INSAR 2025 Annual Meeting Schedule

2025 Annual Meeting Schedule (Overview)

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All times listed in Pacific Daylight Times (PDT)

Onsite registration open
Time: 11:00m - 6:30pm

Local Conference
Time: 12:30pm - 5:00pm

student and trainee committee pre-conference workshop (Pre-registration required)
Time: 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Important: You must go to the registration desk for your badge before being admitted to this session.

cultural diversity committee PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOp
Time: 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Important: NO pre-registration required, open

collaborative panel event (No pre-registration required, open)
Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Collaborative Panel by the CDC, ECC, and GSL: Conducting Autism Research with Different Communities in the Americas Across the Career Span


special interest group (sig) session
Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
  • Bridging Global Disparities in Autism Care: An ECHO Autism Live Session
  • Profound Autism: Re-imagining Research Priorities

special interest group (sig) session
Time: 2:30pm - 4:00pm
  • Bridging Silos: Building Collaborative Efforts for Autism Research in Midlife and Older Age 
  • A Global Approach to Reducing Stigma and Enhancing Well-Being through Autistic Strengths and Identity
cultural diversity meet & greet
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm

opening reception (RSVP required)
Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm

onsite registration and badge pick up
Time: 7:30am - 6:30pm

Fellows committee meeting

Time: 7:30am - 8:30am


exhibit hall hours
Time: 8:00am - 4:30pm

opening remarks & keynote speaker - Michael Lombardo

Time: 8:30am - 10:00am                                 


PANEL SESSION (6 Concurrent)
Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
  • Innovative Approaches to Increase Employment Rates for Autistic Transition Age Youth and Young Adults
  • Key Factors for Data-Driven Approaches to Identifying Neuroanatomical Subgroups: Exploring Mechanisms, Validation and Clinical Relevance
  • Expanding Research Opportunities for Individuals with Profound Autism
  • Integrating Research on Autism and Psychosis: Phenomenology, Social Cognition and Brain Measures across Both Spectra
  • Assessing Quality of Educational Settings for Autistic Students in Four Countries
  • Enhancing Equity and Access to Autism Services through Primary Care Integration

special interest group (sig) session
Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • Building Capacity to Implement and Evaluate Early Intervention for Young Autistic Children in Underserved Communities Globally

POSTER SESSION (Includes quiet viewing)
Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm Quiet Poster Viewing
  12:30pm - 1:30pm Poster Presentations

Autism Community Issues and Experiences; Brain Function (fMRI, fcMRI, MRS, EEG, ERP, MEG); Early Development (< 48 months); Epidemiology; Sensory, Motor, and Repetitive Behaviors and Interests; Service Delivery/Systems of Care


lunch break
Time: 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Global senior leaders meeting
Time: 12:45pm - 1:45pm                                                                            

STC MEET-THE-EXPERTS Luncheon (PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED)
Time: 12:45pm - 1:45pm
(Student Members Only)

ECC Rapid Research Rounds Luncheon (PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED)
Time: 12:45pm - 1:45pm                                 

ORAL SESSION
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm

2:00pm - 3:00pm
New Findings from Early Intervention Randomized Controlled Trials
Social Interaction and Communication between Autistic and Non-Autistic People
Sleep Problems: From Brain to Behavior to Clinical Measurement
New Findings in Autism Epidemiology
Characterizing Individual Differences in Autistic Cognition: Implications for Clinical Characterization and Longitudinal Outcomes
Rare Genetic Models in Autism 1
At Risk/Screening
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Support Well-Being During Transition and Adulthood
Sociability Among Autistic Children and Adults
Anxiety: The Spectrum of Impacts Across Age, Sex and Cognitive Functioning
Autism in Underserved Communities: Diagnosis, Service Utilization, and Culturally Inclusive Interventions
How Do We Measure Linguistic Knowledge?
Rare Genetic Models in Autism 2
Social Dynamics and Attention in Early Autism Development


Poster Session (includes quiet viewing)
Time: 4:30pm - 5:30pm Quiet Poster Viewing
  5:30pm - 6:30pm Poster Presentations

Adult Outcome: Medical, Cognitive, Behavioral; Brain Structure (MRI, neuropathology); Cognition: Attention, Learning, Memory; Diagnostic, Behavioral & Intellectual Assessment; Genetics; International and Cross-Cultural Perspectives; Interventions - Social, Cognitive, Behavioral and Educational – Preschool & Infant; Interventions - Social, Cognitive, Behavioral and Educational - School-Age, Adolescent, Adult


lifetime achievement, Advocacy & Fellows Awards presentationS
Time: 4:30pm - 5:30pm    

offsite ecc networking
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm                                                                                 

offsite stc networking
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Flatstick Pub - South Lake Union

ONSITE REGISTRATION AND BADGE PICK UP
Time: 7:30am - 6:00pm

awards and keynote speaker - Dora Raymaker
Time: 8:30am - 10:00am

EXHIBIT HALL HOURS
Time: 8:00am - 4:30pm                                 

PANEL SESSION (6 concurrent)
Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
  • Prioritizing Autistic Lived Experiences and Co-Development to Enhance Research Outputs
  • Not Autism. Not Yet. Characterizing the Diagnostic Experiences and Profiles of Late, Missed and Mis-Diagnosed Individuals. 
  • Does Wiring Matter? Dynamic Connectivity and Excitation/Inhibition Imbalance in Autism Neuronal Network
  • Novel Transdiagnostic and Personalised Approaches for the Assessment and Support of Autism and Neurodevelopmental Conditions 
  • Discursions on Discourse: How Autistic Traits Contribute to Language Processing and Expression in Various Discourse Contexts
  • Genetics of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Update

Special interest group (sig) session
Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • Improving Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in Autism Research: Bridging the Gap between Advanced Psychometric Techniques and Stakeholder Priorities

POSTER SESSION (includes quiet viewing)
Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm Quiet Poster Viewing
  12:30pm - 1:30pm Poster Presentations

Animal Models; Coexisting Medical, Neurodevelopmental, and Mental Health Conditions; Communication and Language; Early Development (< 48 months); High Support Needs or Profound Autism; International and Cross-Cultural Perspectives; Interventions - Biomedical; Interventions - Social, Cognitive, Behavioral and Educational - School-Age, Adolescent, Adult; Social Cognition and Social Behavior


Lunch break
Time: 12:30pm - 2:00pm

CULTURAL DIVERSITY NETWORKING MEETING
Time: 12:45pm - 1:45pm

panel session (6 concurrent)
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Gender Diversity and Autism: Gender Trajectories and Gender Outcomes in Complex Socio-Political Contexts
  • Translational Cross Species Neuroimaging Studies of Sensory Processing in Fragile X Syndrome and Autism 
  • Cultural Adaptation for Improving Equity in Autism Screening and Service Access across Systems and Settings
  • Using Digital Phenotyping Techniques to Assess Autism Severity
  • Physiological Indicators and Neural Mechanisms of Dysregulated Emotional Profiles in Autistic Youth
  • Supporting Autistic Students in Schools: Development and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices to Improve Teacher Attrition, Knowledge, and Student Outcomes 

special interest group (sig) session
Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
  • Indigenous Perspectives on Autism: Navigating Autism Through Culture and Colonialism

Autism Research Author Workshop 
(no PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED)
Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm

ORAL SESSION
Time: 4:30pm - 6:30pm

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Pathways to Mental Health: Exploring Interventions, School Environments, and Emotional Burden for Autistic and other Neurodivergent Youth
Promising Novel Analytics, Big Data and Multimodal Approaches to Understand Brain Function and Biology in Autism
Addressing Self Injurious & Dangerous Behaviors in Individuals with Profound Autism
The Importance of Access to Public Health Care for Autistic Adults
Leveraging Genetically Informed Approaches to Probe Mechanisms of Autism Associated Phenotypes
Service Delivery
Therapeutic Biomarkers in Autism
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Shaping Perceptions and Policies: Autism Across Life Stages and Social Contexts
Brain Structure and Neuropathology
Assessing Language & Communication Skills in Individuals with Profound Autism
Social and Emotional Outcomes in Young-Mid Adulthood
Brain and Behavioral Mechanisms and Impact of Motor Differences in Autism
Clinical Trials - Dietary and Small Molecule Treatments
Mechanisms and Therapeutic Development in Genetic Neurodevelopmental Disorders


Poster SESSION (includes quiet viewing)
Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm Quiet Poster Viewing
  6:00pm - 7:00pm Poster Presentations

Autism Community Issues and Experiences; Cognition: Attention, Learning, Memory; Epidemiology; Interventions - Social, Cognitive, Behavioral and Educational – Preschool & Infant; Molecular and Cellular Biology; Sensory, Motor, and Repetitive Behaviors and Interests; Service Delivery/Systems of Care


onsite arc networking
Time: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
 
 
ONSITE REGISTRATION AND BADGE PICK UP
Time: 7:30am - 2:00pm

awards & keynote speaker - Karen Adolph
Time: 8:30am - 10:00am                                 

TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS
Time: 10:30am - 1:00pm
PANEL SESSION (6 concurrent)
Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
  • Executive Function Development in Autism: Multimodal Insights into Early Indicators, Neural Mechanisms, and Outcomes
  • Neural Mechanisms of Bottom-up and Top-Down Influences on Sensory Processing in Autism
  • Innovations in Training Community Mental Health Providers to Serve Autistic Individuals 
  • Unpacking Social Communication: Conceptualization, Measurement, and Application across the Translational Spectrum 
  • Neurodivergence-Affirming and Inclusive Research Practices for Autistic People with High Support Needs
  • From Systems Biology to Drug Targets and Biomarkers in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Bridging the Lab and Clinic

special interest group (sig) session
Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • Improving Global Autism Research for Multilingual Communities

POSTEr Session (includes quiet viewing)
Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm Quiet Poster Viewing
  12:30pm - 1:30pm Poster Presentations

Adult Outcome: Medical, Cognitive, Behavioral; Brain Function (fMRI, fcMRI, MRS, EEG, ERP, MEG); Coexisting Medical, Neurodevelopmental, and Mental Health Conditions; Communication and Language; Diagnostic, Behavioral & Intellectual Assessment; Digital Health Research or Technology Demonstration; Social Cognition and Social Behavior


lunch break
Time: 12:30pm - 2:00pm

INSAR ANNUAL BUSINESS MEEETING
Time: 12:45pm - 1:45pm

PANEL SESSIONS (6 concurrent)
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Beyond Categorical Classifications of Autism: Utilizing Dimensional Approaches to Advance Science and Clinical Practice 
  • Trials of Caregiver-Focused Interventions in Diverse Settings: Results and Key Learnings 
  • Translational Bridges across the Autism Spectrum: Multi-Level Approaches to Understanding Heterogeneity across the Lifespan and Range of Functioning 
  • Beyond Infant Siblings: Understanding the Emergence of Autism in Infants with Early Medical Risk Factors
  • Sensory Processing in Autism: From Brainstem to Environmental Contex
  • EEG As an Outcome Measure in the Arbaclofen Clinical Trial in ASD and the 16p11.2 Deletion.
meeting ends 4:00pm 

 

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