Annette Estes

Research Assistant Professor - Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Director - CPEA Research Program
University of Washington Autism Center
estesa@u.washington.edu
206-543-7326

University of Washington
Center on Human Development and Disability
Box 357920
Seattle, WA 98195-7115

Dr. Estes’s research focuses on children with developmental disabilities and their families. As part of the UW CPEA (Collaborative Programs of Excellence in Autism), Dr. Estes serves as Associate Director of two large research programs; a multidisciplinary, longitudinal study called the Early Development Study and a study of families with more than one child with an autism spectrum disorder called the Family Study of Autism. These studies aim to increase early recognition of infants and young children at risk for autism, lead to new strategies to prevent or ameliorate autism symptoms, advance research on causes and development of ASD, and i dentify susceptibility genes for autism. Dr. Estes is working to increase understanding of broader phenotype characteristics associated with autism. She is especially interested in the role of the family in creating positive outcomes for children with disabilities.

Dr. Estes is a licensed psychologist in the state of Washington.

PUBLICATIONS

Dawson, G., Munson, J., Estes, A., Osterling, J., McPartland, J., Toth, K., Carver, L., Abbot, R. (2002). Neurocognitive function and joint attention ability in young children with autism spectrum disorder, Child Development. 73, 345-358.

Dawson, G., Toth, K., Abbott, R., Osterling, J., Munson, J., Estes, A. (2004). Defining the early social attention impairments in autism: Social orienting, joint attention, and attention to distress. Developmental Psychology, 40, 271-283.

Dawson, G., Estes, A., Munson, J., Schellenberg, G., Bernier, R., Wijsman, E. (under review). Quantitative assessment of autism symptoms in children with autism and their parents: Broader Phenotype Autism Symptom Scale.

Estes, A. (1992). Lead Observer's Manual. Unpublished Manuscript, FAST Track Project, Seattle, WA.

Estes, A., Munson, J., Bernier, R., Dawson, G. (2004). Broader Phenotype Autism Symptom Scale; Administration and Coding Manual. Unpublished Manuscript, UW Autism Center Research Program, Seattle, WA.

Estes, A., Bernier, R., Dawson, G. (2004). Broader Phenotype Autism Symptom Scale; Reliability Manual. Unpublished Manuscript, UW Autism Center Research Program, Seattle, WA.

McMahon, R.J. & Estes, A. (1997). Conduct problems. In E.J. Mash and L.G. Terdal (Eds.), Assessment of Childhood Disorders (3rd ed.). (pp. 130-193) New York: Guilford Press.

McMahon, R.J., Estes, A. (1992). Behavioral Coding System. Unpublished Manuscript, FAST Track Project, Seattle, WA.

Rusby, J.C., Estes, A., & Dishion, T.J. (1991). Interpersonal Process Code. Unpublished Manuscript, Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, OR.

Sultana, R., Yu, C.-E., Yu, J., Munson, J., Chen, D., Hua, W., Estes, A., Cortes, F., de la Barra, F., Yu, D., Haider, S. T., Trask, B. J., Green, E. D., Raskind, W. H., Disteche, C. M., Wijsman, E., Dawson, G., Storm, D. R., Schellenberg, G. D., Villacres, E. C. (2002) Identification of a novel gene on chromosome 7q11.2 interrupted by a translocation breakpoint in a pair of autistic twins. Genomics, 80(2), 129-134.

Sung, Y.J., Dawson, G., Munson, J., Estes, A., Schellenberg, G. & Wijsman, E. (under review). Genetic investigation of quantitative traits related to autism: Use of multivariate polygenic models with ascertainment adjustment.

Yu, C.-E., Dawson, G., Munson, J., D’Souza, I., Osterling, J., Estes, A., Leutenegger, A.-L., Flodman, P., Smith, M., Raskind, W.H., Spence, M.A., McMahon, W., Wijsman, W.M., Schellenberg, G.D. (2002) Presence of large deletions in autism kindreds, American Journal of Human Genetics 71, 100-115

PRESENTATIONS

Dawson, G., Munson, J., Estes, A, Abbot, R. (2003). Society for Research on Child Development. Early neurocognitive predictors of outcomes in autism.

Estes, A. (2004). University of Washington Autism Center Research Program, Seattle, Washington. Broader Phenotype of Autism Symptom Scale Workshop. Coordinated, developed and presented two day workshop to invited NIH research scientists from the Collaborative Programs of Excellence in Autism network.

Estes, A. (2003). University of Washington Summer Institute on Brain and Learning. Autism in Adolescents.

Estes, A. (2001). University of Washington Summer Institute on Brain and Learning. Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Estes, A. (2001). Alaska Autism Institute, Anchorage Alaska. Autism Spectrum Disorders. Presented research findings regarding neurobiology, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders over two days.

Estes, A., & Cauce, A.M. (1995). The work/family interface: Maternal working environments and adolescent well-being in African American families. Poster presented at convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington D.C.

Estes, A., McMahon, R.J., Mason, C., & Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group (CPPRG) (1994). Psychometric Properties of the Coder Impressions Inventory. Poster presented at convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Diego, CA.

Estes, A. (1996) The research process in a study of the work/family interface in African American families. Presented at the Child Clinical Research Seminar, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Estes, A. (Jan., 1996) Observational methods, observer training, and reliability. Presented at the Meta-Emotions Research Lab, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Estes, A. (Jan., 1995) Observational methods and observer training. Presented at the Parenting Clinic research group University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Toth, K., Dawson, G., Munson, J., Estes, A., Abbot, R. (2003). Society for Research on Child Development. Role of joint attention, social interaction and play in language and social growth in young children with autism.