Learn research updates on evidence-based strategies to support adolescents and young adults develop social skills that encourage lasting friendships. SPEAKER Dr. Elizabeth A. Laugeson is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA Semel Institute … Continued

Learn research updates on evidence-based strategies to support adolescents and young adults develop social skills that encourage lasting friendships. The speaker: Xinru Page, PhD, directs the Social Technology and Privacy Lab at Brigham Young University, where she and her students conduct … Continued

Well-being wins: Supporting Positive Psychiatry in the Autism Community About the Speaker: Patricia Wright, PhD, MPH, is Executive Director of Proof Positive: Autism Wellbeing Alliance. She holds a Ph.D. and Master of Public Health from the University of Hawaii. Her … Continued

Research Updates: Pediatric Acute Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) Tune in to learn research updates on Pediatric Acute Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) and Regulation. This is a follow-up to our June 12, 2024 webinar featuring Dr. Jennifer Frankovich, Ayan Mondal, Ph.D. and Noor A. Hussein, … Continued

Caregiver Strategies for Building Infant Social Interaction Tune in to hear Dr. Laurie Vismara discuss Infant Start, the Downward Extension of the Early Start Denver Model. The speaker: Laurie A. Vismara, Ph.D., BCBA-D, is a therapist and researcher in early … Continued

Disordered Eating and Autism – Obesity Tune in to learn research updates on co-occurring disordered eating and autism, including emerging findings to a higher risk for obesity. The speaker: Francesca Solmi, PhD, is a senior epidemiologist serving as a principal research … Continued

Applying Neuroscience to Improve Clinical Understanding of Autism Learn about emerging research on improvements in clinical understanding that can be gained by applying findings from the neurosciences field. About the Speaker: James McPartland, Ph.D., is the Harris Professor of Child … Continued

About the Speaker: Kelly Barnhill, MBA, CN, CCN, is the Director of the Nutrition Clinic at The Johnson Center for Child Health and Development. She is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist, with over a decade of experience working with nutrition in … Continued

About the Speaker: Dr. Bradley Ferguson, PhD is an Assistant Research Professor, MU School of Medicine. He is currently studying the association between immune, endocrine, and psychophysiological markers of stress and gastrointestinal disorders in those with autism spectrum disorder. He is … Continued

Self-Regulation Strategies for Self-Injurious Behavior About the speaker: Emily Ferguson, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral academic researcher and clinician within Stanford University’s Autism and Developmental Disorders Research Program within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She earned her doctoral degree in Clinical … Continued