Autism Summer Institute
Tuesday, July 10th, 2018
9:00am - 4:30pm
Yale School of Medicine
Child Study Center
Cohen Auditorium
230 South Frontage Road
New Haven, CT 06519
The Autism Program at the Child Study Center, an interdisciplinary group of clinicians and scholars and one of the leading research centers in the world, offers a full-day review of current research and best clinical practices in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). We highlight our new NIH-funded Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) project Understanding Neurodevelopment in Autism, including studies of prenatal and neonatal biomarkers of autism, cellular mechanisms underlying the development of autism, sex differences in brain connectivity, and efficacy of a new intervention protocol for toddlers at high risk for autism. We also present our latest work on genetics, biomarkers, early communication, and diagnosis of ASD. This Symposium is free of charge and is open to the scientific and clinical community, with students, postdocs, and trainees at all levels welcome. Click here to register.
Agenda
8:30 – 9:00 Coffee and Welcome
9:00 – 9:30 Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders - Fred Volkmar, MD
9:30 – 10:00 Investigation into the Earliest Markers of Autism - Kasia Chawarska, PhD
10:00 – 10:30 Mapping the Fetal Connectome: Promises and Pitfalls - Dustin Scheinost, PhD
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 11:15 Connectome based predictive modeling in ASD: Understanding Brain-Behavior Relationships - Todd Constable, PhD
11:15 – 11:45 Biological Substrates of Risk and Resilience using Patient-Derived Stem Cells - Flora Vaccarino, MD
11:45 – 12:15 Biomarkers in Autism Spectrum Disorders: The ABC-CT Consortium - James McPartland, PhD
12:15 – 1:15 Lunch on your own
1:15 – 1:45 Working with Families of Children with Developmental Disabilities - Karyn Bailey, MSW, LCSW
1:45 – 2:15 Clinicians’ Guide to Assisting Clients with ASD: First Steps - Kelly Powell, PhD
2:15 – 2:45 Growing up with Autism: Navigating School and the Changing Social and Emotional Landscape - Brianna Lewis, PhD
2:45 – 3:00 Break
3:00 – 3:30 Innovations in Autism Screening - Suzanne Macari, PhD
3:30 – 4:00 The Genetics of Autism Spectrum Disorder - Abha Gupta, MD
4:00 – 4:30 Early Assessment, Early Intervention: Imaging the Developing Brain - Laura Ment, MD