International Meeting for Autism Research: Epidemiology, Biological Risk Factors

Saturday, May 14, 2011: 9:45 AM-11:45 AM

Elizabeth Ballroom D (Manchester Grand Hyatt)

Session Chair: L. A. Croen, Kaiser Permanente, Division of Research, Oakland, CA

9:45 AM

Prenatal Influenza or Fever and Risk of Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorders
O. Zerbo, I. Hertz-Picciotto, A. M. Iosif, R. L. Hansen and C. K. Walker

10:00 AM

10:15 AM

Traffic Exposure From Freeways as a Risk Factor for Autism
H. E. Volk, I. Hertz-Picciotto, F. Lurmann and R. McConnell

10:30 AM

Prenatal and Neonatal Peripheral Blood Mercury Levels and Autism Spectrum Disorders
L. A. Croen, M. A. Lutsky, C. Yoshida, C. P. Alaimo, M. Kharrazi, J. K. Grether and P. Green

10:45 AM

Cytokine Levels In Amniotic Fluid : a Marker of Maternal Immune Activation In Autism?
M. W. Abdallah, N. Larsen, J. Grove, B. Nørgaard-Pedersen, E. L. Mortensen and D. M. Hougaard

11:00 AM

Prenatal and Neonatal Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Levels and Autism Spectrum Disorder
M. A. Lutsky, C. Yoshida, B. Lasley, M. Kharrazi, J. K. Grether, G. Windham and L. A. Croen

11:15 AM

The Role of Maternal Diabetes and Related Conditions In Autism and Other Developmental Delays
P. Krakowiak, A. A. Bremer, A. S. Baker, C. K. Walker, R. L. Hansen and I. Hertz-Picciotto

11:30 AM