Dr. Shattuck conducts innovative research that informs advocacy, policy making, and service design for people with developmental disabilities and special health care needs. Most of his current work is aimed at understanding patterns of service use and the factors that influence outcomes among youth with autism as they leave high school and transition to young adulthood.
Shattuck’s work has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, Autism Speaks, and the Organization for Autism Research. His research publications have appeared in high-impact scientific journals including Pediatrics, Psychiatric Services, the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, the American Journal of Public Health, and the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He has also written op-ed pieces that have appeared in leading newspapers including the New York Times.
In 2009 Shattuck’s study on the age of diagnosis among children with autism was recognized as one of the most important autism studies of the year by both Autism Speaks and the Federal Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.
Dr. Shattuck frequently speaks about autism at scientific meetings and to groups of advocates, family members, service providers, and policy makers. He has also consulted with public and nonprofit agencies on the design and evaluation of services for people with disabilities.
Shattuck’s professional background includes work in the nonprofit sector doing fundraising and developing programs. His training includes degrees in social work, sociology, and postdoctoral training in epidemiology.
- February 17, 2012: New study looks at medication use of kids with ASD, ADHD
- January 25, 2012: Study looks at how kids with autism spend their screen time
- November 18, 2011: Teens with autism face major obstacles to social life outside of school
- August 22, 2011: Schools key provider of mental health services for adolescents with autism
- February 7, 2011: Autistic young adults missing out on much-needed services
- December 2, 2009: Wide variation in state Medicaid and SCHIP policies determine financial burden for low-income families with special health care needs children
- August 17, 2009: Youth with autism coming of age: Brown School study will focus on transitions in service use and coverage
- May 4, 2009: Research shows wide age gap between possible and actual autism diagnosis
- August 13, 2008: Cost of caring for a child with special needs varies from state to state
- July 10, 2008: Cost of raising a child with special needs: Where does your state rank?
- September 25, 2007: Study shows autism symptoms can improve into adulthood
- June 11, 2007: A Spectrum of Disputes Op-Ed in the New York Times
- Prevalence and Correlates of Screen-Based Media Use Among Youths with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Mazurek MO, Shattuck PT, Wagner M, Cooper BP. J Autism Dev Disord. 2011 Dec 8. [Epub ahead of print]
- Prevalence and correlates of psychotropic medication use in adolescents with an autism spectrum disorder with and without caregiver-reported attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Frazier TW, Shattuck PT, Narendorf SC, Cooper BP, Wagner M, Spitznagel EL.
J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2011 Dec;21(6):571-9. Epub 2011 Dec 13.
- Participation in social activities among adolescents with an autism spectrum disorder.
Shattuck PT, Orsmond GI, Wagner M, Cooper BP.
PLoS One. 2011;6(11):e27176. Epub 2011 Nov 14.
- Mental health service use among adolescents with an autism spectrum disorder.
Narendorf SC, Shattuck PT, Sterzing PR.
Psychiatr Serv. 2011 Aug;62(8):975-8.
- Post-high school service use among young adults with an autism spectrum disorder.
Shattuck PT, Wagner M, Narendorf S, Sterzing P, Hensley M.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Feb;165(2):141-6.
- Brief report: Under-representation of African Americans in autism genetic research: a rationale for inclusion of subjects representing diverse family structures.
Hilton CL, Fitzgerald RT, Jackson KM, Maxim RA, Bosworth CC, Shattuck PT, Geschwind DH, Constantino JN.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2010 May;40(5):633-9.
- Financial burden of raising CSHCN: association with state policy choices.
Parish SL, Shattuck PT, Rose RA.
Pediatrics. 2009 Dec;124 Suppl 4:S435-42.
- Timing of identification among children with an autism spectrum disorder: findings from a population-based surveillance study.
Shattuck PT, Durkin M, Maenner M, Newschaffer C, Mandell DS, Wiggins L, Lee LC, Rice C, Giarelli E, Kirby R, Baio J, Pinto-Martin J, Cuniff C.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2009 May;48(5):474-83.
- Utilization of a Medicaid-funded intervention for children with autism.
Shattuck PT, Grosse S, Parish S, Bier D.
Psychiatr Serv. 2009 Apr;60(4):549-52.
- Racial/ethnic disparities in the identification of children with autism spectrum disorders.
Mandell DS, Wiggins LD, Carpenter LA, Daniels J, DiGuiseppi C, Durkin MS, Giarelli E, Morrier MJ, Nicholas JS, Pinto-Martin JA, Shattuck PT, Thomas KC, Yeargin-Allsopp M, Kirby RS.
Am J Public Health. 2009 Mar;99(3):493-8. Epub 2008 Dec 23.
- Financial burden in families of children with special health care needs: variability among states.
Shattuck PT, Parish SL.
Pediatrics. 2008 Jul;122(1):13-8.
- Transition and change in adolescents and young adults with autism: longitudinal effects on maternal well-being.
Lounds J, Seltzer MM, Greenberg JS, Shattuck PT.
Am J Ment Retard. 2007 Nov;112(6):401-17.
- Change in autism symptoms and maladaptive behaviors in adolescents and adults with an autism spectrum disorder.
Shattuck PT, Seltzer MM, Greenberg JS, Orsmond GI, Bolt D, Kring S, Lounds J, Lord C.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2007 Oct;37(9):1735-47. Epub 2006 Dec 5.
- Issues related to the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders.
Shattuck PT, Grosse SD.
Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2007;13(2):129-35. Review.
- The contribution of diagnostic substitution to the growing administrative prevalence of autism in US special education.
Shattuck PT.
Pediatrics. 2006 Apr;117(4):1028-37.
- Psychological well-being and coping in mothers of youths with autism, Down syndrome, or fragile X syndrome.
Abbeduto L, Seltzer MM, Shattuck P, Krauss MW, Orsmond G, Murphy MM.
Am J Ment Retard. 2004 May;109(3):237-54.
- Trajectory of development in adolescents and adults with autism.
Seltzer MM, Shattuck P, Abbeduto L, Greenberg JS.
Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2004;10(4):234-47. Review.
- The symptoms of autism spectrum disorders in adolescence and adulthood.
Seltzer MM, Krauss MW, Shattuck PT, Orsmond G, Swe A, Lord C.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2003 Dec;33(6):565-81