The aetiology of traits contributing to autism and the autistic spectrum disorders.
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Bristol
Department Name: Community-Based Medicine
Abstract
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Publications
Bolton PF
(2012)
Autism spectrum disorder and autistic traits in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children: precursors and early signs.
in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Caramaschi D
(2018)
Maternal smoking during pregnancy and autism: using causal inference methods in a birth cohort study.
in Translational psychiatry
Culpin I
(2018)
Autistic Traits and Suicidal Thoughts, Plans, and Self-Harm in Late Adolescence: Population-Based Cohort Study.
in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Emond A
(2010)
Feeding symptoms, dietary patterns, and growth in young children with autism spectrum disorders.
in Pediatrics
Golding J
(2017)
Grand-maternal smoking in pregnancy and grandchild's autistic traits and diagnosed autism.
in Scientific reports
Golding J
(2010)
Parental and grandparental ages in the autistic spectrum disorders: a birth cohort study.
in PloS one
Golding J
(2018)
Prenatal mercury exposure and features of autism: a prospective population study.
in Molecular autism
Hebert KJ
(2010)
Association of autistic spectrum disorder with season of birth and conception in a UK cohort.
in Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research
| Description | Escher Family Fund Grandmaternal smoking and risk of autism |
| Amount | $25,000 (USD) |
| Funding ID | 2015-139645 (3923) |
| Organisation | Silicon Valley Community Foundation |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 11/2015 |
| End | 10/2016 |
| Description | Exploration of personality and cognitive phenotypes in regard to grandmaternal prenatal smoking. |
| Amount | $25,000 (USD) |
| Organisation | Silicon Valley Community Foundation |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 01/2017 |
| End | 12/2017 |
| Description | Population-based studies to understand depression, anxiety, suicidality and self-harm as adolescent and early adulthood outcomes of autism |
| Amount | £74,096 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Baily Thomas Charitable Fund |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2016 |
| End | 05/2018 |
| Description | Religious belief, health and disease: a family prospective. Phase 1 Data collection |
| Amount | $234,800 (USD) |
| Funding ID | 61356 |
| Organisation | The John Templeton Foundation |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 08/2019 |
| End | 07/2021 |
| Description | Small grants proposal |
| Amount | £156,235 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ES/K003356/1 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2013 |
| End | 09/2014 |
| Title | ALSPAC autistic traits |
| Description | 4 different traits independently related to autistic spectrum disorders |
| Type Of Material | Model of mechanisms or symptoms - human |
| Year Produced | 2009 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Publications ongoing - being used by other scientists |
| Description | Characterisation of the placental vascular tree as a biomarker of ASD risk |
| Organisation | Institute for Basic Research, USA |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Design of the case control sampling, identification of the appropriate ALSPAC placentas, which have been provided blind to the paediatric pathology team for examination. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Of great scientific benefit |
| Impact | This multidisciplinary collaboration includes paediatric pathologists from both the US and UK, epidemiologists and mathematical modellers. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Diagnosing autistic spectrum disorders: health and social implications |
| Organisation | University of Exeter |
| Department | ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society (EGENIS) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I supervise the research with the assistance of Colin Steer in Bristol and others in Exeter |
| Collaborator Contribution | Great scientific benefit |
| Impact | Several publications including, Pubmed: 19735265 |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Conferences |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Participants in your research and patient groups |
| Results and Impact | Presentation at several conferences international; local presentations in Bristol, at the Institute of Psychiatry; media presentations (radio and TV) and at international conferences in Spain and Norway Much interest and discussion about possible collaborations |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007,2008,2009,2010 |
| Description | Presentation at 30 Years of Paediatric Gastroenterology in Bristol & the South West & the Commonwealth |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 10th September 2018. 30 Years of Paediatric Gastroenterology in Bristol and the South West and the Commonwealth. Avon Gorge Hotel du Vin, Bristol. Jean Golding presented: Children of the 90s: stool pattern changes in normal and autistic children and other GI studies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Presentation to JGI |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Jean Golding presented: "A life in data" to the Jean Golding Institute Showcase, University of Bristol 3rd July 2018 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |