Nancy Sadka ORCID iD

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This author is included in the Autistic Autism Scholarship Project because of their contribution to 10 academic works co-authored with two people identified as autistic.

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Publication overview

Autistic Autism Scholarship Project publications

Number of publications in the project: 10
Number of publications with a cited bibliography: 9
Number of publications with an identified autistic co-author: 10

Collaborations and cited bibliographies

Number of publication co-authors identified as autistic: 11 (distinct: 2)
Number of cited references with an identified autistic author: 55
Number of cited authors identified as autistic: 58 (distinct: 13)

Frequent co-authors

Josephine Barbaro* 10
Cheryl Dissanayake 6
John Wray 4
Kristelle Hudry 4
Lacey Chetcuti 4
Leonie Segal 4
Michelle Renton 4
Scott Wakeling 4

Publications by year

2
2019
1
2020
3
2021
1
2022
1
2023
1
2025
1
2026

Publication types

Article 9
Book chapter 1

10 publications

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Nancy Sadka, Amanda Richdale, Xia Li, Perrin Date, Josephine Barbaro* (2026). Sleep and Behaviour in Early Autism: Examining Bidirectional Associations Near Diagnosis. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Publication date: 29 Jan 2026 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 5 (20.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 3 / 53 (5.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 3 / 284 (1.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 241 (0.4%)
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Katy Unwin, Kelsey Philpott‐Robinson, Josephine Barbaro* , Patrick Dwyer* , Nancy Sadka, Perrin Date, Alison. E. Lane (2025). ‘We’re quite good at thinking outside the box: Early autistic sensory experiences expressed by autistic adults and caregivers of autistic children. Autism, 29(8), 2084-2096.

Publication date: 25 Apr 2025 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 7 (28.6%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 8 / 61 (13.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 11 / 191 (5.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 10 / 173 (5.8%)
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Ifrah Abdullahi, Nancy Sadka, Melissa Gilbert, Josephine Barbaro* (2023). Who Is Attending? The Role of Child Ethnicity and Maternal Demographics in Research Engagement and Early Identification of Autism. Brain Sciences, 13(6), 903.

Publication date: 2 Jun 2023 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 6 / 50 (12.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 6 / 399 (1.5%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 2 / 333 (0.6%)
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Josephine Barbaro* , Nancy Sadka, Melissa Gilbert, Erin Beattie, Xia Li, Lael Ridgway, Lauren P Lawson, Cheryl Dissanayake (2022). Diagnostic Accuracy of the Social Attention and Communication Surveillance–Revised With Preschool Tool for Early Autism Detection in Very Young Children. JAMA Network Open, 5(3), e2146415.

Publication date: 11 Mar 2022 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 8 (12.5%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 13 / 71 (18.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 13 / 380 (3.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 304 (0.3%)
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Andrew Whitehouse, Kandice Varcin, Sarah Pillar, Wesley Billingham, Gail A Alvares, Josephine Barbaro* , Catherine Bent, Daniel Blenkley, Maryam Boutrus, Abby Chee, Lacey Chetcuti, Alena Clark, Emma Davidson, Stefanie Dimov, Cheryl Dissanayake, Jane Doyle, Megan Grant, Cherie C. Green, Megan Harrap, Teresa A. Iacono, Lisa Matys, Murray Maybery, Daniel F. Pope, Michelle Renton, Catherine Rowbottam, Nancy Sadka, Leonie Segal, Vicky Slonims, Jodie Smith, Carol Taylor, Scott Wakeling, Ming Wai Wan, John Wray, Matthew N Cooper, Jonathan Green, Kristelle Hudry (2021). Effect of Preemptive Intervention on Developmental Outcomes Among Infants Showing Early Signs of Autism. JAMA Pediatrics, 175(11), e213298.

Publication date: 20 Sep 2021 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 36 (2.8%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 5 / 59 (8.5%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 5 / 316 (1.6%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 233 (0.4%)
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Lacey Chetcuti, Mirko Uljarevic, Kandice Varcin, Maryam Boutrus, Sarah Pillar, Stefanie Dimov, Josephine Barbaro* , Cheryl Dissanayake, Jonathan Green, Ming Wai Wan, Leonie Segal, Vicky Slonims, Andrew Whitehouse, Kristelle Hudry, The AICES Team, Teresa A. Iacono, Murray Maybery, Michelle Renton, Nancy Sadka, Leonie Segal, Scott Wakeling, John Wray (2021). Caregiver Psychological Distress Predicts Temperament and Social-Emotional Outcomes in Infants with Autism Traits. In Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (pp. 1669-1681). Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

Publication date: 3 Jul 2021 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Book chapter Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 22 (4.5%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 82 (4.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 4 / 405 (1.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 311 (0.3%)
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Stephanie Roussis, Amanda Richdale, Terry Katz, Beth A. Malow, Josephine Barbaro* , Nancy Sadka (2021). Behaviour, cognition, and autism symptoms and their relationship with sleep problem severity in young children with autism spectrum disorder. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 83, 101743.

Publication date: 27 Feb 2021 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 6 (16.7%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 5 / 98 (5.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 5 / 367 (1.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 320 (0.3%)
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Lacey Chetcuti, Mirko Uljarevic, KJ Varcin, M Boutrus, MW Wan, J Green, Teresa A. Iacono, Cheryl Dissanayake, AJO Whitehouse, Kristelle Hudry, Josephine Barbaro* , Stefanie Dimov, Murray Mayberry, Michelle Renton, Nancy Sadka, Leonie Segal, Vicky Slonims, Scott Wakeling, John Wray (2020). Subgroups of temperament associated with social–emotional difficulties in infants with early signs of autism. La Trobe University.

Publication date: 1 Dec 2020 Added to AutiHub: 30 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 19 (5.3%)
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Andrew Whitehouse, Kandice Varcin, Gail A Alvares, Josephine Barbaro* , Catherine Bent, Maryam Boutrus, Lacey Chetcuti, Matthew N Cooper, Alena Clark, Emma Davidson, Stefanie Dimov, Cheryl Dissanayake, Jane Doyle, Megan Grant, Teresa A. Iacono, Murray Maybery, Sarah Pillar, Michelle Renton, Catherine Rowbottam, Nancy Sadka, Leonie Segal, Vicky Slonims, Carol Taylor, Scott Wakeling, Ming Wai Wan, John Wray, Jonathan Green, Kristelle Hudry (2019). Pre-emptive intervention versus treatment as usual for infants showing early behavioural risk signs of autism spectrum disorder: a single-blind, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 3(9), 605-615.

Publication date: 16 Jul 2019 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 28 (3.6%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 5 / 39 (12.8%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 5 / 210 (2.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 2 / 156 (1.3%)
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Cheryl Dissanayake, James Searles, Josephine Barbaro* , Nancy Sadka, Lauren P Lawson (2019). Cognitive and behavioral differences in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder from multiplex and simplex families. Autism Research, 12(4), 682-693.

Publication date: 21 Jan 2019 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 5 (20.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 6 / 58 (10.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 6 / 532 (1.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 2 / 447 (0.4%)
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