MIDB Well-Represented at International Society for Autism Research Conference

June 14, 2023

A large number of MIDB members and students presented at last month's International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) conference in Stockholm, Sweden. The annual conference is intended to provide autism researchers from around the world with a focused opportunity to share the rapidly moving scientific investigation of autism.

Casey Burrows at INSAR conference in Sweden — Casey Burrows, PhD, LP

"Having strong representation at the leading international autism research conference has firmly put MIDB on the map as a leading autism research center," said Casey Burrows, PhD, LP. "It felt like everywhere I went, I saw some impact of MIDB, either by running into former MIDB trainees, expanding my network through MIDB connections, or seeing talks that align with the research that's happening at MIDB."

Burrows led the panel discussion, Divergent Trajectories Associated with Genetic Liability for ASD and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders, which included Jed Elison, PhD, as a panelist.

Other INSAR panels that included MIDB members were:

ASD Diagnostic (In)Stability in a High-Familial Likelihood Sample from 24 Months to School-Age: Qualitative and Quantitative Impressions from Case Reviews included Burrows, Carolyn Lasch, MA, and Chimei Lee, PhD, LP
Sex Differences in Timing of ASD Diagnosis in a High-Familial Likelihood Sample included Burrows and Elison
The Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among 8-Year-Old American Indian/Alaskan Native Children in the ADDM Network from 2002-2018 included Amy Esler, PhD, LP

"INSAR is a premiere international autism research conference, and the number of MIDB researchers presenting in 2023, when the conference was held overseas in Sweden, reflects the high level of commitment and recognition for the diverse work of MIDB autism researchers," said Esler.

The following posters were among those presented at this year's INSAR Conference (U of M faculty and students in bold):

Higher Prevalence of Autistic Features in Children with Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum Compared to Familial High Likelihood Children. L. Hantzsch, L. Haisley, J. Turner, J. A. Brian, L. A. Sacrey, I. M. Smith, L. Zwaigenbaum, L. K. Paul and J. T. Elison
Association between Early Temperament, Insistent on Sameness, and Later Internalizing Symptoms in Infants with Lower and Higher Likelihood of Autism. C. M. Lee, C. A. Burrows, C. Lasch, J. J. Wolff, K. Botteron, S. R. Dager, A. M. Estes, H. Hazlett, R. T. Schultz, L. Zwaigenbaum, J. Piven and J. T. Elison
Examining the Measurement Properties of Social Responsiveness Scale in a Convenience Community Sample of Preschool Aged Children. S. Koirala, C. A. Burrows, E. E. Eyoh and J. T. Elison
Deriving Subgroups Based on School Age Outcomes in Children with an Increased Familial Likelihood for Developing ASD E. E. Eyoh, C. A. Burrows, J. Rutsohn, M. Swanson, K. Botteron, S. R. Dager, A. M. Estes, H. Hazlett, J. Pandey, R. T. Schultz, T. St. John, L. Zwaigenbaum, J. B. Girault, J. Piven and J. T. Elison
Using Factor Analysis and Mixture Models to Elucidate the Broad Autism Phenotype in Infancy. C. A. Sisk, E. Vollman, C. A. Burrows, K. Botteron, A. M. Estes, S. R. Dager, H. Hazlett, R. T. Schultz, L. Zwaigenbaum, J. Piven and J. T. Elison
Functional Connectivity between the Visual and Salience Networks Reflects Individual Variation in Social Behavior in a School-Age Sample Enriched for Autism Spectrum Disorder J. B. Girault, M. Talovic, T. Nishino, Z. Hawks, S. Davis, A. Snyder, C. A. Burrows (Presenting Author), J. T. Elison, K. Botteron, A. M. Estes, S. R. Dager, H. Hazlett, G. Gerig, R. C. McKinstry, J. Pandey, R. T. Schultz, T. St. John, L. Zwaigenbaum, A. Todorov, J. Piven and J. R. Pruett
Autistic Children Have Elevated Clinical Symptoms When Compared to Non-Autistic Peers. R. N. Margolis, L. Pelech, E. E. Eyoh, C. A. Burrows, C. M. Lee, D. Garic, J. Piven, H. Hazlett, R. T. Schultz, K. Botteron, S. R. Dager, A. M. Estes, L. Zwaigenbaum, J. Pandey, T. St. John and M. Swanson
Longitudinal Analysis of Sensory Responsivity from Infancy to School Age in Children at High and Low Familial Likelihood for Autism. J. Gunderson, F. J. Symons, C. A. Burrows, C. M. Lee, J. Piven and J. J. Wolff
Cultural Diversity Career Advancement Program (C-CAP): Increasing Research from Low/Middle Income Countries L. Joseph , A. N. Esler , A. Thurm , S. Vanegas , S. S. Meera , G. Yakubova , I. Giserman-Kiss , S. Habayeb , S. Zheng , P. Mundy and M. Yeargin-Allsopp
Autism Spectrum Disorder Prevalence in Somali Children in Minnesota: Data from the MN-ADDM Study A. N. Esler , J. A. Hall-Lande , R. Nguyen and L. Hallas
A Longitudinal Comparison of Self-Injurious Behavior Among a Clinical Cohort of Young Children with Autism and Developmental Delay A. F. Dimian and F. J. Symons
Synchrony and Flexibility in Parent-Child Interactions and Relations with Restricted and Repetitive Behavior B. J. Byiers , J. Gunderson , C. Roberts , A. F. Dimian and F. J. Symons

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