Teresa Tavassoli

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Associate Professor
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Areas of interest
Autism, sensory perception and developmental psychology.Teaching
Developmental psychology
Academic qualifications
PhD
Publications
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Williams, Z.
ORCID: 0000-0001-7646-423X , Schaaf, R.
ORCID: 0000-0001-7132-8212 , Ausderau, K.
ORCID: 0000-0003-0799-1022 , Baranek, G.
ORCID: 0000-0002-5321-6353 , Barrett, D. , Cascio, C.
ORCID: 0000-0001-9560-9203 , Dumont, R. , Eyoh, E.
ORCID: 0000-0002-1136-5924 , Failla, M.
ORCID: 0000-0001-9734-3373 , Feldman, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-5723-5834 , Foss-Feig, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-1491-8248 , Green, H.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1213-309X , Green, S.
ORCID: 0000-0003-4248-3576 , He, J.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2983-0166 , Kaplan-Kahn, E.
ORCID: 0000-0002-2481-3247 , Keçeli-Kaysılı, B.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2187-2775 , MacLennan, K.
ORCID: 0000-0002-3148-3450 , Mailloux, Z.
ORCID: 0000-0001-7799-6975 , Marco, E.
ORCID: 0000-0002-5284-9888 , Mash, L.
ORCID: 0000-0002-3425-8646 , McKernan, E.
ORCID: 0000-0002-3001-5794 , Molholm, S.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1870-7306 , Mostofsky, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8515-2411 , Puts, N.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1024-1927 , Robertson, C.
ORCID: 0000-0002-1858-6594 , Russo, N.
ORCID: 0000-0001-5229-3552 , Shea, N. , Sideris, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7794-3504 , Sutcliffe, J.
ORCID: 0000-0001-5200-6007 , Tavassoli, T.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7898-2994 , Wallace, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0166-906X , Wodka, E.
ORCID: 0000-0002-4855-5895 , Woynaroski, T.
ORCID: 0000-0001-6513-1181 (2023) Examining the latent structure and correlates of sensory reactivity in autism: a multi-site integrative data analysis by the autism sensory research consortium. Molecular Autism , 14 pp 1. ISSN: 2040-2392 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-023-00563-4
- He, J. , Williams, Z. , Harris, A. , Powell, H. , Schaaf, R. , Tavassoli, T. , Puts, N. (2023) A working taxonomy for describing the sensory differences of autism. Molecular Autism , 14 pp 0. ISSN: 2040-2392 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-022-00534-1
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Rossow, T.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0495-1933 , MacLennan, K. , Tavassoli, T. (2023) The predictive relationship between sensory reactivity and depressive symptoms in young autistic children with few to no words. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders , 53 pp. 2384-2394. ISSN: 0162-3257 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05528-9
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Field, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-4041-8404 , Cracknell, R. , Eastwood, J. , Scarfe, P.
ORCID: 0000-0002-3587-6198 , Williams, C.
ORCID: 0000-0003-4452-671X , Zheng, Y. , Tavassoli, T. (2022) High‐dose vitamin B6 supplementation reduces anxiety and strengthens visual surround suppression. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental , 37 (6). pp 0. ISSN: 1099-1077 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hup.2852
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Rendall, S.
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Harvey, K.
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Tavassoli, T.
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Dodd, H.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1446-5338 (2022) Associations between emotionality, sensory reactivity and food fussiness in young children. Food Quality and Preference , 96 ISSN: 0950-3293 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2021.104420
- Siper, P. , Rowe, M. , Guillory, S. , Rouhandeh, A. , George-Jones, J. , Tavassoli, T. , Lurie, S. , Zweifach, J. , Weissman, J. , Foss-Feig, J. , Halpern, D. , Trelles, M. , Mulhern, M. , Brittenham, C. , Gordon, J. , Zemon, V. , Buxbaum, J. , Kolevzon, A. (2022) Visual evoked potential abnormalities in Phelan-McDermid syndrome.. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , 61 (4). pp. 565-574. ISSN: 0890-8567 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2021.07.006
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MacLennan, K.
ORCID: 0000-0002-3148-3450 , O'Brien, S. , Tavassoli, T. (2022) In our own words: the complex sensory experiences of autistic adults.. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders , 52 pp. 3061-3075. ISSN: 0162-3257 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05186-3
- Rossow, T. , Marco, E. , Gerdes, M. , Tavassoli, T. (2021) The relationship between sensory reactivity differences and mental health symptoms in children with neurodevelopmental conditions and their neurotypical peers. OBM Neurobiology , 5 (4). ISSN: 2573-4407 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2104110
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MacLennan, K.
ORCID: 0000-0002-3148-3450 , Rossow, T. , Tavassoli, T. (2021) The relationship between sensory reactivity, intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety subtypes in preschool-age autistic children. Autism , 25 (8). pp. 2305-2316. ISSN: 1362-3613 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13623613211016110
- Rossow, T. , MacLennan, K. , Tavassoli, T. (2021) The relationship between sensory reactivity differences and mental health symptoms in preschool-age autistic children. Autism Research , 14 (8). pp. 1645-1657. ISSN: 1939-3806 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2525
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Siper, P.
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Layton, C.
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Levy, T.
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Lurie, S.
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Benrey, N.
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Zweifach, J.
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Rowe, M.
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Tang, L.
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Guillory, S.
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Halpern, D.
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Giserman-Kiss, I.
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Del Pilar Trelles, M.
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Foss-Feig, J.
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De Rubeis, S.
ORCID: 0000-0001-9383-6883 , Tavassoli, T. , Buxbaum, J. , Kolevzon, A. (2021) Sensory reactivity symptoms are a core feature of ADNP syndrome irrespective of autism diagnosis. Genes , 12 (3). pp 0. ISSN: 2073-4425 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes12030351
- Taylor, E. , Holt, R. , Tavassoli, T. , Ashwin, C. , Baron-Cohen, S. (2020) Revised scored sensory perception quotient reveals sensory hypersensitivity in women with autism. Molecular autism , 11 (1). pp 0. ISSN: 2040-2392 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-019-0289-x
- MacLennan, K. , Roach, L. , Tavassoli, T. (2020) The relationship between sensory reactivity differences and anxiety subtypes in autistic children. Autism Research , 13 (5). pp. 785-795. ISSN: 1939-3806 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2259
- Alcorn, A. , Ainger, E. , Charisi, V. , Mantionioti, S. , Pertovic, S. , Shcadenberg, B. , Tavassoli, T. , Pellicano, E. (2019) Educators' views on using humanoid robots with autistic learners in special education settings in England. Frontiers in Robotics and AI , 6 ISSN: 2296-9144 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2019.00107
- Payabvash, S. , Palacios, E. , Owen, J. , Wang, M. , Tavassoli, T. , Gerdes, M. , Brandes-Aitken, A. , Marco, E. , Mukherjee, P. (2019) Diffusion tensor tractography in children with sensory processing disorder: potentials for devising machine learning classifiers. Neurolmage: Clinical , 23 ISSN: 2213-1582 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101831
- Payabvash, S. , Palacios, E. , Owen, J. , Wang, M. , Tavassoli, T. , Gerdes, M. , Brandes-Aitken, A. , Mukherjee, P. , Marco, E. (2019) White matter connectome correlates of auditory over-responsivity: edge density imaging and machine-learning classifiers. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience , 13 ISSN: 1662-5145 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2019.00010
- Tavassoli, T. , Brandes-Aitken, A. , Chu, R. , Porter, L. , Schoen, S. , Miller, L. , Gerdes, M. , Owen, J. , Mukherjee, P. , Marco, E. (2019) Sensory over-responsivity: parent report, direct assessment measures, and neural architecture. Molecular Autism , 10 (4). pp 1. ISSN: 2040-2392 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-019-0255-7
- Payabvash, S. , Palacios, E. , Owen, J. , Wang, M. , Tavassoli, T. , Gerdes, M. , Brandes Aitken, A. , Cuneo, D. , Marco, E. , Mukherjee, P. (2019) White matter connectome edge density in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: potential imaging biomarkers using machine learning models. Brain Conenctivity , 9 (2). ISSN: 2158-0014 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1089/brain.2018.0658
- Tavassoli, T. , Miller, L. , Shoen, S. , Brout, J. , Sullivan, J. , Baron-Cohen, S. (2018) Sensory reactivity, empathizing and systemizing in autism spectrum conditions and sensory processing disorder. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience , 29 pp. 72-77. ISSN: 1878-9307 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2017.05.005
- Sicherman, N. , Loewenstein, G. , Tavassoli, T. , Buxbaum, J. (2018) Grandma knows best: family structure and age of diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. Autism , 22 (3). pp. 368-376. ISSN: 1362-3613 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361316679632
- Siper, P. , Kolevzon, A. , Wang, A. , Buxbaum, J. , Tavassoli, T. (2017) A clinician-administered observation and corresponding caregiver interview capturing DSM-5 sensory reactivity symptoms in children with ASD. Autism Research , 10 (6). pp. 1133-1140. ISSN: 1939-3806 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.1750
- Tavassoli, T. , Bellesheim, K. , Siper, P. , Wang, T. , Halpern, D. , Gorenstein, M. , Grodberg, D. , Kolevzon, A. , Buxbaum, J. (2016) Measuring sensory reactivity in autism spectrum disorder: application and simplification of a clinician-administered sensory observation scale. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders , 46 (1). pp. 287-293. ISSN: 0162-3257 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2578-3
- Siper, P. , Zemon, V. , Gordon, J. , George-Jones, J. , Lurie, S. , Zweifach, J. , Tavassoli, T. , Wang, T. , Jamison, J. , Buxbaum, J. , Kolevzon, A. (2016) Rapid and objective assessment of neural function in autism spectrum disorder using transient visual evoked potentials. PLoS ONE , 11 (10). ISSN: 1932-6203 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164422
- Tavassoli, T. , Bellesheim, K. , Tommerdahl, M. , Holden, J. , Kolevzon, A. , Buxbaum, J. (2016) Altered tactile processing in children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism Research , 9 (6). pp. 616-620. ISSN: 1939-3806 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.1563
- Cassidy, S. , Hannant, P. , Tavassoli, T. , Allison, C. , Smith, P. , Baron-Cohen, S. (2016) Dyspraxia and autistic traits in adults with and without autism spectrum conditions. Molecular Autism , 7 (1). ISSN: 2040-2392 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-016-0112-x
- Tavassoli, T. , Miller, L. , Schoen, S. , Nielsen, D. , Baron-Cohen, S. (2014) Sensory over-responsivity in adults with autism spectrum conditions. Autism , 18 (4). pp. 428-432. ISSN: 1362-3613 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361313477246
- Tavassoli, T. , Kolevzon, A. , Wang, A. , Curchack-Lichtin, J. , Halpern, D. , Schwartz, L. , Soffes, S. , Bush, L. , Grodberg, D. , Cai, G. , Buxbaum, J. (2014) De novo SCN2A splice site mutation in a boy with autism spectrum disorder. BMC Medical Genetics , 15 ISSN: 1471-2350 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2350-15-35
- Tavassoli, T. , Hoekstra, R. , Baron-Cohen, S. (2014) The Sensory Perception Quotient (SPQ): development and validation of a new sensory questionnaire for adults with and without autism. Molecular Autism , 5 ISSN: 2040-2392 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2040-2392-5-29