Hagar Kandel, MD, MSc

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

October 26–31, 2026 · Atlanta, GA · Full program

• LectureThe Intersection of Neurodiversity and Gender Variance: Compounding Risks for Depression and Suicide in Youth and Young Adults

  October 26, 2026, 13:00–15:00

  Discusses how neurodiversity combined with gender variance heightens risk of depression and suicide in youth and young adults.

  Child & AdolescentDepressionDiverse & Underserved PopulationsSuicide & Self-Harm

• SymposiumThe Complex Landscape of Depression in Neurodiverse and Gender-Variant Youth: From Chronology to Novel Interventions

  October 26, 2026, 13:00–15:00

  Symposium on how depression presents and is managed in neurodiverse and gender-variant youth, covering its course over time and newer intervention approaches.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & AdolescentDepressionDiverse & Underserved Populations

• PosterAttention! Attention! Is Attention More of a Problem in Autism Than ADHD?

  October 29, 2026, 10:30–12:30

  Research poster comparing the degree of attention problems in autism versus ADHD in youth.

  ADHDAutism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & Adolescent

• PosterDouble Burden of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder and Autism: Elevated Psychiatric Morbidity and Suicide Risk in a Large Electronic Health Record Cohort

  October 29, 2026, 10:30–12:30

  Electronic health record cohort study of psychiatric morbidity and suicide risk in people with both premenstrual dysphoric disorder and autism.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersPerinatal & Women's Mental HealthSuicide & Self-Harm

• PosterGender Variance and Psychiatric Comorbidity Among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Autism: A Large Electronic Health Record Study

  October 29, 2026, 10:30–12:30

  Large health record study of gender variance and co-occurring psychiatric conditions in autistic youth and young adults.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & AdolescentDiverse & Underserved Populations

• LectureNeurodevelopmental and Psychopathological Overlap in Gender-Variant Female Youth: Implications for Clinical Presentation and Acute Risk

  October 29, 2026, 15:00–16:30

  Examines overlap between neurodevelopmental and psychiatric features in gender-variant female youth and what it means for presentation and acute risk.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & AdolescentDiverse & Underserved PopulationsSuicide & Self-Harm

• SymposiumChairClinical Insights Into Gender Variance, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, and Sleep Architecture in Female Youth and Young Adults With Autism

  October 29, 2026, 15:00–16:30

  Symposium on gender variance, premenstrual dysphoric disorder and sleep in female youth and young adults with autism.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & AdolescentPerinatal & Women's Mental HealthSleep & Insomnia