7th Annual International Meeting For Autism Research ... - Confex

Program
1:45 112.3
Predicting social competence in ASD from age 2-age 8. S. J.
Rogers* 1 , S. Hepburn 2 , A. Philofsky 3 , D. Most 4 and D. Fidler 4 , (1)
UC Davis, (2)University of Colorado at Denver, (3)University of
Colorado Health Sciences Center, (4)Colorado State University
2:00 112.4
Down Syndrome, Regression, and Autism Spectrum Disorders.
S. Hyman* 1 , S. B. Sulkes 1 , C. I. Magyar 1 , E. Van Wijngaarden 1 ,
L. Rodgers 1 , S. Nagel 1 , A. Diehl 1 and N. Roizen 2 , (1)University of
Rochester, (2)Case Western Reserve
2:15 112.5
No evidence for higher rates of gastrointestinal problems
in young children with ASDs versus those with other
developmental delays. H. Boorstein*, M. Helt, E. Troyb, M.
Barton, T. Dumont-Mathieu, S. Hodgson and D. Fein, University
of Connecticut
2:30 112.6
Bowel Symptoms in Children with Autism. G. Antolovich*, J. E.
Walstab, A. M. McVeigh-Dowd and C. Marraffa, Royal Children’s
Hospital
2:45 112.7
The Relationship between Adaptive Functioning and Symptom
Severity in Toddlers with ASD. C. Saulnier*, K. Chawarska and A.
Klin, Yale Child Study Center
3:00 112.8
Diagnostic and Developmental Trajectories in Toddlers with
ASD. S. Macari* 1 , K. Chawarska 1 , A. Klin 2 and F. R. Volkmar 2 , (1)
Yale University School of Medicine, (2)Yale Child Study Center
Oral Presentations
113 Epidemiology 1
1:15 PM - 3:15 PM - Bourgogne
1:15 113.1
Autistic traits and birth problems: A study suggesting that
both genes and environment play a part in their association.
A. Ronald* 1 , F. Happé 2 , P. Bolton 3 and R. Plomin 4 , (1)Birkbeck
College, (2)Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, (3)
Institute of Psychiatry, (4)Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College
London
1:30 113.2
Obstetrical and neonatal factors and risk of autism. L. Dodds* 1 ,
D. B. Fell 2 , S. Shea 1 , A. Allen 2 , B. A. Armson 1 and S. E. Bryson 1 ,
(1)Dalhousie University, (2)IWK Health Centre
1:45 113.3
Antenatal Ultrasound Exposure and Risk Of Autism Spectrum
Disorders. J. K. Grether* 1 , X. Li 1 , C. Yoshida 2 and L. A. Croen 2 , (1)
California Department of Public Health, (2)Kaiser Permanente
2:00 113.4
Household Pesticide Use in Relation to Autism. I. Hertz-
Picciotto* 1 , I. N. Pessah 2 , R. Hansen 1 and P. Krakowiak 1 , (1)
University of California at Davis, (2)University of California at
Davis, M.I.N.D. Institute
2:15 113.5
Prenatal Hormone Markers And Autsim Spectrum Disorders. G.
Windham* 1 , M. Anderson 2 and J. Grether 1 , (1)CA Department of
Public Health, (2)Impact Assessment, Inc.
2:30 113.6
Induction and Augmentation of Labor and Autism. C. K.
Walker* 1 , P. Krakowiak 1 , R. L. Hansen 2 and I. Hertz-Picciotto 2 , (1)
University of California, Davis, (2)University of California at Davis
2:45 113.7
Risk of autism spectrum disorder in children with unprovoked
seizures in the first year of life – A population-based study.
E. Saemundsen* 1 , P. Ludvigsson 2 and V. Rafnsson 3 , (1)State
Diagnostic and Counseling Center, (2)Landspitali, University
Hospital, (3)University of Iceland
3:00 113.8
Autism Spectrum Disorders In Preschool Children: Effect Of
Changes In Diagnostic Practices. N. Nassar, G. Dixon, J. Bourke,
C. Bower, E. Glasson, N. De Klerk and H. Leonard*, Telethon
Institute for Child Health Research
Poster Presentations
114 Treatment Posters 1
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Champagne Terrace/Bordeaux
1:00 1 114.1
526481Family support programs for parents of adults with
High-functioning Autism and Asperger syndrome in Japan. M.
Tsujii*, Chukyo University
1:00 2 114.2
Sleep Education Classes for Parents of Children with Autism
Spectrum Disorders. B. A. Malow*, S. G. McGrew, K. Artibee, H.
Reed, S. E. Goldman and K. Frank, Vanderbilt University
1:00 3 114.3
What Happens Next? Outcomes from the Children’s Toddler
School. N. Akshoomoff* 1 , A. Stahmer 2 and C. Corsello 1 , (1)
University of California, San Diego, (2)Rady Children’s Hospital
2:00 4 114.4
Individual Differences In Long-Term Progress And Outcomes
Following Intensive Early Intervention. P. Howlin* 1 , I. Magiati 2 ,
J. Moss 2 and T. Charman 3 , (1)Institute of Psychiatry, King’s
College, London., (2)Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College,
London, (3)ICH
2:00 5 114.5
Behavioral and Physiological Effects of Weighted Vests
for Children with Autism. S. Hodgetts*, J. Magill-Evans, J.
Misiaszek and D. Sobsey, University of Alberta
2:00 6 114.6
A Robotic Therapist For Positive, Affective Prosody in High-
Functioning Autistic Children. E. S. Kim* 1 , E. Newland 1 , R. Paul 2
and B. Scassellati 1 , (1)Yale, (2)Southern Connecticut State
University
1:00 7 114.7
Good Practice Guidelines for the treatment of autistic spectrum
disorders. L. Boada Muñoz* 1 , J. Fuentes Biggi 2 , M. J. Ferrari
Arroyo 3 , G. (Study Group of Autistic Spectrum Disorders) 4 and
M. Posada de la Paz 4 , (1)Instituto de Salud Carlos III de Madrid,
(2)Psiquiatría Infanto-Juvenil.Policlínica Guipúzcoa, (3)Health
Institute Carlos III., (4)Getea Grupo de Estudio de los Trastornos
del Espectro Autista
1:00 8 114.8
A comparison of home based and centre based early
intervention for young children with autism: A randomised
control study. J. M. A. Roberts* 1 , T. R. Clark 2 and D. Evans 1 , (1)
University of Sydney, (2)Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect)
1:00 9 114.9
PEERS, School, and Me. J. Davies* 1 , E. Rastall 1 , G. Stobbe 2 ,
A. Mulloy 2 , E. Laugeson 3 and F. Frankel 3 , (1)Seattle Pacific
University, (2)ASTAR Center, (3)UCLA Semel Institute for
Neuroscience & Human Behavior
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