International Meeting for Autism Research (May 7 - 9, 2009): Poster I

Poster I

Thursday, May 7, 2009: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
Northwest Hall (Chicago Hilton)
11:00 AM
1 An Integrative Molecular Concept Modeling of GxE Interactions in Autism
C. Hicks, G. Steinhardt, J. Del Greco and A. Tchourbanov
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5 Clathrin Is Altered in the Brain of Autistic Children
A. Sheikh, X. Li, G. Y. Wen, W. T. Brown and M. Malik
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7 Elevated Cytokines in the Brain of Autistic Individuals
X. Li, A. Chauhan, A. Sheikh, S. Patil, V. Chauhan, X. M. Li, L. Ji, W. T. Brown and M. Malik
12:00 PM
8 Delayed Development of Neurons in Networks Involved with Stereotypic Behaviors and Reward in Autism
K. Nowicki, I. Kuchna, S. Y. Ma, J. Wegiel, T. Wisniewski, I. L. Cohen, E. London, M. J. Flory, W. T. Brown and J. Wegiel
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9 Contribution of Thalamic Developmental Changes to the Autistic Phenotype
S. Y. Ma, I. Kuchna, K. Nowicki, J. Wegiel, T. Wisniewski, I. L. Cohen, E. London, M. J. Flory, W. T. Brown and J. Wegiel
10:00 AM
10 Developmental Heterochronicity of Neuron Growth in the Memory System of Autistic Subjects
I. Kuchna, K. Nowicki, J. Wegiel, S. Y. Ma, T. Wisniewski, I. L. Cohen, E. London, M. J. Flory, W. T. Brown and J. Wegiel
11:00 AM
11 Mapping of Oxidative Stress Damage in Autistic Brain
E. M. Sajdel-Sulkowska, M. Xu, W. McGinnis and N. Koibuchi
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12 Minicolumnar Core Width by Lamina in Brains of Patients with Autism
M. F. Casanova, P. Narahari, A. S. El-Baz, E. A. Vanbogaert and A. E. Switala
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13 Reduced Gyral Window and Corpus Callosum Size in Autism: Possible Macroscopic Correlates of a Minicolumnopathy
M. F. Casanova, A. S. El-Baz, M. C. Mott, G. B. Mannheim, H. Hassan, R. Fahmi, J. N. Giedd, J. M. Rumsey, A. E. Switala and A. A. Farag
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15 A Proton MRS Study of the Basal Ganglia and Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
T. J. Lavender, S. Maltezos, P. Johnston, F. Macdiarmid, R. O'Gorman, C. Murphy, C. Ecker, S. Reed, D. Spain, E. Daly, D. G. Murphy and .. MRC UK AIMS Network
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17 Microstructural Connectivity of the Arcuate Fasciculus in Autism
P. T. Fletcher, R. Whitaker, R. Tao, M. DuBray, A. L. Alexander, E. Bigler, N. Lange and J. E. Lainhart
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18 Relationship Between Corpus Callosum Structure and Intelligence in Autism and Typical Development
M. DuBray, T. L. Merkley, E. Bigler, A. L. Alexander, A. Froehlich, J. E. Lee, J. E. Lainhart and N. Lange
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19 Neuroanatomic Correlates of Dyspraxia in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
E. L. Wodka, M. E. Richardson and S. H. Mostofsky
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20 A Meta-Analysis of the Corpus Callosum in Autism
T. W. Frazier and A. Y. Hardan
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21 MRI Morphometry of Basal Ganglia in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders
L. D'Errico, G. S. Colafati, F. Vatta, S. Calderoni, F. Meneghini, M. Marletta, S. Mininel, D. Caramella, C. Bartolozzi, S. Malena, A. Aragri, R. Tancredi, F. Muratori and F. Di Salle
12:00 PM
22 Total Brain Volume and Corpus Callosum Size in Medication Naïve Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
C. M. Freitag, E. Luders, H. Hulst, K. L. Narr, P. M. Thompson, A. W. Toga, C. Krick and C. Konrad
10:00 AM
23 Differences in Cortical Thickness in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Relation to Everyday Executive Function
K. M. Mak-Fan, M. J. Taylor, M. K. Malone, W. Roberts and J. P. Lerch
11:00 AM
24 Automatic Classification of Structural MR Scans Using Support Vector Machine: a Diagnostic Tool for Adult Autism?
C. Ecker, V. Rocha-Rego, P. Johnston, J. Mourao-Miranda, A. Marquand, E. Daly, C. Murphy, D. G. Murphy and M. R. C. AIMS Consortium
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25 A Preliminary Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Individuals with Schizotypal and Autistic Traits
A. C. Stanfield, T. W. J. Moorhead, M. D. Spencer, D. G. C. Owens, S. M. Lawrie and E. C. Johnstone
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28 Age-Related Differences in White Matter in Children and Adolescents with Autism
G. M. McAlonan, V. Cheung, C. Cheung, N. Wong and S. Chua
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29 Myelin Imaging in Autism - Preliminary Reports
J. Zinkstok, E. Daly, C. Ecker, P. Johnston, D. G. Murphy and S. Deoni
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33 Diffusion Tractography of Frontal and Temporal Lobe Pathways to the Amygdala in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders
M. Carrasco, J. L. Wiggins, S. J. Weng, S. Peltier, S. Perkins, K. Fitzgerald, C. Lord and C. S. Monk
11:00 AM
34 Amygdala Activation in Response to Configural and Featural Facial Changes in ASD
J. D. Clark, C. R. Corbly, M. Huffman, M. Wheatley, L. A. Ruble, R. S. Bhatt, P. Glaser and J. E. Joseph
10:00 AM
36 Visuomotor Interhemispheric Information Transfer in Autism
E. B. Barbeau, L. Mottron, A. Mendrek and T. A. Zeffiro
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38 Trustworthiness Judgments in Autism: An fMRI Study
S. E. Schipul, D. L. Williams, T. A. Keller, N. J. Minshew and M. A. Just
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39 Lack of Emotion Modulation of Brain Activation during Face Processing in ASD
R. C. M. Philip, A. C. Stanfield, J. Hall, H. C. Whalley and S. M. Lawrie
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41 Neural Underpinnings of Prosody Processing in Autism
I. M. Eigsti, J. Schuh, E. Mencl, R. T. Schultz and R. Paul
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42 The Role of Temporoparietal Junction in Intentional Causal Attribution in Autism
R. K. Kana, E. R. Blum, C. L. Klein, L. G. Klinger and M. R. Klinger
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43 Activation/Inhibition and Autism Versus Asperger Disorder
A. P. Inge, C. Schwartz, N. Zahka, N. Kojkowski, D. Coman, L. Mohapatra, C. Hileman, H. A. Henderson and P. C. Mundy
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44 Spontaneous BOLD Signal Fluctuation in Resting State Functional MRI Demonstrates Difference in Hurst Exponent Distribution in Adults with and without Autism Spectrum Conditions
M. C. Lai, J. Suckling, B. Chakrabarti, M. V. Lombardo, E. Bullmore, S. A. Sadek, G. Pasco, S. J. Wheelwright, S. Baron-Cohen and M. R. C. AIMS Consortium
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45 Diminished Selectivity of the Social Brain in Individuals with Autism
N. B. Pitskel, C. M. Hudac, S. D. Lantz, N. J. Minshew and K. A. Pelphrey
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46 Neural Bases of Self Representation in High-Functioning Autism
C. L. Klein, B. G. Travers, L. G. Klinger, M. R. Klinger and R. K. Kana
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47 Neural Activity in Mirror Neuron and Reward Circuitry While Viewing Emotional Expressions Relates to Core Deficits in Autism
J. D. Rudie, A. Martin, L. A. Borofsky, A. A. Scott, S. Bookheimer, M. Iacoboni and M. Dapretto
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49 Failure of Right Hemispheric Suppression Underlies Bilaterality
T. J. Druzgal, J. S. Anderson, A. Froehlich, N. Lange, M. B. DuBray, E. Bigler, M. P. Froimowitz and J. E. Lainhart
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50 Anterior Cingulate Connectivity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
A. Di Martino, A. M. C. Kelly, D. G. Gee, Z. Shehzad, M. Mairena, R. Grzadzinski, L. Q. Uddin, P. T. Reiss, E. Petkova, C. Lord, F. X. Castellanos and M. P. Milham
12:00 PM
52 Resting State EEG Connectivity in Children with HFA
J. R. Wiersema, R. Raymaekers and H. Roeyers
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55 ERP Responses to Faces Are Correlated with Verbal Skills in Toddlers with ASD
E. J. H. Jones, S. J. Webb, K. Merkle, N. Freed, J. Greenson, M. Murias and G. Dawson
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57 Crowding Effect in Autism Spectrum Disorders
P. A. Constable, J. A. Solomon and D. M. Bowler
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60 Filling-in in Autism: a High-Density Electrical Mapping Study of Visual Object Binding Mechanisms
T. S. Altschuler, S. Molholm, D. Blanco, A. C. Snyder, A. B. Brandwein, N. Russo and J. J. Foxe
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62 Increased Eye-Blink Rate in Autism Spectrum Disorder May Reflect Dopaminergic Abnormalities
B. Jensen, B. Keehn, L. Brenner, S. P. Marshall, A. J. Lincoln and R. A. Müller
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63 Diminished Variability of Neural Circuits in Autism: MEG Studies of Tactile Evoked Response
M. A. Coskun, S. L. Reddoch, D. A. Pearson, K. A. Loveland, E. M. Castillo, A. C. Papanicolaou and B. R. Sheth
11:00 AM
64 Subliminal Perception of Emotional Faces in Autism
C. M. Hudac, J. M. Arizpe, S. M. Lee, B. C. Vander Wyk and K. A. Pelphrey
10:00 AM
66 Neural Effects Following Affect Recognition Training in Autism Spectrum Disorders
S. Bölte, S. Schlitt, A. Ciaramidaro, A. Beyer, D. Hainz, B. Weber, V. Gapp, F. Poustka and H. Walter
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72 Head Circumference of Israeli Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
M. Davidovitch, D. Golan, O. Vardi, D. Lev and T. Lerman-Sagie
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73 Heart Rate Variability and Electrodermal Activity in Children with Atypical Sensory Processing: Exploratory Pattern Analysis
E. Hedman, M. Eckhardt, M. Z. Poh, M. S. Goodwin, L. J. Miller, B. Brett-Green, S. A. Schoen, D. M. Nielsen and R. W. Picard
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74 Pupillary Response to Faces in Children with Autism
L. Sepeta, N. Tsuchiya, M. S. Davies, M. Sigman and S. Bookheimer
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79 Electrophysiological and Behavioral Investigation of the Processing of Visual Stimuli in Infants at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders
V. Vogel-Farley, T. Augenstein, J. Y. Yim, C. A. Nelson, H. Tager-Flusberg, L. M. Casner and L. M. Kasparian
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80 Social ABCs for Toddlers with Autism: Evaluation of a Parent-Mediated Intervention
J. Brian, I. M. Smith, T. McCormick, E. Dowds, C. Sauve, K. Smith, D. Ostfield, L. Zwaigenbaum, W. Roberts and S. E. Bryson
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86 Atypical Face Scanning in Unaffected High-Risk Infant Siblings
K. Chawarska, F. Shic, J. Bradshaw, S. Macari and A. Klin
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88 Impairment in Empathic Response Is Evident by 12 Months of Age in Children Subsequently Diagnosed with ASD
J. Barnwell, T. Hutman, A. D. DeLaurentis, A. Rozga, C. Sugar and M. Sigman
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89 Diagnostic Stability of Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnoses Made Before Age Two
C. Chlebowski, M. Barton, S. Hodgson and D. Fein
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95 Language and Cognitive Profiles in Young Children with Autism: Gender Differences
A. M. Mastergeorge, S. J. Rogers, S. Ozonoff, L. Cochran, L. Deprey and P. Shoja
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96 Bodily and Procedural Imitation in Preschoolers at Risk for Autism
M. Vanvuchelen, H. Roeyers and W. De Weerdt
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99 The Development of Imitation Abilities in Children with Autism
G. Vivanti, S. Hepburn, A. Philofsky and S. J. Rogers
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101 Visual Processing of Hierarchical Stimuli in Typically Developing Infants
J. Gibson, A. Needham, J. T. Elison and J. S. Reznick
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102 Associations Between Repetitive Behaviours, Play and Development in Pre-School Autism
C. Holt, K. Leadbitter, J. Green, C. R. Aldred and .. PACT Consortium
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105 Pointing Study in Children with Autism
S. De Martino, A. M. Girardot, C. Chatel, D. Da Fonseca, V. Rey and F. Poinso
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106 Adaptive Functioning as a Predictor of Treatment Success in the UCLA PEERS Program
M. J. Wang, M. L. Clements, C. Mogil, A. R. Dillon and E. Laugeson
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107 Social Skills Training for Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The UCLA PALS Program
J. Sanderson, Y. C. Chang, R. W. Ellingsen, A. R. Dillon, F. Frankel and E. Laugeson
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108 Peer Relationships of Children with ASD in General Education Settings
A. Gulsrud, J. Locke, E. Rotheram-Fuller and C. Kasari
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111 Discourse Processing in Autism: Effects of Linguistic Connectives
D. L. Williams, R. A. Mason and M. A. Just
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113 Using the ADI-R Diagnostic Intervew to Profile the Phenotypic Characteristics In ASD
M. Foscoliano, P. Cavolina, G. Putzolu, S. Vacca, R. Fadda and G. Doneddu
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115 Behavioral Regulation and Risk Taking in High-Functioning Autism
J. Dana, S. E. White, A. Cariello, M. J. Crowley and M. South
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118 The Effects of Task Demands on Self-Monitoring for Higher Functioning Children with Autism
K. E. Ono, H. A. Henderson, L. Mohapatra, C. Hileman, M. Jaime, N. Kojkowski, C. Schwartz and P. C. Mundy
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121 Developmental Trajectories of Repetitive Behaviors in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
P. Mirenda, I. M. Smith, P. Szatmari, S. E. Bryson, E. Fombonne, W. Roberts, T. Vaillancourt, J. Volden, C. Waddell, L. Zwaigenbaum, S. Georgiades, A. P. Thompson, E. Duku and .. Pathways in ASD Study Team
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123 The Concordance of Repetitive Behaviors in Multiplex Autism Families
K. Carr, J. Pandey, S. Hodgson, M. Barton, J. Green and D. Fein
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125 Sex Differences in Repetitive Sterotyped Behaviors in Autism: Multiplex Versus Singleton Families
R. K. Abramson, A. V. Hall, S. Ravan, M. L. Cuccaro, J. R. Gilbert, M. A. Pericak-Vance and H. H. Wright
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126 Behavioral Measure of Reward for Restricted Interests in Autism Spectrum Disorder
S. M. Bolton, A. A. Cosby, C. P. Burnette, J. H. Foss-Feig and C. Cascio
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129 Tactile and Auditory Hypersensitivity in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Conditions
T. Tavassoli, E. Ashwin, C. Ashwin, B. Chakrabarti and S. Baron-Cohen
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130 Assessments of Stimulus Modulation in Autism
M. Tommerdahl, E. Francisco, J. Holden, Z. Zhang and G. T. Baranek
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131 The McGurk Effect in Children with ASD: Examining Unisensory and Multisensory Responses to Speech Cues
J. H. Foss-Feig, L. E. Dowell, C. P. Burnette, C. Cascio, H. Kadivar, M. T. Wallace and W. Stone
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135 Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and the Rubber Hand Illusion: Evidence of Decreased Multisensory Integration
C. Cascio, A. A. Cosby, C. P. Burnette, J. H. Foss-Feig and S. M. Bolton
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139 Accessibility of Health Services and Age at Autism Diagnosis
A. E. Kalkbrenner, J. L. Daniels, C. L. Poole, J. C. Chen and M. Emch
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141 The Impact of Urbanicity on Diagnosis and Treatment of ASD
J. E. Farmer, A. R. Marvin, C. Anderson and K. Law
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