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Psychophysiological Functioning and Developmental Disability: An Examination of Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Functioning in Autistic Adolescents and Dyads with the FMR1 Premutation

October 9, 2026 from 11:00 am to 12:20 pm

Date/time: Friday, October 9, 11:00 AM–12:20 PM
Room: Pinnacle Ballroom
Abstract: Abstract

Chair: Abbie Heidenreich, Texas Christian University

Discussant: Naomi Ekas, Texas Christian University

Papers:

1. An Exploratory Study of Physiological Arousal and Parent-Child Interaction Quality in Families of Autistic Adolescents
First author: Jessica L. Greenlee, Lafayette College

2. Maternal-Child Baseline RSA Alignment in the FMR1 Premutation and Neurotypical Development
First author: Rachel M. Hantman, University of South Carolina; Carolina Autism and Neurodevelopment (CAN) Research Center, University of South Caroline

3. Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Functioning in Autistic Adolescents: Short-Term Stability and Associations with Biological and Behavioral Characteristics
First author: Abbie Heidenreich, Texas Christian University