imfar program 2015

May 13 - 16, 2015 | Salt Lake City | Utah

AUTISM SPEAKS SUPPORTED RESEARCH,

RESEARCHERS & PARTNERSHIPS ON DISPLAY AT

IMFAR 2015

A GUIDE TO AUTISM SPEAKS FUNDED SCIENCE AT IMFAR 2015

On behalf of everyone at Autism Speaks, it is a great pleasure to join you here at the International Meeting for Autism Research in Salt Lake City. Since its inaugural year in 2001, IMFAR has grown to become the preeminent research meeting on the annual calendar of anyone working in the autism research ecosystem. It is a unique event for researchers, clinicians, therapists, parents and anyone interested in learning or shar-ing the latest discoveries and innovations that are helping to put science to work for the larger autism community.

Throughout its history, Autism Speaks has been a strong supporter of IMFAR, and like past meetings, IMFAR 2015 offers an opportunity for us to celebrate the diverse achievements of those researchers, clinicians, training fellows and other research partners our foundation has supported. It is also an occasion to acknowledge the gen-erous support we receive from community volunteers, major donors and corporate partners who provide resources that have enabled the scientific work our foundation has supported over the years. In fact, the return on our donors investment can in part be found on display in every poster, podium talk and SIG that Autism Speaks investigators participate in here at IMFAR.

This brochure has been assembled to help summarize and showcase these inves-tigators and their work on display here at IMFAR. Captured here are posters, oral presentations, SIGs and other official events in this years IMFAR program that include or feature investigators, fellows or research partners that Autism Speaks has funded at some point in recent years. Some abstracts highlighted here feature work directly funded by Autism Speaks, while others include authors that are current grantees of our foundation. You will also see abstracts generated from a diverse portfolio of collaborative programs that Autism Speaks has provided support for, and even presentations from our staff. Please use this brochure as a roadmap to explore, and consider it an invitation to visit, engage and celebrate this ground-breaking work.

As you take in this years meeting, we also encourage you to stop by our Autism Speaks booth to meet members of our staff, explore our latest funding opportunities and learn more about the diverse portfolio of work underway at Autism Speaks. Next door you will also find a booth for our venture philanthropy affiliate DELSIA (Delivering Scientific Innovation for Autism, LLC), where you can hear more about how Autism Speaks is working beyond the science to support entrepreneurs and other commercial efforts required to turn scientific innovations into actual products for families.

Thank you and enjoy the conference.

Robert H. Ring

Chief Science OfficerAutism Speaks

KEY | AUTISM SPEAKS Staff | Grantee | ** Attendance by invitation only | *see funding statement on page 11

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

TODDlER TREATMENT NETwORK MEETING**

8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Riviera Room

Participants: Andy Shih, Kara Reagon, lucia Murillo

Thursday, May 14, 2015

POSTER SESSION

106 - Medical and Psychiatric Comorbidity11:30 AM - 1:30 PM | Imperial Ballroom

*106.015 Correlates of Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Health-Related Quality of Life Among Children with Autism Spectrum DisordersK. Kuhlthau, E. McDonnell, N. Payakachat, D. l. Coury, J. Delahaye and E. Macklin

*106.016Dietary Influences on BMI in Children with AutismSpectrum DisordersS. R. Straka, S. l. Hyman, B. L. Schmidt, K. Evansand P. A. Stewart

*106.021Elevated Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity AmongChildren with Autism Spectrum Disorders

A. P. Hill, K. E. Zuckerman and E. J. Fombonne

*106.027Gastrointestinal Symptoms, Whole Blood SerotoninLevels, and Behavioral Symptoms in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum DisorderS. Marler, E. B. Lee, G. M. Anderson, B. Ferguson, E. McDonnell, D. Q. Beversdorf and J. Veenstra-Vander weele

*106.032Longitudinal Changes in the Presence and Severityof Self-Injurious Behaviors, and Predictors of Change, in Children withAutism Spectrum Disorders G. N. Soke, C. DiGuiseppi, T. Fingerlin, C. Robinson, S. A. Rosenberg, R. F. Hamman and A. M. Reynolds

106.037 New Directions and Research Opportunities forInvestigators: Longitudinal Outcomes in the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network (AS ATN)

D. S. Murray, A. M. Shui, K. Kuhlthau, D. l. Coury and P. wang

106.030 Internalizing Symptoms in Adults with ASD: Relation toASD Symptomatology J. L. Mussey, M. R. Klinger, S. P. Thomas, P. S. Powell and l. G. Klinger

106.038 Parental Co-Regulation and Expressed Emotion AsPredictors of Psychopathology in Children with ASD V. Ting, A. Maughan, C. S. Albaum and J. A. weiss

*106.043Psychophysiological Predictors of GastrointestinalSymptomatology in Autism Spectrum Disorder

B. Ferguson, S. Marler, E. B. Lee, J. E. Akers, M. O. Mazurek, K. Sohl, A. McLaughlin, B. Kille, K. Hartnett, E. A. Macklin, E. McDonnell, L. Alstein, J. Veenstra-Vander Weele and D. Q. Beversdorf

*106.046Sleep Disturbance and Aggression in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder : An Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network AnalysisG. P. Cejas, E. Anbalagan, G. Singh, R. Brown and K. Sohl,

*106.048 Sleep Problems in Children with Autism SpectrumDisorder: Examining the Role of Anxiety and Sensory over-Responsivity

M. O. Mazurek and G. Petroski,

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107 - Service Delivery/Systems of Care

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Imperial Ballroom

*107.062Bridging the Gap: Primary Care Physician Self-Efficacyin Assessing and Treating Sleep Problems in Children with ASDK. S. Kwedar, C. R. Engelhardt, N. C. Cheak-Zamora, M. O. Mazurek1and K. Sohl

POSTER SESSION

109Cognition: Attention, Learning, Memory


109.128 Examining Attentional Bias for Facial Features AcrossDevelopment and in Autism K. A. Dalrymple, N. Wall, M. L. Spezio, H. C. Hazlett, J. Piven and J. T. Elison

ORAl SESSION 2A

114Prenatal Risk Factors and ASD

1:45 PM - 2:35 PM - Grand Ballroom A

Session Chair: M. D. Fallin, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School ofPublic Health, Baltimore, MD

114.001 Maternal Mid-Gestational Serum Cytokines andChemokines and the Risk of Autism with Intellectual Disability: The Early Markers of Autism (EMA) Study

K. L. Jones, l. A. Croen, C. K. Yoshida, L. S. Heuer, P. Ashwood andJ. Van de Water

114.002Organochlorine Chemical Concentrations in MaternalMid-Pregnancy Serum Samples: Association with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Early Markers of Autism Study

K. Lyall, l. A. Croen, O. Zerbo, C. K. Yoshida, M. Kharrazi andG. C. Windham

114.003Maternal Sub-Clinical Hypothyroidism and Risk of AutisticEndophenotype in a Risk-Enriched Pregnancy Cohort I. Burstyn, N. L. Lee, E. Schriver, J. Pandey, l. A. Croen,M. D. Fallin, I. Hertz-Picciotto7 and C. J. Newschaffer

114.004Maternal Blood DNA Methylation during Pregnancy and Autism Observational Scale for Infants (AOSI) Score at 12-Months in the Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation (EARLI)K. M. Bakulski, J. I. Feinberg, S. C. Brown, C. J. Newschaffer,L. A. Croen, I. Hertz-Picciotto, R. J. Landa, S. E. Levy, S. Ozonoff, J. Pandey, A. P. Feinberg and M. D. Fallin

ORAl SESSION 3B

117 - Scaling Autism Interventions Across Cultures in Community Settings

2:40 PM - 3:30 PM - Grand Ballroom C

117.002Parent Mediated Intervention for Autism SpectrumDisorder in South Asia (PASS) a Randomized Control TrialJ. Green, G. Divan, U. Hamdani, V. Vajaratkar, A. Minhas, C. Taylor, C. R. Aldred, K. Leadbitter, R. Emsley, A. Rahman, V. Patel and P. Cardozo

117.003Autism in the African American Community of SouthLos Angeles: A Community Partnered Participatory Research Approach T. Carr, C. Franklin, A. Gulsrud, F. Jones, L. Jones, C. Kasari, E. Lizaola, J. Panganiban, J. Smith, K. White, B. L. Williams and A. Wright

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ORAl SESSION 4A

118 - Neural Signatures of Social Perception andReward Motivation in ASD

1:45 PM - 2:35 PM - Grand Ballroom D

118.003Joint Attention and Brain Functional Connectivity in Infants and Toddlers A. T. Eggebrecht, J. Elison, E. Feczko, J. D. Lewis, S. Kandala, A. Todorov, J. J. Wolff, A. Z. Snyder, L. McEvoy, A. M. Estes, L. Zwaigenbaum, K. N. Botteron, R. C. McKinstry, J. N. Constantino, A. Evans, H. C. Hazlett, S. Dager, S. J. Paterson, R. T. Schultz, M. A. Styner, G. Gerig, S. Das, P. Kostopoulos, .. The IBIS Network, B. L. Schlaggar, S. E. Petersen, J. Piven and J. R. Pruett

POSTER SESSION

123 - Interventions - Non-Pharmacologic - Preschool

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM - Imperial Ballroom

123.06Developmental Trajectories of Response to Treatment for Toddlers with Autism: Findings from the Early Social Interaction Projectw. Guthrie, C. Lord and A. M. Wetherby, 123.072Gesture in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder:Before and after Intervention

E. S. LeBarton and R. J. landa

123.082Pivotal Response Treatment Improves Neural Efficiency for Social Perception in Children with Autism Spectrum DisorderM. Rolison, J. H. Foss-Feig, R. Tillman, H. S. Reuman, A. Naples,K. Pelphrey, P. Ventola and J. C. McPartland

123.092The Effects of Teacher Perceptions on FosteringEngagement during Dyadic Play Interactions with Students with ASDJ. Panganiban, H. Gould, Y. C. Chang, S. Y. Shire and C. Kasari

123.096Efficacy of Adapted Responsive Teaching in a Community Sample of One-Year-Olds at-Risk for ASD L. R. Watson, E. R. Crais, G. T. Baranek, L. Turner-Brown, J. Sideris, J. S. Reznick, L. Wakeford, J. Kinard and K. L. Martin

POSTER SESSION

124 - Early Development (

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124.121Developmental Plateaus in Gaze Following in 24-Month-Old Toddlers with ASD: An Eye-Tracking Study L. DiNicola, E. S. Kim, C. A. Wall, G. Greco, S. S. Lansiquot, L. Flink,Q. wang, S. Macari, F. Shic and K. Chawarska

124.124Early Gross and Fine Motor Abilities in Infants atHeightened Vs. Low Risk for ASD: A BSRC Study

J. M. Iverson, F. Shic, C. A. Wall, Y. Bensinger-Brody, S. Curtin, A. M. Estes, J. M. Gardner, T. Hutman, S. Johnson, B. Z. Karmel, R. J. Landa, A. R. Levin, K. Libertus, D. S. Messinger, C. A. Nelson, S. Ozonoff, J. Piven, S. J. Rogers, L. A. Sacrey, K. Sheperd, W. L. Stone, H. Tager-Flusberg, J. J. Wolff, N. Yirmiya and G. S. Young

124.143 Motor Development, Autism Symptoms, and EmergingExecutive Functioning in Infants and Toddlers at High and Low Risk for ASD T. St. John, A. M. Estes, S. L. Alvarez, S. Dager, S. J. Paterson, J. Pandey, R. T. Schultz, J. R. Pruett, K. N. Botteron, H. C. Hazlett and J. Piven

124.150Perception of Biological Motion and Integration of Audio-Visual Stimuli in Infants at Risk for Autism H. S. Reuman, R. Tillman, T. Kim, E. J. Levy, K. Law, A. Naples, K. K. Stavropoulos, A. T. Odonkor, S. H. Kim, E. Schoen Simmons, K. K. Powell, S. Macari, F. Shic, K. Chawarska and J. C. McPartland

124.156Sex Differences Do Not Distinguish High-Risk ASD,High-Risk No ASD, and Low-Risk Children through Three Years: A BSRC Study

D. S. Messinger, G. S. Young, S. J. Webb, S. Ozonoff, L. Zwaigenbaum, K. Chawarska, R. J. Landa, K. R. Dobkins, W. L. Stone, A. Klin, M. C. Lai, S. Baron-Cohen and A. S. Carter

124.158 Sex Differences in Visual Attention to the Mouthin Infancy: Implications for Language Development and ASDR. Burger-Caplan, W. Jones and A. Klin

124.165Visual-Motor Integration Associated with Familial Liability for AutismM. B. Nebel, J. L. Haworth, C. Hess, S. H. Mostofsky4 and R. J. Landa

POSTER SESSION

125 - Genetics


125.167A Comparison of Gene Expression in Inflamed Ileocolonic Tissue and Peripheral Blood from GI Symptomatic ASD ChildrenS. J. walker and A. Krigsman

125.170A Peripheral Blood-Based Biomarker for GastrointestinalInflammation in ASD GI-Symptomatic Children

S. J. walker and A. Krigsman

125.211Tissue-Specifi c Expression Quantitative Trait Loci(eQTL) in GI Symptomatic ASD ChildrenS. J. walker, A. Krigsman and C. D. Langefeld,

Friday, May 15, 2015

Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

Friday, May 15, 2015: 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM

Minimally Verbal Individuals

Room: Murano

Session Chairs: Nancy Jones, Terry Katz, Connie Kasari

Multiple Risk Factors for ASD: Genetic Predisposition and Environmental Influences

Room: Grand Salon

Session Chairs: Heather Volk and Gayle windham

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KEYNOTE ADDRESS

131Reflections on 50 years of ASD Early Intervention Science

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Grand Ballroom

Speaker: Sally J. Rogers, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, CA

COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAC)COMMUNITY STAKEHOlDER* lUNCHEON12:30 1:45 p.m. Grand America Hotel Savoy Room

Co-Sponsored by: Autism Speaks

PANEl SESSION

133 - EU-AIMS: Translating Cellular and Animal Models of Synaptic Gene Deficits to Large-Scale Clinical Studies

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Grand Ballroom A

133.003EU-AIMS Clinical Research Platform to IdentifyBiomarkers for Patient-Stratification

E. Loth, D. G. Murphy, T. Banaschewski, S. Baron-Cohen, S. Bolte, T. Bourgeron, T. Charman, S. Durston, J. Horder, M. H. Johnson, E. Jones, L. Mason, L. ODwyer, A. M. M. Persico and J. Buitelaar

133.004Glutamate and GABA in Autism Spectrum: A Clinicalin-Vivo Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Assay

L. A. Ajram, J. Horder, M. A. Mendez, A. Galanopoulos, L. Brennan, R. Wichers, D. J. Lythgoe, S. C. Williams, D. G. Murphy and G. M. McAlonan

PANEl SESSION

134Factors Associated with Adult Outcomes forIndividuals with ASD

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Grand Ballroom C

Session Chair: l. G. Klinger, TEACCH Autism Program; Departmentof Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

134.001Correlates of Middle Adult Outcome: A Follow-up Study of Children Diagnosed with ASD from 1970-1999

l. G. Klinger, M. R. Klinger, J. L. Mussey, S. P. Thomas and P. S. Powell

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136 - Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders and the Lifecourse in ASD: Clinical and EpidemiologicalPerspectives

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Grand Salon

136.002Modifying Symptom and Diagnostic Criteria for Additional Psychiatric Disorders in ASD: What Is the Evidence?E. Simonoff

TECH DEMO SESSION

137 - Innovative Technology Demonstrations


137.003Delsia: An Innovative Funding Vehicle That Is TurningScience and Technology into Reality for the Autism CommunityD. G. Smith, E. Clayton and R. H. Ring

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138 - Diagnostic, Behavioral and IntellectualAssessment


138.052Child Characteristics As Moderators of Parent-Clinician Agreement on Autism SymptomsE. E. Neuhaus, R. Bernier, S. J. Webb, S. Faja and K. Pelphrey 138.075Heterogeneity at the Minimally Verbal End of theSpectrum C. DiStefano, C. Kasari, A. P. Kaiser, R. J. Landa and P. Mathy

138.085Moderating Effects of Spoken Language in the Home on the Relations Between Age at Diagnosis and ASD Symp-toms and Expressive Language for Young Children with ASD Screened in Early Intervention F. Martinez-Pedraza, M. Maye and A. S. Carter

138.107The Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network (AS ATN) Registry Data: Opportunities for Investigators A. Fedele and A. M. Shui, 138.109The Food Flexibility Challenge Task (FFCT): Developingan Ecologically Valid Measure of Food Flexibility in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder H. Morton, J. Worley and E. S. Kuschner

POSTER SESSION

139 - Interventions Pharmacologic


*139.138Meta-Analysis of Pharmacotherapies for TreatingIrritability, Agitation and Aggression in ASDL. K. Fung, R. Mahajan, A. A. Nozzolillo, P. Bernal, A. Krasner, B. Jo,D. l. Coury, A. Whitaker, J. Veenstra-Vander Weele and A. Y. Hardan

139.140Pharmacological Modulation of Excitatory/InhibitoryBalance in Autism Spectrum Disorder

L. A. Ajram, J. Horder, M. A. Mendez, A. Galanopoulos, L. Brennan, R. Wichers, D. J. Lythgoe, S. C. Williams, D. G. Murphy and G. M. McAlonan

139.141Physician Practices in Management of SecondGeneration Antipsychotic (SGA) Medications and Their Side Effects in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum DisordersD. l. Coury, E. S. Matheson, R. Baum and P. Vora

POSTER SESSION

140 - Communication and Language


140.153Attentional Cues to Support Word Learning AmongChildren with ASD and Typically Developing ChildrenE. Tenenbaum, D. Amso and S. J. Sheinkopf 140.155Characterizing the Minimally Verbal: A Pilot Investigation of the Low-Verbal Investigatory Screener for Autism (L-VIS-A)E. Tenenbaum, I. M. Eigsti, A. Naples and G. Righi, 140.159Distinct Language Improvements of Minimally VerbalChildren with ASD inside and Outside Episodes of Engagement As Response to TreatmentA. C. Holbrook, J. Hopkins and C. Kasari

140.164Examining the Spontaneous Communication of Minimally Verbal Children with ASD in Supported Versus Unsupport-ed ContextsE. Fuller, J. Heidlage, A. P. Kaiser and C. Kasari

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140.190Say What?: Toddlers Vocabulary Growth TrajectoriesDiffer By Word Features

L. DePolo, J. Parish-Morris, J. McCleery, L. Bateman, S. Thomas, S. J. Paterson, J. Pandey, P. Kostopoulos, A. Estes, K. N. Botteron, H. C. Hazlett, L. Zwaigenbaum, J. Piven and R. T. Schultz

POSTER SESSION

141 - International and Cross-Cultural Perspectives


141.210A Parent-Implemented Autism Intervention AmongUnderserved Families in Taiwan

P. F. Chen, P. C. Tsai, Y. T. Wu, A. C. Stahmer, S. R. Rieth, C. M. Chang, C. C. Wu, C. L. Chu, F. W. Lung and l. C. lee 141.218 Increasing Awareness of Autism and Other Developmen-tal Disorders Among Rural Ethiopian Community HealthWorkers: Impact of a Brief Training

R. A. Hoekstra, D. Tilahun, Y. Baheretibeb, B. Tekola Gebru, I. Roth, B. Davey, A. Fekadu and C. Hanlon

ORAl SESSION 6B

143Early ASD Surveillance and Screening

2:40 PM - 3:30 PM - Grand Ballroom B

Session Chair: l. Zwaigenbaum, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

143.003Parents Concerns Predict a Later Autism SpectrumDisorder Outcome: A Prospective Study of High-Risk Siblings from 6 to 36 Months

L. A. Sacrey, l. Zwaigenbaum, S. E. Bryson, J. A. Brian, I. M. Smith, W. Roberts, P. Szatmari, C. Roncadin, N. Garon, T. Vaillancourt and C. Novak

ORAl SESSION 8A

146Adult Outcome: Influence of Family andSchool Contexts and Psychopathology


Session Chair: l. G. Klinger, TEACCH Autism Program; Departmentof Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

146.001Family and School Contexts Predict Patterns of Changein Functioning over 10 Years Among Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum DisordersA. C. Woodman, L. E. Smith, J. Greenberg and M. R. Mailick

146.003Longitudinal Associations Between Social Experiencesand Depression for Youth with Autism Spectrum DisordersS. l. Bishop, R. E. Adams, K. Gotham and C. Lord

POSTER SESSION

157 - Interventions - Non-pharmacologic - School Age, Adolescent, Adult


157.004Adapted Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Treat the Anxietyof Children with Autism and Low Verbal Ability J. Danial

157.008Associations of Health Related Quality of Life andAdaptive Skills Functioning in Children Diagnosed with ASD:Implications for Treatment PlanningT. A. Hall, A. P. Hill and E. J. Fombonne

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*157.050Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial of a Wireless MoisturePager for Toileting Training Children with Autism Spectrum DisorderD. W. Mruzek, S. McAleavey, W. A. Loring, E. Butter, T. Smith,C. Aponte, L. Levato, R. E. Aiello, R. P. Travis and K. Zanibbi

157.055Preliminary Outcomes of an Emotion RegulationIntervention for Children with Autism Spectrum DisorderK. M. Thomson, P. Burnham Riosa and J. A. weiss

157.070The Effects of Embodied Rhythm and Robotic Interventions on the Repetitive and Negative Behaviors of Children with Autism Between 5 and 12 Years of Age

M. Reiss, S. Srinivasan and A. N. Bhat

157.071The Effects of Rhythm Interventions on Social Attentionand Verbalization Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum DisordersC. OHara, S. Srinivasan, C. Korgaonkar, I. Park, L. P. Neelly and A. N. Bhat

POSTER SESSION

158 - Adult Outcome


158.105Predictors of Sexual Victimization and Perpetration inAdults with Autism Spectrum DisordersM. Hooper, M. A. Viecili, S. M. Brown-Lavoie and J. A. weiss

158.112Self-Reported Interpersonal Violence Victimization inAdults with Autism Spectrum DisordersM. A. Viecili and J. A. weiss

POSTER SESSION

159 - Social Cognition and Social Behavior


159.133 Characterizing Play in Children with ASD: Differencesin Joint Attention and Requesting Across Play LevelsH. Gould, J. Panganiban, Y. C. Chang, S. Y. Shire and C. Kasari

159.146Diverse Population of Young Children with Autism: Play and LanguageY. C. Chang, S. Y. Shire, W. Shih, H. Gould and C. Kasari

159.171Intimate Relationships and the Broad Autism Phenotype in Young AdultsS. Robinson, M. A. Viecili and J. A. weiss

159.183Social Attention As a Baseline Measure of SocialMotivation in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder

J. Bradshaw, T. w. Vernon, A. D. Navab, E. J. Horowitz and T. C. German

159.185Spontaneous Goal Attribution in Children with ASD:A Comparative Eye-Tracking StudyE. J. Horowitz, J. Bradshaw, A. D. Navab, T. C. German and T. w. Vernon

GlOBAl AUTISM PUBlIC HEAlTHMEETING & RECEPTION7:30 pm Riviera Room

Hosted by Autism Speaks: Andy Shih, Michael Rosanoff

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SATURDAY May 16, 2015

Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

Friday, May 15, 2015: 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM

Approaching Adulthood: Transitional and Vocational Issues in ASD

Room: Grand Salon

Session Chairs: Dr. David Nicholas and Dr. lonnie Zwaigenbaum

Welcome Address and Sponsor Update

8:45 AM - Welcome from IMFAR Organizers8:50 AM - Autism Speaks Update, Robert H. Ring, Ph.D.Grand Ballroom

PANEl SESSION

166 - Translational Developmental Research inRestricted and Repetitive Behaviors: From BasicMechanisms to Intervention

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Grand Ballroom A

166.001Exploring the Neural Correlates of Repetitive Behaviorin Babies with Autism

J. J. Wolff, J. T. Elison, M. R. Swanson, G. Gerig, M. A. Styner, K. N. Botteron, S. Dager, A. M. Estes, H. C. Hazlett, R. T. Schultz, L. Zwaigenbaum, J. Piven and The IBIS Network

PANEl SESSION

167 - The Value of Registries and Biobankingto the ASD Community within the Social andCultural Landscape

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Grand Ballroom C

167.004National Stakeholder Consultation for a National Registry for Autism and Related Neurodevelopmental Disorders G. Leader, J. OReilly, A. M. M. Daniels, A. Shih and L. Gallagher

PANEl SESSION

169 - You Want Me to Eat What? Novel TreatmentApproaches for Food Selectivity and FeedingProblems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Grand Salon

Session Chair: E. S. Kuschner, Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia,Philadelphia, PA

169.003The Buffet Program: A Cognitive Behavior TherapyApproach to Food Selectivity in School Age Children with ASDE. S. Kuschner, A. de Marchena, B. Maddox, H. Morton and J. Worley

POSTER SESSION

170 - Animal Models


170.018Striking Differences in the Neuroanatomical Phenotypeof the Neuroligin3 R451C Knock-in and the Neurexin1 Knock-out

J. Ellegood, F. Espinosa, M. Kouser, Z. Xuan, C. M. Powell and J. P. Lerch

170.019Unusual Adult Reciprocal Social Interactions, UltrasonicVocalizations, Self-Grooming, Seizure Activity and EEG Gamma-Power in Shank3B Knockout Mice: Replications and New DiscoveriesJ. L. Silverman, M. C. Pride, N. A. Copping, J. E. Hayes, S. H. Lammers, S. C. Dhamne, A. Rotenberg, E. Chadwick, D. G. Smith, M. Sahin and J. N. Crawley

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POSTER SESSION

172 - Brain Function


172.072Dissociating Neural Response to Gaze Cues in ASD andSchizophrenia Using Simulated Face-to-Face Interaction

J. H. Foss-Feig, A. Naples, E. J. Levy, R. Tillman, H. S. Reuman, K. Law, V. Srihari, A. Anticevic and J. C. McPartland

172.074Dynamic Systems Imaging in Adolescents with ASD ofLower and Higher Cognitive AbilityN. M. Kleinhans, T. Madhyastha, M. A. Reiter, A. M. Estes, D. W. Shaw, T. J. Grabowski and S. Dager,

172.077Effect of Familiarity on Reward Anticipation in Childrenwith and without Autism Spectrum DisordersK. K. Stavropoulos and L. J. Carver

172.084Eye Gaze and ERP Correlates of Emotion ProcessingAcross Adults with ASD and Schizophrenia E. J. Levy, A. Naples, J. H. Foss-Feig, R. Tillman, H. S. Reuman, K. Law, H. Samson, V. Srihari, A. Anticevic and J. C. McPartland

172.102Neural Response to Biological Motion in Males andFemales with ASD

A. Naples, J. C. McPartland, K. Pelphrey and S. J. Webb

172.103Neural Response to Interactive Faces Is Associatedwith Clinical Characteristics in ASD and Typical DevelopmentK. Law, A. Naples, E. Levy, H. S. Reuman, R. Tillman, Z. Williams, D. Czemerinski and J. C. McPartland

172.109 Plasticity of Brain Networks for Social Cognition in Adults with ASD D. Yang, T. Allen, S. B. Chapman, F. R. Volkmar, B. C. Vander Wyk and K. Pelphrey

172.123Transient Visual Evoked Potentials in Monogenic andIdiopathic ASD P. M. weinger, S. M. Lurie, A. Kolevzon, V. Zemon, J. Gordon, J. M. Jamison, J. Zweifach, L. V. Soorya and J. D. Buxbaum,

POSTER SESSION

173 - Epidemiology


173.149 Parental Exposure to Occupational Asthmagens andRisk of Autism Spectrum Disorders in a Danish Popula-tion-Based Case-Control Study

A. B. Singer, I. Burstyn, M. D. Fallin and D. E. Schendel

173.151Prenatal PBDE Exposure and Early ASD-RelatedPhenotype in a Risk-Enriched Pregnancy Cohort N. L. Lee, D. H. Bennett, I. Burstyn, E. Schriver, J. Pandey, L. A. Croen, M. D. Fallin, I. Hertz-Picciotto and C. J. Newschaffer

173.155Reliability and Validity of a Short Dietary IntakeQuestionnaire for Retrospective Collection of Nutrients during Gestation in Autism StudiesR. J. Schmidt, A. M. Widaman, D. E. Deines and D. J. Tancredi

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POSTER SESSION

175 - Other


*175.178An Overview of the Basic Genetic, Epigenetic, and Environmental Factors Relevant to ASD

D. l. Coury

ORAl SESSION 12A

178 - Psychiatric Comorbidities in ASD


*178.002Risk Factors for Self-Injurious Behaviors in AutismSpectrum DisordersG. N. Soke, C. DiGuiseppi, T. Fingerlin, C. Robinson, S. A. Rosenberg, R. F. Hamman and A. M. Reynolds

ORAl SESSION 12B

179 - Medical Comorbidities in ASD


*179.002Pattern of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Co-OccurringSymptoms in Adopted Children J. Ezell, A. M. Shui, K. B. Sanders and J. Veenstra-Vander weele

ORAl SESSION 13A

180 - Language Interventions in Young Children withASD: Effectiveness and Impact


180.001Does Intelligibility Change As a Function of IncreasedSpontaneous Communicative Utterances M. Mladenovic1, A. C. Holbrook and C. Kasari

180.002Assessment of Early Social Communication and Play Skills in Toddlers with Autism By Community Teaching Professionals: The Short Play and Communication EvaluationS. Y. Shire and C. Kasari

ORAl SESSION 13B

181 - Language and Learning Abilities in School-AgeChildren and Adolescents with ASD


181.002Language and Learning Abilities in Unaffected School-Aged Siblings of Children with ASDE. E. Drumm, S. E. Bryson, L. Zwaigenbaum and J. A. Brian

ORAl SESSION 14B

183 - Epigenetics of Autism

2:40 PM - 3:30 PM - Grand Ballroom D

183.002Enrichment of Methylation Quantitative Trait LociAmong Genes Associated with Autism Spectrum DisorderS. V. Andrews, C. Ladd-Acosta, A. P. Feinberg and M. D. Fallin*This Network activity was supported by Autism Speaks and cooperative

agreement UA3 MC11054 through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Research Program to the Massachusetts General Hospital. This work was conducted through the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network.

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