John Constantino

Chief of behavioral and mental health
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

John N. Constantino is a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist and chief of behavioral and mental Health at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, as well as professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine. He is an international leader in autism trait phenotyping, sex differences in autism, and endophenotypic analyses.

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By Sneha Chaturvedi, John Constantino, Natasha Marrus, Sven Sandin, Benjamin Yip

19 September 2024

6 min read

Illustration of children looking at a gigantic set of building blocks, some of which display genetic sequences on their surfaces.

Autism is more heritable in boys than in girls

If boys have greater inherited liability for autism, the female protective effect may not fully explain the sex difference in prevalence.

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Autism is more heritable in boys than in girls

By Sneha Chaturvedi, John Constantino, Natasha Marrus, Sven Sandin, Benjamin Yip

19 September 2024 | 6 min read

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By Alla Katsnelson

3 August 2021

7 min read

Image shows two young girls, identical twins, covering their faces with leaves while facing each other.

Q&A with John Constantino: Solving the biomarker conundrum

Biological factors that reflect autism’s roots may differ from those that influence how severe the condition is. Failure to make a distinction has stymied the search for biomarkers.

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Q&A with John Constantino: Solving the biomarker conundrum

By Alla Katsnelson

3 August 2021 | 7 min read

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By John Constantino, Zoë Hawks

12 June 2018

7 min read

Big baby plays with two connected rings while two scientists with clipboards look on.

Traits of other conditions may spur autism

Early features of other conditions may contribute to autism itself

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Traits of other conditions may spur autism

By John Constantino, Zoë Hawks

12 June 2018 | 7 min read

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By John Constantino

9 April 2013

4 min read

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Researchers studying autism prevalence should take into account the continuous nature of autism symptoms in the general population, says John Constantino.

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