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From Molecules to Parent-Child Dyads: Applying the Biopsychosocial Model of Pain to Children with Developmental Disabilities

October 7, 2026 from 10:00 am to 11:20 am

Date/time: Wednesday, October 7, 10:00–11:20 AM
Room: Pinnacle Ballroom

Chair: Frank Symons, University of Minnesota

Discussant: Todd Dalberg, Gillette Children’s

Papers

1. Inflammatory Biomarkers, Pain Experiences, and Health in Children with Cerebral Palsy
First author: Alyssa Merbler, University of Minnesota
Presenter: Frank Symons

2. Creating Behavioral Response Profiles to a Modified Quantitative Sensory Test in Children with Cerebral Palsy
First author: Alyssa Merbler, University of Minnesota

3. A Preliminary Comparison of Self-Reported Pain and Observed Behavioral Reactivity During a Modified Quantitative Sensory Test in Youth with Cerebral Palsy
First author: Chantel Burkitt, University of Minnesota; Gillette Children’s

4. Parental Pain Catastrophizing and Pain Experience/Expression Among Young Children with Developmental Disabilities
First author: Breanne Byiers, University of Minnesota