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  1. Rev. December 2024 CURRICULUM VITA STEPHEN MICHAEL EDELSON Autism Research Institute 4182 Adams Avenue San Diego, CA 92116 EducationPh.D. Experimental Psychology, 1985, University of Illinois. M.A. Experimental Psychology, 1982, University of Illinois. B.A. Psychology/Sociology, 1979, University of California, Los Angeles. Professional EmploymentExecutive Director, 2006 to Present, Autism Research Institute, San Diego, CA. Research involves examining issues in autism, including diagnosis, classification, and treatment issues. Director, 1991 to 2006, Center for the Study of Autism. Work involved conducting research on the efficacy of different interventions for people with autism. Research Associate, 1989 to 2006, Autism Research Institute, San Diego, CA. Instructor, 1990 to 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997. Willamette University, Salem, OR. Taught courses in introductory psychology, autism, cognition, and statistics. Consultant, 1988 to 1990, Lanterman Developmental Center, Pomona, CA. Work involves research on classification and physiological correlates of self-injurious behavior as well as evaluation and treatment recommendations for residents. Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1985 to 1989, Pitzer College, Claremont, California. Taught courses in autism, child development, childhood psychopathology, cognition, experimental child psychology, introduction to psychology, and statistics. Consultant, 1985 to 1989, ITX Laboratories, North Hollywood, CA. Work involves curriculum development and evaluation of tutorial computer systems designed for communication and learning handicapped children. Volunteer PositionsBoard Member, 2007 to 2010, Autism Society of America. Member of the Panel of Professional Advisors, 1998 to Present, Autism Society of America, Board Member (2006 to 2008), President (1991 to 2004), Autism Society of Oregon. National Volunteer of the Year, 2000, Honor presented by the Autism Society of America. President, 1992 to 2000, Society for Auditory Intervention Techniques.
  2. Papers and PublicationsNicholas, D., Shafai, F., Edelson, S.M., Bal, V., Nelson, H., Lawson, W., Doherty, M., Geurts, H., Sullivan, W.F., Braden, B.B., Wallace, G.L., Share, M., St. John, L., Amaral, D.G., Whitaker, A., Watters, L., Robson, T., Gauthier, J., Moulanier, S., Perry, L., Stemp, S., Wilkinson, E., Jokinen, N., & Bauman, M.B. (Submitted for publication). Advancing Care Priorities for Health and Quality of Life among Older Autistic Adults and/or Adults with Intellectual Disability: Proceedings of an International Think Tank. Natowicz MR, Bauman ML, Edelson SM. A most important gift: the critical role of postmortem brain tissue in autism science. Front Neurol. 2024 Dec 10;15:1486227. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2024.1486227 Nicholas, D., Shafai, F., Edelson, S.M., Bal, V., Nelson, H., Lawson, W., Doherty, M., Geurts, H., Sullivan, W.F., Braden, B.B., Wallace, G.L., Share, M., St. John, L., Amaral, D.G., Whitaker, A., Watters, L., Robson, T., Gauthier, J., Moulanier, S., Perry, L., Stemp, S., Wilkinson, E., Jokinen, N., & Bauman, M.B. (2024). Supporting quality of life and health among aging autistic persons: A ‘Call to Action.’ Paper presented at the International Society for Autism, Melbourne, Australia. Alexander, D.D., Edelson, S.M., Lunde, S.E., & Berger, D.E. (2024). Pica and autism/pica in developmental disability – Ports of entry. American Journal of Medical and Clinical Research & Reviews, 3(6), 1-22. doi: https://doi.org/10.58372/2835-6276.1184 Edelson, S.M. & Johnson, J.B. (2022, Editors). Understanding and Treating Sleep Disturbances in Autism. London: Jessica Kingsley Press. Edelson, S.M. (2022). Evidence from characteristics and comorbidities suggesting that Asperger syndrome is a subtype of autism spectrum disorder. Genes, 13(2), 274. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13020274 Edelson, S.M. (2022). Understanding challenging behaviors in autism spectrum disorder: A multi-component, interdisciplinary model. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 12, 1127. doi: 10.3390/jpm12071127 Edelson, S.M. (2021). Comparison of autistic individuals who engage in self-injurious behavior, aggression, and both behaviors. Pediatric Reports, 13, 558-565. doi: 10.3390/pediatric13040066Edelson, S.M., Nicholas, D.B., Stoddart, K.P., Bauman, M.B., Mawlam, L., Lawson, W.B., Jose, C., Morris, R., & Wright, S.D. (2021). Strategies for research, practice, and policy for autism in later life: A report from a think tank on aging and autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51(1), 382-390. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04514-3 Edelson, S.M., & Johnson, J.B. (2021, Editors). Understanding and Treating Anxiety in Autism. London: Jessica Kingsley Press. Edelson, S.M., Van de Water, J., & Edelson, M.S.G. (2021). The immune system and anxiety: A case for toxic exposure. In S.M. Edelson & J.B. Johnson (Eds.), Understanding and treating anxiety in autism (pp. 57-66). London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Edelson, S.M. (2020). Overview of various treatment approaches and their impact on several difficult-to-treat conditions. Autism and Developmental Disorders (Russia), 18(3), 38-45. Mahapatra, S., Khokhlovich, E., Martinez, S., Kannel., B., Edelson, S.M., & Vyshedskiy, A. (2020). Longitudinal epidemiological study of autism subgroups using Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC) score. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50(5), 1497-1508. doi: 10.1007/s10803-018-3699-2 Vyshedskiy, A., Khokhlovich, E., Dunn, R., Faisman, A., Elgart, J., Lokshina, L., Gankin, V., Ostrovsky, S., deTorres, L., Edelson, S.M., & Ilyinskii, P.O. (2020). Novel prefrontal synthesis intervention improves language in children with autism. Healthcare, 8(4), 566. doi: 10.3390/healthcare8040566
  3. Edelson S.M. (2019). Research issues involving the biology of autism. Autizm i narušenie razvitiâ [Autism and Developmental Disorders], 17(1), 4–14. doi:10.17759/autdd.2019170102. (In Russian, аbstract in English) Sokhadze, E.M., Kaplan, M., Kotsamanidis-Burg, B., Edelson, S.M., Dombroski, B., & Casanova, M.F. (2019). Effects of wearing ambient prism lenses and visuo-motor training on aberrant and repetitive behaviors and psychophysiological reactivity in children with autism. Published in E.M. Sokhadze, M.F. Casanova (eds.), Autism Spectrum Disorder: Neuromodulation, Neurofeedback, and Sensory Integration Approaches to Research and Treatment. Murfreesboro, TN & Corpus Christi, TX: Foundation for Neurofeedback & Neuromodulation Research Press. Mahapatra, S., Vyshedsky, D., Martinez, S., Kannel, B., Braverman, J., Edelson, S.M., & Vyshedskiy, A. (2018). Autism treatment evaluation checklist (ATEC) norms: A "growth chart" for ATEC score changes as a function of age. Children, 5(2), 25. doi: 10.3390/children5020025 Casanova, E.L., Sharp, J.L., Edelson, S.M., Kelly, D.P., & Casanova, M.F. (2018). A cohort study comparing woman with autism spectrum disorder with and without generalized joint hypermobility. Behavior Sciences, 8(3), 35. doi: 10.3390/bs8030035 Edelson, S.M., & Johnson, J.B. (2016, Editors). Understanding and Treating Self-Injurious Behavior in Autism. London: Jessica Kingsley Press. [wrote introductory and concluding chapters] Frye, R.E., Casanova, M.F., Fatemi, S.H., Folsom, T.D., Reutiman, T.J., Brown, G.L., Edelson, S.M., Slattery, J.C., & Adams, J.B. (2016). Neuropathological mechanisms of seizures in autism spectrum disorder. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 10, 192. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2016.00192. eCollection 2016 Edelson, S.M. (2014, Editor). Infantile autism. London: Jessica Kingsley Press. Dombrokski, B., Kaplan, M., Kotsamanidis-Burg, B., Edelson, S.M., Hensley, M.K., Sokhadze, E.M., & Casanova, M.F. (2014). Effects of ambient prism lenses and visual-motor training on heart rate variability and behavioral outcomes in autism. Cutting-edge therapies for autism (Fourth ed.). Delaware: Skyhorse Publishing. McGinnis, W.R., Audhya, T., & Edelson, S.M. (2013). Proposed toxic and hypoxic impairment of a brainstem locus in autism. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 10, 6955-7000. Frye, R.E., Rossignol, D., Casanova, M.F., Brown, G.L., Martin, V., Edelson, S.M., Coben, R., Lewine, J., Slattery, J.C., Lau, C., Hardy, P., Fatermi, S.H., Folsom, T.D., Macfabe, D., & Adams, J.B. (2013). A review of traditional and novel treatments for seizures in autism spectrum disorder: Fidnings from a systematic review and expert panel. Frontiers in Public Health, 1, 31. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2013.00031McGinnis, W.R., Miller, Veronica, V.M., Audhya, T., & Edelson, S.M. (2010). Neurotoxic brainstem impairment as proposed threshold event in autism regression. Published in A. Chauhan, V. Chauhan, V.T. Brown (eds.), Autism: Oxidative stress, inflammation, and immune abnormalities. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. Boris, M., Kaiser, C.C., Goldblatt, A., Elice, M.W., Edelson, S.M., Adams, J.B. & Feinstein, D.L. (2007). Effect of pioglitazone treatment on behavioral symptoms in autistic children. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 4, 3-9. Edelson, S.M., & Rimland, B. (editors, 2006). Recovering Autistic Children. San Diego: Autism Research Institute. Update of previously published book Treating Autism (2003)
  4. Boris, M., Goldblatt, A., & Edelson, S.M. (2005). Improvement in children with autism treated with intravenous gamma globulin. Journal of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine, 15, 169-176. Edelson, S.M., & Rimland, B. (editors, 2003). Treating Autism: Parent Stories of Hope and Success. San Diego: Autism Research Institute. Editor (1995-2001), of “the net,” a publication of the Autism Society of Oregon (Salem, Oregon). Edelson, S.M., Arin, D., Bauman, M., Lukas, S.E., Rudy, J.H., Sholar, M., & Rimland, B. (1999). Auditory integration training: A double-blind study of behavioral, electrophysiological, and audiometric effects in autistic subjects. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 14, 73-81. Kaplan, M., Rimland, B., & Edelson, S.M. (1999). Strabismus in autism. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 14, 124-140. Edelson, S.M., Edelson, M.G., Kerr, D., & Grandin, T. (1999). Physiological and behavioral changes of deep pressure: A pilot study investigating the efficacy of Temple Grandin's Hug Machine. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 53, 145-152. Edelson, M.G., Edelson, S.M., & Jung, S. (1998). Assessing the intelligence of individuals with autism: a cross- cultural replication of the usefulness of the TONI. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 13, 221-227. Kaplan, M., Edelson, S.M., & Seip, J. (1998). Behavioral Changes in Autistic Individuals as a Result of Wearing Prism Yoke Lenses. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 29, 65-76. Rimland, B., & Edelson, S.M. (1998). Auditory integration training in children with autism [Letter to the Editor]. Autism, 2, 91-92. Edelson, M.G., Edelson, S.M., & Timmons-Schubert, D. (1998). Factors predicting intelligence on the TONI in individuals with autism. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 13, 17- 26. Rimland, B., & Edelson, S.M. (1998). Response to Howlin on the value of auditory integration training [Letter to the Editor]. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 28, 153-154. Edelson, S.M., Rimland, B., Berger, C., & Billings, D. (1998). Brief report: Evaluation of a mechanical device for transitioning from facilitated communication to independence. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 28, 153-157. Brodsky, M.C., Barber, L.G., Lam, B.L., Merin, L.M., & Edelson, S.M. (1996). Neuro-ophthalmologic findings in the Asperger Disorder. Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, 16, 185-187. Rimland, B., & Edelson, S.M. (1995). Auditory Integration Training: A Pilot Study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 25, 61-70. Rimland, B., & Edelson, S.M. (1994). The effects of auditory integration training in autism. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 5, 16-24. Rimland, B., & Edelson, S.M. (1994). Is theory better than chicken soup? American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 5, 38-40. Edelson, S.M., Dean, D., Bongiorno, N., Ackerland, V.L., Edelson, M.G., & Jones, A. (1992) Characteristics of self-injurious behavior in the developmentally disabled: Survey of a large state residential facility. Technical Report, Lanterman Developmental Center, Pomona, CA.
  5. Edelson, S.M., Dean, D., & Jones, A. (1989). An examination of catecholamine levels in the urine of mentally retarded individuals who engage in self-injurious behavior. Technical Report, Lanterman Developmental Center, Pomona, CA. Knoppel, C.A., & Edelson, S.M. (1989). Teachers and technology. Instruction Delivery Systems, 3, 6-9. Knoppel, C.A., & Edelson, S.M. (1988). 'Critical Mass' and the interactive videodisc. Instruction Delivery Systems, 2, 9-12. Medin, D.L., & Edelson, S.M. (1988). Problem structure and the use of base rate information from experience. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 117, 68-85. Edelson, S.M. (1984). Implications of sensory stimulation in self-destructive behavior. American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 89, 140-145. Edelson, S.M., Taubman, M.T., & Lovaas, I.O. (1983). Some social contexts to self-destructive behavior. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 11, 299-311. Medin, D.L., Altom, M.W., Edelson, S.M., & Freko, D. (1982). Correlated symptoms and simulated medical classification. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 8, 37-50.
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