Amy M. Wetherby

13.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Amy M. Wetherby is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Amy M. Wetherby has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 61 papers in Clinical Psychology and 37 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Amy M. Wetherby's work include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (69 papers), Family and Disability Support Research (58 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (33 papers). Amy M. Wetherby is often cited by papers focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (69 papers), Family and Disability Support Research (58 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (33 papers). Amy M. Wetherby collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and United Kingdom. Amy M. Wetherby's co-authors include Barry M. Prizant, Juliann Woods, Catherine Lord, Lindee Morgan, Stacy Shumway, W. Spencer Guthrie, Carol A. Prutting, Nola Watt, Rebecca Landa and Sally J. Rogers and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PEDIATRICS and Child Development.

In The Last Decade

Amy M. Wetherby

86 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions: Empirically Validated Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder

2015 819 citations Amy M. Wetherby, Alycia Halladay et al. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Amy M. Wetherby United States	42	5.9k	4.1k	3.0k	1.9k	1.4k	89	7.2k
Paul J. Yoder United States	48	4.7k 0.8×	3.8k 0.9×	4.6k 1.5×	1.4k 0.7×	910 0.6×	164	7.3k
Linda R. Watson United States	42	4.6k 0.8×	2.6k 0.6×	2.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	134	5.7k
Rhea Paul United States	49	4.7k 0.8×	2.4k 0.6×	4.3k 1.4×	1.4k 0.7×	771 0.5×	119	7.1k
Brooke Ingersoll United States	44	5.3k 0.9×	4.3k 1.0×	2.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	114	6.2k
Pat Mirenda Canada	46	4.6k 0.8×	3.1k 0.7×	2.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	147	7.0k
Ann P. Kaiser United States	47	3.4k 0.6×	5.0k 1.2×	4.3k 1.4×	2.2k 1.1×	935 0.7×	148	7.7k
Brian Reichow United States	40	4.0k 0.7×	2.9k 0.7×	2.1k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	79	5.2k
Susan Hepburn United States	45	4.9k 0.8×	2.5k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	940 0.5×	1.5k 1.1×	109	6.3k
Gregory S. Young United States	42	6.6k 1.1×	3.4k 0.8×	1.6k 0.5×	2.2k 1.2×	1.9k 1.3×	73	7.4k
Peter Mundy United States	49	6.5k 1.1×	3.2k 0.8×	4.6k 1.5×	1.8k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	131	9.1k

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Blackwell, Courtney K., Cindy J. Nowinski, Amy M. Wetherby, et al.. (2025). Development and validation of the NIH Baby Toolbox Social-Emotional Functioning measures. Infant Behavior and Development. 80. 102110–102110. 3 indexed citations

Chambers, Nola, Petrus J. de Vries, & Amy M. Wetherby. (2024). Feasibility of the Autism Navigator^® JumpStart to Coaching in Everyday Activities course in South Africa. Autism. 28(9). 2232–2243.

Guthrie, W. Spencer, Amy M. Wetherby, Juliann Woods, et al.. (2023). The earlier the better: An RCT of treatment timing effects for toddlers on the autism spectrum. Autism. 4064649767–4064649767. 41 indexed citations

Sheldrick, R. Christopher, Alice S. Carter, Emily Feinberg, et al.. (2023). The influence of loss to follow‐up in autism screening research: Taking stock and moving forward. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 65(5). 656–667. 7 indexed citations

Wetherby, Amy M., et al.. (2023). Verbal Responsiveness in Parents of Toddlers With and Without Autism During a Home Observation. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 54(7). 2440–2453. 2 indexed citations

Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie, Somer Bishop, Wendy L. Stone, et al.. (2021). Rethinking autism spectrum disorder assessment for children during COVID‐19 and beyond. Autism Research. 14(11). 2251–2259. 35 indexed citations

Salzman, Emma, Somer Bishop, Marc J. Tassé, et al.. (2021). Systematic Review: Recommendations for Rehabilitation in ASD and ID From Clinical Practice Guidelines. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). 100140–100140. 13 indexed citations

Harrison, Kate, et al.. (2020). Integrating a New Online Autism Screening Tool in Primary Care to Lower the Age of Referral. Clinical Pediatrics. 59(3). 305–309. 8 indexed citations

Morgan, Lindee, et al.. (2020). Measures of early social communication and vocabulary production to predict language outcomes at two and three years in late-talking toddlers. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 51. 366–378. 12 indexed citations

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Morgan, Lindee, et al.. (2019). Psychometric analysis of the repetitive behavior scale‐revised using confirmatory factor analysis in children with autism. Autism Research. 12(9). 1399–1410. 32 indexed citations

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Chambers, Nola, et al.. (2018). Feasibility of utilizing autism navigator® for primary care in South Africa. Autism Research. 11(11). 1511–1521. 6 indexed citations

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Morgan, Lindee, et al.. (2015). Evaluation of Classroom Active Engagement in Elementary Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 46(3). 782–796. 47 indexed citations

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Swineford, Lauren, Audrey Thurm, Gillian Baird, Amy M. Wetherby, & Susan E. Swedo. (2014). Social (pragmatic) communication disorder: a research review of this new DSM-5 diagnostic category. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 6(1). 41–41. 85 indexed citations

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Wetherby, Amy M., et al.. (2014). Examination of Sex Differences in a Large Sample of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Typical Development. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 45(3). 697–706. 69 indexed citations

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Wetherby, Amy M., et al.. (2012). Brief Report: Repetitive Behaviors in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmentally Similar Peers: A Follow Up to Watt et al. (2008). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 42(9). 2006–2012. 29 indexed citations

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Wetherby, Amy M., Nola Watt, Lindee Morgan, & Stacy Shumway. (2006). Social Communication Profiles of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Late in the Second Year of Life. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 37(5). 960–975. 275 indexed citations

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Prizant, Barry M., Amy M. Wetherby, Emily Rubin, & Amy C. Laurent. (2003). The SCERTS Model. Infants & Young Children. 16(4). 296–316. 171 indexed citations

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Wetherby, Amy M. & Barry M. Prizant. (2002). CSBS DP manual : communication and symbolic behavior scales : developmental profile. 46 indexed citations

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Wetherby, Amy M., Steven F. Warren, & Joe Reichle. (1998). Transitions in prelinguistic communication. 183 indexed citations

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Prizant, Barry M. & Amy M. Wetherby. (1998). Understanding the Continuum of Discrete-Trial Traditional Behavioral to Social-Pragmatic Developmental Approaches in Communication Enhancement for Young Children with Autism/PDD. Seminars in Speech and Language. 19(4). 329–353. 87 indexed citations

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