Health, Services, AI & Life-Course Outcomes 2026

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

Date/time: Friday, October 9, 11:00 AM–12:20 PMRoom: Pinnacle Ballroom 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 AdolescentsFirst author: Jessica…

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Poster Session 2: Clinical Care, Health, and Intervention

Thursday, October 8, 9:30–11:00 AM | Quiet session: 8:30–9:30 AM Tackboard 1 | P110Multidimensional Economic Insecurity and Healthcare Access Among Families of Children with AutismPresenter: Michael Killian, Florida State University Tackboard 2 | P191Exploring Chronic Pain, Physical Health, and Quality…

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Poster Session 1: Mechanisms, Measurement, and Emerging Methods

Tackboard 1 | P072Leveraging machine learning models for prediction of dimensional and categorical clinical outcomes in community-ascertained toddlersPresenter: Aaron Glick, University of Minnesota Tackboard 2 | P074Using a Machine Learning Network to Rescue Eye-Tracking Data in Infant ParticipantsPresenter: Marina Nakayama,…

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The promise of AI for precision phenotyping and clinical trial readiness in Genetic Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Date/time: Wednesday, October 7, 2:30–3:50 PMRoom: Pinnacle Ballroom Chair: Jeffrey Anderson, University of California, Los Angeles Discussant: Rujuta Wilson, University of California, Los Angeles Papers 1. Using artificial intelligence for video-based motor assessmentFirst author: Ryan Roemmich, Center for Movement Studies, Kennedy Krieger Institute;…

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From Systems to Survival: How Institutional and Structural Contexts Shape Life-Course Outcomes in Autism and IDD

Date/time: Wednesday, October 7, 11:30 AM–12:50 PMRoom: Pinnacle Ballroom Chair: Lauren Bishop, University of Wisconsin-Madison Discussant: TBD Papers 1. Child Protective Services Decision-Making Pathways and Permanency Outcomes Among Children with Autism and Intellectual DisabilityFirst author: Kristy Anderson, Florida State University 2. The Effect of…

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

Date/time: Wednesday, October 7, 10:00–11:20 AMRoom: 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 PalsyFirst author: Alyssa Merbler, University of MinnesotaPresenter: Frank Symons 2. Creating Behavioral Response…

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