Professor, Special Education
Autism & Developmental Disabilities Program Coordinator
Director, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration in Autism (CIRCA)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Scholarly Interests:
Autism Spectrum Disorders, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Developmental Disabilities, Positive Behaviour Support
Credentials and Awards:
Mirenda, P., & Iacono, T. (Eds.) (2009). Autism spectrum disorders and AAC. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
Beukelman, D., & Mirenda, P. (2005). Augmentative and alternative communication: Supporting children and adults with complex communication needs (3rd ed.) Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
Georgiades, S., Szatmari, P., Duku, E., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S., Roberts, W., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Smith, I., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Thompson, A., & Pathways in ASD Study Team. (in press). Phenotypic overlap between core diagnostic and emotional/behavioral symptoms in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
Petersen, J., Marinova-Todd, S., & Mirenda, P. (in press). Brief report: An exploratory study of lexical skills in bilingual children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
Zaidman-Zait, A., Mirenda, P., Zumbo, B., Georgiades, S., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Roberts, W., Smith, I., Vaillancourt, T., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., Duku, E., Thompson, A., and the Pathways in ASD Study Team. (in press). Factor analysis of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form with parents of young children with autism spectrum disorders. Autism Research.
Bennett, T., Boyle, M., Georgiades, K., Georgiades, S., Thompson, A., Duku, E., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Vaillancourt, T., Zwaigenbaum, L., Smith, I., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Volden, J., Waddell, C., the Pathways in ASD Study Team, & Szatmari, P. (2011). Influences of reporting effects on the association between maternal depression and child autism spectrum disorder behaviors. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. online doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02451.x.
Jull, S., & Mirenda, P. (2011). Parents as play date facilitators for preschoolers with autism. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 13, 17-30.
Trottier, N., Kamp, L., & Mirenda, P. (2011). Effects of peer-mediated instruction to teach use of speech-generating devices to school-age children with autism spectrum disorder in social game routines. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 27, 26-39.
Volden, J., Smith, I. M., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Mirenda, P., Roberts, W., Vaillancourt, T., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., Georgiades, S., Duku, E., Thompson, A., and the Pathways in ASD Study Team (2011). Using the Preschool Language Scale, Fourth Edition to characterize language in preschoolers with ASD. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 20, 200-208.
Bopp, K., & Mirenda, P. (2010). Prelinguistic predictors of language development in children with autism spectrum disorders over 4-5 years. Journal of Child Language, 37, 1-19.
Kleeberger, V., & Mirenda, P. (2010). Teaching generalized imitation skills to a preschooler with autism using video modeling. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 21, 116-127.
Mirenda, P., Smith, I., Vaillancourt, T., Duku, E., Georgiades, S., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., Roberts,, W., Smith, I., Volden, J., Waddell, C., Zwaigenbaum, L., & the Pathways in ASD Study Team. (2010). Validating the Repetitive Behavior Scale-Revised in young children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 40, 1521-1530.
Prest, J., Mirenda, P., & Mercier, D. (2010). Using symbol-supported writing software with students with Down syndrome: An exploratory study. Journal of Special Education Technology, 25(2), 1-12.
Prest, J., Mirenda, P., & Mercier, D. (2010). Effects of word prediction on the written output of students with Down syndrome. Down Syndrome Research & Practice, doi:10.3104/reports.2133, 1-10.
Wu, Y-P., Mirenda, P., Hwang, H-P., & Chen, M-C. (2010). Assessment and treatment of stereotypic vocalizations in a Taiwanese adolescent with autism: A case study. International Journal of Special Education, 25(3), 160-167.
Zaidman-Zait, A., Mirenda, P., Zumbo, B., Wellington, S., Kalynchuk, K., & Dua, V. (2010). An item response theory analysis of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form among mothers of children with autism. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 51, 1269-1277.
Bopp, K., Mirenda, P., & Zumbo, B. (2009). Behavior predictors of language development over two years in children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 52, 1106-1120.
Autism Spectrum Disorders: Pathways to Better Diagnosis and Outcomes: The goal of this project is to describe the heterogeneous developmental pathways of various outcomes in a large, cross-Canadian cohort of preschool children with autism, and to identify the inter-relationships among potential mediators and moderators associated with better outcomes. The current study is following 400 children with autism and their families from the time of diagnosis (around age 3) to age 11.
Autism Research Training (ART) Program: The goal of this program is to recruit and train outstanding researchers in the field of autism, in disciplines such as genetics, brain imaging, epidemiology, neurology, psychiatry, psychology, education, and others
Genomic Influences in Developmental Trajectories in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: This study is part of a larger project called NeuroDevNet The purpose of the study is to find genes that may cause or increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Understanding which genes are involved in ASD may help improve diagnosis and intervention planning and may also help to develop new treatments for people with ASD.
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