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Mikle South

  • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
    Professor
  • mikle.south@emory.edu
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Academic Appointment

  • Director, Emory Autism Center, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory School of Medicine

Research

Publications

  • Associations between autistic traits, depression, social anxiety and social rejection in autistic and non-autistic adults.
    Sci Rep Volume: 14 Page(s): 9065
    04/20/2024 Authors: Gurbuz E; Riby DM; South M; Hanley M
  • Binocular rivalry in autistic and socially anxious adults.
    Front Psychiatry Volume: 14 Page(s): 1181797
    01/01/2023 Authors: Kamhout S; Olivier JM; Morris J; Brimhall HR; Black BL; Gabrielsen TP; South M; Lundwall RA; Nielsen JA
  • Understanding the heterogeneity of anxiety in autistic youth: A person-centered approach.
    Autism Res Volume: 15 Page(s): 1742 - 1754
    09/01/2022 Authors: Spackman E; Lerh JW; Rodgers J; Hollocks MJ; South M; McConachie H; Ozsivadjian A; Vaughan Van Hecke A; Libove R; Hardan AY
  • Predicting Parent Reactions at Diagnostic Disclosure Sessions for Autism.
    J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 51 Page(s): 3533 - 3546
    10/01/2021 Authors: Anderberg E; South M
  • "Intolerance of uncertainty" mediates the relationship between social profile and anxiety in both Williams syndrome and autism.
    Autism Res Volume: 14 Page(s): 1986 - 1995
    09/01/2021 Authors: South M; Hanley M; Normansell-Mossa K; Russell NCC; Cawthorne T; Riby DM
  • Dissociating the effect of reward uncertainty and timing uncertainty on neural indices of reward prediction errors: A reward positivity (RewP) event-related potential (ERP) study.
    Biol Psychol Volume: 163 Page(s): 108121
    07/01/2021 Authors: Muir AM; Eberhard AC; Walker MS; Bennion A; South M; Larson MJ
  • Commentary: Thinking flexibly about mental health and autism - a commentary on Ozsivadjian et al. (2020).
    J Child Psychol Psychiatry Volume: 62 Page(s): 725 - 727
    06/01/2021 Authors: Rodgers J; South M
  • Death by Suicide Among People With Autism: Beyond Zebrafish.
    JAMA Netw Open Volume: 4 Page(s): e2034018
    01/04/2021 Authors: South M; Costa AP; McMorris C
  • Validity of the WISC-V in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance.
    J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol Volume: 50 Page(s): 669 - 681
    01/01/2021 Authors: Stephenson KG; Beck JS; South M; Norris M; Butter E
  • Sensory Sensitivity and Intolerance of Uncertainty Influence Anxiety in Autistic Adults.
    Front Psychol Volume: 12 Page(s): 731753
    01/01/2021 Authors: Normansell-Mossa KM; Top DN; Russell N; Freeston M; Rodgers J; South M
  • Unrelenting Depression and Suicidality in Women with Autistic Traits.
    J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 50 Page(s): 3606 - 3619
    10/01/2020 Authors: South M; Beck JS; Lundwall R; Christensen M; Cutrer EA; Gabrielsen TP; Cox JC; Lundwall RA
  • Anxiety in young people with autism spectrum disorder: Common and autism-related anxiety experiences and their associations with individual characteristics.
    Autism Volume: 24 Page(s): 1111 - 1126
    07/01/2020 Authors: Lau BY; Leong R; Uljarevic M; Lerh JW; Rodgers J; Hollocks MJ; South M; McConachie H; Ozsivadjian A; Van Hecke A
  • Self-guided mindfulness and cognitive behavioural practices reduce anxiety in autistic adults: A pilot 8-month waitlist-controlled trial of widely available online tools.
    Autism Volume: 24 Page(s): 867 - 883
    05/01/2020 Authors: Gaigg SB; Flaxman PE; McLaven G; Shah R; Bowler DM; Meyer B; Roestorf A; Haenschel C; Rodgers J; South M
  • Looking good but feeling bad: "Camouflaging" behaviors and mental health in women with autistic traits.
    Autism Volume: 24 Page(s): 809 - 821
    05/01/2020 Authors: Beck JS; Lundwall RA; Gabrielsen T; Cox JC; South M
  • Separate contributions of autistic traits and anxious apprehension, but not alexithymia, to emotion processing in faces.
    Autism Volume: 23 Page(s): 1830 - 1842
    10/01/2019 Authors: Stephenson KG; Luke SG; South M
  • Not So Fast: Autistic traits and Anxious Apprehension in Real-World Visual Search Scenarios.
    J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 49 Page(s): 1795 - 1806
    05/01/2019 Authors: Russell NCC; Luke SG; Lundwall RA; South M
  • Social chemosignals in autism spectrum disorder: a tale of neurodiversity
    Volume: 44 Page(s): E7 - E7
    03/01/2019 Authors: Parma V; Furlan M; Stephenson K; Top DN; Hunsaker N; Hedges-Muncy A; Muncy N; Beck J; Russell N; South M
  • DISSOCIATING FEEDBACK AND ERROR PROCESSING IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
    Volume: 55 Page(s): S50 - S50
    12/01/2018 Authors: Muir A; Carbine K; Muncy A; Clawson A; Anderson B; Larson M; South M
  • Communicating (or not) via Chemosignals? The Case of Autism
    Volume: 43 Page(s): E156 - E156
    09/01/2018 Authors: Parma V; Furlan M; Stephenson K; Top DN; Hunsaker N; Hedges-Muncy A; Muncy N; Beck J; Russell N; South M
  • Behavioral and Neural Characterization of Olfaction in Adults with ASD: from Common to Body Odor Perception.
    Volume: 43 Page(s): E127 - E128
    05/01/2018 Authors: Parma V; Stephenson K; Top DN; Hunsaker N; Beck J; Russel N; South M
  • Comparison of Functional Connectivity Abnormalities in Autism and Williams Syndrome
    Volume: 90
    04/10/2018 Authors: Anderson J; Prigge M; South M; King J; Korenberg JR
  • Priorities for Advancing Research on Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Co-occurring Anxiety.
    J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 48 Page(s): 925 - 934
    03/01/2018 Authors: Vasa RA; Keefer A; Reaven J; South M; White SW
  • Psychophysiological Arousal and Auditory Sensitivity in a Cross-Clinical Sample of Autistic and Non-autistic Anxious Adults.
    Front Psychiatry Volume: 9 Page(s): 783
    01/01/2018 Authors: Top DN; Luke SG; Stephenson KG; South M
  • Functional MRI connectivity of children with autism and low verbal and cognitive performance.
    Mol Autism Volume: 9 Page(s): 67
    01/01/2018 Authors: Gabrielsen TP; Anderson JS; Stephenson KG; Beck J; King JB; Kellems R; Top DN; Russell NCC; Anderberg E; Lundwall RA
  • Anxiety and ASD: Current Progress and Ongoing Challenges.
    J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 47 Page(s): 3679 - 3681
    12/01/2017 Authors: South M; Rodgers J; Van Hecke A
  • Comparisons of the Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale-Parent Version in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Typically Developing Anxious Children.
    J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 47 Page(s): 3834 - 3846
    12/01/2017 Authors: Glod M; Creswell C; Waite P; Jamieson R; McConachie H; Don South M; Rodgers J
  • Sticking with it: Psychotherapy outcomes for adults with autism spectrum disorder in a university counseling center setting.
    Autism Res Volume: 10 Page(s): 2048 - 2055
    12/01/2017 Authors: Anderberg E; Cox JC; Neeley Tass ES; Erekson DM; Gabrielsen TP; Warren JS; Cline J; Petersen D; South M
  • Psychophysiological and Behavioral Responses to a Novel Intruder Threat Task for Children on the Autism Spectrum.
    J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 47 Page(s): 3704 - 3713
    12/01/2017 Authors: South M; Taylor KM; Newton T; Christensen M; Jamison NK; Chamberlain P; Johnston O; Crowley MJ; Higley JD
  • The measurement properties of the spence children's anxiety scale-parent version in a large international pooled sample of young people with autism spectrum disorder.
    Autism Res Volume: 10 Page(s): 1629 - 1652
    10/01/2017 Authors: Magiati I; Lerh JW; Hollocks MJ; Uljarevic M; Rodgers J; McConachie H; Ozsivadjian A; South M; Van Hecke A; Hardan A
  • Symptom overlap on the srs-2 adult self-report between adults with asd and adults with high anxiety.
    Autism Res Volume: 10 Page(s): 1215 - 1220
    07/01/2017 Authors: South M; Carr AW; Stephenson KG; Maisel ME; Cox JC
  • Electrophysiological Endophenotypes and the Error-Related Negativity (ERN) in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Family Study.
    J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 47 Page(s): 1436 - 1452
    05/01/2017 Authors: Clawson A; South M; Baldwin SA; Larson MJ
  • Inter-trial Coherence of Medial Frontal Theta Oscillations Linked to Differential Feedback Processing in Youth and Young Adults with Autism.
    Res Autism Spectr Disord Volume: 37 Page(s): 1 - 10
    05/01/2017 Authors: van Noordt S; Wu J; Venkataraman A; Larson MJ; South M; Crowley MJ
  • Relationship between brain stem volume and aggression in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
    Res Autism Spectr Disord Volume: 34 Page(s): 44 - 51
    02/01/2017 Authors: Lundwall RA; Stephenson KG; Neeley-Tass ES; Cox JC; South M; Bigler ED; Anderberg E; Prigge MD; Hansen BD; Lainhart JE
  • Sensory, Emotional and Cognitive Contributions to Anxiety in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
    Front Hum Neurosci Volume: 11 Page(s): 20
    01/01/2017 Authors: South M; Rodgers J
  • Atypical Amygdala Response to Fear Conditioning in Autism Spectrum Disorder.
    Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging Volume: 1 Page(s): 308 - 315
    07/01/2016 Authors: Top DN; Stephenson KG; Doxey CR; Crowley MJ; Kirwan CB; South M
  • Modeling the cognitive mechanisms linking autism symptoms and anxiety in adults.
    J Abnorm Psychol Volume: 125 Page(s): 692 - 703
    07/01/2016 Authors: Maisel ME; Stephenson KG; South M; Rodgers J; Freeston MH; Gaigg SB
  • Age-Related Differences in Response to Music-Evoked Emotion Among Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
    J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 46 Page(s): 1142 - 1151
    04/01/2016 Authors: Stephenson KG; Quintin EM; South M
  • Erratum to: Age-Related Differences in Response to Music-Evoked Emotion Among Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
    J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 46 Page(s): 1152
    04/01/2016 Authors: Stephenson KG; Quintin EM; South M
  • Common Threads, Age-related Differences, and Avenues for Future Research: Response to Heaton.
    J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 46 Page(s): 1494 - 1497
    04/01/2016 Authors: Stephenson KG; Quintin E-M; South M
  • Violations of Personal Space in Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Williams Syndrome: Insights from the Social Responsiveness Scale.
    J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 45 Page(s): 4101 - 4108
    12/01/2015 Authors: Lough E; Hanley M; Rodgers J; South M; Kirk H; Kennedy DP; Riby DM
  • Overactive Pattern Separation Memory Associated with Negative Emotionality in Adults Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
    J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 45 Page(s): 3458 - 3467
    11/01/2015 Authors: South M; Stephenson KG; Nielson CA; Maisel M; Top DN; Kirwan CB
  • Conflict adaptation and congruency sequence effects to social-emotional stimuli in individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
    Autism Volume: 19 Page(s): 897 - 905
    11/01/2015 Authors: Worsham W; Gray WE; Larson MJ; South M
  • The interplay between sensory processing abnormalities, intolerance of uncertainty, anxiety and restricted and repetitive behaviours in autism spectrum disorder.
    J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 45 Page(s): 943 - 952
    04/01/2015 Authors: Wigham S; Rodgers J; South M; McConachie H; Freeston M
  • Realizing the translational promise of psychophysiological research in ASD.
    J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 45 Page(s): 277 - 282
    02/01/2015 Authors: McPartland JC; Bernier R; South M
  • An electrophysiological investigation of interhemispheric transfer time in children and adolescents with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders.
    J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 45 Page(s): 363 - 375
    02/01/2015 Authors: Clawson A; Clayson PE; South M; Bigler ED; Larson MJ
  • Reward feedback processing in children and adolescents: medial frontal theta oscillations.
    Brain Cogn Volume: 89 Page(s): 79 - 89
    08/01/2014 Authors: Crowley MJ; van Noordt SJR; Wu J; Hommer RE; South M; Fearon RMP; Mayes LC
  • Intolerance of uncertainty as a framework for understanding anxiety in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders.
    J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 44 Page(s): 1391 - 1402
    06/01/2014 Authors: Boulter C; Freeston M; South M; Rodgers J
  • Enhanced decision making and risk avoidance in high-functioning autism spectrum disorder.
    Neuropsychology Volume: 28 Page(s): 222 - 228
    03/01/2014 Authors: South M; Chamberlain PD; Wigham S; Newton T; Le Couteur A; McConachie H; Gray L; Freeston M; Parr J; Kirwan CB
  • How about watching others? Observation of error-related feedback by others in autism spectrum disorders.
    Int J Psychophysiol
    01/31/2014 Authors: Clawson A; Clayson PE; Worsham W; Johnston O; South M; Larson MJ
  • Respite care, marital quality, and stress in parents of children with autism spectrum disorders.
    J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 43 Page(s): 2604 - 2616
    11/01/2013 Authors: Harper A; Taylor Dyches T; Harper J; Olsen Roper S; South M
  • A potentiated startle study of uncertainty and contextual anxiety in adolescents diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
    Mol Autism Volume: 4 Page(s): 31
    09/04/2013 Authors: Chamberlain PD; Rodgers J; Crowley MJ; White SE; Freeston MH; South M
  • A developmental study of the feedback-related negativity from 10-17 years: age and sex effects for reward versus non-reward.
    Dev Neuropsychol Volume: 38 Page(s): 595 - 612
    01/01/2013 Authors: Crowley MJ; Wu J; Hommer RE; South M; Molfese PJ; Fearon RMP; Mayes LC
  • The perception and identification of facial emotions in individuals with autism spectrum disorders using the Let's Face It! Emotion Skills Battery.
    J Child Psychol Psychiatry Volume: 53 Page(s): 1259 - 1267
    12/01/2012 Authors: Tanaka JW; Wolf JM; Klaiman C; Koenig K; Cockburn J; Herlihy L; Brown C; Stahl SS; South M; McPartland JC
  • Delayed reversal learning and association with repetitive behavior in autism spectrum disorders.
    Autism Res Volume: 5 Page(s): 398 - 406
    12/01/2012 Authors: South M; Newton T; Chamberlain PD
  • EVENT-RELATED POTENTIAL CORRELATES OF AFFECTIVE PICTURE DIFFERENTIATION IN HIGH-FUNCTIONING AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ASD)
    Volume: 49 Page(s): S85 - S85
    09/01/2012 Authors: Worsham WA; South M; Larson MJ
  • Cognitive control and conflict adaptation in youth with high-functioning autism.
    J Child Psychol Psychiatry Volume: 53 Page(s): 440 - 448
    04/01/2012 Authors: Larson MJ; South M; Clayson PE; Clawson A
  • Cognitive control and conflict adaptation similarities in children and adults.
    Dev Neuropsychol Volume: 37 Page(s): 343 - 357
    01/01/2012 Authors: Larson MJ; Clawson A; Clayson PE; South M
  • Better fear conditioning is associated with reduced symptom severity in autism spectrum disorders.
    Autism Res Volume: 4 Page(s): 412 - 421
    12/01/2011 Authors: South M; Larson MJ; White SE; Dana J; Crowley MJ
  • MINDFULNESS AFFECTS BLOOD PRESSURE IN RESPONSE TO A SOCIAL EXCLUSION TASK
    Volume: 48 Page(s): S116 - S117
    09/01/2011 Authors: Steffen PR; South M; Johnston O; Anderson J
  • CONFLICT ADAPTATION IN HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM
    Volume: 48 Page(s): S73 - S73
    09/01/2011 Authors: Clawson A; Clayson PE; South M; Larson MJ
  • BLOOD PRESSURE REACTIVITY AND RECOVERY IN RESPONSE TO A SOCIAL EXCLUSION TASK
    Volume: 48 Page(s): S42 - S43
    09/01/2011 Authors: Steffen PR; South M; Johnston O; Anderson J
  • Feedback and reward processing in high-functioning autism.
    Psychiatry Res Volume: 187 Page(s): 198 - 203
    05/15/2011 Authors: Larson MJ; South M; Krauskopf E; Clawson A; Crowley MJ
  • Sex differences in error-related performance monitoring.
    Neuroreport Volume: 22 Page(s): 44 - 48
    01/05/2011 Authors: Larson MJ; South M; Clayson PE
  • Failure is not an option: Risk-taking is moderated by anxiety and also by cognitive ability in children and adolescents diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.
    J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 41 Page(s): 55 - 65
    01/01/2011 Authors: South M; Dana J; White SE; Crowley MJ
  • Error processing in high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders.
    Biol Psychol Volume: 85 Page(s): 242 - 251
    10/01/2010 Authors: South M; Larson MJ; Krauskopf E; Clawson A
  • The human amygdala
    JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY Volume: 32 Page(s): 909 - 910
    01/01/2010 Authors: South M
  • Specific impairment of face-processing abilities in children with autism spectrum disorder using the Let's Face It! skills battery.
    Autism Res Volume: 1 Page(s): 329 - 340
    12/01/2008 Authors: Wolf JM; Tanaka JW; Klaiman C; Cockburn J; Herlihy L; Brown C; South M; McPartland J; Kaiser MD; Phillips R
  • Intact emotion facilitation for nonsocial stimuli in autism: is amygdala impairment in autism specific for social information?
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc Volume: 14 Page(s): 42 - 54
    01/01/2008 Authors: South M; Ozonoff S; Suchy Y; Kesner RP; McMahon WM; Lainhart JE
  • The relationship between executive functioning, central coherence, and repetitive behaviors in the high-functioning autism spectrum.
    Autism Volume: 11 Page(s): 437 - 451
    09/01/2007 Authors: South M; Ozonoff S; McMahon WM
  • Repetitive behavior profiles in Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism.
    J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 35 Page(s): 145 - 158
    04/01/2005 Authors: South M; Ozonoff S; McMahon WM
  • Utility of the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale in research and clinical populations.
    J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 32 Page(s): 593 - 599
    12/01/2002 Authors: South M; Williams BJ; McMahon WM; Owley T; Filipek PA; Shernoff E; Corsello C; Lainhart JE; Landa R; Ozonoff S
  • Understanding Asperger syndrome
    AUTISM Volume: 6 Page(s): 132 - 133
    03/01/2002 Authors: South M
  • Multisite, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of porcine secretin in autism.
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry Volume: 40 Page(s): 1293 - 1299
    11/01/2001 Authors: Owley T; McMahon W; Cook EH; Laulhere T; South M; Mays LZ; Shernoff ES; Lainhart J; Modahl CB; Corsello C
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