By Dr Anne Masi

Journal articles

Karlov L; Masi A; Diaz AM; Khan F; Winata T; Gilbert M; Nair R; Dissanayake C; Barbaro J; Eapen V; Woolfenden S; Williams K; Unwin K; Tam CWM; Ong N; Lingam R; Liaw ST; Kohlhoff J; Jalaludin B; Hasan I; Eastwood J; Descallar J; Abdullahi I, 2025, 'A Preliminary Trial of an Early Surveillance Program for Autism and Developmental Delays within General Practices', Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 37, pp. 279 - 289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10882-024-09952-w

Ostojic K; Karem I; Dee-Price BJ; Paget SP; Berg A; Burnett H; Scott TR; Strnadová I; Woolfenden SR; Azmatullah S; Cadiri M; Calderan J; Chambers G; Dale R; Rojas DD; Eapen V; Henry G; Lingam R; Martin T; Masi A; McIntyre S; Mimmo L; Mohamed M; Olaso A; Scarcella M; Scott T; Shiva S; Smithers-Sheedy H; Stojanovic V; van Hoek D; van Hoek M; Vasquez J; Wallace S; Wilkinson A; Woodbury M; Zacharko J; Zwi K, 2025, 'Development of a new social prescribing intervention for families of children with cerebral palsy', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 67, pp. 223 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.16039

Yeoh A; Ostojic K; Berg A; Garg A; Mcintyre S; Scott T; Eapen V; Woolfenden S; Paget S; Azmatullah S; Burnett H; Cadiri M; Calderan J; Chambers G; Dale R; Dee-Price BJ; Rojas DD; Henry G; Karem I; Lingam R; Martin T; Masi A; Mimmo L; Mohamed M; Olaso A; Scarcella M; Scott T; Shiva S; Smithers-Sheedy H; Stojanovic V; Strnadová I; van Hoek D; van Hoek M; Vasquez J; Wilkinson A; Woodbury M; Zacharko J; Zwi K, 2025, 'Sociodemographic and clinical indicators of children and young people with cerebral palsy and reported unmet social needs', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 67, pp. 245 - 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.16041

Azim SI; Mallitt KA; Wong TY; Lin PI; Lam-Cassettari C; Masi A; Diaz AM; Montgomery A; McHugh C; Whitehouse A; Dadds MR; Eapen V, 2025, 'Co-occurring Neurodevelopmental Conditions in Children: Advocating for Transdiagnostic Approach to Assessments', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-025-06983-w

Wong TY; Azim SI; Lam-Cassettari C; Lin P-I; Mendoza Diaz A; Montgomery A; Masi A; Mallitt K-A; Whitehouse A; Dadds MR; Eapen V, 2025, 'Co-design of the neurodevelopment assessment scale.', Front Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 4, pp. 1497632, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frcha.2025.1497632

Mathew NE; McCaffrey D; Walker AK; Mallitt KA; Masi A; Morris MJ; Ooi CY, 2024, 'The search for gastrointestinal inflammation in autism: a systematic review and meta-analysis of non-invasive gastrointestinal markers', Molecular Autism, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-023-00575-0

Lin PI; John JR; Masi A; Ong LK; Mathew NE; Moni MA; Eapen V; Walker AK, 2024, 'The relationship between hair cortisol concentration and autism diagnosis', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 176, pp. 68 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.05.052

Ostojic K; Karem I; Paget S; Berg A; Burnett H; Scott T; Martin T; Dee-Price BJ; McIntyre S; Smithers-Sheedy H; Mimmo L; Masi A; Scarcella M; Azmatullah S; Calderan J; Mohamed M; Olaso A; Van Hoek M; Van Hoek D; Woodbury M; Wilkinson A; Chambers G; Zwi K; Dale R; Eapen V; Lingam R; Strnadová I; Woolfenden S, 2024, 'EPIC-CP pilot trial study protocol: A multicentre, randomised controlled trial investigating the feasibility and acceptability of social prescribing for Australian children with cerebral palsy', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076304

Eapen V; Islam R; Azim SI; Masi A; Klein L; Karlov L, 2024, 'Factors Impacting Parental Quality of Life in Preschool Children on the Autism Spectrum', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 54, pp. 943 - 954, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05848-w

Yap CX; Henders AK; Alvares GA; Wood DLA; Krause L; Tyson GW; Restuadi R; Wallace L; McLaren T; Hansell NK; Cleary D; Grove R; Hafekost C; Harun A; Holdsworth H; Jellett R; Khan F; Lawson LP; Leslie J; Frenk ML; Masi A; Mathew NE; Muniandy M; Nothard M; Miller JL; Nunn L; Holtmann G; Strike LT; de Zubicaray GI; Thompson PM; McMahon KL; Wright MJ; Visscher PM; Dawson PA; Dissanayake C; Eapen V; Heussler HS; McRae AF; Whitehouse AJO; Wray NR; Gratten J, 2024, 'Erratum: Autism-related dietary preferences mediate autism-gut microbiome associations (Cell (2021) 184(24) (5916–5931.e17), (S0092867421012319), (10.1016/j.cell.2021.10.015))', Cell, 187, pp. 495 - 510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.12.001

Kauley N; John JR; Barr KR; Wu WT; Grove R; Masi A; Eapen V, 2024, 'Predicting Communication Skills Outcomes for Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Following Early Intervention', Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 20, pp. 35 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S435740

Di Mento B; John JR; Diaz AM; Lin PI; Masi A; Grove R; Eapen V, 2024, 'Sex Differences in the Broad Autism Phenotype: Insights from the Australian Biobank', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06466-4

Barbaro J; Winata T; Gilbert M; Nair R; Khan F; Lucien A; Islam R; Masi A; Diaz AM; Dissanayake C; Karlov L; Descallar J; Eastwood J; Hasan I; Jalaludin B; Kohlhoff J; Liaw ST; Lingam R; Ong N; Tam CWM; Woolfenden S; Eapen V, 2023, 'General practitioners’ perspectives regarding early developmental surveillance for autism within the australian primary healthcare setting: a qualitative study', BMC Primary Care, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-023-02121-6

Montgomery A; Masi A; Whitehouse A; Veenstra-VanderWeele J; Shuffrey L; Shen MD; Karlov L; Uljarevic M; Alvares G; Woolfenden S; Silove N; Eapen V, 2023, 'Identification of subgroups of children in the Australian Autism Biobank using latent class analysis', Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13034-023-00565-3

Wright DC; Baluyot ML; Carmichael J; Darmanian A; Jose N; Ngo C; Heaps LS; Yendle A; Holman K; Ziso S; Khan F; Masi A; Silove N; Eapen V, 2023, 'Saliva DNA: An alternative biospecimen for single nucleotide polymorphism chromosomal microarray analysis in autism', American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 191, pp. 2913 - 2920, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.63400

Hussain A; John JR; Dissanayake C; Frost G; Girdler S; Karlov L; Masi A; Alach T; Eapen V, 2023, 'Sociocultural factors associated with detection of autism among culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia', BMC Pediatrics, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04236-2

Trembath D; Stainer M; Caithness T; Dissanayake C; Eapen V; Fordyce K; Frewer V; Frost G; Hudry K; Iacono T; Mahler N; Masi A; Paynter J; Pye K; Quan S; Shellshear L; Sutherland R; Sievers S; Thirumanickam A; Westerveld MF; Tucker M, 2023, 'Spoken Language Change in Children on the Autism Spectrum Receiving Community-Based Interventions', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53, pp. 2232 - 2245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05511-4

Ostojic K; Paget S; Martin T; Dee-Price BJ; McIntyre S; Smithers Sheedy H; Mimmo L; Burnett H; Scott T; Berg A; Masi A; Scarcella M; Calderan J; Azmatullah S; Mohamed M; Woodbury M; Wilkinson A; Zwi K; Dale R; Eapen V; Lingam R; Strnadová I; Woolfenden S, 2023, 'Codesigning a social prescribing pathway to address the social determinant of health concerns of children with cerebral palsy and their families in Australia: A protocol for a mixed-methods formative research study', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066346

Yap CX; Henders AK; Alvares GA; Giles C; Huynh K; Nguyen A; Wallace L; McLaren T; Yang Y; Hernandez LM; Gandal MJ; Hansell NK; Cleary D; Grove R; Hafekost C; Harun A; Holdsworth H; Jellett R; Khan F; Lawson LP; Leslie J; Levis Frenk M; Masi A; Mathew NE; Muniandy M; Nothard M; Miller JL; Nunn L; Strike LT; Cadby G; Moses EK; Hung J; Hui J; Beilby J; de Zubicaray GI; Thompson PM; McMahon KL; Wright MJ; Visscher PM; Dawson PA; Dissanayake C; Eapen V; Heussler HS; Whitehouse AJO; Meikle PJ; Wray NR; Gratten J, 2023, 'Interactions between the lipidome and genetic and environmental factors in autism', Nature Medicine, 29, pp. 936 - 949, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02271-1

Dullur P; Joseph J; Diaz AM; Lin PI; Jairam R; Davies R; Masi A; Shulruf B; Eapen V, 2023, 'Screening for Media Use in the Emergency Department among Young Australians: Cross-sectional Study', Jmir Formative Research, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/42986

Eapen V; Winata T; Gilbert M; Nair R; Khan F; Lucien A; Islam R; Masi A; Lam-Cassettari C; Mendoza Diaz A; Dissanayake C; Karlov L; Descallar J; Eastwood J; Hasan I; Jalaludin B; Kohlhoff J; Liaw ST; Lingam R; Ong N; Tam CWM; Woolfenden S; Barbaro J; Liaw T, 2022, 'Parental experience of an early developmental surveillance programme for autism within Australian general practice: A qualitative study', BMJ Open, 12, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064375

Mathew NE; Mallitt KA; Masi A; Katz T; Walker AK; Morris MJ; Ooi CY, 2022, 'Dietary intake in children on the autism spectrum is altered and linked to differences in autistic traits and sensory processing styles', Autism Research, 15, pp. 1824 - 1839, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2798

Lane AE; Simpson K; Masi A; Grove R; Moni MA; Montgomery A; Roberts J; Silove N; Whalen O; Whitehouse AJO; Eapen V, 2022, 'Patterns of sensory modulation by age and sex in young people on the autism spectrum', Autism Research, 15, pp. 1840 - 1854, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2762

Woolfenden S; Farrar MA; Eapen V; Masi A; Wakefield CE; Badawi N; Novak I; Nassar N; Lingam R; Dale RC, 2022, 'Delivering paediatric precision medicine: Genomic and environmental considerations along the causal pathway of childhood neurodevelopmental disorders', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 64, pp. 1077 - 1084, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.15289

Leonard H; Montgomery A; Wolff B; Strumpher E; Masi A; Woolfenden S; Williams K; Eapen V; Finlay-Jones A; Whitehouse A; Symons M; Licari M; Varcin K; Alvares G; Evans K; Downs J; Glasson E, 2022, 'A systematic review of the biological, social, and environmental determinants of intellectual disability in children and adolescents', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.926681

Lin PI; Masi A; Moni MA; Kummerfeld S; Eapen V, 2022, 'Genetic Pathways Associated With Sleep Problems in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.904091

Masi A; Moni MA; Azim SI; Choi B; Heussler H; Lin PI; Diaz AM; Eapen V, 2022, 'Clinical and behavioral attributes leading to sleep disorders in children on the autism spectrum', Autism Research, 15, pp. 1274 - 1287, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2745

Masi A; Azim SI; Khan F; Karlov L; Eapen V, 2022, 'Dissemination of Early Intervention Program for Preschool Children on the Autism Spectrum into Community Settings: An Evaluation', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052555

Trembath D; Stainer M; Caithness T; Dissanayake C; Eapen V; Fordyce K; Frewer V; Frost G; Hudry K; Iacono T; Mahler N; Masi A; Paynter J; Pye K; Quan S; Shellshear L; Sutherland R; Sievers S; Thirumanickam A; Westerveld MF; Tucker M, 2022, 'Correction to: Spoken Language Change in Children on the Autism Spectrum Receiving Community-Based Interventions (Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, (2022), 10.1007/s10803-022-05511-4)', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05633-9

Eapen V; Woolfenden S; Schmied V; Jalaludin B; Lawson K; Liaw ST; Lingam R; Page A; Cibralic S; Winata T; Mendoza Diaz A; Lam-Cassettari C; Burley J; Boydell K; Lin P; Masi A; Katz I; Dadich A; Preddy J; Bruce J; Raman S; Kohlhoff J; Descallar J; Karlov L; Kaplun C; Arora A; Di Mento B; Smead M; Doyle K; Grace R; McClean T; Blight V; Wood A; Raine KH; Lin P, 2021, '“Watch Me Grow- Electronic (WMG-E)” surveillance approach to identify and address child development, parental mental health, and psychosocial needs: study protocol', BMC Health Services Research, 21, pp. 1240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07243-0

Yap CX; Alvares GA; Henders AK; Lin T; Wallace L; Farrelly A; McLaren T; Berry J; Vinkhuyzen AAE; Trzaskowski M; Zeng J; Yang Y; Cleary D; Grove R; Hafekost C; Harun A; Holdsworth H; Jellett R; Khan F; Lawson L; Leslie J; Levis Frenk M; Masi A; Mathew NE; Muniandy M; Nothard M; Visscher PM; Dawson PA; Dissanayake C; Eapen V; Heussler HS; Whitehouse AJO; Wray NR; Gratten J, 2021, 'Analysis of common genetic variation and rare CNVs in the Australian Autism Biobank', Molecular Autism, 12, pp. 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-020-00407-5

Masi A; Azim SI; Lam-Cassettari C; Dadds M; Diaz AM; Henry G; Karlov L; Lin PI; Mallitt KA; Montgomery A; Strnadová I; Whitehouse A; Eapen V; Mendoza Diaz A, 2021, 'Co-design of a neurodevelopment assessment scale: A study protocol', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, pp. 12837, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312837

Yap CX; Henders AK; Alvares GA; Wood DLA; Krause L; Tyson GW; Restuadi R; Wallace L; McLaren T; Hansell NK; Cleary D; Grove R; Hafekost C; Harun A; Holdsworth H; Jellett R; Khan F; Lawson LP; Leslie J; Frenk ML; Masi A; Mathew NE; Muniandy M; Nothard M; Miller JL; Nunn L; Holtmann G; Strike LT; de Zubicaray GI; Thompson PM; McMahon KL; Wright MJ; Visscher PM; Dawson PA; Dissanayake C; Eapen V; Heussler HS; McRae AF; Whitehouse AJO; Wray NR; Gratten J, 2021, 'Autism-related dietary preferences mediate autism-gut microbiome associations', Cell, 184, pp. 5916 - 5931.e17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2021.10.015

Burnett D; Masi A; Diaz AM; Rizzo R; Lin PI; Eapen V; Mendoza Diaz A, 2021, 'Distress levels of parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic: A comparison between Italy and Australia', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, pp. 11066, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111066

Masi A; DIssanayake C; Alach T; Cameron K; Fordyce K; Frost G; Grove R; Heussler H; Silove N; Sulek R; Tucker M; Williams K; Eapen V, 2021, 'Clinical outcomes and associated predictors of early intervention in autism spectrum disorder: A study protocol', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047290

Hodge MA; Boulton KA; Sutherland R; Barnett D; Bennett B; Chan E; Cramsie J; Drevensek S; Eapen V; Ganesalingam K; Masi A; Ong N; Williamsz M; Guastella AJ; Silove N, 2021, 'Predictors of adaptive functioning in preschool aged children with autism spectrum disorder', Autism Research, 14, pp. 1444 - 1455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2501

Masi A; Mendoza Diaz A; Tully L; Azim SI; Woolfenden S; Efron D; Eapen V, 2021, 'Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the well-being of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their parents', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 57, pp. 631 - 636, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.15285

Barbaro J; Masi A; Gilbert M; Nair R; Abdullahi I; Descallar J; Dissanayake C; Eastwood J; Hasan I; Jalaludin B; Karlov L; Khan F; Kohlhoff J; Liaw ST; Lingam R; Mendoza Diaz A; Ong N; Tam CWM; Unwin K; Woolfenden S; Eapen V, 2021, 'A Multistate Trial of an Early Surveillance Program for Autism Within General Practices in Australia', Frontiers in Pediatrics, 9, pp. 640359, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.640359

Trembath D; Sutherland R; Caithness T; Dissanayake C; Eapen V; Fordyce K; Frost G; Iacono T; Mahler N; Masi A; Paynter J; Pye K; Reilly S; Rose V; Sievers S; Thirumanickam A; Westerveld M; Tucker M, 2021, 'Clinician Proposed Predictors of Spoken Language Outcomes for Minimally Verbal Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51, pp. 564 - 575, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04550-z

McDonald J; Milne S; Masi A; Zieba J; Eapen V, 2021, 'Where are they now? An autism follow-up study', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 57, pp. 251 - 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.15193

Chen N; Miller S; Milbourn B; Black MH; Fordyce K; Van Der Watt G; Alach T; Masi A; Frost G; Tucker M; Eapen V; Girdler S, 2020, '“The big wide world of school”: Supporting children on the autism spectrum to successfully transition to primary school: Perspectives from parents and early intervention professionals', Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, 8, pp. 91 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.21307/sjcapp-2020-009

Alvares GA; Dawson PA; Dissanayake C; Eapen V; Gratten J; Grove R; Henders A; Heussler H; Lawson L; Masi A; Raymond E; Rose F; Wallace L; Wray NR; Whitehouse AJO, 2018, 'Study protocol for the Australian autism biobank: an international resource to advance autism discovery research', BMC Pediatrics, 18, pp. 284, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-1255-z

Patel S; Masi A; Dale RC; Whitehouse AJO; Pokorski I; Alvares GA; Hickie IB; Breen E; Guastella AJ, 2018, 'Social impairments in autism spectrum disorder are related to maternal immune history profile.', Mol Psychiatry, 23, pp. 1794 - 1797, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/mp.2017.201

Masi A; Lampit A; DeMayo MM; Glozier N; Hickie IB; Guastella AJ, 2017, 'A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of pharmacological and dietary supplement interventions in paediatric autism: moderators of treatment response and recommendations for future research.', Psychol Med, 47, pp. 1323 - 1334, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291716003457

Masi A; DeMayo MM; Glozier N; Guastella AJ, 2017, 'An Overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Heterogeneity and Treatment Options.', Neurosci Bull, 33, pp. 183 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12264-017-0100-y

Masi A; Breen EJ; Alvares GA; Glozier N; Hickie IB; Hunt A; Hui J; Beilby J; Ravine D; Wray J; Whitehouse AJO; Guastella AJ, 2017, 'Cytokine levels and associations with symptom severity in male and female children with autism spectrum disorder.', Mol Autism, 8, pp. 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-017-0176-2

Masi A; Glozier N; Dale R; Guastella AJ, 2017, 'The Immune System, Cytokines, and Biomarkers in Autism Spectrum Disorder.', Neurosci Bull, 33, pp. 194 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12264-017-0103-8

Masi A; Lampit A; Glozier N; Hickie IB; Guastella AJ, 2015, 'Predictors of placebo response in pharmacological and dietary supplement treatment trials in pediatric autism spectrum disorder: a meta-analysis.', Transl Psychiatry, 5, pp. e640, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/tp.2015.143

Masi A; Quintana DS; Glozier N; Lloyd AR; Hickie IB; Guastella AJ, 2015, 'Cytokine aberrations in autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Molecular Psychiatry, 20, pp. 440 - 446, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/mp.2014.59

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