Award Presentation and Closing Remarks

Friday, October 9 | 12:45 PM

Location: Meridian Ballroom

Join us as we recognize the recipients of the 2026 Gatlinburg Conference awards. Award recipients are expected to attend the ceremony.

David Zeaman Student Award

Allison Block

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Early Distinguishing Behavioral Features of Co-Occurring ADHD in Autistic Youth

Presentation: Wednesday, October 7 | 4:30–6:00 PM
Location: Poster Area—Meridian/Pinnacle Foyers, Tackboard 14
Quiet Viewing: 6:00–7:00 PM

Claudia Schabes

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Test-Retest Reliability of Automatic Language ENvironment Analysis (LENA) System Analyses with Young Children with Down Syndrome

Presentation: Thursday, October 8 | 3:00–4:30 PM
Location: Meridian Ballroom 3 & 4S
ymposium: Leveraging Language ENvironment Analysis (LENA) Software in Communication Outcomes Measurement with Young Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

Sophie Cramer-Benjamin

University of South Carolina

Do Neural Markers Reflect What Caregivers See? Frontal Alpha Asymmetry and Dysregulation in SETBP1 Disorders

Presentation: Wednesday, October 7 | 4:30–6:00 PM
Location: Poster Area—Meridian/Pinnacle Foyers, Tackboard 30
Quiet Viewing: 6:00–7:00 PM

John G. Borkowski Diversity Travel Award

Boshang Yin

University of Delaware

Early Vocalizations Predict Outcomes in a Sample of Children with Neurogenetic Syndromes

Presentation: Thursday, October 8 | 3:00–4:30 PM
Location: Meridian Ballroom 3 & 4
Symposium: Leveraging Language ENvironment Analysis (LENA) Software in Communication Outcomes Measurement with Young Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

Dan Kingsley

George Mason University

Gender, Sex, Psychiatric Burden, and Autistic Trait Domains Predict Camouflaging: A Machine Learning Analysis

Presentation: Thursday, October 8 | 5:00–6:30 PM
Location: Poster Area—Meridian/Pinnacle Foyers, Tackboard 45
Quiet Viewing: 6:30–7:30 PM

Theodore Tjossem Postdoctoral Travel Award

Riane Ramsey

Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Is the Leiter-3 a Valid Estimate of Intelligence in Youth with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities? Assessing Measurement Invariance of Nonverbal IQ

Presentation: Wednesday, October 7 | 4:30–6:00 PM
Location: Poster Area—Meridian/Pinnacle Foyers, Tackboard 15
Quiet Viewing: 6:00–7:00 PM

Scott Huberty

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Assessing the Feasibility of Decoding Auditory Deviance Responses from EEG in Neurodevelopmental Populations

Presentation: Thursday, October 8 | 3:00–4:30 PM
Location: Pinnacle Ballroom
Symposium: Approaches for Evaluating Validity and Improving Data Quality in Quantitative Studies of Cognition and Neurophysiology in IDD Populations

Laraine Masters Glidden Travel Award

Jalyn Washington

University of Cincinnati

Impact of Co-occurring ADHD on Task Performance in Youth with Down Syndrome

Presentation: Thursday, October 8 | 5:00–6:30 PM
Location: Poster Area—Meridian/Pinnacle Foyers, Tackboard 1
Quiet Viewing: 6:30–7:30 PM

Katelyn Warkentien

University of Michigan

Temporal and Biomechanical Characteristics of Timed Up and Go in Individuals with IDD

Presentation: Friday, October 9 | 9:30–10:50 AM
Location: Pinnacle Ballroom
Symposium: Community-Engaged Methods to Assess and Facilitate Physical Health of People with IDD

Michael G. Aman IDD Clinical Trial Travel Award

Numfon Vilay

University of California, Davis

Using the NIH Toolbox V3.0 Speeded Matching Task as a Potential Marker of Attention and Processing Speed in Youth with IDD

APA Division 33 Award

Samantha Zakrzewski

Montclair State University

Mapping Cognitive Domains in Adults with Down Syndrome Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis: Implications for Alzheimer’s Disease

Presentation: Thursday, October 8 | 5:00–6:30 PM
Location: Poster Area—Meridian/Pinnacle Foyers, Tackboard 36
Quiet Viewing: 6:30–7:30 PM