Ruble, L.A., & Willis, H. (2004). Effectiveness research in autism. (manuscript submitted for publication).

Williams, P.G., Sears, L.L., and Allard, A. (2004). Sleep problems in children with autism. Journal of Sleep Research, 13, 265-268. (Adobe PDF)

Ruble, L.A., & Heflinger, C.A., & Renfrew, W. (2005). Access and service use by children with autism spectrum disorders in Medicaid managed care. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 35, 3-13. (Adobe PDF)

Ruble, L., & Stone, W. (2004). Autism spectrum disorders. In L. Osborn, T. DeWitt, L. First, & J. Zenel (Eds.), Pediatrics. (pp.1565-1570). St. Louis: Harcourt.

Christopher, J.A., Sears, L.L., Williams, P.G., Oliver, J., & Hersh, J. (2004). Familial, medical and developmental patterns of children with autism and a history of language regression. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 16, 163-170. (Adobe PDF)

Williams PG, McChane R, Schikler K. (2004). Case report: A 6 year old male with autism and systemic onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 16, 117-123. (Adobe PDF)

Ruble, L., & Brown, S. (2003). Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Autism. In M. Wolraich (Ed.), Disorders of Development and Learning (pp.249-266). London: BC Decker. (Adobe PDF)

Williams, P.G., Oliver, J.M., Allard, A., & Sears, L. (2003). Autism and associated medical and familial factors: A case control study. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 15, 334-349. (Adobe PDF)

Ruble, L.A., & Dalrymple, N.J. (2002). COMPASS: A parent-teacher collaborative model for students with autism. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. 17, 76-83. (Adobe PDF)

Ruble, L. A., & Scott, M. (2002). Executive functions and natural habitat behaviors of children with autism. Autism. 6, 365-382

Adolphs, R., Sears, L.L., & Piven, J. (2001). Abnormal processing of social information from faces in autism. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 13, 232-240. (Adobe PDF)

Williams, P.G., Sears, L.L. Allard, A., Dalrymple, N., & Bloom, A. (2001). Case reports on naltrexone use in children with autism: Controlled observations regarding benefits and practical issues of medication management. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 31, 103-108. (Adobe PDF)

Williams PG, King J, Stephan M, Cunningham M, Ken B, Hersh JH. (2001). Fetal valproate syndrome and autism: additional evidence of an association. Devel Med Child Neurol 43: 202-206. (Adobe PDF)

Ruble, L., & Sears, L. (2000). Diagnostic assessment of autistic disorder. In R. Huebner (Ed.), Autism and related disorders: A sensorimotor approach to management (pp.41-59). Maryland: Aspen.

Ruble, L.A. (2001). Analysis of social interactions as goal-directed behaviors in children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 31(5), 471-482. (Adobe PDF)

Williams PG, Dalrymple N, Neal J. (2000). Eating habits of Children with Autism. Pediatric Nursing. 26(3):259-264. (Adobe PDF)

Bloom, A.S., Sears, L.L., Allard, A.M., Weisskopf, B., & Williams, P.G. (1999). Are we seeing more children with autism? Psychology in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 24, 4-6.

Fisher, E., Van Dyke, D., Sears, L.L., Matzen, J., Lin-Dyken, D., & McBrien, D.M. (1999). Recent research on the etiologies of autism. Infants and Young Children, 11, 1-8. (Adobe PDF)

Realmuto, G. M., & Ruble, L.A. (1999). Sexual behaviors in autism: Problems of definition and management. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 29, 121-127. (Adobe PDF)

Sears, L.L., Vest, C., Mohamed, S., Bailey, J., Ranson, B.J., & Piven, J. (1999). An MRI study of the basal ganglia in autism. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 23, 613-624.

Williams PG, Bloom AS. (1999). Case Reports in Autism: Issues in Diagnosis and Treatment. Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association. 97:56-60.

Tomchek, S.D., Lane, S.J. & Ottenbacher, K.J.(1997). Preacademic skill development in children who were full-term low birth weight infants. Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, 17(4), 219-236.

Williams PG, Hersh JH. (1997). A Male with Fetal Valproate Syndrome and Autism. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 39:632-634.

Ruble, L. A., & Dalrymple, N. J. (1996). An alternative view of outcome in autism. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 11 (1), 3-14. (PowerPoint Presentation)

Williams, P.G., Allard, A., & Sears, L. (1996). Case study: Cross-gender preoccupations in two male children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 26, 635-642. (Adobe PDF)

Sears, L. L., Finn, P. R., & Steinmetz, J. E. (1994). Abnormal classical eye blink conditioning in autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 24, 737-751. (Adobe PDF)

Ruble, L. A., & Dalrymple, N. J. (1993). Social/sexual awareness of persons with autism: A parental perspective. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 22, 229-240. (Adobe PDF)

Dalrymple, N.J., & Ruble, L.A. (1992). Toilet training and behaviors of people with autism: Parent views. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 22, 265-275.

Hersh, J.M. Bloom, A., and Weisskop F., B. (1982). Childhood autism in a female with Coffin-Siris Syndrome. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 23, 249-252.

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