2016 International Meeting for Autism Research

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

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10:00 AM-11:30 AM


3516
Press Conference

11:00 AM-7:00 PM


3515
Registration Open

12:00 PM-3:00 PM


3517
Early Career Workshop

1:00 PM-5:00 PM


3518
Cultural Diversity Pre-Conference Workshop

5:00 PM-6:00 PM


3519
Cultural Diversity Meet & Greet Happy Hour

6:00 PM-7:30 PM


3520
Opening Reception

Thursday, May 12, 2016

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7:30 AM-6:00 PM


3521
Registration Open

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


3522
Coffee & Pastries

8:00 AM-7:00 PM


3523
Exhibits Open

8:30 AM-9:00 AM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


100
Welcome Address and INSAR President Address


3524
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


3525
Break

10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Oral Session


102
Pushing the Boundaries for Understanding Environmental Influences on Neurodevelopment

Oral Session


103
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Oral Session


104
Improving Early Access to Autism Screening and Specialized Services: Reaching Historically Underserved Communities

Oral Session


105
Outcome Measures for Early Intervention Studies in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Oral Session


106
Behavioral Interventions for Adults with ASD

11:30 AM-1:30 PM

Poster Session


107
Brain Function (fMRI, fcMRI, MRS, EEG, ERP, MEG)

Poster Session


108
Interventions Non-Pharmacologic - Preschool

Poster Session


109
Molecular and Cellular Biology

Poster Session


110
Social Cognition and Social Behavior

Poster Session


111
Miscellaneous


3526
Exhibits

12:30 PM-1:45 PM


3527
Lunch Break (on your own)


3528
Student "Meet the Experts" Luncheon - pre-registration required

1:45 PM-2:35 PM

Oral Session


112
Gene-Environment Interactions that Contribute to ASD

Oral Session


114
Sensory and Motor Phenotypes Useful for Biomarkers and Parsing Heterogeneity

Oral Session


116
Variation in Early Trajectories of ASD

Oral Session


118
Sociodemographic Diversity and Screening, Diagnosis, and Clinical Presentation

Oral Session


120
Social Cognition and Social Behavior

2:40 PM-3:30 PM

Oral Session


113
Mouse Models of Environmental and Genetic Risk Factors in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Oral Session


115
Early Dysmaturation of Sensory and Motor Systems as Critical Predictors of Symptom Severity

Oral Session


117
Early Markers of ASD: Laboratory and Community Studies

Oral Session


119
International and Cross-cultural Perspectives on Screening and Diagnosis

Oral Session


121
New Frontiers in Infant Brain Functional Imaging

3:30 PM-4:00 PM


3529
Break

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


127
INSAR Awards Ceremony

4:00 PM-5:30 PM


3530
INSAR Awards Ceremony

5:00 PM-5:10 PM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


128
Advocate Award Address

5:10 PM-5:30 PM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


129
Keynote - Lifetime Achievement Award

5:30 PM-7:00 PM

Poster Session


122
Cognition: Attention, Learning, Memory

Poster Session


123
Diagnostic, Behavioral and Intellectual Assessment I

Poster Session


124
Medical and Psychiatric Comorbidity

Poster Session


125
Service Delivery/Systems of Care

7:00 PM-10:00 PM


3531
INSAR Student Member Social

Friday, May 13, 2016

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7:15 AM-8:45 AM

Special Interest Groups


130
Implementing and Evaluating Community-Based Early Intervention

Special Interest Groups


131
Moving Past the Categories: Creating Novel Re-conceptualizations of the ASD diagnosis and Phenotype

Special Interest Groups


132
Older adults with ASD: The consequences of aging

Special Interest Groups


133
Suicidality in Autism Spectrum Conditions: Setting priorities for future research

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


3533
Coffee & Pastries

8:00 AM-6:00 PM


3532
Registration Open

8:00 AM-7:00 PM


3534
Exhibits Open

8:45 AM-8:50 AM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


134
Welcome Address

8:45 AM-9:00 AM


3535
Welcome

8:50 AM-9:00 AM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


135
Autism Speaks Update

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


136
Keynote Address

10:00 AM-10:30 AM


3536
Break

10:00 AM-1:30 PM

Poster Session


142
Innovative Technology Demonstrations


3537
Exhibits

10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Oral Session


137
Recent Advances in Genetics and Neurobiology of Autism

Oral Session


138
Growing Older with Autism; Cognition, Comorbidity and Quality of Life.

Oral Session


139
What Is Different about Females with Autism: Where Are We and Where Do We Need to Go?

Oral Session


140
Perspectives on Pain in ASD: Perception, Physiology, and Behavior

Oral Session


141
But It Worked so Well in the Lab! Measuring Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices for Children with Autism in Community Settings

11:30 AM-1:30 PM

Poster Session


143
Animal Models

Poster Session


144
Genetics

Poster Session


145
Interventions Non-Pharmacologic - School Age, Adolescent, Adult

Poster Session


146
Sensory, Motor, and Repetitive Behaviors and Interests

12:30 PM-1:45 PM


3541
Autism Community Stakeholder Luncheon (open - no pre-registration required)


3540
Cultural Diversity Networking Luncheon (open - no pre-registration required)


3538
Lunch Break (on your own)


3539
Student “Meet the Experts” Luncheon (pre-registration required)

1:45 PM-2:35 PM

Oral Session


148
Perinatal Risk Factors

Oral Session


150
White Matter Development in ASD

Oral Session


152
Early Detection and Access to Care

Oral Session


154
Preparing Youth with ASD for Adolescence and Beyond

Oral Session


156
Exploring Cognitive Processes to Inform ASD Characteristics

2:40 PM-3:30 PM

Oral Session


149
Environmental Exposures

Oral Session


151
Brain Connectivity and neural networks in ASD

Oral Session


153
School and Community Deployed Randomized Trials

Oral Session


155
Quality of Life, Internalizing Symptoms, & Employment

Oral Session


157
Cognitive and Perceptual Influences on Learning and Daily Functioning

3:30 PM-4:00 PM


3542
Coffee Break

3:30 PM-5:30 PM

Oral Session


158
Dissecting Comorbidity in ASD: Focus on Inattention, Hyperactivity and Impulsivity

Oral Session


159
Translational Approaches to Abnormal Communication in ASD

Oral Session


160
The Well-Being and Potential Service Needs of Siblings of Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Oral Session


161
From Animal Neurocognitive Trials to Humans: How Do We Find the Most Appropriate Outcome Measures and Trial Designs for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and Other Genetic Disorders?

Oral Session


162
Biomarker Development in the Era of Rdoc: Common and Distinct Mechanisms of Function and Dysfunction in ASD and Schizophrenia

5:30 PM-7:00 PM

Poster Session


163
Adult Outcomes: Medical, Cognitive, Behavioral

Poster Session


164
Communication and Language

Poster Session


165
Diagnostic, Behavioral & Intellectual Assessment II

Poster Session


166
Epidemiology

Saturday, May 14, 2016

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7:15 AM-8:45 AM

Special Interest Groups


168
Anxiety in Autism: Mechanisms, Measurement, and Treatment

Special Interest Groups


169
Bridging the Research/Application Gap: Incorporating Autistic Intellect in Research Design and Evaluation

Special Interest Groups


170
Multiple Risk Factors for ASD: Genetic Predisposition and Environmental Influences

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


3544
Coffee & Pastries

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


3545
Exhibits Open

8:00 AM-2:00 PM


3543
Registration Open

8:45 AM-8:50 AM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


171
Welcome Address

8:45 AM-9:00 AM


3546
Welcome

8:50 AM-9:00 AM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


172
Simons Foundation Update

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Invited, Keynote Speakers, Awards


173
Keynote Address

10:00 AM-10:30 AM


3547
Break

10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Oral Session


174
Life Course and Ecological Perspectives on Autism

Oral Session


175
Towards Big Data Approaches in Eye Tracking

Oral Session


176
Recent Advances in Statistical Methods for Autism Research

Oral Session


177
Understanding Cultural Differences in Diagnostic and Treatment Services for Children with ASD

Oral Session


178
Efforts Towards a More Cohesive Understanding of Anxiety in ASD: Correlates and Underlying Mechanisms

11:30 AM-1:30 PM

Poster Session


179
Brain Structure (MRI, neuropathology)

Poster Session


180
Early Development (<48 months)

Poster Session


181
Family Issues and Stakeholder Experiences

Poster Session


182
International and Cross-Cultural Perspectives

Poster Session


183
Interventions Pharmacologic


3548
Exhibits

12:30 PM-1:45 PM


3550
INSAR Business Meeting


3549
Lunch Break (on your own)

1:45 PM-2:35 PM

Oral Session


185
Genetic Mouse Models of Syndromal Autism Spectrum Disorder

Oral Session


187
Natural Language Processing

Oral Session


189
Identifying Autism Pathogenesis using Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs)

Oral Session


191
Overlooked Academic and Language Issues in the Treatment of ASD

Oral Session


193
Mechanisms/Correlates of Psychopathology

2:40 PM-3:30 PM

Oral Session


186
Integrated Approaches and Insight from Related Disorders

Oral Session


188
Minimally Verbal Individuals with ASD

Oral Session


190
Pharmaceutical Interventions for ASD

Oral Session


192
Issues in Treatment of Anxiety

Oral Session


194
Eating Behavior in ASD