פרופ' עפר גולן

Journal Articles

Rozenblat, S., Nitzan, T., Matz-Vaisman, T., Shusel, R., Rum, Y., Ashtamker, M., Golan, O., Dinstein, I., & Koller, J. (2024). Autistic children and their parents in the context of war: Preliminary findings. Stress and Health, e3442. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3442

*Terner, M., *Israel-Yaacov, S., & Golan, O. (2024). Sex differences in autism screening: An examination of the Childhood Autism Spectrum Test–Hebrew version. Autism, 28(10), 2562-2571 (Open access).

*Zadok, E., Golan, O., Lavidor, M., & Gordon, I. (2024). Autonomic nervous system responses to social stimuli among autistic individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Autism Research, 17(3), 497-511. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.3068 .

Chan, J. K.-Y., Cheung, T. C.-K., Chan, C.-W., Fang, F., Lai, K. Y.-C., Sun, X., O’Reilly, H., Golan, O., Allison, C., Baron-Cohen, S., & Leung, P. W.-L. (2024). Enhancing emotion recognition in young autistic children with or without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Hong Kong using a Chinese App version of The Transporters. Autism, 28(4), 945-958.

Rum, Y., Golan, O., Allison, C., Smith, P., White, S. R., & Baron-Cohen, S. (2023). Does Having a Sibling Affect Autistic People's Empathy?. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-06153-w .

Golan, O., *Terner, M., *Israel-Yaacov, S., Allison, C., & Baron-Cohen, S. (2023). The Autism-Spectrum Quotient–Hebrew version: Psychometric properties of a full and a short form, adapted for DSM-5. Autism, 27(3), 796-807. (Open access)

*Goldfarb, Y., Golan, O., & Gal, E. (2023). A self-determination theory approach to work motivation of autistic adults: A qualitative exploratory study. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 53(4), 1529-1542.

*Sinai-Gavrilov, Y., Gev, T., Gordon, I., Mor-Snir, I., Vivanti, G., & Golan, O. (2022). Micro-Analyses Reveal Increased Parent-Child Positive Affect in Children with Poorer Adaptive Functioning Receiving the ESDM. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1-7.

Arazi, A., Koller, J., Zachor, D. A., Golan, O., Sadaka, Y., Eytan, D., ... & Dinstein, I. (2022). Home-quarantine during the initial Covid-19 outbreak in Israel: parent perceived impact on children with ASD. Heliyon, 8(6), e09681.

*Zadok, E., Gordon, I., *Navon, R., *Rabin, S., & Golan, O. (2021). Shifts in behavioral synchrony in response to an interaction partner’s distress in adolescents with and without ASD. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. DOI: 10.1007/s10803-021-05307-y

Golan, O., *Haruvi-Lamdan, N., Laor N., & Horesh, D. (2021). Short report: The comorbidity between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is mediated by brooding rumination. Autism. DOI: 10.1177/13623613211035240

*Goldfarb, Y., Golan, O., & Gal, E. (2021). A Self-Determination Theory Approach to Work motivation of Autistic Adults: A Qualitative Exploratory Study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. DOI: 10.1007/s10803-021-05185-4

Gev, T., *Avital, H., *Rosenan, R., *Oliver-Aronson, L., & Golan, O. (2021). Socio emotional competence in young children with ASD during interaction with their typically developing peers. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 86, 101818.

Rothschild‐Yakar, L., Goshen, D., Enoch‐Levy, A., Hadas, R., Gur, E., Stein, D., & Golan, O. (2021). General Mentalizing, eToM and Interpersonal Mistrust in Anorexia Nervosa: The validation of the Hebrew Version of the Cambridge Mindreading (CAM) Face‐Task. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy. DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2626

Honisch, J.J., Mane, P., Golan, O., & Chakrabarti, B. (2021). Moving together: Keeping in time with humans and metronomes. Scientific Reports. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-88112-y

*Goldfarb, Y., Gal, E., & Golan, O. (2021). Mental health and work-related need satisfaction of Israeli autistic employees following employment status changes caused by COVID-19. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. doi:10.1007/s10803-021-04902-3

*Rabin, S.J., Laugeson, E.A., Mor-Snir, I., & Golan, O. (2020). An Israeli RCT of PEERS®: Intervention effectiveness and the predictive value of parental sensitivity. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2020.1796681.

Dinstein, I., Arazi, A., Golan, H.M., Koller, J., Elliott, E., Gozes, I., Shulman, C., Shifman, S., Raz, R., Davidovitch, N., Gev, T., Aran, A., Stolar, O., Ben-Itzchak, E., Mor-Snir, I., Israel-Yaacov, S., Bauminger-Zviely, N., Bonneh, Y.S., Gal, E., Shamay-Tsoory, S., Zaidman Zait, A., Hadad, B.S., Gross, R., Faroy, M., … Begin, M., Gabis, L.V., Zachor, D., Menashe, I., Golan, O., & Meiri, G. (2020). The National Autism Database of Israel: a Resource for Studying Autism Risk Factors, Biomarkers, Outcome Measures, and Treatment Efficacy. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, doi: 10.1007/s12031-020-01671-z.

Amaral, D.G., Anagnostou, E., Bal, V.H., Barbaro, J., Barber, A.B., Canal-Bedia, R., Chambers, N., Dager, S.R., Dawson, G., Dawson-Squibb, J.J., de Vries, P.J., Dichter, G., Dissanayake, C., Divan, G., Estes, A., Fallin, D., Franz, L., Gaddour, N., Gerber, A.H., Gilbert,M., Girard, R.M., Golan, O., Green, J., Harty, M., Howard, J., …White, S.W., Whitehouse, A.J.O., WuNordahl, C., Yoshikawa, Y. (2020). COVID-19 and Autism Research: Perspectives from Around the Globe. Autism Research, 13, 844–869.

*Sinai-Gavrilov, Y., Gev, T., Mor-Snir, I., Vivanti, G., & Golan, O. (2020). Integrating the Early Start Denver Model into Israeli community autism spectrum disorder preschools: Effectiveness and treatment response predictors. Autism, doi: 10.1177/1362361320934221. Link (open access)

*Haruvi-Lamdan, N., Horesh, D., Zohar, S., Kraus, M., & Golan, O. (2020). Autism Spectrum Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder- An Unexplored Co-occurrence of Conditions. Autism, special issue Mental Health along the Lifespan. doi: 10.1177/1362361320912143.

*Sinai-Gavrilov, Y., Gev, T., Mor-Snir, I., & Golan, O. (2019). Seeking Team Collaboration, Dialogue and Support: The Perceptions of Multidisciplinary Staff‑Members Working in ASD Preschools. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorder. doi: 10.1007/s10803-019-04175-x.

*Goldfarb, Y., Gal, E., & Golan, O. (2019). A Conflict of Interests: A Motivational Perspective on Special Interests and Employment Success of Adults with ASD. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 49(9), 3915–3923.

*Haruvi-Lamdan, N., Lebendiger, S., Golan, O., & Horesh, D. (2019). Are PTSD and autistic traits related? An examination among typically developing Israeli adults. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 89, 22-27.

*Rabin, S.J., Bamberger, E., Mor-Snir, I., Feldman, R., & Golan, O. (2019). Parent-adolescent reciprocity in a conflictual situation predicts peer interaction in adolescents with ASD. Autism Research. 12(2), 263–273.

*Waizbard-Bartov, E., *Yehonatan-Schori, M., & Golan, O. (2019). Personal Growth Experiences of Parents to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 49(4), 1330–1341.

Marchi, E., Schuller, B., Baird, A., Baron-Cohen, S., Lassalle, A., O’Rielly H.,Pigat, D., Robinson, P., Davies, I., Baltrusaitis, T., Golan, O., *Fridenson-Hayo, S., *Tal, S., Newman, S., Meir-Goren, N., Camurri, A., Piana, S., Bolte, S., Sezgin, M., Alyuz, N., Rynkiewicz, A., & Baranger, A. (2018). The ASC-Inclusion Perceptual Serious Gaming Platform for Autistic Children. IEEE Transactions on Computational Intelligence and AI in Games. doi:10.1109/TG.2018.2864640.

*Rabin, S. J., *Israel-Yaacov, S., Laugeson, E.A., Mor-Snir, I., & Golan, O. (2018). A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Hebrew adaptation of the PEERS^® intervention: Behavioral and Questionnaire-Based Outcomes. Autism Research. 11, 1187-1200.

Lassalle, A., Pigat, D., O’Reilly, H., Berggen, S., *Fridenson-Hayo, S., *Tal, S., Elfström, S., Råde, A., Golan, O., Bölte, S., Baron-Cohen, S., & Lundqvist, D. (2018). The EU-Emotion Voice Database. Behavior Research Methods. 51(2), 493-506.

Golan, O., Gordon, I., *Fichman, K., & Keinan, G. (2018). Specific Patterns of Emotion Recognition from Faces in Children with ASD: Results of a Cross-Modal Matching Paradigm. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 48(3), 844-852.

*Haruvi-Lamdan, N., Horesh, D., & Golan, O. (2018). PTSD and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Co-morbidity, Gaps in Research, and Potential Shared Mechanisms. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, & Policy. 10(3), 290-299.

Golan, O., *Shilo, H., & Omer. H. (2018). Non-violent resistance parent training for the parents of young adults with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Family Therapy. 40(1), 4-24.

Saxbe, D.E., Golan, O., *Ostfeld-Etzion, S., *Hirschler-Guttenberg, Y., Zagoory-Sharon, O., & Feldman, R. (2017). HPA Axis Linkage in Parent-Child Dyads: Effects of Parent Sex, Autism Spectrum Diagnosis, and Dyadic Relationship Behavior. Developmental Psychobiology. 59(6), 776-786.

*Fridenson-Hayo, S., Berggren, S., Lassalle, A., *Tal, S., Pigat, D., Meir-Goren, N., O’Reilly, H., *Ben-Zur, S., Bölte, S., Baron-Cohen, S., & Golan, O. (2017). ‘Emotiplay’: a serious game for learning about emotions in children with autism: results of a cross-cultural evaluation. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 26(8), 979-992.

*Gev, T., *Rosenan, R., & Golan, O. (2017). Unique Effects of The Transporters Animated Series and of Parental Support on Emotion Recognition Skills of Children With ASD: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Autism Research. 10(5), 993-1003.

*Ben‐Yosef, D., Anaki, D., & Golan, O. (2017). Context processing in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: How complex could it be?. Autism Research. 10(3), 520-530.

*Fridenson-Hayo, S., Berggren, S., Lassalle, A., *Tal, S., Pigat, D., Bölte, S., Baron-Cohen, S., & Golan, O. (2016). Basic and complex emotion recognition in children with autism: cross-cultural findings. Molecular Autism, 7(1), 52. doi: 10.1186/s13229-016-0113-9.

*Brukner, Y., Laor, N., & Golan, O. (2016). Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder and its relation to the Autism Spectrum: Dilemmas arising from the DSM-5 classification. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46(8), 2821-2829.

*Ostfeld-Etzion, S., Feldman, R., *Hirschler-Guttenberg, Y., & Golan, O. (2016), Self-Regulated compliance in preschoolers with ASD: The role of temperamental factors and parental disciplinary style. Autism – The international Journal of Research and Practice. 20(7), 868-878.

O’Reilly, H., *Fridenson, S., Pigat, D., Berggren, S., *Tal, S., Golan, O., Bölte, S., Baron-Cohen, S.,& Lundqvist, D.(2016). The EU-Emotion Stimulus Set: a Validation Study. Behavior Research Methods. 48(2), 567-576.

*Ostfeld Etzion, S., Golan, O., *Hirschler-Guttenberg, Y., Zagoory-Sharon, O., & Feldman, R. (2015). Neuroendocrine and behavioral response to social rupture and repair in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders interacting with mother and father. Molecular Autism. 6:11 doi:10.1186/s13229-015-0007-2.

Golan, O., *Sinai-Gavrilov, Y., & Baron-Cohen, S. (2015). The Cambridge Mindreading Face-Voice Battery for Children (CAM-C): Complex emotion recognition in children with and without Autism Spectrum Conditions. Molecular Autism, 6:22.  doi:10.1186/s13229-015-0018-z.

*Hirschler-Guttenberg, Y., Feldman, R., *Ostfeld-Etzion, S., Laor, N., & Golan, O. (2015). Self- and Co-Regulation of Anger and Fear in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Role of Maternal Parenting Style and Temperament. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 45(9), 3004-3014.

*Globerson, E., Amir, N., Kishon-Rabin, L., & Golan, O. (2015). Prosody Recognition in High Functioning Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders: From Psychoacoustics to Cognition. Autism Research, 8(2), 153-163.

*Hirschler-Guttenberg, Y., Golan, O., *Ostfeld-Etzion, S., & Feldman, R. (2015). Mothering, Fathering, and the Regulation of Negative and Positive Emotions in High-Functioning Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 56(5), 530-539.

Feldman, R., Golan, O., *Hirschler-Guttenberg, Y., *Ostfeld-Etzion, S., & Zagoory-Sharon, O. (2014). Parent-child interaction and oxytocin production in pre-schoolers with autism spectrum disorder. British Journal of Psychiatry, 205(2), 107-112.

*Globerson, E., Amir, N., Golan, O., Kishon-Rabin, L.,& Lavidor, M. (2013). Psychoacoustic abilities as predictors of vocal emotion recognition. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 75, 1799–1810.

Baron-Cohen, S., Golan, O., & Ashwin, E. (2012). Teaching Emotion Recognition to Children with Autism Spectrum Conditions. Educational Neuroscience, British Journal of Educational Psychology Monograph Series II, 8, 115-127.

Baron-Cohen, S., Golan, O., Wheelwright, S., & Granader, Y. (2010). Emotion word comprehension from 4-16 years old: A developmental survey. Frontiers in Evolutionary Neuroscience, 2, 12. doi: 10.3389/fnevo.2010.00109.

Bölte, S., Golan, O., Goodwin, M.S., & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2010). Editorial: What can innovative technologies do for Autism Spectrum Disorders? Autism: the international journal of research and practice, 14(3), 155-159.

Gothelf, D., Steinberg, T., Golan, O., & Apter, A. (2010). Editorial: developmental psychopathology. Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences, 47(2), 93-94.

Golan, O., Ashwin, E., Granader, Y., McClintock, S., Day, K., Leggett, V., et al. (2010). Enhancing Emotion Recognition in Children with Autism Spectrum Conditions: An Intervention Using Animated Vehicles with Real Emotional Faces. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 40(3):269-79.

Baron-Cohen, S., Golan, O., & Ashwin, E. (2009). Can emotion recognition be taught to children with autism spectrum conditions?. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 364(1535), 3567-74.

Baron-Cohen, S., Golan, O., & Ashwin, E. (2009) Can empathy be taught? ‘The Transporters’: animation to teach children with autism to recognise emotions. Autism Spectrum Quarterly, Winter, 15-18.

Golan, O., Baron-Cohen, S., & Golan, Y. (2008). The ‘Reading the Mind in Films’ Task [Child Version]: Complex Emotion and Mental State Recognition in Children with and without Autism Spectrum Conditions. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38(8), 1534-1541.

LaCava, P. G., Golan, O., Baron-Cohen, S., & Myles, B. S. (2007). Using Assistive Technology to Teach Emotion Recognition to Students with Asperger Syndrome: A Pilot Study. Remedial and Special Education, 28(3), 174-181.

Golan, O., Baron-Cohen, S., Hill, J. J., & Rutherford, M. D. (2007). The 'Reading the Mind in the Voice' test - Revised: A study of complex emotion recognition in adults with and without Autism Spectrum Conditions. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37(6), 1096-1106.

Baron-Cohen, S., Golan, O., Chapman, E., & Granader, Y. (2007). Transported to a World of Emotion. The Psychologist, 20(2), 76-77.

Golan, O., Baron-Cohen, S., Hill, J. J., & Golan, Y. (2006). The 'Reading the Mind in Films' task: complex emotion recognition in adults with and without autism spectrum conditions. Social Neuroscience, 1(2), 111-123.

Golan, O., Baron-Cohen, S., & Hill, J. J. (2006). The Cambridge Mindreading (CAM) Face-Voice Battery: testing complex emotion recognition in adults with and without Asperger Syndrome. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 36(2), 169-183.

Golan, O., & Baron-Cohen, S. (2006). Systemizing empathy: Teaching adults with Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism to recognize complex emotions using interactive multimedia. Development and Psychopathology, 18(2), 591-617.

 

Book Chapters

Fridenson-Hayo, S., Gev, T., Baron-Cohen, S., & Golan, O. (2024). Using Interactive Multi-Media Technology to Teach about Emotions. In Learners on the Autism Spectrum (pp. 210-227). Routledge.

*Goldfarb, Y., Gal, E., & Golan, O. (2020). Motivational Perspective on Special Interests and Employment Success of Adults with ASD, In F. R. Volkmar (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. New York, NY: Springer New York. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102435-1

Laor, N., Nagel-Edelstein, T., Barzilay, R., & Golan, O. (2017). Israel and Autism. In F. R. Volkmar (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders (pp. 1–9). New York, NY: Springer New York. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102030-1

Golan, O., & Baron-Cohen, S. (2014). Systemizing Emotions: Using Interactive Multimedia as a Teaching Tool. In K. Dunn-Buron & P. Wolfberg (Eds.), Learners on the Autism Spectrum: Preparing Highly Qualified Educators and Related Practitioners (2nd Ed., pp. 314-225). Kansas: Autism Asperger Publishing Company.

Baron-Cohen, S., Golan, O., & Ashwin, E. L. (2013). Using New Technology to Teach Emotion Recognition to Children with Autism Spectrum Conditions. In Boser, K.I., Goodwin, M.S., & Wayland, S.C. (Eds.), Technology Tools for Students with Autism. Baltimore: Brookes Publishing.

Baron-Cohen, S., Golan, O., & Ashwin, E. L. (2012). Designing Autism-Friendly Methods to Teach Emotion Recognition. In S. Della Sala & M. Anderson (Eds.), Neuroscience in Education: The good, the Bad, and the Ugly (pp. 299-311). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Humphrey, A., Golan, O., Wilson, B. A., & Sopena, S. (2011). Measuring Executive Function in Children with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders:  A Clinic Referred Case Study. In I. Roth & P. Rezaie (Eds.), Researching the Autism Spectrum: Contemporary Perspectives (pp. 347-63). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Golan, O., & Baron-Cohen, S. (2009). Training for Emotion Recognition in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders. In H-C. Steinhausen & R. Gundelfinger (Eds.). Autism Spectrum Disorders: Foundations, Diagnosis, Therapy. (in German). Stuttgart, Kohlhammer Publisher.

Baron-Cohen, S., Golan, O., Chakrabarti, B., & Belmonte, M. K. (2008). Autism spectrum conditions. In C. Sharp & P. Fonagy & I. Goodyer (Eds.), Social Cognition and Developmental Psychopathology (pp. 29-56). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Golan, O. & Baron-Cohen, S. (2008), Systemizing emotions: Using Interactive Multimedia as a Teaching Tool, in: Buron, K.D. & Wolfberg, P. (eds): Learners on the Autism Spectrum (pp. 234-254). Shawnee Mission, Kansas: Autism Asperger Publishing Company.

Golan, O., & Baron-Cohen, S. (2007). Using interactive multimedia to teach adults with autism spectrum conditions to recognise emotions. In E. McGregor & N. Nunez & K. Williams & J. C. Gomez (Eds.), Autism: An Integrated View (pp. 236-259). Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing.

Golan, O., LaCava, P. G., & Baron-Cohen, S. (2007). Assistive technology as an aid in reducing social impairments in autism spectrum conditions. In R. L. Gabriels & D. E. Hill (Eds.), Growing Up with Autism: Working with School-Age Children and Adolescents (pp. 124-142). New York: Guilford.

 

Papers published in Technology Conference proceedings

Schuller, B., Marchi, E., Baron-Cohen, S., Lassalle, A., O’Reilly, H., Pigat, D., Robinson, P., Davies, I., Baltrusaitis, T., Mahmoud, M., Golan, O., Friedenson, S., Tal, S., Newman, S., Meir, N., Shillo, R., Camurri, A., Piana, S., Stagliano, A., Bolte, S., Lundqvist, D., Berggren, S., Baranger, A., Sullings, N., Sezgin, M., Alyuz, N., Rynkiewicz, A., Ptaszek, K., and Ligmann, K. (2015). Recent developments and results of ASC-Inclusion: An Integrated Internet-Based Environment for Social Inclusion of Children with Autism Spectrum Conditions. In Paletta, L., Schuller, B., Robinson, P., and Sabouret, N., editors, Proceedings of the of the 3rd International Workshop on Intelligent Digital Games for Empowerment and Inclusion (IDGEI 2015) as part of the 20th ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, IUI 2015, Atlanta, GA. 9 pages.

Marchi, E., Schuller, B., Baron-Cohen, S., Lassalle, A., O’Reilly, H., Pigat, D., Golan, O., Fridenson, S., Tal, S., Bolte, S., Berggren, S., Lundqvist, D., and Elfstrom, M. S. (2015). Voice Emotion Games: Language and Emotion in the Voice of Children with Autism Spectrum Condition. In Paletta, L., Schuller, B., Robinson, P., and Sabouret, N., editors, Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Intelligent Digital Games for Empowerment and Inclusion (IDGEI 2015) as part of the 20th ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, IUI 2015, Atlanta, GA. 9 pages. 

Schuller, B., Marchi, E., Baron-Cohen, S., O’Reilly, H., Robinson, P., Davies, I., Golan, O., Friedenson, S., Tal, S., Newman, S., Meir, N., Shillo, R., Camurri, A., Piana, S., Bolte, S., Lundqvist, D., Berggren, S., Baranger, A., and Sullings, N. (2013). ASC-Inclusion: Interactive Emotion Games for Social Inclusion of Children with Autism Spectrum Conditions. Proceedings 1st International Workshop on Intelligent Digital Games for Empowerment and Inclusion (IDGEI 2013) held in conjunction with the 8th Foundations of Digital Games 2013 (FDG), Chania, Greece. ACM, SASDG. 8 pages.

Marchi, E., Batliner, A., Schuller, B., Fridenzon, S., Tal, S., and Golan, O. (2012). Speech, Emotion, Age, Language, Task, and Typicality: Trying to Disentangle Performance and Feature Relevance. Proceedings First International Workshop on Wide Spectrum Social Signal Processing (WSP 2012), held in conjunction with the ASE/IEEE International Conference on Social Computing (SocialCom 2012), Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ASE/IEEE. 8 pages. 

Marchi, E., Schuller, B., Batliner, A., Fridenzon, S., Tal, S., and Golan, O. (2012). Emotion in the Speech of Children with Autism Spectrum Conditions: Prosody and Everything Else. In Proceedings 3rd Workshop on Child, Computer and Interaction (WOCCI), Satellite Event of INTERSPEECH 2012, Portland, OR. ISCA. 8 pages. 

Multimedia

1. Baron-Cohen, S., Golan, O., Wheelwright, S., & Hill, J. J. (2004). Mind Reading: the interactive guide to emotions. London: Jessica Kingsley Limited.

2. Baron-Cohen, S., Golan, O., Lever, N., Harcup, C., Bason, P., & Drori, J. (2006). The Transporters. London: Crown.

3. The ASC-Inclusion team. (2015). Emotiplay: Emotion Games.

 

Invited talks

Golan, O. (2023). Using Technology to teach children with autism about emotions. Paper presented at the International Academic Conference on World Autism Awareness Day Cum The Inaugural Preparatory Meeting of Paediatrics’ Autism Prophylaxis and Treatment, Hebei Academy of Pediatrics, China.

Golan, O. (2021). Autism and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: an examination of a co-occurrence of conditions. Paper presented at the Autism Research Centre Seminar, Cambridge, UK.

Golan, O. (2020). What advanced technologies can and cannot (yet?) do in socio-emotional interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorder? Paper invited for presentation at the Italian-Israeli Cooperation R & D Webinar on Artificial Intelligence & Advanced Technologies for Social and Cognitive Impairment.

Golan, O. (2020) Facilitating emotion recognition in children with ASD. Paper presented at the Sammilit 2020 International Conference on Autism, Kolkata, India.

Golan, O. (2019). The Early Start Denver Model in autistic preschoolers: a treatment trial. Paper presented at the Autism Research Centre Seminar (ARClub), Cambridge, UK.

Golan, O. (2019). Facilitating emotion recognition in children with ASD. Paper presented at the 19th Dutch National Autism Congress, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Golan, O. (2017). Autism in Israel. Presented at the World Health Organization ICF Consensus Conference, Stockholm, Sweden.

Golan, O. (2016). Using technology-based interventions to facilitate emotion recognition in children with autism spectrum disorder. Paper presented at the Computational Behavioral Science Laboratory, Northeastern University, Boston, MA.

Golan, O., (2015). Using technology-based interventions to facilitate emotion recognition in children with autism spectrum disorder. Paper presented at the EMOTISK consortium meeting, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany.

Golan, O., (2015). Using Technology to Facilitate Emotion Recognition in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Paper presented at the UCLA Tarjan Center Lecture Series, Los Angeles, CA.

Golan, O., (2015). Using technology-based interventions to facilitate emotion recognition in children with autism spectrum conditions. Paper presented at the University of Reading’s Centre for Cognition Research seminar, Reading, UK.

 

Papers Presented at Scientific Conferences (Last 5 years)

Terner, M., & Golan, O. (2024). A Hebrew Validation of the Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI). Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (INSAR 2024), Melbourne, Australia.

Israel-Yaacov, S., & Golan, O. (2024). Predicting the Attainment of an ASD Diagnosis: A Classification Tree Analysis of an Israeli Tertiary Sample. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (INSAR 2024), Melbourne, Australia.

Bar Ben-Shabat, I., Eden, S., & Golan, O. (2024). Examining the Interplay between Emotional Understanding and Social Functioning in School-Aged Autistic Children. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (INSAR 2024), Melbourne, Australia.

Golan, O. (2023) Understanding Trauma in Autism: Triggers, Clinical Manifestation, and Underlying Mechanisms. Organized and chair of a panel presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (INSAR 2023), Stockholm, Sweden.

Horesh, D., Benvenisti, M., Haruvi-Lamdan, N., & Golan, O. (2023). Understanding a Harsh Reality: The Role of Social Cognition in Autism-PTSD Co-Morbidity. Paper presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (INSAR 2023), Stockholm, Sweden.

Bar Ben-Shabat, I., Eden, S., & Golan, O. (2023). Adapting Emotiplay, a Computer Based Emotional Competence Intervention for Use in Special Classrooms for Autistic Children. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (INSAR 2023), Stockholm, Sweden.

Busuoli, E.M., Godel, M., Robain, F., Sinai-Gavrilov, Y., Gev, T., Golan, O., Vivanti, G., Courchesne, E., Pierce, K.,  Schaer, M., Ruta, L., & Lombardo, M. (2023). The Predictive Influence of Age and Cognitive Level at Treatment Start Varies between Intervention Styles and Cognitive Outcomes. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (INSAR 2023), Stockholm, Sweden.

Kohn, L., Oliver-Aronson, L., Gev, T., & Golan, O. (2023). Taking the Child's Point of View: Parental Reflective Functioning Moderates the Association between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Social Competence.. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (INSAR 2023), Stockholm, Sweden.

Oliver-Aronson, L., Gev, T., Laugeson, E.A., & Golan, O. (2023). The Effect of Parental Involvement on the Efficacy of the PEERS for Preschoolers (P4P) Social Skills Intervention: Preliminary Results of an Israeli Randomized Controlled Trial.. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (INSAR 2023), Stockholm, Sweden.

Rum, Y., Genzer, S., Golan, O., Allison, C., Baron-Cohen, S., & Perry, A. (2023). Typical Observers' Empathy Towards an Autistic Person and the Impact of Disclosure of a Diagnosis. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (INSAR 2023), Stockholm, Sweden.

Terner, M., & Golan, O. (2023). Correct Classification of Adults As Autistic or Typically Developing, Based on Self and Parent Reports.. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (INSAR 2023), Stockholm, Sweden.

Zadok, E., Gordon, I., Navon, R., Rabin, S. & Golan, O. (2023). Verbal Engagement and Behavioral Synchrony in Face-to-Face Versus Video-Based Social Interactions of Adolescents with and without ASD with a Neurotypical Stranger. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (INSAR 2023), Stockholm, Sweden.

Busuoli, E., Godel, M., Robain, F., Sinai-Gavrilov, Y., Gev, T., Narzisi, A., Contaldo, A., Colombi, C., Muratori, F., Golan, O., Vivanti, G., Schaer, M., Ruta, L., & Lombardo, M. (2022). Pre-Treatment Developmental Quotient, Age at Treatment Start, and Early Intervention Type Predict Differential Developmental Trajectories in Autism. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (INSAR 2022), Austin, Tx.

Golan, O., Terner, M., Israel-Yaacov, S., Allison, C., & Baron-Cohen, S. (2022). The Autism-Spectrum Quotient - Hebrew Version (AQ-Heb): A Full and a Short Form, Adapted for DSM-5. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (INSAR 2022), Austin, Tx.

Goldfarb, Y., Gal, E., & Golan, O. (2022). Work-Related Psychological Needs and Job Satisfaction of Autistic Adults: The Mediating Role of Self-Determined Work Motivation. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (INSAR 2022), Austin, Tx.

Rum, Y., Allison, C., Smith, P., White, S., Golan, O., & Baron-Cohen, S. (2022). The Effect of Siblings on Empathy in Autistic People. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (INSAR 2022), Austin, Tx.

Rum, Y., Allison, C., Smith, P., Genzer, S., Golan, O., Parry, A., & Baron-Cohen, S. (2022). Empathic Accuracy and Empathic Synchrony: Developing a Novel Test with Autistic and Non-Autistic People. Paper presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (INSAR 2022), Austin, Tx.

Shaham, H., Eni, M., Rabin, S., Zadok, E., Gordon, I., Dinstein, I., & Golan, O. (2022). Examining Conversational and Prosodic Abilities of Adolescents with ASD through Computerized Acoustic Analysis. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (INSAR 2022), Austin, Tx.

Golan, O., Haruvi-Lamdan, N., Laor, N., & Horesh, D. (2021). The Comorbidity between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is Mediated by Brooding Rumination. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (Virtual conference).

Goldfarb, Y., Gal, E., & Golan, O. (2021). Employment Related Changes Following COVID-19: A Longitudinal Examination of Mental Health and Work-Related Need Satisfaction of Autistic Employees. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (Virtual conference).

Goldfarb, Y., Gal, E., & Golan, O. (2021). Mental health of Israeli employees with Autism Spectrum Disorders following COVID-19-related changes in employment status. Poster presented at the 29th European Congress of Psychiatry (Virtual conference).

Arazi, A., Koller, J., Zachor, D.A., Golan, O., Sadaka, Y., Eytan, D., Stolar, O.E., Atzva-Poria, N., Golan, H., Menashe, I., Meiri, G., Gabis L.V., & Dinstein, I. (2021). Positive and Negative Impact of Initial Covid-19 Home-Quarantine Period on Children with ASD and Their Families. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (Virtual conference).

Sinai, Y., Gev, T., Gordon, I., Mor-Snir, I., Vivanti, G., & Golan, O. (2021). Micro-Analysis Reveals Increased Parent-Child Positive Affect in Severely Impaired Children Receiving the ESDM. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (Virtual conference).

Zadok, E., Gordon, I., Navon, R., Rabin, S.J., & Golan, O. (2021). Behavioral Synchrony and Empathic Response to an Interaction Partner’s Distress in Adolescents with and without ASD. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (Virtual conference).

Brukner-Wertman, Y., Bakalash, A., Klein, D., Laor, N., & Golan, O. (2020) A Dimensional Exploration of Social Communication (pragmatic) Abilities Using an Interactive Assessment Protocol. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (Virtual conference).

Gev, T., Lavine, E., Gordon, I., & Golan, O. (2020). The Effect of the Transporters Emotional Understanding Intervention Program on the Promotion of Peer Cooperative Play in Young Children with ASD. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (Virtual conference).

Gev, T., Sinai-Gavrilov, Y., Vivanti, G., Mor-Snir, I., & Golan, O. (2020). Integrating the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) into Israeli ASD preschools. Paper presented at the second Israeli Meeting for Autism Research, Beer-Sheva, Israel.

Goldfarb, Y., Gal, E., & Golan, O. (2020). A Narrative Approach to Career Identity Construction of Adults with ASD. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (Virtual Conference).

Israel-Yaacov, S., & Golan, O. (2020). Parent and Teacher Reports on Screening Instruments As Predictors of Diagnostic Instrument Scores. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (Virtual conference).

Navon, R., Rabin., S.J., Mor-Snir, I., & Golan, O. (2020). Pro-Social and Empathic Behaviors of Adolescents with ASD in Response to Others' Distress. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (Virtual conference).

Segall, G., Gev, T., Israel-Yaacov, S., Mor-Snir, E., Laugeson, E., & Golan, O. (2020). An Israeli Adaptation of the PEERS for Preschoolers Parent Mediated Social Skills Program - Preliminary Results of a Clinical Trial. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (Virtual conference).

Golan, O., Rabin, S.J., Laugeson, E.A., & Mor-Snir, I. (2020). How does parental support promote the social communication of adolescents with ASD? A randomized controlled trial of a parent-mediated social skills intervention. Paper accepted for presentation at the Annual Conference of the Division of Clinical Psychology, East of England Branch, January 2020, Cambridge, UK.

Horesh, D., Haruvi-Lamdan, N., Zohar, S., Kraus, M., & Golan, O. (2019). PTSD and Autism: An Unexplored Comorbidity. Paper presented at the 35th annual meeting of the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Boston, MA, USA.

Gev, T., Saban, M., Gordon, I., & Golan, O. (2019). The Effect of “The Transporters” Intervention Program on the Expression of Empathy during Social Interaction in Children with ASD. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Montreal, Canada.

Goldfarb, Y., Golan, O., & Gal, E. (2019). Work Motivation in Adults with ASD: a Qualitative Exploratory Study. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Montreal, Canada.

Haruvi-Lamdan, Puris, S.A., Kraus, M., Horesh, D., & Golan, O. (2019). Exposure to Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Symptoms among Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Montreal, Canada.

Israel-Yaacov, S., Shachar, N., & Golan, O. (2019). Sex differences in the sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic cutoff of the Childhood Autism Spectrum Test (CAST) in Israel. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Montreal, Canada.

Rabin, S.J., Mor-Snir, I., Laugeson, E.A., & Golan, O. (2019). The effect of Parenting Style on the Effectiveness of Parent-Mediated Social Skills Intervention for Adolescents with ASD. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Montreal, Canada.

Rabin, S.J., Bemberger, E., Mor-Snir, I., Feldman, R., & Golan, O. (2019). Parent-Adolescent Reciprocity in a Conflictual Situation Predicts Peer Interaction in Adolescents with ASD. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Montreal, Canada.

Zadok, E., Navon, R., Gordon, I., Golan, O. (2019). Emotion Dysregulation and Empathic Behavior among Adolescents with ASD – a Pilot Study. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Montreal, Canada.

Horesh, D., Haruvi-Lamdan, N., Lebendifer, S., Puris, S., Kraus, M., & Golan, O. (2019). Are PTSD and Autism Related? an Examination Among Typically Developing Israeli Adults. Poster presented at the International Convention for Psychological Science (ICPS), Paris, France.

Golan, O. (2018). A randomized controlled trial of the culturally-adapted PEERS^® protocol in Israel: behavioral and questionnaire-based outcomes. A paper presented at the 18^th World Congress of Psychiatry, Mexico-City.

Gev, T., Sinai, Y., Vivanti, G., Mor-Snir, I., & Golan, O. (2018). Integrating the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) in ASD Preschools in Israel – Results of a Matched Controlled Study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Israel-Yaacov, S., Kanter, N., Mor-Snir, I., Laugeson, E., & Golan, O. (2018). The Cultural Adaptation and Clinical Efficacy of the PEERS® Program in Israel. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Rabin, S.J., Israel-Yaacov, S., Mor-Snir, I., & Golan, O. (2018). A Randomized Controlled Trial of PEERS in Israel: Behavioral and Questionnaire-Based Outcomes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Sinai, Y., Gev, T., Vivanti, G., Mor-Snir, I., & Golan, O. (2018). Developmental, Adaptive and Parental Characteristics of High- and Low-Responders to a Preschool-Based ESDM Intervention. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Tal, S., Gordon, I., Fridenson-Hayo., S., & Golan, O. (2018). Integrative Nonverbal Communication in Children with ASD during Conversation and Free Play. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Rotterdam, The Netherlands.