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Note (11/4/13): Several panelists have made their powerpoint presentations available, and "young scholars" (grad students, post-docs, junior faculty) who attended the meeting shared their notes on each presentation (and the final panel discussion). These materials are provided "as is," and they have not been edited or carefully checked for accuracy. They should not be quoted or cited. You can download each file individually, by clicking the link(s) in the schedule below, or you can download a single zipped file that contains all of this material by clicking here. 

 

8:30-9:00: Registration and Continental Breakfast - Memphis Cook Convention Center 202/203 (MCCC202/203)

 

​9:00-9:15: Welcome and introductions (Vikram Jaswal & Nameera Akhtar)

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9:15-10:00: Helen Tager-Flusberg (Boston University)

​"How autism research can enrich the field of cognitive development"

Relevant publication doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2007.00527.x

(20 min presentation, 25 min discussion)

.pdf of powerpoint slides

.pdf of note-taker notes


10:00-10:30: Coffee Break

 

10:30-11:15: Morton Ann Gernsbacher (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

"Why study autism?"

Relevant publication doi: 10.1111/j.1750-8606.2008.00044.x

(20 min presentation, 25 min discussion)

.pdf of note-taker notes (no ppt slides available)

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11:15-12:00: Liz Pellicano (University of London)

"New directions in the ethics of autism research"

Relevant publication doi: 10.1002/aur.201

(20 min presentation, 25 min discussion)

.pdf of powerpoint slides

.pdf of note-taker notes

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12:00-1:15: Lunch on own

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1:15-2:00: Michelle Dawson (University of Montreal)

"Is there an optimal developmental path in autism? Predicting, or not predicting, autistic outcomes"

Relevant publication doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2013.02.017

Additional relevant publication (open access): http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/364/1522/1385.full.pdf 

(30 min research talk, 15 min discussion)

.pdf of note-taker notes (no ppt slides available)



2:00-2:45: Matthew Goodwin (Northeastern University) 

"Computational behavioral science: Developing innovative technology to enhance research and practice in autism spectrum disorders"

Relevant publication doi: 10.1007/s10803-010-1102-z

(30 min research talk, 15 min discussion)

.pdf of powerpoint slides

.pdf of note-taker notes



2:45-3:30: Anna Remington (Oxford University)

"The autism gift? Increased perceptual capacity in Autism Spectrum Disorder"

Relevant publication (open access): http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/abn/121/2/544.pdf

(30 min research talk, 15 min discussion)

.pdf of powerpoint slides

.pdf of note-taker notes



3:30-4:00: Coffee Break



4:00-5:00: Panel Discussion and closing

.pdf of note-taker notes (no ppt slides)

 

Many thanks to the note-takers for the preconference: Liz Simpson, Ruth Lee, Carley Piatt, Shala Blue, Katherine Rice, Nevena Dimitrova, Ashley Morris, Alia Martin, Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Steven Kapp, Lauren Libero, Tashana S. Samuel, Zi L. Sim, Laura Hennefield, Sarah Loher, Adena Schachner, Umay Suanda, Maura Sabatos-DeVito, Louise Bunce, Giovanna Morini, Alena G. Esposito

Rethinking Cognitive Development & Autism

Organizers: Vikram Jaswal & Nameera Akhtar
October 17, 2013 from 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Memphis Sheraton Downtown Hotel (Memphis, TN) - MCCC202/203


Questions? Contact Vikram Jaswal at jaswal@virginia.edu

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