Poster Session 2023


Poster session will be held in the BEST Conference Room, 1-1:30 p.m.

How much do Clinicians Know About Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities? A Sexual Health Perspective

Authors:

  • Sydney Walls (Population Health Department, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS; and Kansas Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities Program, Association of University Centers on Disability, Kansas City, KS)
  • Kathryn Ellerbeck (Kansas Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities Program, Association of University Centers on Disability, Kansas City, KS; School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS)
  • Madisen Huscher (School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS)
  • Won Choi (Population Health Department, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS)
  • Chandra Gordon (Kansas Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities Program, Association of University Centers on Disability, Kansas City, KS)
  • Kelsie Kelly (Department of Family Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS)





Comprehension of More and Less Social Stories: A Pilot Study in Autistic School-Age Children

Authors:

  • Meghan M. Davidson (KU Life Span Institute; and the Dept. of Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences and Disorders, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS) 
  • Thomas Gottstein (KU Life Span Institute; and the Dept. of Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences and Disorders, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS) 





Quality of Life of Gender Diverse Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder on Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy: Overview and Initial Insights

Authors:

  • Madisen Huscher (Jaydoc Free Clinic Gender-Affirming Night, Kansas City, KS)
  • David Wallace (Jaydoc Free Clinic Gender-Affirming Night, Kansas City, KS)
  • Quinnlyn Walcott (Jaydoc Free Clinic Gender-Affirming Night, Kansas City, KS)
  • Courtney Marsh (Jaydoc Free Clinic Gender-Affirming Night, Kansas City, KS; and Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, KS)



Beginning Stages of Creating a Fast-Track Autism Diagnostic Clinic within KUMC

Authors:

  • Kourtney Christopher (Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS)
  • Kayla Maalouf (Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS)
  • Leni Swails (Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS)



Sleep Difficulties and Poor Infant Adaptability Associated with Autism Risk in First Year of Life

Authors:

  • Erin M. Andres (Thompson Center for Autism & Neurodevelopment, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO)
  • Italia Camillone (Women & Infants Hospital, Brown Center for Children & Families, Providence, RI)
  • Shaina P. Brady (Women & Infants Hospital, Brown Center for Children & Families, Providence, RI) 
  • Casey A. Cragin (Women & Infants Hospital, Brown Center for Children & Families, Providence, RI) 
  • Melissa A. Clark (Brown University, Providence, RI)
  • David A. Savitz (Brown University, Providence, RI)
  • Barry Lester (Women & Infants Hospital, Brown Center for Children & Families, Providence, RI) 
  • Gavino Puggioni (The University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI)
  • Stephen J. Sheinkopf (Thompson Center for Autism & Neurodevelopment, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO)



Visual feedback and visual motor memory contributions to sensorimotor impairments in autism spectrum disorder

Authors:

  • Abigail Driggers (KU Life Span Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; and Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS) 
  • Robin Shafer (KU Life Span Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; and Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS)
  • James Bartolotti (KU Life Span Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; and Hoglund Biomedical Imaging Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS)
  • Erin Bojanek (The Frederick J. and Marion A. Schindler Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry)
  • Zheng Wang (Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Performance, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL)
  • Matt Mosconi (KU Life Span Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; and Clinical Child Psychology Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS)



Support for Latino Parents with an Autistic Child: Parent Training and the Need for More Outreach

Authors:

  • Jay Buzhardt (Juniper Gardens Children’s Project, KU Life Span Institute, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS)
  • Linda Heitzmann-Powell (University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS)
  • Alice Zhang (University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS)
  • Gabriella Guerrero (Juniper Gardens Children’s Project, KU Life Span Institute, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS) 
  • Sandra Cintora (Juniper Gardens Children’s Project, KU Life Span Institute, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS)
  • Vanessa Snyder (University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS) 
  • Hanna Traphagan (University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS)