December 2026 ASD Conference

Overview:

There is a critical need for feasible, valid, and responsive measures to evaluate meaningful short and long-term outcomes in individuals with autism spectrum and other neurodevelopmental conditions. This need is more pressing than ever given the importance of identifying what interventions are effective and for whom--recognizing that nothing will work for everyone. Nonetheless, effective interventions exist to support development of language, social, and adaptive behavior skills, as well as to ameliorate psychiatric and medical conditions that commonly co-occur with neurodevelopmental conditions.   

The purpose of this workshop is to provide up to date information for clinicians, researchers, and community partners about longitudinal trajectories and outcomes of individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions. Talks will cover a broad range of issues related to measure development, and conceptualizing, predicting, and quantifying outcomes that matter to people with neurodevelopmental conditions and their families. This information is relevant to identifying individualized support needs and treatment priorities for people with varied developmental and behavioral profiles across the lifespan.

This conference will showcase a panel of ​leading clinicians, researchers, and community partners, to inspire improved clinical practice and innovation in research.

This conference will be held online and no part of it will be recorded or available afterwards. 

Attendees should plan to attend both days - we do not offer one-day registration.

Speakers will include:

Sarah Cassidy, PhD

Cristan Farmer, PhD 

Deborah Fidler, PhD

Stephen Hinshaw, PhD

Patricia Howlin, PhD

Aaron James Kaat, PhD

Connor Kerns, PhD

So Hyun "Sophy" Kim, PhD

Catherine Lord, PhD

Marsha Mailick, PhD

Christine W. Nordahl, PhD

Caroline Richards, PhD

Peter Szatmari, MD

Pilar Trelles, MD

Rebecca Waber

... and more!