Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Forum

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1 Wednesday 25th November 2015 Jacaranda Room, Darebin Arts & Entertainment Centre, Bell St, Preston All sessions will be held in the Jacaranda Room, with Poster Presentations, registration and refreshment breaks in the adjacent Annexe. Time Session Presenter and Title of Paper 8:45-9:00 Registration 9:00 9:10 Opening and Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Prof. Cheryl Dissanayake, Convenor, ASD Professional Research Group 9:10-10:10 Keynote Speaker - Chair: Prof. Cheryl Dissanayake Assoc. Prof. Alison Lane: Validation of Sensory Subtypes in : Implications for Clinical Practice 10:10-10:40 Morning Tea & Poster Presentations 10:40 12:00 Session 1: Diagnosis and Early Difficulties - Chair: Prof Nicole Rinehart 10:45 Cathy Bent (Olga Tension Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University) Impact of the DSM-5 on Autism diagnoses in Australia 11:00 Stacey Rabba (OTARC, Cooperative Research Centre for Living with ASD) The development of a family support package for parents following a child s diagnosis of ASD: What do parents want? 11:15 Jessica Christiansz (Monash University) Patterns of Diagnostic and Symptom Change in Children with Autism 11:30 Amanda Brignell (University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital, Sydney Children s Hospital Network) Loss of communication skills over the second year of life in children with autism spectrum disorder 11:45 Giacomo Vivanti (La Trobe University) Imitation difficulties in ASD Page 1

2 Time Session Presenter and Title of Paper Lunch & Poster Presentations 1:00 2:30 Session 2: Associated Issues Chair: Assoc. Prof Peter Enticott 1:00 1:15 Amanda Richdale (University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital, Sydney Children s Hospital Network) Poor sleep is a health hazard Simone Thomas (Deakin University) Behavioral sleep problems in children with ASD and ADHD symptomology 1:30 Bethany Sinclair (The Australian National University) Stress and Coping in teenagers with high functioning autism 1:45 Jill Ashburner (Autism QLD, University of QLD, QUT, Australian Catholic University) Bullying: What worries students with ASD and their parents? 2:00 Jenny Fairthorn (Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia) Higher mental health burden for mothers of children with autism with and without intellectual disability 2:15 Rita George (Deakin University) Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in High Functioning Individuals with ASD 2:30-3: Session 3: Building Skills - Chair: Assoc. Prof Amanda Richdale Nicole Rinehart & Logan Whittaker (Deakin Child Study Centre, School of Psychology, Deakin University,*AFL Deakin Scholar, School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, Deakin University, Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, Developmental Medicine, The University of Melbourne, 5Irabina Autism Services) Introducing the AFL ToolKIT concept to the Autism Community: Let s start playing on an even field! 2:45 Darren Hedley (Latrobe University) The Dandelion Project: Employing talented adults on the Autism Spectrum Page 2

3 Time 3:00 3:30 Afternoon Tea & Poster Presentations Session Presenter and Title of Paper 3:30 4:10 Session 4: Adults Chair: Assoc. Prof Mark Stokes 3:30 Peter Enticott (Deakin University, Monash University, Alfred Health, Austin Health, Ben Gurion University) An expanded, open label trial of deep repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rtms) in autism spectrum disorder: A preliminary exploration of clinical, neurocognitive, and neurobiological effects 3:45 Melisa Kirkovski (Deakin University, Monash University) TMS-EEG Reveals no Electrophysiological Abnormality in Adults with High-Functioning ASD 4.00 Colin Palmer (Cognition & Philosophy Lab, Monash & Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, Deakin University) Bayesian accounts of autistic cognition: Evidence from statistical learning. 4:15 4:30 Summing up, announcements & close: Prof. Cheryl Dissanayake Page 3

4 Poster Presentations Grevillea Room Annexe *The authors will be present at their posters at the times indicated to discuss their work and findings. Topics covered include: Genetics, Intervention, and Others 1. Joel Crucitti: Head circumference in ASD 2. Jessica Brotto: A Pilot study of salivary biomarkers relevant to autism spectrum disorders 3. Anya Shindler: Developing a Genotyping Panel for Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Autism 4. Oonagh Bodin: Investigating the effects of a single synaptic mutation on the gastrointestinal microbiota 5. Joelle Guertin: Understanding the similarities and difference in Monozygotic twins with ASD: Phenotypic Variance & Antenatal and Early Life Factors 6. Megan Clark: Continuity and change in autism severity and cognition from toddlerhood to middle childhood 7. Bianca Liew: The motor social matrix: the reliability and validity of tablet-based task measuring social understanding in children 8. Deborah Clayton: Association between Teacher Reported Symptoms of ASD and Child Functioning in Children with ADHD 9. Jacqueline Riddiford: Evidence for a relationship between the mirror neuron system and visual processing in social cognition 10. Susannah Bellows: Online communication and collaborative problem solving in adolescents with ASD compared to typically developing peers 11. Timothy Rex Hatfield: Looking Inside: Interceptive awareness in adults with ASD 12. Laura Anne Pecora: High Functioning Autism and the Female sexual Profile: A systematic review and Metaanalysis 13. Ivanna Cox: The Female Profile of ASD condition: Literature Review Findings 14. Grace Hancock: Understanding Socio-sexual functioning in ASD 15. Krystal Browne: Parenting Experiences in 16. Devayani Vadivelu: The experience of parents with children with ASD in a multicultural community and with limited access to rural and regional health services 17. Jacqueline Gately: Parental assessment of the suitability of early intervention for young children with ASD and similar challenges 18. Jacqueline Maya: Coping and Mental Health in Minority status mothers with young children with ASD 19. Keri Pereira: There s a genetic issue it s not me just being a bad mum : Exploring the experiences of families with a child with an autism spectrum disorder and an abnormal microarray 20. Darren Hedley: Predictors of clinician confidence and accuracy in the diagnosis of s in toddlers 21. Amanda Brignell: A systematic review language outcomes in ASD 22. Emma Baker: Hyper-arousal and anxiety underlying sleep problems in individuals with ASD 23. Mirko Uljarevic: Predicting anxiety in parents of adolescents and young adults with s (ASD): the contribution of parental individual characteristics, coping styles and levels of social support Page 4

5 24. Jenny Fairthorn: An exploration of the relationship between maternal psychiatric disorder, autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability in the child 25. Edwina Ford: What does the mental health sector offer people with ASD? 26. Geoffrey Nutting: The power of labels: on therapeutic relationship Page 5

6 Poster Presentations Grevillea Room Annexe *The authors will be present at their posters at the times indicated to discuss their work and findings. Topics covered include: Genetics, Intervention, and Others Page 6