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Deborah Fein

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Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Name and Degrees

  • Deborah Fein, Ph.D.

  • University of Connecticut

  • Department of Psychology, U-20

  • Storrs, CT, USA

Major Appointments (Institution, Location, Dates)

  • University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 1988 – current

  • Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 1979–2000

Major Honors and Awards

  • University of Connecticut Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, 2003–

  • Distinguished Contribution to the Science of Psychology award, Connecticut Psychological Association, 2012

  • Edith Kaplan Award for Outstanding Contributions to Neuropsychology, 2012

Landmark Clinical, Scientific, and Professional Contributions

Deborah Fein has published more than 150 articles and chapters on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) since the late 1970s. Her major contributions span a number of areas, including characterizing children who show optimal outcomes after diagnosis and treatment for autism, screening to promote early detection of autism, developing theoretical models of autism, and writing seminal papers...

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References and Readings

  • Fein, D., & Dunn, M. A. (2007). Autism in your classroom: A general educator’s guide to students with autism spectrum disorders. Bethesda: Woodbine House.

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  • Fein, D., Pennington, B., Markowitz, P., Braverman, M., & Waterhouse, L. (1986). Toward a neuropsychological model of infantile autism: Are the social deficits primary? Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, 25(2), 198–212.

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  • Fein, D., Barton, M., Eigsti, I. M., Kelley, E., Naigles, L., Schultz, R. T., et al. (2013). Optimal outcome in individuals with a history of autism. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 54(2), 195–205.

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  • Fein, D., Helt, M., Brennan, L., & Barton, M. (2015). The activity kit for babies and toddlers at risk: How to use everyday routines to build social and communication skills. New York: Guilford Publications.

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  • Green, L., Fein, D., Modahl, C., Feinstein, C., Waterhouse, L., & Morris, M. (2001). Oxytocin and autistic disorder: Alterations in peptide forms. Biological Psychiatry, 50(8), 609–613.

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  • Hauck, M., Fein, D., Waterhouse, L., & Feinstein, C. (1995). Social initiations by autistic children to adults and other children. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 25(6), 579–595.

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  • Helt, M., Kelley, E., Kinsbourne, M., Pandey, J., Boorstein, H., Herbert, M., & Fein, D. (2008). Can children with autism recover? If so, how? Neuropsychology Review, 18(4), 339–366.

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  • Kaplan, E., Fein, D., Kramer, J., Delis, D. C., & Morris, R. (1999). Wechsler intelligence scale for children–process instrument. San Antonio: Psychological Corporation.

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  • Modahl, C., Green, L. A., Fein, D., Morris, M., Waterhouse, L., Feinstein, C., & Levin, H. (1998). Plasma oxytocin levels in autistic children. Biological Psychiatry, 43(4), 270–277.

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  • Obler, L. K., & Fein, D. E. (1988). The exceptional brain: Neuropsychology of talent and special abilities. New York: Guilford Press.

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  • Robins, D. L., Fein, D., Barton, M. L., & Green, J. A. (2001). The modified checklist for autism in toddlers: An initial study investigating the early detection of autism and pervasive developmental disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 31(2), 131–144.

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  • Robins, D. L., Casagrande, K., Barton, M., Chen, C. M. A., Dumont-Mathieu, T., & Fein, D. (2014). Validation of the modified checklist for autism in toddlers, revised with follow-up (M-CHAT-R/F). Pediatrics, 133(1), 37–45.

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  • Sutera, S., Pandey, J., Esser, E. L., Rosenthal, M. A., Wilson, L. B., Barton, M., et al. (2007). Predictors of optimal outcome in toddlers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37(1), 98–107.

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  • Waterhouse, L., Fein, D., & Modahl, C. (1996). Neurofunctional mechanisms in autism. Psychological Review, 103(3), 457.

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  1. AJ Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Diana L. Robins

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  1. Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, USA

    Fred R. Volkmar

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Robins, D.L. (2017). Deborah Fein. In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102167-1

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