2017 International Meeting for Autism Research

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

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11:00 AM-12:00 PM


3806
Press Conference

11:00 AM-7:00 PM


3805
Registration Open at the Marriott Marquis Hotel

12:00 PM-3:00 PM


3807
Early Career Pre-Conference Workshop – pre-registration required, student members only

1:00 PM-5:00 PM


3808
Cultural Diversity Pre-Conference Workshop – pre-registration required

5:00 PM-6:00 PM


3809
Cultural Diversity Meet & Greet Happy Hour Important: Go to IMFAR Registration Desk first to get your badge

6:00 PM-7:30 PM


3810
Opening Reception Important: Go to IMFAR Registration Desk first to get your badge

Thursday, May 11, 2017

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7:30 AM-6:00 PM


3811
Registration Open

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


3813
Coffee & Pastries

8:00 AM-5:00 PM


3814
Exhibits Open

8:00 AM-7:00 PM


3812
Quiet Room - Open during conference hours. Quiet Room most of the day; Networking hours last 1.5 hour

8:30 AM-9:00 AM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


100
Welcome Address and INSAR President Address


3815
Welcome from IMFAR Organizers & President Address

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


101
Keynote Address

10:00 AM-10:30 AM


3816
Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM

Panel Session


102
Autism and Intellectual Disability: Patterns of Familial and Environmental Risk

Panel Session


103
Brain Imaging and Cognition: Findings of the Longitudinal European Autism Project

Panel Session


104
Measuring and Predicting Quality of Life in Older Adults with Autism

Panel Session


105
Towards Elucidating Early Causal Mechanisms of ASD: New Directions for Prospective Longitudinal Studies

12:00 PM-1:00 PM


3819
Early Career Committee Coffee Hour (open - no pre-registration required)


3818
Student “Meet the Experts” Luncheon – pre-registration required, student members only

12:00 PM-1:40 PM

Poster Session


106
Animal Models

Poster Session


107
Communication and Language

Poster Session


108
Genetics

Poster Session


109
Interventions - Non-pharmacologic - Preschool

Poster Session


110
Social Cognition and Social Behavior I

Poster Session


111
Miscellaneous


3817
Lunch Break (on your own)

1:45 PM-2:35 PM

Oral Session


112
Prevalence, Trajectories and Treatment of Medical and Psychiatric Comorbidity

Oral Session


114
Brain Structure in ASD Across the Lifespan

Oral Session


116
Interventions with Young Children and Parents

Oral Session


118
Community-based Screening and Detection Methods

Oral Session


120
Services and Systems for Children and Adults with ASD

2:40 PM-3:30 PM

Oral Session


113
New Directions in the Pharmacological Treatment of Social Disability in ASD

Oral Session


115
Neuropathology, Imaging Genetics, and Imaging-behavior Correlations

Oral Session


117
Important Factors in Early Interventions: Predictors, Sustainability and Follow up

Oral Session


119
Gender Differences in ASD

Oral Session


121
Experiencing Autism as a Family

3:30 PM-4:00 PM


3820
Break

4:00 PM-5:30 PM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


122
INSAR Awards Ceremony


3821
INSAR Awards Ceremony – Lifetime Achievement, Advocate Award, Slifka / Ritvo Innovation, Young Investigator, Dissertation

5:00 PM-5:10 PM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


3793
Advocate Award Address

5:10 PM-5:30 PM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


123
Keynote - Lifetime Achievement Award

5:30 PM-7:00 PM

Poster Session


124
Adult Outcome: Medical, Cognitive, Behavioral

Poster Session


125
Brain Function (fMRI, fcMRI, MRS, EEG, ERP, MEG) I

Poster Session


126
Medical and Psychiatric Comorbidity

Poster Session


127
Service Delivery/Systems of Care

Poster Session


128
Miscellaneous

7:00 PM-10:00 PM


3843
INSAR Student Member Social


3822
INSAR Student Member Social - at Thirsty Bear Organic Brewery

Friday, May 12, 2017

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7:15 AM-8:45 AM

Special Interest Groups


130
Anxiety in ASD

Special Interest Groups


131
Integrating Autistic Intellect in Autism Research Part 2: Collaborative Problem Solving

Special Interest Groups


132
Implementing and Evaluating Community-Based Early Intervention

Special Interest Groups


133
Older adults with ASD: The Consequences of Aging

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


3825
Coffee & Pastries

8:00 AM-5:00 PM


3826
Exhibits Open

8:00 AM-6:00 PM


3823
Registration Open

8:00 AM-6:30 PM


3824
Quiet Room - Open during conference hours. Quiet Room most of the day; Networking hours last 1.5 hour

8:45 AM-9:00 AM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


134
Welcome Address & Sponsor Update


3827
Welcome

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


135
Keynote Address

10:00 AM-10:30 AM


3828
Break

10:00 AM-1:40 PM

Poster Session


136
Technology Demonstration

10:30 AM-12:00 PM

Panel Session


137
Understanding Barriers That Families from Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups in the United States Face in Obtaining an Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis and Services for Their Children

Panel Session


138
Autism with Known Genetic Associations: Implications for ‘Idiopathic’ Autism

Panel Session


139
Interventions to Improve Transition Outcomes By Strengthening Environmental Supports

Panel Session


140
Variability at the Minimally Verbal End of the Spectrum: Evidence from Biology and Behavior

12:00 PM-1:00 PM


3832
Autism Community Stakeholder Luncheon (open - no pre-registration required)


3831
Cultural Diversity Networking Luncheon (open - no pre-registration required)


3830
Student “Meet the Experts” Luncheon (pre-registration required, student members only)

12:00 PM-1:40 PM

Poster Session


141
Brain Structure (MRI, neuropathology)

Poster Session


142
Diagnostic, Behavioral & Intellectual Assessment

Poster Session


143
Epidemiology

Poster Session


144
Family Issues and Stakeholder Experiences I

Poster Session


145
Miscellaneous


3829
Lunch Break (on your own)

1:45 PM-2:35 PM

Oral Session


146
Maternal Factors that Impact the In Utero Environment and Autism-related Outcomes

Oral Session


148
Developmental Processes of Distinct Repetitive and Sensorimotor Behaviors

Oral Session


150
Perception, Memory, Language, and Decision Making

Oral Session


152
Early Developmental Profiles

Oral Session


154
International and Cultural Perspectives on Family Wellbeing

2:40 PM-3:30 PM

Oral Session


147
Epidemiology: Risks and Prevalence

Oral Session


149
Physiological Markers of Sensory Processes Differentiating ASD and Related NDDs

Oral Session


151
Autism and Early Language Development

Oral Session


153
Behavior in High-risk Infants

Oral Session


155
International and Cross-cultural Perspectives on Early Identification

3:30 PM-4:00 PM


3834
Break

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


3833
Autism Research Author Workshop (open - no pre-registration required)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Panel Session


156
Parent/Caregiver Education Training for ASD – What Is the Best Model for Delivery, and How Do We Best Evaluate Outcomes?

Panel Session


157
Addressing Disparities through Interventions in Diverse Community Systems

Panel Session


158
Developing Clinically Practicable Biomarkers for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Panel Session


159
Abnormalities of Neuronal Migration in Autism Spectrum Disorder

5:00 PM-6:30 PM

Poster Session


160
Brain Function (fMRI, fcMRI, MRS, EEG, ERP, MEG) II

Poster Session


161
Cognition: Attention, Learning, Memory

Poster Session


162
Interventions - Pharmacologic

Poster Session


163
Molecular and Cellular Biology

Poster Session


164
Sensory, Motor, and Repetitive Behaviors and Interests

Poster Session


165
Social Cognition and Social Behavior II

Poster Session


166
Miscellaneous

Saturday, May 13, 2017

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7:15 AM-8:45 AM

Special Interest Groups


168
Promoting Partnerships Between Patient Advocacy Groups and Researchers to Improve Autism Research

Special Interest Groups


169
Suicidality in Autism Spectrum Conditions

Special Interest Groups


170
Clinical Strategies for Increasing Inclusion in Neuroscience Research Across the ASD Spectrum

Special Interest Groups


171
Safe and Accessible Transportation for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum: Addressing Barriers to Community Participation

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


3837
Coffee & Pastries

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


3838
Exhibits Open

8:00 AM-2:00 PM


3835
Registration

8:00 AM-3:00 PM


3836
Quiet Room - Open during conference hours. Quiet Room most of the day; Networking hours last 1.5 hour

8:45 AM-9:00 AM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


172
Welcome Address & Sponsor Update


3839
Welcome

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


173
Keynote Address

10:00 AM-10:30 AM


3840
Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM

Panel Session


174
Building a Phenotype: Discoveries of Genetically Distinct Subtypes of ASD

Panel Session


175
Mental Health Crises in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Panel Session


176
The Continuum of ASD Across the Lifespan: Stability and Change in Symptoms, Cognitive Skills and Adaptive Functioning Based on Four Independent Cohorts

Panel Session


177
Altered Sensory Processing and Social Functioning in ASD: Examining Associations and Mechanisms through Multiple Methods and Populations.

12:00 PM-1:00 PM


3842
INSAR Business Meeting


3841
Lunch Break (on your own)

12:00 PM-1:40 PM

Poster Session


178
Early Development (< 48 months)

Poster Session


179
Family Issues and Stakeholder Experiences II

Poster Session


180
International and Cross-Cultural Perspectives

Poster Session


181
Interventions - Non-pharmacologic - School-Age, Adolescent, Adult

Poster Session


182
Miscellaneous

1:15 PM-2:05 PM

Oral Session


183
Mental and Physical Health in Adulthood

Oral Session


185
Evaluating Social Attention and Reward in Young Children with ASD

Oral Session


187
Innovative Treatments for School-Aged Children

Oral Session


189
Functional Connectivity in ASD: From Infancy to Adulthood

Oral Session


191
Gene Discovery in ASD

2:10 PM-3:00 PM

Oral Session


184
ASD and Sexuality

Oral Session


186
Contributors to Social Processing Deficits in ASD

Oral Session


188
Evaluating Outcomes in Social Skills Training

Oral Session


190
Early Brain Development

Oral Session


192
Epigenetics and Transcriptomics