When we weren't attending amazing talks or giving our own—and when we weren't enjoying all the snacks in between activities—we were able to meet up with a number of students presenting at the Thompson Center for Autism Conference poster session. We thought you'd like to hear about some of the work coming out of the University of Missouri and beyond. Thanks to everyone who took the time to talk with us…especially anyone who had to do their talk twice when I failed to turn on my recorder!

Poster Presentations:

John P. Hegarty II, Stanford University. Neuroimaging predictors of benefits from pivotal response treatment for children with autism.

Briann Sutton, University of Missouri. Identifying disparities in autism spectrum disorder diagnostic processes.

Genevieve Weaver, Liberty University. Autism spectrum disorders and positive familial effects.

Kelly Boland, University of Missouri. Examining visual perception in autism spectrum disorder: The role of anxiety.

Laura Avery, University of Missouri. Statistical learning as it relates to language and autism: A literature review.

Brandon K. May, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Towards a comprehensive approach: An evaluation of the PEAK Challenging Behavior Assessment.

Austin Bateman, University of Missouri. The more the merrier? The BCBA interdisciplinary practices questionnaire.

Mallory Stevens, University of Missouri. Preteaching keywords to increase reading skills of students with intellectual disabilities.