autism in

child care settings [Multimedia educational resource]. Halifax NS: Mount St. Vincent University. Text of companion workbook at: http://www.msvu.ca/child_youth/coeei/files/scaccs_workbook.pdf

Smith, I.M. (2006). [Book review] M.A. Prior (Ed.), “Learning and behaviour problems in Asperger syndrome”. Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 15(3), 146-148.

Smith, I.M. (2004). [Book review] D.A. Crone & R.H. Horner, “Building positive behavior support systems in schools: Functional behavioral assessment”. Canadian Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Review, 13, 120.

Smith, I.M. (2004) [Book review] M. Ives and N. Munro, “Caring for a child with autism: A practical guide for parents”. Canadian Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Review, 13, 47.

Educational Activities (partial list)

Date(s)

Title / Topic of Educational Activity

Audience

12 December 2012

Canadian longitudinal studies of autistic spectrum disorders

Educators, Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority (webinar)

11-13 December Co-facilitator, workshop (with Dr. W. Psychologists and physicians


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2012 Roberts), Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule

(Maritimes)

3 November 2012

Behavioural intervention in ASD Public, Autism Advocacy & Support group, Amherst NS

19 June 2012 Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the NS EIBI program

Clinicians, Provincial NS EIBI teams

6 June 2012 Not all social differences are ASD (with Dr. J. McLean)

Pediatricians, Canadian Pediatric Society annual conference, London ON

3 April 2012 Treatment of toddlers at risk for ASD Speech-Language Pathologists, Nova Scotia Hearing and Speech Centres

29 March 2012 Early identification of ASD Clinicians, IWK Perinatal Follow-up Program lunch-and-learn

17 March 2012 Providing dental care to children with ASD Dental Hygienists Association of New Brunswick, Fredericton

4 December 2010

Children with social difficulties Is it autistic spectrum disorder?

Physicians, Dalhousie University Continuing Medical Education

20 November 2010

Autism Research Centre lab tour & talk IWK Board of Directors

12 June 2010 Early identification of autistic spectrum disorders

Family Medicine, Nursing practitioners, Leads from Paeds, Colchester Regional Health Authority

28 May 2010 Identifying ASD in school-aged children and youth (with Dr. T. Beattie)

School Psychologists & Autism Consultants, PEI

16 October 2009 Asperger syndrome: what is the role of the pediatrician? (with Dr. J. McLean)

Pediatricians, Canadian Pediatric Society Lifelong Learning, Halifax NS

17 November 2008

Diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorders Public, IWK Autism Team Open House

5 November 2008

Diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorders – Update and Issues

Nova Scotia Hearing and Speech Centres Clinical Forum

16 and 17

October 2008 Co-facilitator, workshop (with Dr. W. Roberts), Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule

Psychologists & Pediatricians (Maritimes)

27 February – 17 June 2008 (7 sessions)

Facilitator / peer trainer, Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS)

Developmental Pediatricians (Dalhousie / IWK)

27 November 2007

Facilitator / peer trainer, Autism diagnostic measures (ADOS & ADI-R)

Psychologists, South Shore District Health Authority

28 September 2007

Peer trainer, Autism Diagnostic Interview - Revised (ADI-R)

Psychologist, Cape Breton District Health Authority, (telehealth)

28 February 2007

EIBI for Autism (with Dr. S.E. Bryson) Pediatricians, Grand Rounds (Dalhousie / IWK)

5 October 2006 Workshop, Autism Update (with Dr. S.E. Bryson)

Publc, Autism Society of PEI, Charlottetown PE

June 2006 Workshop, Understanding Children with ASD

Day Camp Staff, Autism Society Nova Scotia

May 2005 Peer trainer, Introduction to the Autism Diagnostic Interview - Revised

Clinicians (Autism Teams), (by TeleHealth - Sydney, Bridgewater, Kentville)

2005 Understanding the adolescent with an ASD Mental Health Care Providers, The Link conference Summerside PE


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29 April 2005 Children with ASD: Current issues in assessment and intervention

Service providers, CAYAC Autism Information Day, Halilfax NS

6 August 2004 Including Children with Autism: Strategies for the Real World

Public, Stars for Life Autism Across the Lifespan conference, Charlottetown PE

28 April 2004 A model for transfer of knowledge to the community: The ‘Supporting Children with Autism in Child Care Settings’ project lunch-and-learn (with Dr. C. Ellsworth)

Clinical Neuroscience Team, IWK Health Care Centre

11 December 2003

Examining children with developmental disabilities

Eye Care Team, IWK Health centre

2 June 2003 Update on resources for ASD Psychologists, IWK Health Centre May 2003 Adolescent issues in ASD Public, Autism/PDD Society of

Mainland NS 20 Mar 2003 Adolescents with autistic spectrum disorders Clinicians, IWK Community Mental

Health Program 27 April 2002 Integrating sensory and behavioural frames

of reference (with T. Milligan) Public, Bridging the Gap conference, Saint John NB

October, 2001 What is autism? Public, Autism/PDD Society of Mainland NS

April 2000 Keynote speaker Public, Bridging the Gap conference, Saint John NB

March 2000 Sibling issues in ASD Public, Autism/PDD Society of Mainland NS

October 1999 Autistic spectrum disorder: Adapting to differences in learning and behaviour

Educators, Atlantic Teachers of Exceptional Children, Halifax, NS

April 1999 Keynote speaker Public, Bridging the Gap conference, Saint John NB

17 November 1998

What’s in a Name? Diagnosing ASD

Public; IWK Autism Team Open House

5 November 1998

Diagnosing ASD: Best practices and current issues

Speech-Language Pathologists, provincial ASD Services, NS Hearing & Speech Centre

16 - 17 October 1998

Co-facilitator, workshop (with Dr. W. Roberts), Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule

NS autism diagnosticians (psychologists, pediatricians)

23 October 1998

Integrated approaches to ASD: Psychology, Speech-Language Pathology & Occupational Therapy (with J.Chisholm & T. Milligan)

Public, Autism: Support through Education conference, Amherst, NS

October 1998 Autism - Question & Answer session Parent support group (autism), Saint John NB

October 1998 Intro to autism Community volunteers, SSENSE recreation program Orientation session

10 July 1998 Effectiveness of the NS EIBI Program

Speech-Language Pathologists, NS Hearing & Speech Centre

May 1998 Getting Started Parents, Progress Centre for Early Intervention, Halifax NS

February 1998 Services for children with autism Parents & educators, Valley Autism Support Team

January 1998 Intro to autism Community volunteers, SSENSE recreation program orientation session

January 1998 Services for children with autism Parents & educators, Autism / PDD


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Society of Mainland NS 21 May 1997 Autism: Promoting positive behaviour and

teaching new skills Public, Autism: New perspectives, Southern Kings Health PEI

May 1997 Services for children with autism NS Society for the Treatment of Autism, Sydney NS

23 November 1996

Autism spectrum disorders: Promoting success in educational settings

Child/youth professionals, Child & Youth Study Seminars, Mount Saint Vincent University

January 1996 Troubleshooting behaviour problems in autism

Parents & educators, Autism / PDD Society of Mainland NS

March 1995 Child behaviour problems Parents & educators, Peter Green Hall Children’s Centre, Halifax NS

Media Contacts (partial list) ATV “Live at 5” – Interview: Autism intervention 20 October 2014 CBC News Nova Scotia at 5:00 – Interview: Provincial panel on Early

Intensive Behavioural Intervention (EIBI) 19 September 2014 CBC TV – news item on autism intervention 2 June 2014 CBC Radio Maritime Connections - Autism intervention 1 June 2014 CBC Radio World Report – research on ASD signs in infants 6 November 2013 Maritime Morning – News 95.7 radio interview 20 January 2013

- “optimal outcomes in ASD” Partnerships for Health System Improvement grant 26 July 2012 announcement, Press conference (with federal Minister of Health) Inside Your IWK web video - importance of EIBI IWK blog – NS EIBI 8 February 2012 Medical Post, print interview – EIBI in Nova Scotia 17 July 2012 Investing in families (EIBI) in Reaching Out, IWK 2010-2011 report to the community Live at 5 - ATV television interview March 2006 Maritime Noon – CBC radio interview and call-in program 2005 Connection, vol. 11, no. 1 (Dalhousie Medical School) October, 2003 News item Parent-Child Guide – invited article, local free paper Maritime Noon – CBC radio interview and call-in program May, 2003 Medical Post, print interview August 2000 MacLean’s magazine, print interview July 2000 Health Matters, CBC television interview May 2000 Live at 5, Health spot, ATV television interview December, 1999 Maritimes Today - television interview and call-in program December, 1997 Maritime Noon – CBC radio interview and call-in program October, 1997 Halifax Chronicle Herald/Mail Star - print interview October, 1997 Information Morning – CBC radio interview September, 1997 Hot Line - radio/television simulcast interview and call-in program April, 1996

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