Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Stage
Waisman Center Stage
UC Davis MIND Institute Stage
Co-Occurring Psychiatric Conditions in People with Autism, Intellectual Disability, or Down Syndrome: Prevalence Rates and Service Use Across the Lifespan
Symposium 1
Tuesday, April 6, 10:40-11:40AM CDT
- Brenna Maddox, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chair)
- Lauren Brookman-Frazee, University of California, San Diego (Discussant)
- Lauren Bishop, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Paper 1)
- Barbara Caplan, University of California, San Diego (Paper 2)
- Brenna Maddox, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Paper 3)
Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young Autistic Children
Symposium 2
Tuesday, April 6, 10:40-11:40AM CDT
- Lee Mason, Cook Children’s Health Care System (Chair)
- Alonzo Andrews, The University of Texas at San Antonio (Discussant)
- Alonzo Andrews, The University of Texas at San Antonio (Paper 1)
- Janet Enriquez, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Paper 2)
- Lee Mason, Cook Children’s Health Care System (Paper 3)
Masks, Mandates, and Mourning: Individuals with Neurodevelopmental and Genetic Disorders and Their Families During the Time of the COVID-19 Global Pandemic
Symposium 3
Tuesday, April 6, 10:40-11:40AM CDT
- Jessica Goldblum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chair)
- Brian Boyd, University of Kansas (Discussant)
- Jessica Goldblum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Paper 1)
- Carly Hyde, The University of California, Los Angeles (Paper 2)
- Alan Gerber, Stonybrook University (Paper 3)
Needs, Treatment acceptability, and Culturally Appropriate Intervention for Asian families of children with Autism and other Developmental Disabilities.
Symposium 4
Tuesday, April 6, 12:40-1:40PM CDT
- Yue Xu, University of Illinois at Chicago (Chair)
- Esther Son, City University of New York (Discussant)
- Irang Kim, Tulane University (Paper 1)
- Qi Wei, University of Oregon (Paper 2)
- Yue Xu, University of Illinois at Chicago (Paper 3)
Executive function in brain and everyday life: Lessons from autism, Down syndrome, and mixed etiology developmental disorders
Symposium 5
Tuesday, April 6, 12:40-1:40PM CDT
- Nancy Raitano Lee, Drexel University (Chair)
- Benjamin Yerys, University of Pennsylvania (2nd Chair)
- Lauren Kenworthy, Children’s National Medical Center (Discussant)
- Goldie McQuaid, George Mason University (Paper 1)
- Benjamin Yerys, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (Paper 2)
- Nancy Raitano Lee, Drexel University (Paper 3)
- Emily Kuschner, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (Paper 4)
From Biology to Behaviour: Modelling Cause and Intervention for Problem Behaviours
Symposium 6
Tuesday, April 6, 12:40-1:40PM CDT
- Caroline Richards, University of Birmingham (Chair)
- Frank Symons, University of Minnesota (Discussant)
- Frank Symons, University of Minnesota (Paper 1)
- Catherine Laverty, University of Birmingham (Paper 2)
- Adele Dimian, University of Minnesota (Paper 3)
- Laura Groves, University of Birmingham (Paper 4)
- Scott Hall, Stanford University (Paper 5)
Behavioral Interventions to Support Employment Transition Services for Autistic Transition Age Youth
Symposium 7
Tuesday, April 6, 1:50-2:50PM CDT
- Matthew Smith, University of Michigan School of Social Work (Chair)
- Lauren Bishop, University of Wisconsin (Discussant)
- Connie Sung, Michigan State University (Paper 1)
- Matthew Smith, University of Michigan (Paper 2)
- Kari Sherwood, University of Michigan (Paper 3)
Novel approaches to behavioural phenotype research in genetic syndromes associated with intellectual disability
Symposium 8
Tuesday, April 6, 1:50-2:50PM CDT
- Jane Waite, Aston University (Chair)
- Jane Roberts, University of South Carolina (Discussant)
- Stacey Bissell, University of Birmingham (Paper 1)
- Georgie Agar, University of Birmingham (Paper 2)
- Hayley Crawford, University of Warwick (Paper 3)
- Joanna Moss, University of Surrey (Paper 4)
- Katherine Ellis, University of Surrey (Paper 5)
Parenting Interventions for Diverse and Low-resourced Families and Communities
Symposium 9
Tuesday, April 6, 1:50-2:50PM CDT
- Weiwen Zeng, University of Texas at Austin (Chair)
- Sarah Dababnah, University of Maryland, Baltimore (Discussant)
- Megan Kunze, University of Oregon (Paper 1)
- Sandra Vanegas, Texas State University (Paper 2)
- Weiwen Zeng, University of Texas at Austin (Paper 3)
Patient-Researcher Partnerships Across Rare Genetic Forms of NDD and ASD
Symposium 10
Wednesday, April 7, 12:40-1:40PM CDT
- Shafali Jeste, University of California at Los Angeles (Chair)
- Alycia Halladay, Rutgers University (2nd Chair)
- Wendy Chung, Columbia University (Discussant)
- Shafali Jeste, University of California at Los Angeles (Paper 1)
- Elizabeth Jalazo, University of California at Chapel Hill (Paper 2)
- Jill Silverman, University of California at Davis MIND Institute (Paper 3)
Development and Evaluation of Virtual Adaptations of Evidence Based Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder and Fragile X Syndrome
Symposium 11
Wednesday, April 7, 12:40-1:40PM CDT
- Rebecca Shaffer, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (Chair)
- Judy Reaven, JFK Partners, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (Discussant)
- Vivian Lee, York University (Paper 1)
- Amy Banasik, UC Davis Mind Institute (Paper 2)
- Jasper Estabillo, UCLA (Paper 3)
- Rebecca Shaffer, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (Paper 4)
Evidenced-Based Interventions for Individuals with Developmental Delays and ASD: A Focus on Latino Families
Symposium 12
Wednesday, April 7, 12:40-1:40PM CDT
- Cameron Neece, Loma Linda University (Chair)
- Sandy Magaña, University of Texas at Austin (Discussant)
- Jonathan Safer-Lichtenstein, University of Oregon (Paper 1)
- Kristina Lopez, Arizona State University (Paper 2)
- Ann Marie Martin, University of California, Riverside (Paper 3)
Parent-Child Interactions: Implications for Social-Communication Intervention and Treatment in Down Syndrome
Symposium 13
Wednesday, April 7, 1:50-2:50PM CDT
- Susan Loveall, University of Nebraska – Lincoln (Chair)
- Leonard Abbeduto, University of California, Davis MIND Institute (Discussant)
- Laura Mattie, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Paper 1)
- Susan Loveall, University of Nebraska – Lincoln (Paper 2)
- Marie Moore Channell, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Paper 3)
- Ciara O’Toole, University College Cork (Paper 4)
A Continuum of Technology Use in Parent Mediated Interventions
Symposium 14
Wednesday, April 7, 1:50-2:50PM CDT
- Lauren Little, Rush University (Chair)
- Brian Boyd, University of Kansas (Discussant)
- Brittany St. John, University of Wisconsin Madison (Paper 1)
- Anne Hoffmann, Rush University (Paper 2)
- Anna Wallisch, University of Kansas (Paper 3)
- Lauren Little, Rush University (Paper 4)
What is the need, and what do we do? Innovations in assessing and treating families of individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders during COVID-19 and beyond.
Symposium 15
Wednesday, April 7, 1:50-2:50PM CDT
- Anne Wheeler, RTI International (Chair)
- Bridgette Kelleher, (2nd Chair)
- Elizabeth Jalazo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Discussant)
- Anne Wheeler, RTI International (Paper 1)
- Bridgette Kelleher, Purdue University (Paper 2)
- Anita Panjwani, Purdue University (Paper 3)
- Meredith Bucher, Purdue University (Paper 4)
Autism in College: Exploring First-year Success, Sexual Victimization, and Discrimination Experiences
Symposium 16
Wednesday, April 7, 3:00-4:00PM CDT
- Lauren Baczewski, University of California Los Angeles (Chair)
- Maria Pizzano, (2nd Chair)
- Alexandra Sturm, Loyola Marymount University (Discussant)
- Lauren Baczewski, University of California Los Angeles (Paper 1)
- Natalie Libster, University of California Los Angeles (Paper 2)
- Sohyun Kim, University of California Los Angeles (Paper 3)
Emotion Regulation in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Novel Clinical and Treatment Outcomes Measures
Symposium 17
Wednesday, April 7, 3:00-4:00PM CDT
- Debra Reisinger, Indiana University School of Medicine (Chair)
- Rebecca Shaffer, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (Discussant)
- Deanna Swain, Weill Cornell Medical College (Paper 1)
- Marika Coffman, Duke University School of Medicine (Paper 2)
- Debra Reisinger, Indiana University School of Medicine (Paper 3)
- Lauren Schmitt, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (Paper 4)
Remote delivery of behavioral intervention for ASD: challenges, successes, and considerations moving forward
Symposium 18
Wednesday, April 7, 3:00-4:00PM CDT
- Carly Hyde, University of California, Los Angeles (Chair)
- Connie Kasari, University of California, Los Angeles (Discussant)
- Allison Wainer, Rush University (Paper 1)
- Carly Hyde, University of California, Los Angeles (Paper 2)
- Ellen Doernberg, Case Western Reserve University (Paper 3)
- Katherine Okoniewski, RTI International, Research Triangle Park (Paper 4)
- Meredith Bucher, Purdue University (Paper 4)
Modifying Quantitative Sensory Testing for intellectual and developmental disability populations: Promises and pitfalls
Symposium 19
Thursday, April 8, 12:40-1:40PM CDT
- Frank Symons, University of Minnesota (Chair)
- James Bodfish, Vanderbilt University (Discussant)
- Chantel Barney, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare (Paper 1)
- Alyssa Merbler, University of Minnesota (Paper 2)
- Griffin Rooker, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Paper 3)
- Breanne Byiers, University of Minnesota (Paper 4)
Parents and Teachers: Collateral Benefits for Children with ASD
Symposium 20
Thursday, April 8, 12:40-1:40PM CDT
- Lisa Ruble, Ball State University (Chair)
- Brian Boyd, University of Kansas (Discussant)
- Sarah Dababnah, University of Maryland, Baltimore (Paper 1)
- Gazi Azad, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Paper 2)
- Ainsley Losh, Graduate School of Education, University of California Riverside (Paper 3)
- Yasamin Bolourian, Graduate School of Education, University of California, Riverside (Paper 4)
Depression service status and the effects of life circumstances on depressive symptoms in adults with ASD
Symposium 21
Thursday, April 8, 12:40-1:40PM CDT
- Shuting Zheng, University of California San Francisco (Chair)
- Somer Bishop, (2nd Chair)
- Katherine Gotham, Rowan University (Discussant)
- Shuting Zheng, University of California, San Francisco (Paper 1)
- Linnea Lampinen, University of California San Francisco (Paper 2)
- Florencia Pezzimenti, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Paper 3)
Graduate Student Seminar
Thursday, April 8, 1:50-2:50PM CDT
Structurally-Specific Lexical Diversity of Minimally Verbal Children with Autism, Claire Klein, Center for Autism and the Developing Brain, Weill Cornell Medicine University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Delay of Gratification in 6- to 8-year-olds with Williams Syndrome: Relations with Emotion Regulation and IQ, C. Holley Pitts, University of Louisville
A Multidimensional Investigation of Sensory Processing in Autism: Neurophysiological, Psychophysical, Self-Report, and Parent-Report Measures, Patrick Dwyer, University of California, Davis
Examining Verbal Ability as a Moderator between Mother-Child Relationship Quality and Child Maladaptive Behaviors in ASD, Emily Lorang, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Waisman Center
Spillover of Parenting Stress and Marital Interactions Among Parents of Children with ASD, Megan Krantz, Loma Linda University