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

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

Islam R; Azim SI; Masi A; Klein L; Eapen V, 2021, 'Behavioural Concerns of Children on the Autism Spectrum and the Impact on Parental Quality of Life', , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-330735/v1

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

Conference Abstracts

Woolfenden S; Ostojic K; Karem I; Paget S; Berg A; Bernett H; Scott T; Martin T; Dee-Price B-J; McIntyre S; Smithers-Sheedy H; Mimmo L; Masi A; Scarcella M; Chambers G; Zwi K; Dale R; Eapen V; Lingam R; Strnadova I, 2024, 'EPIC-CP pilot trial: a multi-centre, randomised controlled trial investigating the feasibility and acceptability of social prescribing for Australian children with cerebral palsy', in International Journal of Integrated Care, Ubiquity Press, Vol. 24, presented at 3rd Asia Pacific Conference on Integrated Care, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.APIC3175

Preprints

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 S-T; 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, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2395297/v1

Dullur P; Joseph J; Diaz AM; Lin P-I; Jairam R; Davies R; Masi A; Shulruf B; Eapen V, 2022, Screening for Media Use in the Emergency Department Among Young Australians: Cross-sectional Study (Preprint), http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.42986

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