Updates from NIH
Presented by Drs. Melissa Parisi, Chief IDDB at NICHD/NIH, and Mei Qin, Program Officer at NICHD/NIH
Lunch Break
*box lunch provided. There is limited dining space available in the pinnacle and pathways ballroom.
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…
Plenary Talk: Nancy Berlinger, IDD, Aging, and AI: Applying Insights from Design Engineering and Disability Bioethics
Nancy Berlinger, PhD is a Senior Research Scholar at The Hastings Center for Bioethics. Her interdisciplinary research explores ethical and social challenges arising from population aging, a demographic shift toward longer lives and smaller families. Her research on ethical and social dimensions of…
Neural mechanisms of sensorimotor differences in autism across the lifespan
Date/time: Friday, October 9, 11:00 AM–12:20 PMRoom: Meridian Ballroom 3&4Abstract: Abstract*focus on diverse communities Chair: Zheng Wang, University of Florida Discussant: Haylie Miller, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Papers: 1. Hypotonia in Autistic Children: Associated Neural Correlates and Developmental Motor…
Developing meaningful measures for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Date/time: Friday, October 9, 9:30–10:50 AMRoom: Meridian Ballroom 3&4Abstract: Abstract Chair: Caroline Richards, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham Discussant: Cristan Farmer, Boston Children's Hospital Papers: 1. Refining and Building the Psychometric Case for the Developmental Assessment of Social Communication…