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2018-2022: PhD in Psychology and Cognitive
Neurosciences - Laboratoire de Psychologie et Neurocognition, Grenoble,
France Supervisors: Pr M. Mermillod (Grenoble), Dr M.
Gomot (Tours)
Research project:Predictive mechanisms during the
processing of socio-emotional stimuli in autistic adults.
2022: PhD mobility - Cognitive Neuroscience and
Computational Psychiatry Lab, Melbourne, Australia
Supervisor: Pr. Marta Garrido (Sept - Nov 2022)
Activity: Training in SPM (DCM).
2017-2018: Master’s thesis in Neuropsychology and Clinical Neurosciences - Grenoble Alpes University, France.
2016-2017: Bachelor’s honours in Psychology, specialized in Neuropsychology - Savoie Mont-Blanc University, France.
2014-2016: Bachelor in Psychology - IED, Paris 8, France.
2012-2013: Certificate of professional aptitude
for specialized aids, adapted teaching, and disabled student schooling -
IUFM, Bonneville, France
Certification to be a licensed teacher for students with special
needs.
2007-2008: Master’s equivalent - Certificate in
Primary Education - IUFM, Bonneville, France
Certification as a primary school teacher.
2003-2006: Bachelor’s honours equivalent, Art and Culture studies - University of Nîmes (France) and University of Malta (Malta)
2001-2003: Preparatory classes for engineering school - University of Technology Belfort-Montbeliard, France.
PRESENT POSITION
PAST POSITION
2023-2024: Post-Doctoral Researcher - LPNC ,
Grenoble Alpes University/CNRS, France
Supervisors: Pr. M. Baciu and Dr. M. Perrone
Research project: Identifying the factors influencing
scholar and social participation in autistic children using structural
equation modeling.
2023: Research Engineer - iMind, Le Vinatier
Hospital, Lyon, France
Supervisor: Pr. C. Demily
Research project: Parenthood in autism. Building a
survey in a participatory research framework, investigating
representations of health, education, and justice professionals on
parenthood in autism, compared to those of autistic parents.
2024-present: Inform-AFH – Inform Autistic Female Heterogeneity : Investigation of the neurofunctional and behavioral profiles of autistic females using normative modeling Role: Project co-leader with Dr Meng-Chuan Lai (Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada) Tasks: Project developement and grant writing, data analysis, writing
2024-present: fGQ-ASC – Validation of the French
version of the Girl Questionnaire for Autism Spectrum Condition
Role: Project co-leader with Pr Clément Dondé
(University Hospital Grenoble – Grenoble Neuroscience Institute,
Grenoble, France)
Tasks: Participation in project development and
writing, ethics, online survey creation, recruitment of
participants.
2024-present: AUTISENCITE – Interdisciplinary
and participatory research to develop a sensory evaluation methodology
for urban environments, tailored to the sensory and cognitive
characteristics of autistic individuals across the spectrum. ANR project
led by Dr. Marie Pieron (Integrative Neuroscience and Cognition Center,
Paris, France).
Role: Consortium member
Tasks: Project revision.
2023-present: FLEXPREAUT – Investigating the
neurofunctional underpinnings of predictions in emotional flexibility in
autistic males and females.
Role: Project co-leader with Pr Monica Baciu, Pr
Martial Mermillod, Dr Emilie Cousin (Laboratory of Psychology and
NeuroCognition – Grenoble, France)
Tasks: Project development and writing, ethics,
clinical trials registration, financing, recruitment of participants,
data analysis.
2021-present: PARAUTIS – Participatory research
project on parenthood in autistic adults.
Role: Project co-leader with Pr Caroline Demily (iMind
– Vinatier Hospital), Marine Dubreucq (Saint Etienne), Daniele Langloys
(Autism France organization), Magali Pignard (PAARI organization) -
France Tasks: Project development and writing, ethics,
online survey creation, recruitment of participants, data
interpretation.
2022-2024: PARTDIAG-TSA – Investigating the
diagnostic journey and school participation in autistic children and
teenagers of Savoie and Isere counties.
Role: Post-doctoral researcher - Poject lead by Dr Anne
Ego and Pr Monica Baciu (Grenoble, France) Tasks: Data
analysis and interpretation, writing.
2018-2022: PREDEMAUT – Predictive brain and face
processing in adult autistic males and females.
Role: Thesis research project and project co-leader -
Supervised by Pr Martial Mermillod and Dr Marie Gomot (France)
Tasks: Project development and writing, ethics,
financing, task development, recruitment of participants, data analyses,
data interpretation.
COMPETITIVE AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
COMPETITIVE GRANT WRITING AND RESEARCH FUNDING HISTORY
Lacroix, A., Garrido, M., Kovarski, K., Barbosa, L., Harquel, S., Vercueil, L., Kauffmann, L., Dutheil, F., Gomot, M., Mermillod, M. (2024). Reduced spatial frequency differentiation and sex-related specificities in fearful face detection in autism: insights from EEG and the predictive brain model. Autism Research.
Lacroix, A., Harquel, S., Mermillod, M., Garrido, M., Barbosa, L., Vercueil, L., Aleysson, D., Dutheil, F., Kovarski, K., Gomot, M. (2024). Sex modulation of faces prediction error in the autistic brain. Communications Biology, 7(1).
Rynkiewicz, A., Zheng, S., Lacroix, A. (2024). Special considerations for assessing and caring for autism in girls and women. Current Opinion in Psychiatry.
Mermillod, M., Perrier, M.J.R., Lacroix, A., Kauffmann, L., Peyrin, C., Méot, A., Vermeulen, N., Dutheil, F. (2022). High spatial frequencies disrupt visual recognition: Evidence from an attentional blink paradigm. Heliyon.
Lacroix, A., Harquel, S., Mermillod, M., Vercueil, L., Aleysson, D., Dutheil, F., Kovarski, K., Gomot, M. (2022). The predictive role of low spatial frequencies in automatic face processing: A visual mismatch negativity investigation. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 16.
Lacroix, A., Dutheil, F., Logemann, A., Cserjesi, R., Peyrin, C., Biro, B., Gomot, M., Mermillod, M. (2022). Flexibility in autism during unpredictable shifts of socio-emotional stimuli: Investigation of group and sex differences. Autism, 26(7), 1681–1697.
Magnon, V., Vallet, G. T., Benson, A., Mermillod, M., Chausse, P., Lacroix, A., Bouillon-Minois, J.-B., Dutheil, F. (2022). Does heart rate variability predict better executive functioning? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cortex.
Lacroix, A., Nalborczyk, L., Dutheil, F., Kovarski, K., Chokron, S., Garrido, M., Gomot, M., Mermillod, M. (2021). High spatial frequency filtered primes hasten happy faces categorization in autistic adults. Brain and Cognition, 155, 105811.
Pieron, M., Lacroix, A., Chokron, S., Demily, C. (Under review in L’Encéphale). For participatory research in autism spectrum disorders.
Lacroix, A., Bennetot-Deveria, Y., Baciu, M., Dutheil, F., Magnon, V., Gomot, M., Mermillod, M. (Under Review in Molecular Autism). Understanding emotional flexibility in autism: The social factors matter.
Lacroix, A., Burnel, M., Baciu, M., Occelli, P., Perrone-Bertolotti, M., David, M., Ego, A. (Under review in Autism). Autistic behaviors reduce school participation in French autistic girls and boys: Insight from a structural equation modeling study.
Lacroix, A., Gomot, M., Fombonne, M., Perrier, M.J.R., Peyrin, C., Vermeulen, N., Park G., Dutheil, F., Mermillod, M. (In revision). Both high and low spatial frequencies are critical for visual consciousness in autism: Evidence from an emotional attentional blink paradigm. Visual Cognition.
Lacroix, A. (2023). Autisme et recherche participative. In C. Barthélémy et F. Bonnet-Briault (Eds.), L’autisme de l’enfance à l’âge adulte, Psychiatrie. Paris, France: Lavoisier.
Rynkiewicz, A., Domarecki, P., Pieniążek, A., Ossolińska, A., Lacroix, A., Sykała, A., Klecha, G. (2023). ECHO Autism Poland STAT and the GQ-ASC (Q-ASC) questionnaire. The use of autism screening assessments in the ECHO Autism Poland model. Poland: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego.
Lacroix, A. (2024, June 26). Predictive mechanisms during socio-emotional processing in autistic adults. Laboratory of Interactions between Cognition, Action and Emotion (LICAE), Paris, France. Invited talk.
Lacroix, A. (2024, April 19). Socio-emotional processing in autism: Gender matters. Savoie Mont Blanc University (USMB) seminar. Chambéry, France. Invited talk.
Lacroix, A. (2024, February 16). Socio-emotional processing in autism: Gender matters. Neurology Friday seminar. Grenoble, France. Invited talk.
Lacroix, A. (2023, December 8). Neurofunctional specificities in autistic adults in predictive processes during cognitive flexibility. Cercog Seminar. Grenoble, France. Invited talk.
Lacroix, A. (2023, June 13). Socio-emotional prediction in autism: Specificities and sex differences. Neurospin Seminar. Paris, France. Invited Talk.
Lacroix, A., Bonnot-Briey, S., Eté, N., Er Rajaoui, L., Maulavé, C. (2023). Recherche participative en France aujourd’hui: point de vue de personnes présentant un Trouble Du Neurodéveloppement (Participatory research in France: The point of view of individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders). Scientific and Civic Day of the Institut Robert Debré du Cerveau de l’Enfant (APHP), Paris, France.
Rynkiewicz, A., Sohl, K., Vasa, R.A., Brewer Curran, A., Lacroix, A., Klecha, G., Klecha, J., Plata-Nazar, K., Łucka, I., Mazur, A. (2022, October 7-9). Global scale ECHO Autism model enhancing healthcare for females with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) during their transition into adulthood. 13th Autism-Europe International Congress. Cracow, Poland.
Lacroix, A. (2022, January 19-21). Être femme et autiste. 20e Congrès de l’Encéphale. Paris, France. Invited talk.
Lacroix, A. (2022, March 17). Participatory research: How to achieve a genuine co-construction with autistic individuals. Journée de Recherche Transdisciplinaire iMind/ Gis Autisme. Lyon, France.
Lacroix, A. (2022, June 30 – July 1). Participatory research: How to achieve a genuine co-construction with autistic individuals. Journées Neurosciences Psychiatrie Neurologie. Paris, France.
Mermillod, M., Lacroix, A. (2021, September 30). Predictive brain and emotion recognition in autism. LAPSCO Seminar. Clermont-Ferrand, France. Invited talk.
Lacroix, A., Nalborczyk, L., Mermillod, M., Pouchon, A., Jaffiol, A., Polosan, M. (2021, June 16). Emotional predictive brain in bipolar disorder: Contribution of diffusion models. Meeting of Expertise Centers for Bipolar Disorder of the FondaMental Foundation. Grenoble, France. Invited talk.
Lacroix, A. (2020, January 22). Autism in females: From research to clinical practice. 18e Congrès de l’Encéphale. Paris, France. Invited talk.
Lacroix, A. (2019, June 21). Autistic spectrum disorders in women. Toulouse, France. Invited talk.
Lacroix, A. (2019, May 7). How predictive processing impacts socio-emotional functioning in autism. Congrès International d’Autisme. Paris, France. Invited talk.
Lacroix, A., Vermeulen, N., Mermillod, M., Peyrin, C. (2018, December 7). The role of predictive mechanisms in face processing in autism. 13th Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience, Berlin, Germany.
Lacroix, A., Nalborczyk, L., Mermillod, M. (2018, June 12). Emotion recognition in autism: The role of predictive processing. 10th International Conference on Autism Research. Paris, France.
Lacroix, A., Mermillod, M., Chokron, S. (2024, September 18-21). Predictive brain mechanisms in face processing in autism. 14th International Conference on Autism Research. Brussels, Belgium.
Lacroix, A., Gomot, M., Mermillod, M., Dutheil, F. (2022, April 5-8). Predictive processing in autism: Gender differences in emotional face recognition. European Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience. Milan, Italy.
Lacroix, A., Kovarski, K., Mermillod, M., Vercueil, L. (2021, December 14-17). The role of spatial frequencies in autism: Evidence from face processing. International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, USA.
Lacroix, A., Rynkiewicz, A., Mermillod, M., Demily, C. (2021, June 21-24). Understanding female autism: Integrating clinical and research perspectives. 12th International Conference on Autism. Lisbon, Portugal.
2021-2023
- Autism: Research Advances, Lecture, Master in Child
Neuropsychology, Grenoble Alpes University.
2022
- Differential Psychology and Psychometry, Lecture and
Practical Work, Licence in Psychology, Grenoble Alpes University.
2021
- Statistics, Practical Work with R, Master in Child
Neuropsychology, Grenoble Alpes University.
2018-2021
- Cognitive Psychology, Practical Work, Licence in
Psychology, Grenoble Alpes University.
2018-2019
- Research Methodology, Practical Work, Licence in
Psychology, Grenoble Alpes University.
2010-2016
- Teacher in Special Need Education.
2008-2010
- Primary School Teacher.
2023-2024
1. Aline Virot, Grenoble Alpes University - fMRI study
of the activity of the predictive networks in autistic males and females
during social and non-social flexibility tasks. Principal supervisor. In
progress.
2. Orane Ouassa, Grenoble Alpes University - fMRI study
of the activity of the predictive networks in autistic males and females
during an emotional flexibility task. Principal supervisor. In
progress.
2020-2021
3. Valentine Cuisinier, Grenoble Alpes University -
Spatial frequency processing during visual recognition in autistic
adults. Co-supervisor. Completed.
2018-2019
4. Margot Fombonne, Grenoble Alpes University -
Emotional attentional blink in autism. Co-supervisor. Completed.
2022-2023
1. Marion Chabert, Grenoble Alpes University -
Identifying the factors influencing scholar and social participation in
autistic children using structural equation modeling. Principal
supervisor. Completed.
2021-2022
1. Emma Torija, Grenoble Alpes University - Predictive
brain and flexibility in autistic adults. Co-supervisor.
Completed.
2. Yoann Bennetot, Grenoble Alpes University -
Flexibility during the processing of socio-emotional stimuli in autistic
adults. Co-supervisor. Completed.
3. Antoine Jaffiol, Grenoble Alpes University -
Emotional proactive brain in bipolar disorder. Co-supervisor.
Completed.
4. Margot Fombonne, Grenoble Alpes University -
Emotional proactive brain in autism. Co-supervisor. Completed.
5. Morgane Bordet, Grenoble Alpes University -
Socio-emotional flexibility in autistic adults. Co-supervisor.
Completed.
2024
1. Soline Burckard, Neurospin, Paris France - Cortical
sulcation and autism symptomatology: MRI studies.
2024
1. Cynthia Cohen, Grenoble Alpes University - Study of
implicit and explicit metacognitive processes of students diagnosed with
ASD through their questioning in class.
2. Morgane Pires, Grenoble Alpes University - Visual
perspective-taking: A case study of autistic children with intellectual
disability.
3. Cynthia Gilibert, Grenoble Alpes University - Visual
Perspective taking in Autism Spectrum disorder.
4. Enola Boisseleau, Toulouse III University - Visual
sensory research in adolescents with ADHD or ASD: A pilot study.
2023
5. Orlane Berric, Grenoble Alpes University -
Development of an experimental device for non-semantic recognition of
emotional facial expressions in children with Autism Spectrum
Disorder.
6. Elise Courbis, Grenoble Alpes University -
Development of a device to assess emotion recognition abilities in
context among autistic children.
7. Pauline Reynouard, Grenoble Alpes University -
Development of an experimental device for non-semantic recognition of
facial emotions in neurotypical children and children with autism
spectrum disorder.
8. Purghe Lola, Grenoble Alpes University - Recognition
of emotional facial expressions in children with Autism Spectrum
Disorder.
9. Jeannie Meyreand, Grenoble Alpes University -
Evaluation of the perception of emotional facial expressions in Autism
Spectrum Disorder: Towards an adapted methodology.
2021
10. Gael Galindo, Grenoble Alpes University - Link
between theory of mind and visual perspective-taking based on autistic
traits in a neurotypical adult population.
2024
1. Shattering Myths: Discovering Autism in Females,
Lecture for the Grand Autism Symposium by Ideereka. Online.
2. Autism in Females: Which Specificities, Lecture at
the Saint Egrève Hospital Centre.
3. Autism in Females: History, Characteristics, and
Support, Recorded Course for the Autism Training Platform
PUFADSA. Clermont-Ferrand, France.
4. Autism in Females: Dispelling Common Misconceptions,
Aspie Friendly Lecture. Clermont-Ferrand, France.
2023
5. Différences liées au sexe dans la perception visuelle des
visages chez les adultes autistes et non autistes: Influence des
mécanismes prédictifs?, Scientific and Participative Mediation
“Sex/gender and sensory perception in neurodevelopmental disorders”,
Paris, France.
6. My Book on Autism in Females, Talk on my book for
“Aspie-Friendly University”, Online, France.
7. Women in Science, Invited for the Roundtable on
Women in Science for the Biotechno Forum, Grenoble, France.
8. Autisme au féminin: Dépasser les lieux commun avec l’approche
scientifique, Presentation for the organization “Autisme
Genève”, Geneva, Switzerland.
9. Autisme: et les filles…?, Presentation for Primary
School Teachers and Special Need Teachers, Paris, France.
10. Les filles et l’autisme: moins nombreuses? moins visibles?
Mythes et réalités, Presentation for the Self-Regulation System
Day, Online, France.
11. Autisme au féminin, One Day of Lecture for the
Organization “Autisme Suisse Romande”, Lausanne, Switzerland.
12. Autisme au féminin, Talk for the Autism Awareness
Day for the Organization Asperger Lorraine, Metz, France.
13. Femmes autistes: les oubliées, Workshop “Science
Infuse” organized by the Library of Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble,
France.
2022
14. L’autisme au féminin, Oral Presentation for the
Organization Parlons d’Autisme, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
15. Autisme au féminin, Presentation for the
Organization Autisme Bassin Lémanique, Margencel, France.
16. L’autisme au féminin, One Day Training for the
Organization Autisme Suisse Romande, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
17. Devenir parent quand on est autiste: des challenges
supplémentaires?, Webinar iMind, France.
2021
18. La question identitaire chez les femmes autistes
adultes, Webinar for the Groupement National des Centres
Ressources Autisme, Grenoble, France.
19. La fatigabilité des personnes autistes, Round Table
for the SpielAct Festival, Genève, Switzerland.
2019
20. L’autisme au féminin: profil et diagnostic, Oral
Presentation for « Femmes avant tout » at the French National Assembly,
Paris, France.
21. État des lieux de la recherche sur les femmes
autistes, Oral Presentation for Autisme 22, Saint Brieuc,
France.
22. Filles et femmes autistes, de l’ombre à la lumière,
Oral Presentation at the Haute École de Travail Social et de la Santé,
Lausanne, Switzerland.
2018
23. L’autisme au féminin durant l’enfance: profil et
dépistage, 2nd Congress of “L’étoile d’Asperger”, Toulouges,
France.
24. L’autisme au féminin: quelles spécificités?, Centre
d’Évaluation Savoyard de L’autisme, Chambéry, France.
25. L’autisme au féminin, que dit la recherche?,
Presentation for Autism Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
26. L’autisme au féminin: état des connaissances et stratégies
d’accompagnement scolaire, Haute École de Travail Social et de
la Santé, Lausanne, Switzerland.
2023-09-10
1. Autism in Females, Interview for the French Radio
France Bleu Isère.
2023-09-08
2. Being a Female and Autistic, Podcast “Troubles dans
le Spectre” realized by the Research Center IMind Lyon. 50 minutes.
2023-06-12
3. Autism in Females: Presentation of How Autism Presents in
Females and Why They Are Underdiagnosed, Presentation of my
Book. The Program is the 13/14 on the French National Radio France Inter
- 10 minutes.
2023-05-16
4. Autism in Females: Presentation of How Autism Manifests in
Females, What Are Their Specificities and Presentation of My
Book, Invited for the Broadcast “L’instantané”, on the French
Regional Channel France 3 Alpes. 10 minutes.
2023-05-12
5. Autism in Females: Sex Ratio, Diagnostic, Research,
Interview for the French Radio Vivre FM. 45 minutes.
2023-03-23
6. Autism in Females and Females with Autism, Podcast
for the French Radio “La Voix des Femmes”, Paris, France. 40
minutes.
2023-03-20
7. Women in Science, Presentation of my Research on
Autism in Females, Invited for the Podcast “Les grandes histoires” on
the French Radio “France Culture”. 25 minutes.
2023-01-22
8. Autism in Females, Interview with the French
Newspaper Le Dauphiné Libéré. 1 hour.
2022-09-12
9. Autism in Females, Interview for the French
Newspaper Le Monde. 1 hour.
2024-06-20
1. Autism in Females: State of the Art and Future
Perspectives, Presentation of the Conference at the
International Conference on Autism Research, Paris, France.
2024-04-23
2. The Role of Gender in Autism Diagnosis, Radio Show
on “La santé en direct”, Paris, France.
2023-10-22
3. Focus on Women with Autism: Research and Clinical
Advances, Presentation for the “Forum Autisme” organized by the
French Association “Autisme et Société”.
2023-10-10
4. Autism and Gender Differences: A Review of Current
Research, Presentation at the “International Neurodevelopmental
Disorders Conference”, Toulouse, France.
2023-08-30
5. Understanding Autism in Women: An Overview, Talk at
the “Festival de la Science” organized by the French Ministry of
Education, Paris, France.
2023-05-25
6. Autism in Females: An Overview of Recent Findings,
Presentation for the “International Conference on Autism Spectrum
Disorder”, Geneva, Switzerland.
2022-11-12
7. Women with Autism: Challenges and Advances,
Presentation for the “National Forum on Autism”, Paris, France.