astronomy

John Constantino

John Constantino is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand John Constantino rather than just read about it. In short: John N. Constantino is a child psychiatrist and expert on neurodevelopmental disorders, especially autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

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Reference excerpt

John N. Constantino is a child psychiatrist and expert on neurodevelopmental disorders, especially autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Constantino is the inaugural System Chief of Behavioral and Mental Health at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. He is a Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Genetics at the Emory University School of Medicine. Constantino is best known for developing the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS), a diagnostic rating scale used to distinguish autism spectrum disorder from other child psychiatric conditions by identifying the presence and extent of social impairments. The SRS, published in 2005, includes parent-, teacher-, self-, and spouse-report rating forms. It has been used to assess social-behavioral characteristics indicative of the broader autism phenotype. The SRS is a widely used tool to help clinicians identify social impairments in individuals both with and without a diagnosis of ASD. Constantino received the 2014 Irving Philips Award and the 2015 George Tarjan Award from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, respectively for lifetime contributions in prevention and developmental disabilities. In 2013, he received the Alumni Achievement Award from the Washington University School of Medicine.

Biography Constantino earned his B.A. at Cornell University in 1984. Constantino completed his medical degree at Washington University School of Medicine in 1988. After completing a 5-year combined residency in pediatrics, general psychiatry and child psychiatry at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Constantino joined the faculty of Washington University School of Medicine where he held the appointment of the Blanche F. Ittelson Chair and Chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry from 2009 to 2022 and co-led its Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC). His research program at the IDDRC was funded through numerous grants from the National Institutes of Health. Constantino was appointed the Liz and Frank Blake Chair of Behavioral and Mental Health at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta in 2024, following his move to Atlanta in 2022 to lead a large-scale effort to model system transformation and parity in child mental health there and the vice chair and professor in the department of pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine.

Research Constantino's research program focuses on developmental disabilities and social development from infancy through early adulthood. Some of his most influential work has used twin studies to examine the prevalence of autistic traits in the general population (also referred to as the broader autism phenotype) and in at-risk groups including individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who have heightened rates of autistic traits. As a member of the Autism Genome Project Consortium, Constantino was involved in genetic linkage studies of autism risk. His laboratory linked familial risk for autism to early variations in visual social engagement, motor coordination and activity level. Other research has examined patterns of familial aggregation in multiplex autism, defined as instances where two or more individuals in the same family are affected; knowledge gained from these studies helped specify the impact of combined influences of independently-inherited traits on early childhood social development His work has also elucidated opportunities to resolve enduring disparities in developmental outcomes of minority children affected by autism. His research contributions have also addressed environmental influences on antisocial development including prospects for its prevention through parenting education and the prevention of maltreatment in early childhood.

Representative publications Constantino, J. N.; Zhang, Y. I.; Frazier, T.; Abbacchi, A. M.; Law, P. (2010). "Sibling recurrence and the genetic epidemiology of autism". American Journal of Psychiatry. 167 (11): 1349–1356. Constantino JN, Gruber CP (2012) The Social Responsiveness Scale Manual, Second Edition (SRS-2). Los Angeles, CA: Western Psychological Services. Constantino, JN (2018). "Prevention of child maltreatment: strategic targeting of a curvilinear relationship between adversity and psychiatric impairment". World Psychiatry. 17 (1): 103–104. doi:10.1002/wps.20495. PMC 5775142. PMID 29352551. Constantino, JN (2019). "Early behavioral indices of inherited liability to autism". Pediatr Res. 85 (2): 127–133. doi:10.1038/s41390-018-0217-3. PMC 6353672. PMID 30356093. Constantino, JN; Charman, T; Jones, EJH (Sep 2020). "Clinical and Translational Implications of an Emerging Developmental Substructure for Autism. Annu Rev Clin Psychol. 2021 May 7;17:365-389 Broder-Fingert S, Mateo CM, Zuckerman KE. Structural Racism and Autism". Pediatrics. 146 (3): e2020015420.

References

External links Faculty Home Page Intellectual and Developmental Disability Research Center Google Scholar Profile

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with John Constantino

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what John Constantino claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to John Constantino before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about John Constantino ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of John Constantino

In research: John Constantino appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses John Constantino in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: John Constantino is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics American medical doctors, American scientists, Cornell University alumni, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for John Constantino outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is John Constantino in simple terms?

John N. Constantino is a child psychiatrist and expert on neurodevelopmental disorders, especially autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

Why does John Constantino matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study John Constantino?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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