2015 International Meeting for Autism Research

Thursday, May 14, 2015

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9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


100
Keynote & President’s Address

10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Oral Session


101
Autism and Society: Taking Stock of the History and Meaning of Autism Research

Oral Session


102
An Update on Vocal Complexity in Infants and Children with ASD

Oral Session


103
Approaches to Examining and Identifying Neural Biomarkers for Autism: Progress and Challenges

Oral Session


104
Attending to Attention Among Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Perspectives on Strengths, Weaknesses, and Goodness-of-Fit

Oral Session


105
Pivotal Response Treatment: Novel Intervention Models to Optimize Outcome

11:30 AM-1:30 PM

Poster Session


106
Medical and Psychiatric Comorbidity

Poster Session


107
Service Delivery/Systems of Care

Poster Session


108
Brain Function

Poster Session


109
Cognition: Attention, Learning, Memory

Poster Session


110
Repetitive Behaviors and Interests

Poster Session


3270
Other - Thursday Lunch Poster Session

1:45 PM-2:35 PM

Oral Session


112
New Insights into Social Intervention

Oral Session


114
Prenatal Risk Factors and ASD

Oral Session


116
International Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Identification

Oral Session


118
Neural Signatures of Social Perception and Reward Motivation in ASD

Oral Session


120
Experiencing Autism: First-Hand and Sibling Perspectives

2:40 PM-3:30 PM

Oral Session


113
Interventions for Adults with ASD

Oral Session


115
Neuropeptide Hormones in ASD

Oral Session


117
Scaling Autism Interventions Across Cultures in Community Settings

Oral Session


119
Relationships between Behavior and Sensorimotor Circuitry in ASD

Oral Session


121
Social Motivation, Social Reward, and ASD Traits in Clinical and Typical Samples

4:00 PM-5:30 PM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


111
Keynote Address - Lifetime Achievement Awardee

5:30 PM-7:00 PM

Poster Session


122
Family Issues and Stakeholder Experiences

Poster Session


123
Interventions - Non-pharmacologic - Preschool

Poster Session


124
Early Development (<48 months)

Poster Session


125
Genetics

Poster Session


126
Other

Friday, May 15, 2015

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7:15 AM-8:45 AM

Special Interest Groups


127
Creating Patient Centric Information Commons for Autism Research

Special Interest Groups


128
Anxiety in Autism: Mechanisms, Measurement, and Treatment

Special Interest Groups


129
Minimally Verbal Individuals

Special Interest Groups


130
Multiple Risk Factors for ASD: Genetic Predisposition and Environmental Influences

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


131
Keynote Address

10:00 AM-1:30 PM

Poster Session


137
Innovative Technology Demonstrations

10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Oral Session


132
Responses to Early Intervention and Mechanisms of Change

Oral Session


133
EU-AIMS: Translating Cellular and Animal Models of Synaptic Gene Deficits to Large-Scale Clinical Studies

Oral Session


134
Factors Associated with Adult Outcomes for Individuals with ASD

Oral Session


135
From Genomic Discovery to Genetically Defined Autism Subtypes

Oral Session


136
Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders and the Lifecourse in ASD: Clinical and Epidemiological Perspectives

11:30 AM-1:30 PM

Poster Session


138
Diagnostic, Behavioral and Intellectual Assessment

Poster Session


139
Interventions Pharmacologic

Poster Session


140
Communication and Language

Poster Session


141
International and Cross-Cultural Perspectives

1:45 PM-2:35 PM

Oral Session


142
Preterm Birth and ASD Risk

Oral Session


144
Conditioning and Anxiety

Oral Session


146
Adult Outcome: Influence of Family and School Contexts and Psychopathology

Oral Session


148
From Mice to Monkeys: New Approaches to Dissecting the Neurobiology of ASD

Oral Session


150
Brain Anatomy in ASD

2:40 PM-3:30 PM

Oral Session


143
Early ASD Surveillance and Screening

Oral Session


145
Repetitive Behaviors and Interests

Oral Session


147
Cognitive Aging in ASD

Oral Session


149
Metabolomic and Genetic Factors in ASD

Oral Session


151
Brain Connectivity in ASD

3:30 PM-5:30 PM

Oral Session


152
Tackling Teenage Troubles: Interventions Aimed at Guiding Adolescents with ASD through the Challenges in the Domains of School, Peers and Psychosexual Development

Oral Session


153
Integrating Human Genetics, Functional Genomics, and Model Systems to Illuminate the Etiology of ASD

Oral Session


154
Meaningful Social Outcomes in Real World Settings: Targets, Interventions, and Change

Oral Session


155
Neuronal Migrational Abnormalities in Autism

Oral Session


156
Understanding Early Dyadic Interaction in ASD

5:30 PM-7:00 PM

Poster Session


157
Interventions - Non-pharmacologic - School Age, Adolescent, Adult

Poster Session


158
Adult Outcome

Poster Session


159
Social Cognition and Social Behavior

Poster Session


3271
Other - Friday Evening Poster Session

Saturday, May 16, 2015

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7:15 AM-8:45 AM

Special Interest Groups


160
ASD and Sex Offenses: Guidance for the Criminal Justice System

Special Interest Groups


161
Implementing and Evaluating Community-Based Early Intervention

Special Interest Groups


162
Technology and Autism: developing a framework for best practice in design, development, evaluation and dissemination of autism-specific technologies

Special Interest Groups


163
Approaching Adulthood: Transitional and Vocational Issues in ASD

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


164
Keynote Address

10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Oral Session


165
On the Road to Translational Treatments in Autism-Related Genetic Syndromes

Oral Session


166
Translational Developmental Research in Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors: From Basic Mechanisms to Intervention

Oral Session


167
The Value of Registries and Biobanking to the ASD Community within the Social and Cultural Landscape

Oral Session


168
Investigating Multiple Components of Language Development in the Same Children: The Uconn Early Language Study

Oral Session


169
You Want Me to Eat What? Novel Treatment Approaches for Food Selectivity and Feeding Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

11:30 AM-1:30 PM

Poster Session


170
Animal Models

Poster Session


171
Brain Structure

Poster Session


172
Brain Function

Poster Session


173
Epidemiology

Poster Session


174
Molecular and Cellular Biology

Poster Session


175
Other

1:45 PM-2:35 PM

Oral Session


176
New Treatments for Early Intervention

Oral Session


178
Psychiatric Comorbidities in ASD

Oral Session


180
Language Interventions in Young Children with ASD: Effectiveness and Impact

Oral Session


182
Complex Genetic Variants and Models of Autism

Oral Session


184
Assessment and Measurement of Sensory Issues

2:40 PM-3:30 PM

Oral Session


177
Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices in Routine Care Settings: Feasibility, Acceptablity, and Provider Fidelity

Oral Session


179
Medical Comorbidities in ASD

Oral Session


181
Language and Learning Abilities in School-Age Children and Adolescents with ASD

Oral Session


183
Epigenetics of Autism

Oral Session


185
Sex Differences: Assessment and Measurement