Mass violence in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and Narcissistic Personality Disorder : a case analysis of Anders Breivik using the “Path to Intended and Terroristic Violence” model (2016)
Journal Article
Faccini, L., & Allely, C. (2016). Mass violence in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and Narcissistic Personality Disorder : a case analysis of Anders Breivik using the “Path to Intended and Terroristic Violence” model. Aggression and violent behavior, 31, 229-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2016.10.002

Objective There exist significant gaps in our understanding and knowledge of the contributory factors which give rise to the development of a mass shooter. Method A case analysis is presented of Anders Behring Breivik who engaged in a bombi... Read More about Mass violence in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and Narcissistic Personality Disorder : a case analysis of Anders Breivik using the “Path to Intended and Terroristic Violence” model.

Working with fathers of at-risk children : insights from a qualitative process evaluation of an intensive group-based intervention (2016)
Journal Article
Scourfield, J., Allely, C., Coffey, A., & Yates, P. (2016). Working with fathers of at-risk children : insights from a qualitative process evaluation of an intensive group-based intervention. Children and Youth Services Review, 69, 259-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.08.021

This article is based on qualitative research with fathers who attended Mellow Dads, an intensive ‘dads only’ group-based intervention underpinned by attachment theory for fathers of at-risk children. Specifically the article draws on data from a pro... Read More about Working with fathers of at-risk children : insights from a qualitative process evaluation of an intensive group-based intervention.

Prevalence and assessment of traumatic brain injury in prison inmates : a systematic PRISMA review (2016)
Journal Article
Allely, C. (2016). Prevalence and assessment of traumatic brain injury in prison inmates : a systematic PRISMA review. Brain Injury, 30(10), 1161-1180. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2016.1191674

The primary objectives of the present systematic PRISMA review was: (1) to explore the range of prevalence of TBI in offenders, and whether this is higher than in a control sample; (2) to determine which screening measures are available, and evaluate... Read More about Prevalence and assessment of traumatic brain injury in prison inmates : a systematic PRISMA review.

Violence is rare in autism : when it does occur, is it sometimes extreme? (2016)
Journal Article
Allely, C., Wilson, P., Minnis, H., Thompson, L., Yaksic, E., & Gillberg, C. (2016). Violence is rare in autism : when it does occur, is it sometimes extreme?. Journal of Psychology, 151(1), 49-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2016.1175998

A small body of literature has suggested that, rather than being more likely to engage in offending or violent behaviour, individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may actually have an increased risk of being the victim rather than the perpetra... Read More about Violence is rare in autism : when it does occur, is it sometimes extreme?.

The relationship between psychopathy traits and neurodevelopmental disorders in forensic populations : a systematic PRISMA review (2016)
Journal Article
Allely, C., & Cooke, D. (2016). The relationship between psychopathy traits and neurodevelopmental disorders in forensic populations : a systematic PRISMA review. Sociology and anthropology (Alhambra, Calif. Online), 4(5), 380 -407. https://doi.org/10.13189/sa.2016.040511

Background: Numerous studies investigate the rate of neurodevelopmental disorders in forensic populations. Studies have also investigated the rate of psychopathy in such settings. However, there appears to be a paucity of studies looking at both of t... Read More about The relationship between psychopathy traits and neurodevelopmental disorders in forensic populations : a systematic PRISMA review.

Sexual offending and autism spectrum disorders (2016)
Journal Article
Allely, C., & Creaby-Attwood, A. (2016). Sexual offending and autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, 7(1), 35-51. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIDOB-09-2015-0029

Purpose – Studies have found innate vulnerabilities which potentially may increase the risk of an individual with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) finding themselves involved with the criminal justice system as a result of being charged with a sexual... Read More about Sexual offending and autism spectrum disorders.

Studies investigating fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in the criminal justice system : a systematic PRISMA review (2016)
Journal Article
Allely, C., & Gebbia, P. (2016). Studies investigating fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in the criminal justice system : a systematic PRISMA review. https://doi.org/10.15226/2374-6874/3/1/00123

Within correctional/confinement settings, screening in order to detect Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders(FASD) or Alcohol-Related Neuro Developmental Disorder (ARND) is frequently lacking. The courts may not recognize FAS/ ARND which lead... Read More about Studies investigating fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in the criminal justice system : a systematic PRISMA review.

Autism spectrum disorders in the criminal justice system : police interviewing, the courtroom and the prison environment (2015)
Book Chapter
Allely, C. (2015). Autism spectrum disorders in the criminal justice system : police interviewing, the courtroom and the prison environment. In Recent advances in autism (1-13). SM Group

Predictors of positive and negative parenting behaviours: evidence from the ALSPAC cohort (2014)
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Thomson, R., Allely, C., Purves, D., Puckering, C., McConnachie, A., Johnson, P., …Wilson, P. (2014). Predictors of positive and negative parenting behaviours: evidence from the ALSPAC cohort. BMC Pediatrics, 14(1), 247. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-14-247

Background This study aimed to establish the predictors of positive and negative parenting behaviours in a United Kingdom population. The majority of previous research has focused on specific risk factors and has used a variety of outcome measures.... Read More about Predictors of positive and negative parenting behaviours: evidence from the ALSPAC cohort.

Association between parent-infant interactions in infancy and disruptive behaviour disorders at age seven: a nested, case–control ALSPAC study (2014)
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Puckering, C., Allely, C., Doolin, O., Purves, D., McConnachie, A., Johnson, P., …Wilson, P. (2014). Association between parent-infant interactions in infancy and disruptive behaviour disorders at age seven: a nested, case–control ALSPAC study. BMC Pediatrics, 14(1), 223. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-14-223

Background Effective early intervention to prevent oppositional/conduct disorders requires early identification of children at risk. Patterns of parent-child interaction may predict oppositional/conduct disorders but large community-based prospecti... Read More about Association between parent-infant interactions in infancy and disruptive behaviour disorders at age seven: a nested, case–control ALSPAC study.

The association of ADHD symptoms to self-harm behaviours : a systematic PRISMA review (2014)
Journal Article
Allely, C. (2014). The association of ADHD symptoms to self-harm behaviours : a systematic PRISMA review. BMC Psychiatry, 14(1), 133. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-14-133

Background Self-harm is a major public health issue in young people worldwide and there are many challenges to its management and prevention. Numerous studies have indicated that ADHD is associated with completed suicides and other suicidal behavio... Read More about The association of ADHD symptoms to self-harm behaviours : a systematic PRISMA review.

Neurodevelopmental and psychosocial risk factors in serial killers and mass murderers (2014)
Journal Article
Allely, C., Minnis, H., Thompson, L., Wilson, P., & Gillberg, C. (2014). Neurodevelopmental and psychosocial risk factors in serial killers and mass murderers. Aggression and violent behavior, 19(3), 288-301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2014.04.004

Multiple and serial murders are rare events that have a very profound societal impact. We have conducted a systematic review, following PRISMA guidelines, of both the peer reviewed literature and of journalistic and legal sources regarding mass and... Read More about Neurodevelopmental and psychosocial risk factors in serial killers and mass murderers.

Neurobiological abnormalities in the first few years of life in individuals later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder : A review of recent data (2014)
Journal Article
Allely, C., Gillberg, C., & Wilson, P. (2014). Neurobiological abnormalities in the first few years of life in individuals later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder : A review of recent data. Behavioural Neurology, 2014, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/210780

Background: Despite the widely-held understanding that the biological changes that lead to autism usually occur during prenatal life, there has been relatively little research into the functional development of the brain during early infancy in indiv... Read More about Neurobiological abnormalities in the first few years of life in individuals later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder : A review of recent data.

Prediction of 7-year psychopathology from mother-infant joint attention behaviours: a nested case–control study (2013)
Journal Article
Allely, C., Johnson, P., Marwick, H., Lidstone, E., Kočovská, E., Puckering, C., …Wilson, P. (2013). Prediction of 7-year psychopathology from mother-infant joint attention behaviours: a nested case–control study. BMC Pediatrics, 13(147), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-13-147

Background To investigate whether later diagnosis of psychiatric disorder can be predicted from analysis of mother-infant joint attention (JA) behaviours in social-communicative interaction at 12 months. Method Using data from a large contempora... Read More about Prediction of 7-year psychopathology from mother-infant joint attention behaviours: a nested case–control study.

Pain sensitivity and observer perception of pain in individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (2013)
Journal Article
Allely, C. (2013). Pain sensitivity and observer perception of pain in individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Scientific World Journal, 2013, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/916178

The peer-reviewed literature investigating the relationship between pain expression and perception of pain in individuals with ASD is sparse. The aim of the present systematic PRIMSA review was twofold: first, to see what evidence there is for the wi... Read More about Pain sensitivity and observer perception of pain in individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Predictors of diagnosis of child psychiatric disorder in adult–infant social-communicative interaction at 12 months (2013)
Journal Article
Marwick, H., Doolin, O., Allely, C., McConnachie, A., Johnson, P., Puckering, C., …Wilson, P. (2013). Predictors of diagnosis of child psychiatric disorder in adult–infant social-communicative interaction at 12 months. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34(1), 562-572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2012.09.007

To establish which social interactive behaviours predict later psychiatric diagnosis, we examined 180 videos of a parent–infant interaction when children were aged one year, from within the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) coh... Read More about Predictors of diagnosis of child psychiatric disorder in adult–infant social-communicative interaction at 12 months.

Parent–infant vocalisations at 12 months predict psychopathology at 7 years (2013)
Journal Article
Allely, C., Purves, D., McConnachie, A., Marwick, H., Johnson, P., Doolin, O., …Wilson, P. (2013). Parent–infant vocalisations at 12 months predict psychopathology at 7 years. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34(3), 985-993. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2012.11.024

This study investigatedtheutility of adult andinfant vocalisationinthepredictionof child psychopathology. Familieswere sampledfromtheAvonLongitudinal StudyofParents and Children (ALSPAC) birth cohort. Vocalisation patterns were obtained from 180 vi... Read More about Parent–infant vocalisations at 12 months predict psychopathology at 7 years.

Can psychopathology at age 7 be predicted from clinical observation at one year? Evidence from the ALSPAC cohort (2012)
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Allely, C., Doolin, O., Gillberg, C., Gillberg, I., Puckering, C., Smillie, M., …Wilson, P. (2012). Can psychopathology at age 7 be predicted from clinical observation at one year? Evidence from the ALSPAC cohort. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 33(6), 2292-2300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2012.07.009

One of the challenges of developmental psychopathology is to determine whether identifiable pathways to developmental disorders exist in the first months or years of life. Early identification of such disorders poses a similar challenge for clinical... Read More about Can psychopathology at age 7 be predicted from clinical observation at one year? Evidence from the ALSPAC cohort.

How evidence-based is an 'evidence-based parenting program'? A PRISMA systematic review and meta-analysis of Triple P (2012)
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Wilson, P., Rush, R., Hussey, S., Puckering, C., Sim, F., Allely, C., …Gillberg, C. (2012). How evidence-based is an 'evidence-based parenting program'? A PRISMA systematic review and meta-analysis of Triple P. BMC Medicine, 10(1), 130. https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-10-130

Background Interventions to promote positive parenting are often reported to offer good outcomes for children but they can consume substantial resources and they require rigorous appraisal. Methods Evaluations of the Triple P parenting program w... Read More about How evidence-based is an 'evidence-based parenting program'? A PRISMA systematic review and meta-analysis of Triple P.

Click trains and the rate of information processing: Does “speeding up” subjective time make other psychological processes run faster? (2011)
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Jones, L., Allely, C., & Wearden, J. (2011). Click trains and the rate of information processing: Does “speeding up” subjective time make other psychological processes run faster?. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 64(2), 363-380. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2010.502580

A series of experiments demonstrated that a 5-s train of clicks that have been shown in previous studies to increase the subjective duration of tones they precede (in a manner consistent with “speeding up” timing processes) could also have an effec... Read More about Click trains and the rate of information processing: Does “speeding up” subjective time make other psychological processes run faster?.