Plenary Talk #4: Wendy Chung – SPARKing New Insight Into Autism Across the Life Span
Wendy Chung, MD, PhD Wendy Chung, MD, PhD is the Kennedy Family Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Columbia University and the Director of Clinical Research for SFARI. She leads the SPARK (Simons Foundation Powering Autism Research for Knowledge), Simons Searchlight study of…
Plenary Talk #3: Yona Lunsky – The power of partnerships to identify and address mental health concerns experienced by adults with intellectual and developmental disabilitiesPlenary Talk #3: Yona Lunsky
Yona Lunsky, PhD Yona Lunsky, PhD directs the Health Care Access Research and Developmental Disabilities Program and the Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto…
Plenary #2: Anne Wheeler – The Odyssey of Research in Neurogenetic Conditions: Celebrations and Ongoing Concerns.
Anne Wheeler, PhD Anne Wheeler, PhD is a neurodevelopmental psychologist and senior research analyst at RTI International, where she conducts multiple research projects focused on the development of tools and strategies to improve outcomes for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities, especially those with…
Invited oral presentations: Sleep Studies
Chair: Jamie Edgin, University of Arizona Papers: Validating Movement-Based Sleep Assessment in a Pediatric Sample with Developmental Disabilities and Associated Motor Impairment, Alyssa Merbler, University of Minnesota; Breanne Byiers, University of Minnesota; John Garcia, Gillette Children's; Frank Symons, University of…
Improving Interventions to Support Racially/Ethnically and Linguistically Diverse Children with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families
Chair: Sandra Vanegas, University of Texas at Austin Papers: Promoting reciprocal relationships with flexibility, coaching and teaching (PRRFCT Match): A virtual parent-mediated intervention package for young children with developmental disabilities: Megan Kunze, University of Oregon; Qi Wei, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater;…
Perceptions and Practices Among Bilingual, Latinx, Families Rearing Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Chairs: Fernanda Castellon, University of California Los Angeles & Jessica Miguel, University of California San Diego Discussant: Maria del Pilar Trelles Thorne, Brown University Exploring the Bilingual Language Profiles of Parents and their Children with Developmental Disabilities: Sandra B. Vanegas,…