AUTISM SPEAKS SUPPORTED RESEARCH,

RESEARCHERS & PARTNERSHIPS ON DISPLAY AT

IMFAR 2015
May 13 - 16, 2015

Salt Lake City

Utah

A GUIDE TO AUTISM SPEAKS FUNDED SCIENCE AT IMFAR 2015

On behalf of everyone at Autism Speaks, it is a great pleasure to join you here at the
International Meeting for Autism Research in Salt Lake City. Since its inaugural year in
2001, IMFAR has grown to become the preeminent research meeting on the annual
calendar of anyone working in the autism research ecosystem. It is a unique event for
researchers, clinicians, therapists, parents and anyone interested in learning or sharing the latest discoveries and innovations that are helping to put science
to work for the larger autism community.
Throughout its history, Autism Speaks has been a strong supporter of IMFAR, and
like past meetings, IMFAR 2015 offers an opportunity for us to celebrate the diverse
achievements of those researchers, clinicians, training fellows and other research
partners our foundation has supported. It is also an occasion to acknowledge the generous support we receive from community volunteers, major donors and corporate
partners who provide resources that have enabled the scientific work our foundation
has supported over the years. In fact, the return on our donors investment can in part
be found on display in every poster, podium talk and SIG that Autism Speaks
investigators participate in here at IMFAR.
This brochure has been assembled to help summarize and showcase these investigators and their work on display here at IMFAR. Captured here are posters, oral
presentations, SIGs and other official events in this years IMFAR program that include
or feature investigators, fellows or research partners that Autism Speaks has funded
at some point in recent years. Some abstracts highlighted here feature work directly
funded by Autism Speaks, while others include authors that are current grantees of
our foundation. You will also see abstracts generated from a diverse portfolio of
collaborative programs that Autism Speaks has provided support for, and even
presentations from our staff. Please use this brochure as a roadmap to explore, and
consider it an invitation to visit, engage and celebrate this ground-breaking work.
As you take in this years meeting, we also encourage you to stop by our Autism
Speaks booth to meet members of our staff, explore our latest funding opportunities
and learn more about the diverse portfolio of work underway at Autism Speaks. Next
door you will also find a booth for our venture philanthropy affiliate DELSIA (Delivering
Scientific Innovation for Autism, LLC), where you can hear more about how Autism
Speaks is working beyond the science to support entrepreneurs and other commercial
efforts required to turn scientific innovations into actual products for families.
Thank you and enjoy the conference.

Robert H. Ring
Chief Science Officer
Autism Speaks

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Toddler Treatment Network Meeting**
8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Riviera Room
Participants: Andy Shih, Kara Reagon, Lucia Murillo

Thursday, May 14, 2015

*106.032
Longitudinal Changes in the Presence and Severity
of Self-Injurious Behaviors, and Predictors of Change, in
Children with
Autism Spectrum Disorders
G. N. Soke, C. DiGuiseppi, T. Fingerlin, C. Robinson, S. A. Rosenberg,
R. F. Hamman and A. M. Reynolds

106.037
New Directions and Research Opportunities for
Investigators: Longitudinal Outcomes in the Autism
Speaks Autism Treatment Network (AS ATN)
D. S. Murray, A. M. Shui, K. Kuhlthau, D. L. Coury and P. Wang

Poster Session
106 - Medical and Psychiatric Comorbidity
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM | Imperial Ballroom

*106.015
Correlates of Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal
Health-Related Quality of Life Among Children with
Autism Spectrum Disorders
K. Kuhlthau, E. McDonnell, N. Payakachat, D. L. Coury,
J. Delahaye and E. Macklin

*106.016
Dietary Influences on BMI in Children with Autism
Spectrum Disorders
S. R. Straka, S. L. Hyman, B. L. Schmidt, K. Evans
and P. A. Stewart

*106.021
Elevated Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
A. P. Hill, K. E. Zuckerman and E. J. Fombonne

*106.027
Gastrointestinal Symptoms, Whole Blood Serotonin
Levels, and Behavioral Symptoms in Children and
Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
S. Marler, E. B. Lee, G. M. Anderson, B. Ferguson, E. McDonnell,
D. Q. Beversdorf and J. Veenstra-Vander Weele

106.030
Internalizing Symptoms in Adults with ASD: Relation to
ASD Symptomatology
J. L. Mussey, M. R. Klinger, S. P. Thomas, P. S. Powell and L. G. Klinger

106.038
Parental Co-Regulation and Expressed Emotion As
Predictors of Psychopathology in Children with ASD
V. Ting, A. Maughan, C. S. Albaum and J. A. Weiss

*106.043
Psychophysiological Predictors of Gastrointestinal
Symptomatology in Autism Spectrum Disorder
B. Ferguson, S. Marler, E. B. Lee, J. E. Akers, M. O. Mazurek, K. Sohl,
A. McLaughlin, B. Kille, K. Hartnett, E. A. Macklin, E. McDonnell,
L. Alstein, J. Veenstra-Vander Weele and D. Q. Beversdorf

*106.046
Sleep Disturbance and Aggression in Children with
Autism Spectrum Disorder : An Autism Speaks Autism
Treatment Network Analysis
G. P. Cejas, E. Anbalagan, G. Singh, R. Brown and K. Sohl,

*106.048
Sleep Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum
Disorder: Examining the Role of Anxiety and Sensory
over-Responsivity
M. O. Mazurek and G. Petroski,

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Poster Session
107 - Service Delivery/Systems of Care
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Imperial Ballroom

*107.062
Bridging the Gap: Primary Care Physician Self-Efficacy
in Assessing and Treating Sleep Problems in Children with
ASD
K. S. Kwedar, C. R. Engelhardt, N. C. Cheak-Zamora, M. O. Mazurek1
and K. Sohl

Poster Session
109
Cognition: Attention, Learning, Memory
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Imperial Ballroom

109.128
Examining Attentional Bias for Facial Features Across
Development and in Autism
K. A. Dalrymple, N. Wall, M. L. Spezio, H. C. Hazlett, J. Piven and
J. T. Elison

Oral Session 2A
114
Prenatal Risk Factors and ASD
1:45 PM - 2:35 PM - Grand Ballroom A
Session Chair: M. D. Fallin, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of
Public Health, Baltimore, MD

114.001
Maternal Mid-Gestational Serum Cytokines and
Chemokines and the Risk of Autism with Intellectual
Disability: The Early Markers of Autism (EMA) Study
K. L. Jones, L. A. Croen, C. K. Yoshida, L. S. Heuer, P. Ashwood and
J. Van de Water

114.002
Organochlorine Chemical Concentrations in Maternal
Mid-Pregnancy Serum Samples: Association with Autism
Spectrum Disorders in the Early Markers of Autism Study
K. Lyall, L. A. Croen, O. Zerbo, C. K. Yoshida, M. Kharrazi and
G. C. Windham

114.003
Maternal Sub-Clinical Hypothyroidism and Risk of Autistic
Endophenotype in a Risk-Enriched Pregnancy
Cohort I. Burstyn, N. L. Lee, E. Schriver, J. Pandey, L. A. Croen,
M. D. Fallin, I. Hertz-Picciotto7 and C. J. Newschaffer

114.004
Maternal Blood DNA Methylation during Pregnancy
and Autism Observational Scale for Infants (AOSI) Score
at 12-Months in the Early Autism Risk Longitudinal
Investigation (EARLI)
K. M. Bakulski, J. I. Feinberg, S. C. Brown, C. J. Newschaffer,
L. A. Croen, I. Hertz-Picciotto, R. J. Landa, S. E. Levy, S. Ozonoff,
J. Pandey, A. P. Feinberg and M. D. Fallin

Oral Session 3B
117 - Scaling Autism Interventions Across Cultures in
Community Settings
2:40 PM - 3:30 PM - Grand Ballroom C

117.002
Parent Mediated Intervention for Autism Spectrum
Disorder in South Asia (PASS) a Randomized Control Trial
J. Green, G. Divan, U. Hamdani, V. Vajaratkar, A. Minhas, C. Taylor,
C. R. Aldred, K. Leadbitter, R. Emsley, A. Rahman, V. Patel and
P. Cardozo

117.003
Autism in the African American Community of South
Los Angeles: A Community Partnered Participatory
Research Approach
T. Carr, C. Franklin, A. Gulsrud, F. Jones, L. Jones, C. Kasari, E. Lizaola,
J. Panganiban, J. Smith, K. White, B. L. Williams and A. Wright

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Oral Session 4A
118 - Neural Signatures of Social Perception and
Reward Motivation in ASD
1:45 PM - 2:35 PM - Grand Ballroom D

118.003
Joint Attention and Brain Functional Connectivity in
Infants and Toddlers
A. T. Eggebrecht, J. Elison, E. Feczko, J. D. Lewis, S. Kandala,
A. Todorov, J. J. Wolff, A. Z. Snyder, L. McEvoy, A. M. Estes,
L. Zwaigenbaum, K. N. Botteron, R. C. McKinstry, J. N. Constantino,
A. Evans, H. C. Hazlett, S. Dager, S. J. Paterson, R. T. Schultz,
M. A. Styner, G. Gerig, S. Das, P. Kostopoulos, .. The IBIS Network,
B. L. Schlaggar, S. E. Petersen, J. Piven and J. R. Pruett

Poster Session
123 - Interventions - Non-Pharmacologic - Preschool
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM - Imperial Ballroom

123.06
Developmental Trajectories of Response to Treatment
for Toddlers with Autism: Findings from the Early Social
Interaction Project
W. Guthrie, C. Lord and A. M. Wetherby,

123.072
Gesture in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder:
Before and after Intervention
E. S. LeBarton and R. J. Landa

123.082
Pivotal Response Treatment Improves Neural
Efficiency for Social Perception in Children with Autism
Spectrum Disorder
M. Rolison, J. H. Foss-Feig, R. Tillman, H. S. Reuman, A. Naples,
K. Pelphrey, P. Ventola and J. C. McPartland

123.092
The Effects of Teacher Perceptions on Fostering
Engagement during Dyadic Play Interactions with
Students with ASD

123.096
Efficacy of Adapted Responsive Teaching in a Community
Sample of One-Year-Olds at-Risk for ASD
L. R. Watson, E. R. Crais, G. T. Baranek, L. Turner-Brown, J. Sideris,
J. S. Reznick, L. Wakeford, J. Kinard and K. L. Martin

Poster Session
124 - Early Development (<48 Months)
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM - Imperial Ballroom

124.097
18-Month Predictors of Later Outcomes in Younger
Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder:
A BSRC Study
K. Chawarska, F. Shic, S. Macari, D. J. Campbell, J. A. Brian,
R. J. Landa4, T. Hutman5, C. A. Nelson6, S. Ozonoff7,
H. Tager-Flusberg8, G. S. Young, I. L. Cohen, T. Charman,
D. S. Messinger, S. Johnson, L. Zwaigenbaum, A. Klin and S. E. Bryson

124.101
A Novel Parent Report Questionnaire of Early Behavioral
Signs Between 6 and 24 Months of Age: The Autism
Parent Screen for Infants
S. E. Bryson, L. A. Sacrey, L. Zwaigenbaum, J. A. Brian, I. M. Smith,
W. Roberts, P. Szatmari, T. Vaillancourt, C. Roncadin and N. Garon

124.108
Attention Shifting from Emotional Faces in High-Risk
Infants and Relations with Later Social-Communicative
Behavior
J. B. Wagner, B. Keehn, H. Tager-Flusberg and C. A. Nelson

124.115
Characterising other Developmental Concerns (ODC)
at 36 Months in Infants at Familial High-Risk for Autism
Spectrum Disorder: A BSRC Study
T. Charman, J. A. Brian, K. Chawarska, S. Georgiades, I. Hertz-Picciotto,
J. M. Iverson, E. Jones, R. J. Landa, S. Macari, D. S. Messinger,
C. A. Nelson, S. Ozonoff, C. A. Saulnier, W. L. Stone, T. Hutman,
S. J. Webb, N. Yirmiya and G. S. Young

J. Panganiban, H. Gould, Y. C. Chang, S. Y. Shire and C. Kasari

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124.121
Developmental Plateaus in Gaze Following in 24-MonthOld Toddlers with ASD: An Eye-Tracking Study

124.165
Visual-Motor Integration Associated with Familial
Liability for Autism

L. DiNicola, E. S. Kim, C. A. Wall, G. Greco, S. S. Lansiquot, L. Flink,

Q. Wang, S. Macari, F. Shic and K. Chawarska

M. B. Nebel, J. L. Haworth, C. Hess, S. H. Mostofsky4 and R. J. Landa

124.124
Early Gross and Fine Motor Abilities in Infants at
Heightened Vs. Low Risk for ASD: A BSRC Study

Poster Session

J. M. Iverson, F. Shic, C. A. Wall, Y. Bensinger-Brody, S. Curtin, A. M.

Estes, J. M. Gardner, T. Hutman, S. Johnson, B. Z. Karmel, R. J. Landa,
A. R. Levin, K. Libertus, D. S. Messinger, C. A. Nelson, S. Ozonoff,
J. Piven, S. J. Rogers, L. A. Sacrey, K. Sheperd, W. L. Stone,
H. Tager-Flusberg, J. J. Wolff, N. Yirmiya and G. S. Young

124.143
Motor Development, Autism Symptoms, and Emerging
Executive Functioning in Infants and Toddlers at High and
Low Risk for ASD
T. St. John, A. M. Estes, S. L. Alvarez, S. Dager, S. J. Paterson, J. Pandey,
R. T. Schultz, J. R. Pruett, K. N. Botteron, H. C. Hazlett and J. Piven

124.150
Perception of Biological Motion and Integration of
Audio-Visual Stimuli in Infants at Risk for Autism
H. S. Reuman, R. Tillman, T. Kim, E. J. Levy, K. Law, A. Naples,
K. K. Stavropoulos, A. T. Odonkor, S. H. Kim, E. Schoen Simmons,
K. K. Powell, S. Macari, F. Shic, K. Chawarska and J. C. McPartland

125 - Genetics
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM - Imperial Ballroom

125.167
A Comparison of Gene Expression in Inflamed Ileocolonic
Tissue and Peripheral Blood from GI Symptomatic ASD
Children
S. J. Walker and A. Krigsman

125.170
A Peripheral Blood-Based Biomarker for Gastrointestinal
Inflammation in ASD GI-Symptomatic Children
S. J. Walker and A. Krigsman

125.211
Tissue-Specifi c Expression Quantitative Trait Loci
(eQTL) in GI Symptomatic ASD Children
S. J. Walker, A. Krigsman and C. D. Langefeld,

124.156
Sex Differences Do Not Distinguish High-Risk ASD,
High-Risk No ASD, and Low-Risk Children through Three
Years: A BSRC Study

Friday, May 15, 2015

D. S. Messinger, G. S. Young, S. J. Webb, S. Ozonoff, L. Zwaigenbaum,

K. Chawarska, R. J. Landa, K. R. Dobkins, W. L. Stone, A. Klin, M. C. Lai,
S. Baron-Cohen and A. S. Carter

Friday, May 15, 2015: 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM

124.158
Sex Differences in Visual Attention to the Mouth
in Infancy: Implications for Language Development
and ASD
R. Burger-Caplan, W. Jones and A. Klin

Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

Minimally Verbal Individuals

Room: Murano
Session Chairs: Nancy Jones, Terry Katz, Connie Kasari

Multiple Risk Factors for ASD: Genetic Predisposition

and Environmental Influences
Room: Grand Salon
Session Chairs: Heather Volk and Gayle Windham

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Keynote Address

Panel Session

131
Reflections on 50 years of ASD Early Intervention Science

134
Factors Associated with Adult Outcomes for
Individuals with ASD

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Grand Ballroom

Speaker: Sally J. Rogers, University of California at Davis,
Sacramento, CA

Community Advisory Committee (CAC)

Community Stakeholder* Luncheon
12:30 1:45 p.m. Grand America Hotel Savoy Room
Co-Sponsored by: Autism Speaks

Panel Session
133 - EU-AIMS: Translating Cellular and Animal Models
of Synaptic Gene Deficits to Large-Scale Clinical Studies
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Grand Ballroom A

133.003
EU-AIMS Clinical Research Platform to Identify
Biomarkers for Patient-Stratification
E. Loth, D. G. Murphy, T. Banaschewski, S. Baron-Cohen, S. Bolte,
T. Bourgeron, T. Charman, S. Durston, J. Horder, M. H. Johnson,
E. Jones, L. Mason, L. ODwyer, A. M. M. Persico and J. Buitelaar

133.004
Glutamate and GABA in Autism Spectrum: A Clinical
in-Vivo Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Assay
L. A. Ajram, J. Horder, M. A. Mendez, A. Galanopoulos, L. Brennan,
R. Wichers, D. J. Lythgoe, S. C. Williams, D. G. Murphy and
G. M. McAlonan

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Grand Ballroom C

Session Chair: L. G. Klinger, TEACCH Autism Program; Department
of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

134.001
Correlates of Middle Adult Outcome: A
Follow-up Study of Children Diagnosed with ASD
from 1970-1999
L. G. Klinger, M. R. Klinger, J. L. Mussey, S. P. Thomas and
P. S. Powell

Panel Session
136 - Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders and the
Lifecourse in ASD: Clinical and Epidemiological
Perspectives
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Grand Salon

136.002
Modifying Symptom and Diagnostic Criteria for
Additional Psychiatric Disorders in ASD: What Is the
Evidence?
E. Simonoff

Tech Demo Session

137 - Innovative Technology Demonstrations
10:00 AM - 1:30 PM - Imperial Ballroom

137.003
Delsia: An Innovative Funding Vehicle That Is Turning
Science and Technology into Reality for the Autism
Community
D. G. Smith, E. Clayton and R. H. Ring

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Poster Session
138 - Diagnostic, Behavioral and Intellectual
Assessment
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Imperial Ballroom

138.052
Child Characteristics As Moderators of ParentClinician Agreement on Autism Symptoms
E. E. Neuhaus, R. Bernier, S. J. Webb, S. Faja and K. Pelphrey

139.140
Pharmacological Modulation of Excitatory/Inhibitory
Balance in Autism Spectrum Disorder
L. A. Ajram, J. Horder, M. A. Mendez, A. Galanopoulos, L. Brennan,
R. Wichers, D. J. Lythgoe, S. C. Williams, D. G. Murphy and
G. M. McAlonan

139.141
Physician Practices in Management of Second
Generation Antipsychotic (SGA) Medications and Their
Side Effects in Children and Adolescents with Autism
Spectrum Disorders

138.075
Heterogeneity at the Minimally Verbal End of the
Spectrum

D. L. Coury, E. S. Matheson, R. Baum and P. Vora

C. DiStefano, C. Kasari, A. P. Kaiser, R. J. Landa and P. Mathy

Poster Session

138.085
Moderating Effects of Spoken Language in the Home on
the Relations Between Age at Diagnosis and ASD Symptoms and Expressive Language for Young
Children with ASD Screened in Early Intervention
F. Martinez-Pedraza, M. Maye and A. S. Carter

138.107
The Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network (AS ATN)
Registry Data: Opportunities for Investigators
A. Fedele and A. M. Shui,

138.109
The Food Flexibility Challenge Task (FFCT): Developing
an Ecologically Valid Measure of Food Flexibility in
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

140 - Communication and Language

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Imperial Ballroom

140.153
Attentional Cues to Support Word Learning Among
Children with ASD and Typically Developing Children
E. Tenenbaum, D. Amso and S. J. Sheinkopf

140.155
Characterizing the Minimally Verbal: A Pilot
Investigation of the Low-Verbal Investigatory Screener
for Autism (L-VIS-A)
E. Tenenbaum, I. M. Eigsti, A. Naples and G. Righi,

H. Morton, J. Worley and E. S. Kuschner

140.159
Distinct Language Improvements of Minimally Verbal
Children with ASD inside and Outside Episodes of
Engagement As Response to Treatment

Poster Session

A. C. Holbrook, J. Hopkins and C. Kasari

139 - Interventions Pharmacologic

140.164
Examining the Spontaneous Communication of Minimally
Verbal Children with ASD in Supported Versus Unsupported Contexts

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Imperial Ballroom

*139.138
Meta-Analysis of Pharmacotherapies for Treating
Irritability, Agitation and Aggression in ASD

E. Fuller, J. Heidlage, A. P. Kaiser and C. Kasari

L. K. Fung, R. Mahajan, A. A. Nozzolillo, P. Bernal, A. Krasner, B. Jo,

D. L. Coury, A. Whitaker, J. Veenstra-Vander Weele and A. Y. Hardan

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140.190
Say What?: Toddlers Vocabulary Growth Trajectories
Differ By Word Features
L. DePolo, J. Parish-Morris, J. McCleery, L. Bateman, S. Thomas,
S. J. Paterson, J. Pandey, P. Kostopoulos, A. Estes, K. N. Botteron,
H. C. Hazlett, L. Zwaigenbaum, J. Piven and R. T. Schultz

Oral Session 8A
146
Adult Outcome: Influence of Family and
School Contexts and Psychopathology
1:45 PM - 2:35 PM - Grand Ballroom C
Session Chair: L. G. Klinger, TEACCH Autism Program; Department
of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Poster Session
141 - International and Cross-Cultural Perspectives
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Imperial Ballroom

141.210
A Parent-Implemented Autism Intervention Among
Underserved Families in Taiwan
P. F. Chen, P. C. Tsai, Y. T. Wu, A. C. Stahmer, S. R. Rieth, C. M. Chang,
C. C. Wu, C. L. Chu, F. W. Lung and L. C. Lee

141.218
Increasing Awareness of Autism and Other Developmental Disorders Among Rural Ethiopian Community Health
Workers: Impact of a Brief Training
R. A. Hoekstra, D. Tilahun, Y. Baheretibeb, B. Tekola Gebru, I. Roth,
B. Davey, A. Fekadu and C. Hanlon

146.001
Family and School Contexts Predict Patterns of Change
in Functioning over 10 Years Among Adolescents and
Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders
A. C. Woodman, L. E. Smith, J. Greenberg and M. R. Mailick

146.003
Longitudinal Associations Between Social Experiences
and Depression for Youth with Autism Spectrum
Disorders
S. L. Bishop, R. E. Adams, K. Gotham and C. Lord

Poster Session
157 - Interventions - Non-pharmacologic - School Age,
Adolescent, Adult
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM - Imperial Ballroom

Oral Session 6B
143
Early ASD Surveillance and Screening

157.004
Adapted Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Treat the Anxiety
of Children with Autism and Low Verbal Ability
J. Danial

2:40 PM - 3:30 PM - Grand Ballroom B

Session Chair: L. Zwaigenbaum, University of Alberta, Edmonton,
AB, Canada

143.003
Parents Concerns Predict a Later Autism Spectrum
Disorder Outcome: A Prospective Study of High-Risk
Siblings from 6 to 36 Months

157.008
Associations of Health Related Quality of Life and
Adaptive Skills Functioning in Children Diagnosed with
ASD:Implications for Treatment Planning
T. A. Hall, A. P. Hill and E. J. Fombonne

L. A. Sacrey, L. Zwaigenbaum, S. E. Bryson, J. A. Brian, I. M. Smith,

W. Roberts, P. Szatmari, C. Roncadin, N. Garon, T. Vaillancourt and
C. Novak

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*157.050
Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial of a Wireless Moisture
Pager for Toileting Training Children with Autism
Spectrum Disorder
D. W. Mruzek, S. McAleavey, W. A. Loring, E. Butter, T. Smith,
C. Aponte, L. Levato, R. E. Aiello, R. P. Travis and K. Zanibbi

157.055
Preliminary Outcomes of an Emotion Regulation
Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
K. M. Thomson, P. Burnham Riosa and J. A. Weiss

157.070
The Effects of Embodied Rhythm and Robotic
Interventions on the Repetitive and Negative Behaviors of
Children with Autism Between 5 and 12 Years of Age
M. Reiss, S. Srinivasan and A. N. Bhat

157.071
The Effects of Rhythm Interventions on Social Attention
and Verbalization Skills of Children with Autism
Spectrum Disorders
C. OHara, S. Srinivasan, C. Korgaonkar, I. Park, L. P. Neelly and
A. N. Bhat

Poster Session
158 - Adult Outcome
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM - Imperial Ballroom

Poster Session
159 - Social Cognition and Social Behavior
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM - Imperial Ballroom

159.133
Characterizing Play in Children with ASD: Differences
in Joint Attention and Requesting Across Play Levels
H. Gould, J. Panganiban, Y. C. Chang, S. Y. Shire and C. Kasari

159.146
Diverse Population of Young Children with Autism:
Play and Language
Y. C. Chang, S. Y. Shire, W. Shih, H. Gould and C. Kasari

159.171
Intimate Relationships and the Broad Autism Phenotype
in Young Adults
S. Robinson, M. A. Viecili and J. A. Weiss

159.183
Social Attention As a Baseline Measure of Social
Motivation in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder
J. Bradshaw, T. W. Vernon, A. D. Navab, E. J. Horowitz and
T. C. German

159.185
Spontaneous Goal Attribution in Children with ASD:
A Comparative Eye-Tracking Study
E. J. Horowitz, J. Bradshaw, A. D. Navab, T. C. German and
T. W. Vernon

158.105
Predictors of Sexual Victimization and Perpetration in
Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Global Autism Public Health

Meeting & Reception

M. Hooper, M. A. Viecili, S. M. Brown-Lavoie and J. A. Weiss

7:30 pm Riviera Room

158.112
Self-Reported Interpersonal Violence Victimization in
Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Hosted by Autism Speaks:

Andy Shih, Michael Rosanoff

M. A. Viecili and J. A. Weiss

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SATURDAY May 16, 2015

Panel Session

Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

169 - You Want Me to Eat What? Novel Treatment

Approaches for Food Selectivity and Feeding
Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum
Disorder

Friday, May 15, 2015: 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM

Approaching Adulthood: Transitional and Vocational

Issues in ASD
Room: Grand Salon
Session Chairs: Dr. David Nicholas and Dr. Lonnie Zwaigenbaum

Welcome Address and Sponsor Update

8:45 AM - Welcome from IMFAR Organizers
8:50 AM - Autism Speaks Update, Robert H. Ring, Ph.D.
Grand Ballroom

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Grand Salon

Session Chair: E. S. Kuschner, Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, PA

169.003
The Buffet Program: A Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Approach to Food Selectivity in School Age Children with
ASD
E. S. Kuschner, A. de Marchena, B. Maddox, H. Morton and J. Worley

Panel Session
166 - Translational Developmental Research in
Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors: From Basic
Mechanisms to Intervention
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Grand Ballroom A

166.001
Exploring the Neural Correlates of Repetitive Behavior
in Babies with Autism
J. J. Wolff, J. T. Elison, M. R. Swanson, G. Gerig, M. A. Styner,
K. N. Botteron, S. Dager, A. M. Estes, H. C. Hazlett, R. T. Schultz,
L. Zwaigenbaum, J. Piven and The IBIS Network

Panel Session
167 - The Value of Registries and Biobanking
to the ASD Community within the Social and
Cultural Landscape

Poster Session
170 - Animal Models
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Imperial Ballroom

170.018
Striking Differences in the Neuroanatomical Phenotype
of the Neuroligin3 R451C Knock-in and the Neurexin1
Knock-out
J. Ellegood, F. Espinosa, M. Kouser, Z. Xuan, C. M. Powell and J. P. Lerch

170.019
Unusual Adult Reciprocal Social Interactions, Ultrasonic
Vocalizations, Self-Grooming, Seizure Activity and EEG
Gamma-Power in Shank3B Knockout Mice: Replications
and New Discoveries
J. L. Silverman, M. C. Pride, N. A. Copping, J. E. Hayes, S. H. Lammers,
S. C. Dhamne, A. Rotenberg, E. Chadwick, D. G. Smith, M. Sahin and
J. N. Crawley

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Grand Ballroom C

167.004
National Stakeholder Consultation for a National
Registry for Autism and Related Neurodevelopmental
Disorders
G. Leader, J. OReilly, A. M. M. Daniels, A. Shih and L. Gallagher

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IMFAR 2015
Poster Session
172 - Brain Function
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Imperial Ballroom

172.072
Dissociating Neural Response to Gaze Cues in ASD and
Schizophrenia Using Simulated Face-to-Face Interaction
J. H. Foss-Feig, A. Naples, E. J. Levy, R. Tillman, H. S. Reuman, K. Law,
V. Srihari, A. Anticevic and J. C. McPartland

172.074
Dynamic Systems Imaging in Adolescents with ASD of
Lower and Higher Cognitive Ability
N. M. Kleinhans, T. Madhyastha, M. A. Reiter, A. M. Estes, D. W. Shaw,
T. J. Grabowski and S. Dager,

172.077
Effect of Familiarity on Reward Anticipation in Children
with and without Autism Spectrum Disorders
K. K. Stavropoulos and L. J. Carver

172.084
Eye Gaze and ERP Correlates of Emotion Processing
Across Adults with ASD and Schizophrenia
E. J. Levy, A. Naples, J. H. Foss-Feig, R. Tillman, H. S. Reuman, K. Law,
H. Samson, V. Srihari, A. Anticevic and J. C. McPartland

172.102
Neural Response to Biological Motion in Males and
Females with ASD

172.109
Plasticity of Brain Networks for Social Cognition in
Adults with ASD
D. Yang, T. Allen, S. B. Chapman, F. R. Volkmar, B. C. Vander Wyk
and K. Pelphrey

172.123
Transient Visual Evoked Potentials in Monogenic and
Idiopathic ASD
P. M. Weinger, S. M. Lurie, A. Kolevzon, V. Zemon, J. Gordon,
J. M. Jamison, J. Zweifach, L. V. Soorya and J. D. Buxbaum,

Poster Session
173 - Epidemiology
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Imperial Ballroom

173.149
Parental Exposure to Occupational Asthmagens and
Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders in a Danish Population-Based Case-Control Study
A. B. Singer, I. Burstyn, M. D. Fallin and D. E. Schendel

173.151
Prenatal PBDE Exposure and Early ASD-Related
Phenotype in a Risk-Enriched Pregnancy

A. Naples, J. C. McPartland, K. Pelphrey and S. J. Webb

Cohort N. L. Lee, D. H. Bennett, I. Burstyn, E. Schriver, J. Pandey,

L. A. Croen, M. D. Fallin, I. Hertz-Picciotto and C. J. Newschaffer

172.103
Neural Response to Interactive Faces Is Associated
with Clinical Characteristics in ASD and Typical
Development

173.155
Reliability and Validity of a Short Dietary Intake
Questionnaire for Retrospective Collection of Nutrients
during Gestation in Autism Studies

K. Law, A. Naples, E. Levy, H. S. Reuman, R. Tillman, Z. Williams,

D. Czemerinski and J. C. McPartland

R. J. Schmidt, A. M. Widaman, D. E. Deines and D. J. Tancredi

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IMFAR 2015
Poster Session

Oral Session 13A

175 - Other

180 - Language Interventions in Young Children with

ASD: Effectiveness and Impact

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Imperial Ballroom

*175.178
An Overview of the Basic Genetic, Epigenetic, and
Environmental Factors Relevant to ASD
D. L. Coury

1:45 PM - 2:35 PM - Grand Ballroom C

180.001
Does Intelligibility Change As a Function of Increased
Spontaneous Communicative Utterances
M. Mladenovic1, A. C. Holbrook and C. Kasari

Oral Session 12A

178 - Psychiatric Comorbidities in ASD
1:45 PM - 2:35 PM - Grand Ballroom A

*178.002
Risk Factors for Self-Injurious Behaviors in Autism
Spectrum Disorders
G. N. Soke, C. DiGuiseppi, T. Fingerlin, C. Robinson, S. A. Rosenberg,
R. F. Hamman and A. M. Reynolds

180.002
Assessment of Early Social Communication and Play
Skills in Toddlers with Autism By Community Teaching
Professionals: The Short Play and Communication
Evaluation
S. Y. Shire and C. Kasari

Oral Session 13B

181 - Language and Learning Abilities in School-Age
Children and Adolescents with ASD
2:40 PM - 3:30 PM - Grand Ballroom C

Oral Session 12B

179 - Medical Comorbidities in ASD
2:40 PM - 3:30 PM - Grand Ballroom A

*179.002
Pattern of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Co-Occurring
Symptoms in Adopted Children
J. Ezell, A. M. Shui, K. B. Sanders and J. Veenstra-Vander Weele

181.002
Language and Learning Abilities in Unaffected
School-Aged Siblings of Children with ASD
E. E. Drumm, S. E. Bryson, L. Zwaigenbaum and J. A. Brian

Oral Session 14B

183 - Epigenetics of Autism
2:40 PM - 3:30 PM - Grand Ballroom D

183.002
Enrichment of Methylation Quantitative Trait Loci
Among Genes Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder
*This Network activity was supported by Autism Speaks and cooperative
agreement UA3 MC11054 through the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child
Health Research Program to the Massachusetts General Hospital. This work was
conducted through the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network.

S. V. Andrews, C. Ladd-Acosta, A. P. Feinberg and M. D. Fallin

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