Positions

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year Title Altmetric
2018 Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome: A Review of Current Literature, Clinical Approach, and 23-Patient Case Series.  Journal of Child Neurology.  33:233-244. 2018
2018 Developmental sequelae and neurophysiologic substrates of sensory seeking in infant siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder.  Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience.  29:41-53. 2018
2017 A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Metformin for the Treatment of Overweight Induced by Antipsychotic Medication in Young People With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Open-Label Extension.  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.  56:849-856.e6. 2017
2016 Metformin for treatment of overweight induced by atypical antipsychotic medication in young people with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized clinical trial.  JAMA Psychiatry.  73:928-937. 2016
2016 Early Predictors of Growth in Diversity of Key Consonants Used in Communication in Initially Preverbal Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.  46:1013-1024. 2016
2016 Improvement in Social Competence Using a Randomized Trial of a Theatre Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.  46:658-672. 2016
2014 Affective neural response to restricted interests in autism spectrum disorders.  Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.  55:162-171. 2014
2014 Improvement in social deficits in autism spectrum disorders using a theatre-based, peer-mediated intervention 2014
2014 Biobehavioral profiles of arousal and social motivation in autism spectrum disorders.  Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.  55:924-934. 2014
2014 White matter correlates of sensory processing in autism spectrum disorders.  NeuroImage: Clinical.  6:379-387. 2014

Education And Training

  • Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology, Old Dominion University 2002
  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Mississippi State University 1995

    • Full Name

  • Cassandra Newsom