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

Poster IV

Friday, May 8, 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Northwest Hall (Chicago Hilton)
2:30 PM
1 Sleep Modulates Daytime Behavior in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
S. E. Goldman, K. Adkins, K. L. Surdyka and B. A. Malow
2:30 PM
4 Differences in Perceptions of Mothers and Fathers of Children with Autism in Regards to Stress, Family Cohesion and Adaptibility
S. A. Donaldson, J. H. Elder, J. Kairalla, G. Valcante, R. Bendixen, R. Ferdig, E. H. Self, P. J. Mutch, T. K. Murphy, J. Walker, C. Palau, M. Serrano and T. Galante
2:30 PM
7 Roles and Experiences of Fathers of Children with Autism
D. B. Nicholas, L. Zwaigenbaum, P. McKeever, R. MacCulloch and W. Roberts
1:30 PM
10 Vaccines & Autism: A Parental Perspective
A. M. Young and L. A. Ruble
2:30 PM
11 Socioeconomic Status among Utah Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Mental Retardation
J. Pinborough-Zimmerman, R. Satterfield, S. Hossain, D. Bilder and W. McMahon
3:30 PM
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17 Practitioners' Disclosure of a Child's Diagnosis of Autism to Parents: Current Practices and Identified Barriers to Effective Communication and Support
D. W. Mruzek, C. Burns, E. Baltus-Hebert, M. Orlando, S. Sulkes, J. Yingling, K. O'Mara, S. A. Nichols, L. N. Barzotto, M. Ryan, D. Vogler-Elias, J. Roesser and P. Gemmell
3:30 PM
18 Parenting Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Unique Challenges for Individual and Family Functioning?
M. M. Abdullah, A. R. Ly, K. Thorsen, S. N. Grondhuis and W. A. Goldberg
3:30 PM
19 Father Involvement in Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
A. R. Ly, M. M. Abdullah, K. Thorsen, S. N. Grondhuis and W. A. Goldberg
2:30 PM
27 Effects of a Family-Based Treatment on the Repetitive Behaviors of Children with Autism
B. Boyd, S. McDonough, T. N. Holtzclaw and J. Bodfish
3:30 PM
29 A Clinical Trial of Occupational Therapy for Sensory Dysfunction in ASD
R. Schaaf, T. Benevides, D. Kelly, E. Blanche and Z. Mailloux
3:30 PM
32 Food Selectivity and Sensory Issues in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
L. Bandini, S. E. Anderson, C. Curtin, S. A. Cermak, E. W. Evans, R. Scampini, M. C. T. Maslin and A. Must
2:30 PM
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37 Is Emotion Recognition Impaired in High Functioning Individuals with ASDs?
R. A. Schriber, J. L. Tracy, R. W. Robins and M. Solomon
3:30 PM
38 A Novel Approach to Actigraphy in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
K. L. Surdyka, K. Adkins, S. E. Goldman, D. Wofford and B. A. Malow
1:30 PM
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45 Social Orienting Impairment in Autism: Relations among Look Length, Disengagement, and Symptom Severity
L. E. Bahrick, J. T. Todd, M. Vaillant-Molina, B. M. Sorondo and I. Castellanos
1:30 PM
53 Empathy in High-Functioning Autism
A. Newbigin and C. Dissanayake
3:30 PM
55 CBT Social Skills Intervention for School Aged Boys with ASD
C. Koning, W. Mitchell, J. Magill-Evans and J. Volden
1:30 PM
56 Concomitant Gains in Joint Attention Via Naturalistic Communication Intervention
A. B. Cunningham, J. Suhrheinrich, L. Schreibman, A. Stahmer, R. L. Koegel and L. K. Koegel
3:30 PM
58 Autistic Traits and Sensitivity to Instruction
C. Hutchins, M. Ota and M. E. Stewart
1:30 PM
60 UCLA PEERS Program: Predictors of Social Skills in Adolescents with High-Functioning Autism
Y. C. Chang, A. R. Dillon, R. W. Ellingsen, J. Sanderson and E. Laugeson
2:30 PM
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67 Factors Related to False-Positive Diagnoses by Community Sources
E. H. Dohrmann, A. C. Vehorn, A. G. Nicholson, M. M. Kaminski and Z. Warren
3:30 PM
69 Deconstructing the PDD Clinical Phenotype: Internal Validity of the DSM-IV
L. Lecavalier, K. Gadow, C. DeVincent and M. Edwards
1:30 PM
70 Mental Health Aspects of Autistic Spectrum Disorders
N. Skokauskas, L. Gallagher, S. Brennan and M. Law
3:30 PM
75 Is Autism a Unitary Construct? Factor Structure of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale
A. Levy, K. Wells, A. Perry, J. Dunn Geier and N. L. Freeman
3:30 PM
79 Implementation of Ontology Driven Data Integration in the National Database for Autism Research
L. Young, S. W. Tu, L. Tennakoon, J. McNiece, D. Vismer, M. E. Martone, A. K. Das and M. J. McAuliffe
1:30 PM
83 Crises in Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
C. A. McMorris, Y. Lunsky, C. Jaskulski, M. Viecili and A. Khodaverdian
3:30 PM
2:30 PM
91 Immediate Social Context in Face Processing: An ERP Study of Autism
S. Shultz, W. Jones, A. Klin and J. McPartland
3:30 PM
92 Ratings of Facial Attractiveness by High-Functioning Individuals with Autism
C. A. Best, D. Wilkinson, M. S. Strauss and N. J. Minshew
3:30 PM
95 Defining Category Abilities and Challenges in Adolescents with Autism VS. Those with Optimal Outcomes
L. Naigles, M. Helt, M. Rosenthal, E. Troyb, K. Tyson, I. M. Eigsti and D. Fein
1:30 PM
96 Effects of Face Training and Intervention on Face Memory in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
K. M. Venema, L. Xuereb, E. J. H. Jones, D. Kamara, K. Merkle, S. Faja, G. Dawson and S. J. Webb
3:30 PM
99 Visual Search in Static and Dynamic Self-Motion Environments: An Eye-Tracking Study
E. Sheppard, D. Ropar, G. Underwood and E. Van Loon
1:30 PM
100 Theory of Mind: The Importance of the Right Connections
S. J. Carrington, M. Rushworth and A. Bailey
3:30 PM
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104 Learning in ASDs: Probabilistic Selection and Transitive Inference
M. Solomon, M. J. Frank, S. Ly and C. S. Carter
1:30 PM
106 Intentional Communication in ASD: Quantitative and Qualitative Distinctions from Typical Development?
J. P. W. Maljaars, I. L. J. Noens, R. M. Jansen, E. M. Scholte and I. A. van Berckelaer-Onnes
3:30 PM
108 The Shape Bias: Investigations of Word Learning with Children with Autism
G. Jaffery, S. Tek, J. Piotroski, J. Rodny, D. Fein and L. Naigles
3:30 PM
109 Cues to Word Learning in Autistic Spectrum Disorders
C. Norbury, H. Griffiths and K. Nation
2:30 PM
111 Use of Written Diaries in Tracking the Language Development in Infants at Risk for ASD
Y. Tsai, L. Kasparian, L. M. Casner, A. S. Carter and H. Tager-Flusberg
1:30 PM
116 Cognitive Functioning and Adaptive Behavior in Children with Autism
M. Al Darwish, L. LaRose and R. Nicolson
3:30 PM
118 Language, Auditory Attention/Working Memory, and Adaptive Outcome in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
K. K. Powell, D. O. Black, G. L. Wallace, J. L. Sokoloff and L. Kenworthy
1:30 PM
120 Lie-Telling, Theory of Mind, and Verbal Ability in Children with ASD
A. S. Li, E. A. Kelley, A. D. Evans and K. Lee
1:30 PM
123 Language Profiles in ASD, SLI, and ADHD
H. M. Geurts and M. Embrechts
1:30 PM
126 Referential Word Learning in Toddlers at Genetic Risk for Autism
T. Gliga, M. Elsabbagh, K. Hudry, S. Chandler, T. Charman and M. Johnson
2:30 PM
127 Does Bilingualism Affect Language Development in Young Children with Autism?
K. Leadbitter, K. Hudry, K. Temple and .. PACT Consortium
3:30 PM
128 How Early Do Parent Concerns about Development Predict Later Autism Diagnosis?
S. Ozonoff, I. Cook, M. M. Hill, T. Hutman, S. J. Rogers, M. Sigman, M. B. Steinfeld, S. Macari and G. S. Young
3:30 PM
129 Diagnostic Stability and Outcome of Toddlers with Significant Cognitive Delays and ASD Symptoms
H. Boorstein, A. D. Verbalis, M. Barton, S. Hodgson and D. Fein
2:30 PM
134 Concurrent Predictors of Receptive and Expressive Language in Toddlers on the Autism Spectrum
S. Ellis-Weismer, M. A. Gernsbacher, C. Karasinski, C. Erickson, S. Stronach and H. Sindberg
2:30 PM
137 Measuring Treatment Outcome in Autism Preschools
A. Cariello, J. Southwick, S. E. White, J. Dana, S. A. Baldwin, S. Stephens, C. Johnson and M. South
3:30 PM
139 Correlation of Autism Traits in Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
R. Luyster, E. Hanson, N. Coggins, M. Le, J. Lomibao, R. Travolta, B. Winklosky, E. Baroni, A. Cangialose, C. Davit, J. Doerr, A. Fong, K. Greenberg, R. Hundley, R. Iturralde, A. Johnston, A. Lian, A. O'Connor, M. Shahab, C. Tam and S. L. Santangelo
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