Publications

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2020

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Kölbel, M.; Kirkham, F.J.; Dimitriou, D. Developmental Profile of Sleep and Its Potential Impact on Daytime Functioning from Childhood to Adulthood in Sickle Cell Anaemia. Brain Sci. 2020, 10, 981. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/10/12/981

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Mughal, R., Hill, C. M., Joyce, A., & Dimitriou, D. (2020). Sleep and Cognition in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Brain Sciences, 10(11), 863.

 

Mughal, R., Joyce, A., Hill, C., & Dimitriou, D. (2020). Sleep disturbance as a predictor of anxiety in children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and typically developing children. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 101, 103610.

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​Lois, M., Mandy, W., Pavlopoulou, G., & Dimitriou, D. (In press). Autistic adults’ personal experiences of navigating a social world before and during the Covid-19 lockdown period in Spain. 

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2019

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Pavlopoulou, G., & Dimitriou, D. (2019). ‘I don't live with autism; I live with my sister’. Sisters’ accounts on growing up with their preverbal autistic siblings. Research in developmental disabilities, 88, 1-15.

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Knight, F. L. C., & Dimitriou, D. (2019). Poor sleep has negative implications for children with and without ADHD, but in different ways. Behavioral sleep medicine, 17(4), 423-436.

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Joyce, A., Hill, C. M., Karmiloff-Smith, A., & Dimitriou, D. (2019). A cross-syndrome comparison of sleep-dependent learning on a cognitive procedural task. American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities, 124(4), 339-353.

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2018

 

Hayton, J., Wall, K., & Dimitriou, D. (2018). Get your coat: examining the development of independent dressing skills in young children with visual impairment, Down syndrome and typically developing children. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 1-16.

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2017

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Mughal, R. & Dimitriou, D.  (2017). Sleep, maladaptive behaviour and language acquisition in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Sleep Medicine., 40, E231.

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Joyce, A., & Dimitriou, D. (2017). Sleep‐disordered breathing and cognitive functioning in preschool children with and without Down syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 61(8), 778-791.

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Pino, M. C., Mazza, M., Mariano, M., Peretti, S., Dimitriou, D., Masedu, F., ... & Franco, F. (2017). Simple mindreading abilities predict complex theory of mind: Developmental delay in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 47(9), 2743-2756.

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Ashworth, A., Hill, C.M., Karmiloff-Smith, A. & Dimitriou, D. (2017). A cross-syndrome study of the differential effects of sleep on declarative memory consolidation in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Developmental Science.

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BinEid, W., Chua, B., & Dimitriou, D. (2017). Poor sleep in teenagers with autism and typical development in Saudi Arabia. Sleep Medicine, 40, e35.

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Jawed, A., & Dimitriou, D. (2017). Sleep related cognitive functioning in young women with eating disorders. Sleep Medicine, 40, e148.

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2016

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Hill, C. M., Carroll, A., Dimitriou, D., Gavlak, J., Heathcote, K., L’Esperance, V., Baya, A., Webster, R., Pushpandathan, M., Bucks, R. S. (2016). Polysomnography in Bolivian Children Native to High Altitude Compared to Children Native to Low Altitude. Sleep. 39(12):2149-2155. doi: 10.5665/sleep.6316

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Hill, C. M., Baya, A., Gavlak, J., Carroll, A., Heathcote, K., Dimitriou, D., L’Esperance, V., Webster, R., Holloway, J., Virues-Ortega, J., Kirkham, F., Bucks, R., & Hogan, A. (2016). Adaptation to life in the High Andes: Nocturnal Oxyhemoglobin Saturation in Early Development. Sleep. 39(5):1001 doi:10.5665/sleep.5740

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2015

 

Sniecinska-Cooper, A. M., Shah, A. J., Dimitriou, D., Iles, R. K., Butler, S. A., & Bayford, R. (2015). Determination of urinary cortisol, cortisone and 6-sulfatoxymelatonin using dilute and shoot ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences, 978-979, 18-23. doi:10.1016/j.jchromb.2014.11.016

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Van Herwegen, J., Smith, T. J., & Dimitriou, D. (2015). Exploring different explanations for performance on a theory of mind task in Williams syndrome and autism using eye movements. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 45-46,202-209. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2015.07.024

Ashworth, A., Hill, C. M., Karmiloff-Smith, A., & Dimitriou, D. (2015). A cross-syndrome study of the differential effects of sleep on declarative memory consolidation in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Developmental Science. DOI: 10.1111/desc.12383.

Dimitriou, D., Le Cornu Knight, F., & Milton, P. (2015). The Role of Environmental Factors on Sleep patterns and School Performance in Adolescents. Frontiers in Psychology. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01717

2014

Sniecinska, A., Iles, R. K., Butler, S. A., Jones, H., Bayford, R., & Dimitriou, D. (2014). Sleep disturbances, elevated cortisol and low melatonin in children with Williams syndrome. Sleep Medicine.

Anna Maria Sniecinska-Coopera, Ajit Jesang Shaha, Dagmara Dimitriou, Stephen Andrew Butler, Ray Iles, Richard Bayforda (2014). Determination of Urinary Cortisol, Cortisone and 6-Sulfatoxymelatonin using dilute and shoot Ultra-High Pressure Liquid Chromatography- Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography.

Dimitriou, D., Leonard, H., Karmiloff-Smith, A., Johnson, M.H., & Thomas, M. S. C (2014). Cross-syndrome comparison of configural face processing: Autism, Down syndrome and Williams syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. DOI: 10.1111/jir.12141

Ashworth, A., Hill, C. M., Karmiloff-Smith, A. & Dimitriou, D., (2014). Sleep enhances learning in children. Journal of Sleep Research. Jun;23(3):302-8. doi: 10.1111/jsr.12119

Hill CM, Dimitriou D, Baya A, Heathcote K, Paul A, Gavlak J, L’Esperance V, Bucks RS (2014). Cognitive performance in high altitude Andean residents compared to low altitude populations: from childhood to older age. Neuropsychology, 28(5): 752-760.

Fabia Franco, Shoji Itakura, Krystyna Pomorska, Anna Abramowski, Kozue Nikaido and Dagmara Dimitriou.Can children with Autism read emotions from eyes? The Eye-Test revisited (2014). Research in Developmental Disabilities.

Anna Ashworth, Catherine M. Hill, Annette Karmiloff-Smith & Dagmara Dimitriou (2014).The Importance of Sleep: Attentional Problems in School-Aged Children With Down Syndrome and Williams Syndrome. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 15:1-17.
 

2013

Axelsson, E., Hill, C, Sadeh, A., Dimitriou, D. (2013). Sleep problems and language in toddlers with Williams syndrome. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34, 3988–3996.

Dimitriou, D., Sniecinska, A. & Iles, R. (2013). Abnormal endocrine and behavioural sleep markers in a child with Williams syndrome and siblings. Journal of Sleep Disorders & Therapy. 2: 108. doi:10.4172/2167-0277.1000108

Anna Ashworth, Catherine M. Hill, Annette Karmiloff-Smith & Dagmara Dimitriou (2013). Cross syndrome comparison of sleep problems in children with Down syndrome and Williams syndrome. Research in Developmental Disabilities

Dimitriou, D., Hill, C. M., Ashworth, A., & Karmiloff-Smith, A. (2013). Impaired sleep related learning in children with Williams syndrome. Pediatrics Research International Journal.

Van Herwegen, J. Dimitriou, D. & Rundblad, G. (2013). Development of novel metaphor and metonymy comprehension in typically developing children and Williams syndrome. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34(4), pp. 1300-1311. ISSN (print) 0891-4222

Van Herwegen, J. Dimitriou, D. & Rundblad, G. (2013). Performance on verbal and low-verbal theory of mind tasks in children with Williams Syndrome. Journal of Communication Disorders, 46(5-6), pp. 440-448. ISSN (print) 0021-9924

Published papers under Annaz

Leonard, H.C., Annaz, D., Karmiloff-Smith, A., & Johnson, M.H. (2013). Reduced reliance on optimal facial information for identity recognition in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Cognition and Development, 14(3), 467-479.

Whayte, S., McCaughey, E., Holley, S., Annaz, D., & Hill, C.M. (2012). Sleep problems in children with cerebral palsy and their relationship with maternal sleep and depression. Acta Paediatrica, 101, Issue 6, 618–623.

Annaz, D, Milne, E., Campbell, R., Coleman, M., & Swettenham, J. (2012). Young children with autism spectrum disorder do not preferentially orient to biological motion. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Van Herwegen, J., Rundblad, G., Davelaar, E. J., & Annaz, D. (2011). Variability and standardised test profiles in typically developing children and children with Williams Syndrome. British Journal of Developmental Psychology.

Annaz, D., Hill, C. M., Holly, S., Ashworth, A., & Karmiloff-Smith, A. (2011). Characterisation of sleep problems in children with Williams syndrome. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 32(1), 164-169.

Van Herwegen, J., Farran, E., & Annaz, D. (2011). Item and error analysis on Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices in Williams Syndrome. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 32(1), 93-99.

Lim, A. K., Williams, J. M., Cebula, K. R., & Annaz, D. (2011). Cross-cultural variations in naïve psychology among 2-year-olds: A comparison of children in the United Kingdom and Singapore. Journal of Cognition and Culture.

Leonard, H.C., Annaz, D., Karmiloff-Smith, A., & Johnson, M.H. (2010). Typical and atypical development of a mid-band spatial frequency bias in face recognition. Journal of Vision, 10 (7), 586.

Leonard, H., Annaz, D., Karmiloff-Smith, A., & Johnson, M. (2010). Brief Report: Developing spatial frequency biases in face recognition in autism and Williams syndrome. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 41(7), 968-973. IF(2.9)

Rundblad, G. & Annaz, D. (2010). The atypical development of metaphor and metonymy in autism. Autism, 14, 29-46.

Rundblad, G. & Annaz, D. (2010). Metaphor and metonymy comprehension: receptive vocabulary and conceptual knowledge. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 28(3), pp. 547-563.

Annaz, D, Remington, A., Milne, E., Campbell, R., Coleman, M., Thomas, M.S.C, & Swettenham, J. (2010). Atypical development of motion processing trajectories in autism. Developmental Science, 13(6), 826–838.

Annaz, D., Karmiloff-Smith, A., Johnson, M. H., & Thomas, M. S. C. (2009). Development of holistic face recognition in children with Autism, Down syndrome and Williams syndrome. Journal of Child Experimental Psychology, 102, 456-486

Thomas, M. S. C., Annaz, D., Ansari, D., Scerif, G., Jarrold, C., & Karmiloff-Smith, A. (2009). Using developmental trajectories to understand genetic disorders. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, 52, 336-358.

Annaz, D., Thomas, M. S. C., Fishman, R., Karmiloff-Smith, A., & Rundblad, G. (2009). The comprehension of metaphor and metonymy in children with Williams syndrome and typically developing children. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 44(6) 962-978. 

Carter, M., McCaughey, L., Annaz, D., & Hill, C. M. (2008). Sleep problems in a Down syndrome population. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 94(4), 308-311.

Annaz, D. & Karmiloff-Smith, A. (2005). Cross-syndrome, cross-domain comparisons of development trajectories. Commentary on Mile, Swettenham & Campbell. Cahiers de Psychologie Cognitive/Current Psychology of Cognition

Abreu, A. M., French, R. M., Annaz, D., Thomas, M. S. C., & de Schonen, S. (2005). A "visual conflict" hypothesis for global-local visual deficits in Williams syndrome: simulations and data. Published Proceedings of the 27th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society

Karmiloff-Smith, A., Thomas, M. S. C., Annaz, D., et al. (2004). Exploring the Williams syndrome face processing debate: The importance of building developmental trajectories. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 45:7, 1258-1274.