Kathy Leadbitter

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
38 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Kathy Leadbitter is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Kathy Leadbitter has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 34 papers in Clinical Psychology and 17 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Kathy Leadbitter's work include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (36 papers), Family and Disability Support Research (33 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (17 papers). Kathy Leadbitter is often cited by papers focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (36 papers), Family and Disability Support Research (33 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (17 papers). Kathy Leadbitter collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, India and United States. Kathy Leadbitter's co-authors include Jonathan Green, Catherine Aldred, Helen McConachie, Vicky Slonims, Tony Charman, Kristelle Hudry, Kathryn Temple, Patricia Howlin, Karen Leneh Buckle and Richard Emsley and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PEDIATRICS and Developmental Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Kathy Leadbitter

36 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Parent-mediated communication-focused treatment in children with autism (PACT): a randomised controlled trial
    2010 548 citations Jonathan Green, Tony Charman et al. profile →
  2. Autistic Self-Advocacy and the Neurodiversity Movement: Implications for Autism Early Intervention Research and Practice
    2021 189 citations Kathy Leadbitter, Karen Leneh Buckle et al. profile →

Peers

Kathy Leadbitter
Laurie A. Vismara United States
Marsha R. Mailick United States
Annelies de Bildt Netherlands
Vanessa H. Bal United States
Francesco Craig Italy
David Meldrum United Kingdom
Judith S. Miller United States
C Gillberg Sweden
Donna S. Murray United States
Ann Thompson Canada
Laurie A. Vismara United States
Kathy Leadbitter
Citations per year, relative to Kathy Leadbitter Kathy Leadbitter (= 1×) peers Laurie A. Vismara

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kathy Leadbitter

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Leadbitter, Kathy, Lucie Jurek, Bruno Falissard, et al.. (2024). Parent and professional perspectives on implementing the Pediatric Autism Communication Therapy: A mixed-methods analysis. Autism. 29(1). 102–117. 1 indexed citations
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Leadbitter, Kathy, et al.. (2024). Experiences and concerns of parents of children with a 16p11.2 deletion or duplication diagnosis: a reflexive thematic analysis. BMC Psychology. 12(1). 137–137. 1 indexed citations
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Uglik‐Marucha, Nora, et al.. (2024). The Knowledge of Autism Questionnaire-UK: Development and Initial Psychometric Evaluation. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 55(7). 2436–2451. 1 indexed citations
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Carruthers, Sophie, Andrew Pickles, Tony Charman, et al.. (2023). Mediation of 6‐year mid‐childhood follow‐up outcomes after pre‐school social communication (PACT) therapy for autistic children: randomised controlled trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 65(2). 233–244. 10 indexed citations
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Freed, Jenny, et al.. (2023). The impact of subtle language and communication difficulties on the daily lives of autistic children without intellectual disability: Parent perspectives. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. 58(4). 1232–1250. 2 indexed citations
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Jurek, Lucie, Kathy Leadbitter, Bruno Falissard, et al.. (2022). Parental experience of parent-mediated intervention for children with ASD: A systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis. Autism. 27(3). 647–666. 25 indexed citations
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Carruthers, Sophie, Stephanie T. Page, Shalini Ahuja, et al.. (2022). Using implementation science frameworks to explore barriers and facilitators for parents’ use of therapeutic strategies following a parent-mediated autism intervention. Autism. 27(4). 1011–1025. 11 indexed citations
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Leadbitter, Kathy, et al.. (2022). Early Autism Intervention Components Deliverable by Non-specialists in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13. 914750–914750. 2 indexed citations
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Divan, Gauri, Supriya Bhavnani, Kathy Leadbitter, et al.. (2021). Annual Research Review: Achieving universal health coverage for young children with autism spectrum disorder in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a review of reviews. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 62(5). 514–535. 59 indexed citations
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Leadbitter, Kathy, Wendy Macdonald, Carol Taylor, & Karen Leneh Buckle. (2020). Parent perceptions of participation in a parent-mediated communication-focussed intervention with their young child with autism spectrum disorder. Autism. 24(8). 2129–2141. 40 indexed citations
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Leadbitter, Kathy, Catherine Aldred, Helen McConachie, et al.. (2017). The Autism Family Experience Questionnaire (AFEQ): An Ecologically-Valid, Parent-Nominated Measure of Family Experience, Quality of Life and Prioritised Outcomes for Early Intervention. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 48(4). 1052–1062. 46 indexed citations
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Minhas, Ayesha, Vivek Vajaratkar, Gauri Divan, et al.. (2015). Parents’ perspectives on care of children with autistic spectrum disorder in South Asia – Views from Pakistan and India. International Review of Psychiatry. 27(3). 247–256. 79 indexed citations
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Byford, Sarah, Maria Cary, Barbara Barrett, et al.. (2015). Cost-effectiveness analysis of a communication-focused therapy for pre-school children with autism: results from a randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry. 15(1). 316–316. 33 indexed citations
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Hudry, Kristelle, Catherine Aldred, Sarah Wigham, et al.. (2013). Predictors of parent–child interaction style in dyads with autism. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 34(10). 3400–3410. 31 indexed citations
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Barrett, Barbara, Sarah Byford, Jessica Sharac, et al.. (2011). Service and Wider Societal Costs of Very Young Children with Autism in the UK. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2 indexed citations
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Charman, Tony, Catherine Aldred, Vicky Slonims, et al.. (2011). FC14-05 - Parent-mediated communication-focused treatment for preschool children with autism (MRC PACT); a randomised controlled trial. European Psychiatry. 26(S2). 1897–1897. 3 indexed citations
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Cowan, Nelson, et al.. (2010). With development, list recall includes more chunks, not just larger ones.. Developmental Psychology. 46(5). 1119–1131. 19 indexed citations

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