Anat Zaidman - Zait - Research output

2025

Expanding Research on Contextual Factors in Autism Research: What Took Us So Long?

Mailick, M., Bennett, T., DaWalt, L. S., Durkin, M. S., Forbes, G., Howlin, P., Lord, C., Zaidman-Zait, A., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bal, V., Bishop, S., Chiang, C. H., DiMartino, A., Freitag, C. M., Georgiades, S., Hollocks, M., Lai, M. C., Maenner, M. J., Powell, P. S. & Taylor, J. L. & 1 others, Halladay, A., Apr 2025, In: Autism Research. 18, 4, p. 710-716 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

Open Access

Longitudinal associations between autistic children’s anxiety and social communication differences: The moderating role of executive function behaviours

Ng-Cordell, E., Pickard, H., Bedford, R., Richard, A., Zaidman-Zait, A., Zwaigenbaum, L., Duku, E., Bennett, T., Georgiades, S., Smith, I. M., Vaillancourt, T., Szatmari, P., Elsabbagh, M. & Kerns, C. M., Apr 2025, In: Autism. 29, 4, p. 1058-1071 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Sex-Differential Trajectories of Domain-Specific Associations Between Autistic Traits and Co-Occurring Emotional-Behavioral Concerns in Autistic Children

Chen, Y. J., Frazier, T. W., Szatmari, P., Duku, E., Richard, A. E., Smith, I. M., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bedford, R., Kerns, C. M., Zaidman-Zait, A., Bennett, T., Elsabbagh, M., Vaillancourt, T. & Georgiades, S., Apr 2025, In: Autism Research. 18, 4, p. 820-832 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

Trajectories of attention problems in autistic children and relations to social skills outcomes

Richard, A. E., Duku, E., Bennett, T. A., Szatmari, P., Vaillancourt, T., Zwaigenbaum, L., Georgiades, S., Zaidman-Zait, A., Kerns, C. M., Bedford, R. & Smith, I. M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Development and Psychopathology.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

2024

Early-Onset Trajectories of Emotional Dysregulation in Autistic Children

Bennett, T., Jambon, M., Zaidman-Zait, A., Duku, E. K., Georgiades, S., Elsabbagh, M., Smith, I. M., Vaillancourt, T., Zwaigenbaum, L., Kerns, C. M., Richard, A. E., Bedford, R. & Szatmari, P., Jun 2025, In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 64, 6, p. 710-723 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

1 Scopus citations

Educators Describe the “Best Things” About Students with Autism at School

Mirenda, P., Zaidman-Zait, A., Cost, K. T., Smith, I. M., Zwaigenbaum, L., Duku, E., Kerns, C., Georgiades, S., Vaillancourt, T., Elsabbagh, M., Bennett, T. & Szatmari, P., Jan 2024, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 54, 1, p. 1-17 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2 Scopus citations

Trajectories of adaptive functioning from early childhood to adolescence in autism: Identifying turning points and key correlates of chronogeneity

Chen, Y. J., Duku, E., Szatmari, P., Salt, M., Smith, I., Richard, A., Zwaigenbaum, L., Vaillancourt, T., Zaidman-Zait, A., Bennett, T., Elsabbagh, M., Kerns, C. & Georgiades, S., Jun 2024, In: JCPP Advances. 4, 2, e12212.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

1 Scopus citations

Using wearable sensors to explore schoolyard interactions of mainstreamed deaf and hard-of-hearing preadolescents

Eichengreen, A., Tsou, Y. T., van Klaveren, L. M., Zaidman-Zait, A. & Koutamanis, A., Nov 2024, In: Social Development. 33, 4, e12755.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

2023

A longitudinal comparison of emotional, behavioral and attention problems in autistic and typically developing children

Wright, N., Courchesne, V., Pickles, A., Bedford, R., Duku, E., Kerns, C. M., Bennett, T., Georgiades, S., Hill, J., Richard, A., Sharp, H., Smith, I. M., Vaillancourt, T., Zaidman-Zait, A., Zwaigenbaum, L., Szatmari, P. & Elsabbagh, M., 29 Dec 2023, In: Psychological Medicine. 53, 16, p. 7707-7719 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

8 Scopus citations

Developmental cascades between insistence on sameness behaviour and anxiety symptoms in autism spectrum disorder

Baribeau, D. A., Vigod, S. N., Pullenayegum, E., Kerns, C. M., Vaillancourt, T., Duku, E., Smith, I. M., Volden, J., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bennett, T., Elsabbagh, M., Zaidman-Zait, A., Richard, A. E. & Szatmari, P., Nov 2023, In: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 32, 11, p. 2109-2118 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

16 Scopus citations

Disentangling global and domain-level adaptive behavior trajectories among children with autism spectrum disorder

Farmer, C., Thurm, A., Condy, E., Duku, E., Szatmari, P., Bennett, T., Elsabbagh, M., Kerns, C. M., Smith, I. M., Vaillancourt, T., Zaidman-Zait, A., Zwaigenbaum, L. & Georgiades, S., Jun 2023, In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines. 64, 6, p. 868-875 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

2 Scopus citations

Examining clinical characteristics of autism and links with parent perceptions of sibling relationship quality

McVey, A. J., Liu, Q., Bedford, S. A., Zaidman-Zait, A., Szatmari, P., Smith, I. M., Vaillancourt, T., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bennett, T., Duku, E., Elsabbagh, M., Georgiades, S. & Kerns, C. M., Feb 2023, In: Autism. 27, 2, p. 309-320 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

Health-related quality of life among mothers of children with cochlear implants with and without developmental disabilities

Zaidman-Zait, A., Curle, D. & Jamieson, J. R., Feb 2023, In: Research in Developmental Disabilities. 133, 104397.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

6 Scopus citations

Longitudinal associations between early childhood irritability and adolescent depression symptoms in autistic children are mediated by peer relationships but not educational engagement

The Pathways in ASD Study Team, 2023, In: Development and Psychopathology. 36, 1, p. 443-453 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

4 Scopus citations

Measuring the association between behavioural services and outcomes in young children with autism spectrum disorder

Tsiplova, K., Ungar, W. J., Szatmari, P., Cost, K., Pullenayegum, E., Duku, E., Volden, J., Smith, I. M., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bennett, T. A., Elsabbagh, M., Georgiades, S. & Zaidman-Zait, A., Jan 2023, In: Research in Developmental Disabilities. 132, 104392.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

3 Scopus citations

The Family-Check-Up® Autism Implementation Research (FAIR) Study: protocol for a study evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of a family-centered intervention within a Canadian autism service setting

Bennett, T., Drmic, I., Gross, J., Jambon, M., Kimber, M., Zaidman-Zait, A., Andrews, K., Frei, J., Duku, E., Georgiades, S., Gonzalez, A., Janus, M., Lipman, E., Pires, P., Prime, H., Roncadin, C., Salt, M. & Shine, R., 2023, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 11, 1309154.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

1 Scopus citations

The Influence of Bilingual Language Exposure on the Narrative, Social and Pragmatic Abilities of School-Aged Children on the Autism Spectrum

Beauchamp, M. L. H., Rezzonico, S., Bennett, T., Duku, E., Georgiades, S., Kerns, C., Mirenda, P., Richard, A., Smith, I. M., Szatmari, P., Vaillancourt, T., Waddell, C., Zaidman-Zait, A., Zwaigenbaum, L. & Elsabbagh, M., Dec 2023, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 53, 12, p. 4577-4590 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

5 Scopus citations

Variable patterns of daily activity participation across settings in autistic youth: A latent profile transition analysis

Chen, Y. J., Duku, E., Zaidman-Zait, A., Szatmari, P., Smith, I. M., Ungar, W. J., Zwaigenbaum, L., Vaillancourt, T., Kerns, C., Bennett, T., Elsabbagh, M., Thompson, A. & Georgiades, S., Nov 2023, In: Autism. 27, 8, p. 2241-2255 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

3 Scopus citations

2022

Exposure to family stressful life events in autistic children: Longitudinal associations with mental health and the moderating role of cognitive flexibility

Carter Leno, V., Wright, N., Pickles, A., Bedford, R., Zaidman-Zait, A., Kerns, C., Mirenda, P., Zwaigenbaum, L., Duku, E., Bennett, T., Georgiades, S., Smith, I., Vaillancourt, T., Szatmari, P. & Elsabbagh, M., Oct 2022, In: Autism. 26, 7, p. 1656-1667 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

11 Scopus citations

HEARING LOSS AND YOUNG CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT OF EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE: The Role Of Parenting

Ketelaar, L., Lambie, J., Li, B., Eichengreen, A., Zaidman-zait, A. & Rieffe, C., 1 Jan 2022, The Oxford Handbook of Emotional Development. Oxford University Press, p. 234-246 13 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

1 Scopus citations

How well do covariates perform when adjusting for sampling bias in online COVID-19 research? Insights from multiverse analyses

iCARE Study Team, Dec 2022, In: European Journal of Epidemiology. 37, 12, p. 1233-1250 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

8 Scopus citations

Middle-childhood executive functioning mediates associations between early-childhood autism symptoms and adolescent mental health, academic and functional outcomes in autistic children

for the Pathways in ASD Study Team, May 2022, In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines. 63, 5, p. 553-562 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

22 Scopus citations

Predictors of language regression and its association with subsequent communication development in children with autism

Pathways in ASD Study Team, Nov 2022, In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines. 63, 11, p. 1243-1251 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

18 Scopus citations

Resilience from childhood to young adulthood: retrospective perspectives of deaf and hard of hearing people who studied in regular schools

Eichengreen, A., Zaidman-Zait, A., Most, T. & Golik, G., 2022, In: Psychology and Health. 37, 3, p. 331-349 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

11 Scopus citations

Trajectories of Symptom Severity in Children with Autism: Variability and Turning Points through the Transition to School

Georgiades, S., Tait, P. A., McNicholas, P. D., Duku, E., Zwaigenbaum, L., Smith, I. M., Bennett, T., Elsabbagh, M., Kerns, C. M., Mirenda, P., Ungar, W. J., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zaidman-Zait, A., Gentles, S. & Szatmari, P., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 52, 1, p. 392-401 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

33 Scopus citations

2021

Association of Child and Family Attributes with Outcomes in Children with Autism

Szatmari, P., Cost, K. T., Duku, E., Bennett, T., Elsabbagh, M., Georgiades, S., Kerns, C. M., Mirenda, P., Smith, I. M., Ungar, W. J., Vaillancourt, T., Waddell, C., Zaidman-Zait, A. & Zwaigenbaum, L., 29 Mar 2021, In: JAMA network open. 4, 3, e212530.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

29 Scopus citations

Co-occurring trajectories of anxiety and insistence on sameness behaviour in autism spectrum disorder

Baribeau, D. A., Vigod, S., Pullenayegum, E., Kerns, C. M., Mirenda, P., Smith, I. M., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bennett, T., Duku, E., Elsabbagh, M., Georgiades, S., Ungar, W. J., Zaidman Zait, A. & Szatmari, P., Jan 2021, In: British Journal of Psychiatry. 218, 1, p. 20-27 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

38 Scopus citations

Correction to: “Best Things”: Parents Describe Their Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Over Time (Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, (2021), 51, 12, (4560-4574), 10.1007/s10803-021-04890-4)

Cost, K. T., Zaidman-Zait, A., Mirenda, P., Duku, E., Zwaigenbaum, L., Smith, I. M., Ungar, W. J., Kerns, C., Bennett, T., Szatmari, P., Georgiades, S., Waddell, C., Elsabbagh, M. & Vaillancourt, T., Dec 2021, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 51, 12, p. 4575-4576 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

Open Access

1 Scopus citations

Investigating longitudinal associations between parent reported sleep in early childhood and teacher reported executive functioning in school-aged children with autism

Pathways Team, 1 Sep 2021, In: Sleep. 44, 9, zsab122.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

17 Scopus citations

Non-verbal IQ and change in restricted and repetitive behavior throughout childhood in autism: a longitudinal study using the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised

Pathways Team, Dec 2021, In: Molecular Autism. 12, 1, 57.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

19 Scopus citations

Parental ADHD Symptoms and Inhibitory Control in Relation to Parenting Among Mothers of Children With and Without ADHD

Zaidman-Zait, A. & Shilo, I., Feb 2021, In: Journal of Attention Disorders. 25, 3, p. 389-402 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

9 Scopus citations

Profiles and Predictors of Academic and Social School Functioning among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Zaidman-Zait, A., Mirenda, P., Szatmari, P., Duku, E., Smith, I. M., Zwaigenbaum, L., Vaillancourt, T., Kerns, C., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Bennett, T., Georgiades, S., Ungar, W. J. & Elsabbagh, M., 2021, In: Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. 50, 5, p. 656-668 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

21 Scopus citations

“Best Things”: Parents Describe Their Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Over Time

Cost, K. T., Zaidman-Zait, A., Mirenda, P., Duku, E., Zwaigenbaum, L., Smith, I. M., Ungar, W. J., Kerns, C., Bennett, T., Szatmari, P., Georgiades, S., Waddell, C., Elsabbagh, M. & Vaillancourt, T., Dec 2021, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 51, 12, p. 4560-4574 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

16 Scopus citations

2020

Factor analysis of the children's sleep habits questionnaire among preschool children with autism spectrum disorder

Zaidman-Zait, A., Zwaigenbaum, L., Duku, E., Bennett, T., Szatmari, P., Mirenda, P., Smith, I., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Kerns, C., Elsabbagh, M., Georgiades, S., Ungar, W. J., Fombonne, E. & Roberts, W., Feb 2020, In: Research in Developmental Disabilities. 97, 103548.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

26 Scopus citations

Mother–child interaction in families of children with autism: Interpersonal dyadic processes

Rozenblatt-Perkal, Y. & Zaidman-Zait, A., Nov 2020, In: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 79, 101689.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

5 Scopus citations

Parent-Reported Rates and Clinical Correlates of Suicidality in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Longitudinal Study

Hunsche, M. C., Saqui, S., Mirenda, P., Zaidman-Zait, A., Bennett, T., Duku, E., Elsabbagh, M., Georgiades, S., Smith, I. M., Szatmari, P., Ungar, W. J., Vaillancourt, T., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L. & Kerns, C. M., 1 Oct 2020, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 50, 10, p. 3496-3509 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

17 Scopus citations

Pragmatics and peer relationships among deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing adolescents

Zaidman - Zait, A. & Most, T., 1 Nov 2020, In: Pediatrics. 146, 0242J.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

22 Scopus citations

Predictors of longer-term development of expressive language in two independent longitudinal cohorts of language-delayed preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Bal, V. H., Fok, M., Lord, C., Smith, I. M., Mirenda, P., Szatmari, P., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bennett, T., Duku, E., Elsabbagh, M., Georgiades, S., Ungar, W. J. & Zaidman-Zait, A., 1 Jul 2020, In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines. 61, 7, p. 826-835 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

50 Scopus citations

Relationships among Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Siblings: Developing a Sense of Self

Eichengreen, A. & Zaidman-Zait, A., 1 Jan 2020, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 221, 1, p. 43-54 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

14 Scopus citations

Repetitive Behavior Severity as an Early Indicator of Risk for Elevated Anxiety Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Baribeau, D. A., Vigod, S., Pullenayegum, E., Kerns, C. M., Mirenda, P., Smith, I. M., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bennett, T., Duku, E., Elsabbagh, M., Georgiades, S., Ungar, W. J., Zaidman-Zait, A. & Szatmari, P., Jul 2020, In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 59, 7, p. 890-899.e3

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

74 Scopus citations

Temperament influences the relationship between symptom severity and adaptive functioning in children with autism spectrum disorder

Lee, V., Duku, E., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bennett, T., Szatmari, P., Elsabbagh, M., Kerns, C., Mirenda, P., Smith, I. M., Ungar, W. J., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zaidman-Zait, A., Thompson, A. & Georgiades, S., 1 Nov 2020, In: Autism. 24, 8, p. 2057-2070 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

9 Scopus citations

The contribution of maternal executive functions and active coping to dyadic affective dynamics: Children with autism spectrum disorder and their mothers

Zaidman-Zait, A., 1 Apr 2020, In: Autism. 24, 3, p. 645-657 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

6 Scopus citations

The National Autism Database of Israel: a Resource for Studying Autism Risk Factors, Biomarkers, Outcome Measures, and Treatment Efficacy

Dinstein, I., Arazi, A., Golan, H. M., Koller, J., Elliott, E., Gozes, I., Shulman, C., Shifman, S., Raz, R., Davidovitch, N., Gev, T., Aran, A., Stolar, O., Ben-Itzchak, E., Snir, I. M., Israel-Yaacov, S., Bauminger-Zviely, N., Bonneh, Y. S., Gal, E. & Shamay-Tsoory, S. & 25 others, Zait, A. Z., Hadad, B. S., Gross, R., Faroy, M., Bachmat, E., Eran, A., Uzefovsky, F., Flusser, H., Michaelovski, A., Levine, S. Z., Kodesh, A., Gothelf, D., Marom, D., Feldman, H. B., Yosef, D. B., Bloch, A. M., Sadaka, Y., Schtaierman, C., Davidovitch, M., Begin, M., Gabis, L. V., Zachor, D., Menashe, I., Golan, O. & Meiri, G., 1 Sep 2020, In: Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 70, 9, p. 1303-1312 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

Open Access

20 Scopus citations

The quality of the relationship between typically developing children and their siblings with and without intellectual disability: Insights from children's drawings

Zaidman-Zait, A., Yechezkiely, M. & Regev, D., Jan 2020, In: Research in Developmental Disabilities. 96, 103537.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

25 Scopus citations

2019

Assuming ability of youth with autism: Synthesis of methods capturing the first-person perspectives of children and youth with disabilities

Tesfaye, R., Courchesne, V., Yusuf, A., Savion-Lemieux, T., Singh, I., Shikako-Thomas, K., Mirenda, P., Waddell, C., Smith, I. M., Nicholas, D., Szatmari, P., Bennett, T., Duku, E., Georgiades, S., Kerns, C., Vaillancourt, T., Zaidman-Zait, A., Zwaigenbaum, L. & Elsabbagh, M., 1 Nov 2019, In: Autism. 23, 8, p. 1882-1896 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access

43 Scopus citations

The Transition to School among Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Children: Teacher and Parent Perspectives

Zaidman-Zait, A., Poon, B. T., Curle, D., Jamieson, J. R. & Norman, N., 1 Oct 2019, In: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. 24, 4, p. 396-407 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review