Learn about emerging research on the impact of screen time on social engagement of autistic children during early childhood development. The speaker: Dr. Karen Heffler, MD is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry in the Drexel University College of Medicine. She … Continued

Learn research updates on the impact of social media use on teens and adults with autism. The speaker: Dr. Wisniewski is an Associate Professor in Human-Computer Interaction and a Flowers Faculty Fellow in Engineering. Her work lies at the intersection … Continued

Learn  about research on biomarkers and autism as well as an intervention that affects brain plasticity. The speaker: Dr. Rajesh Kana has several years of experience in research in the field of autism spectrum disorders. After earning PhD from Indian … Continued

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 children … Continued

Learn about recent findings suggesting that autistic individuals may be more likely to anthropomorphize, the tendency to ascribe human-like attributes, such as mental states, to non-human agents, than non-autistic individuals, and how researchers are developing virtual and augmented reality techniques … Continued

Learn research updates about how Microbiota Transfer Therapy—and its possible interactions with bacteria—may impact gastrointestinal and autism-related symptoms in adults. THE SPEAKER Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown is an Associate Professor at the School of Sustainable Engineering and The Built Environment and … Continued

  A little bit more than 20 years ago, I (Peter Vermeulen, PhD) developed a psycho-education program for children and youngsters on the autism spectrum, named ‘I am Special’ It was translated into more than 10 different languages and it … Continued

Tune in to for this presentation by Drs. Greg Wallace and Goldie McQuaid as they share their research on strategies autistic adults develop to compensate for non-social challenges they experience, including sensory sensitivities and executive function differences. SPEAKERS Greg Wallace, … Continued

Learn about emerging research suggesting that a lack of understanding and recognition of the female autistic phenotype, and a predisposition to associate males with autistic traits, could lead to structural inequalities that hinder the identification of autistic females. SPEAKER Gray … Continued