Jennifer McLaren, MD

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

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

• SessionChairBridging the Gap: Clinical Approaches to Suicide Risk Assessment and Interventions in ASD and Intellectual Developmental Disorder

  October 27, 2026, 09:00–11:00

  Clinical perspectives session on assessing suicide risk and delivering interventions for youth with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual developmental disorder.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & AdolescentSuicide & Self-Harm

• LectureBeyond the Clinic: Innovating Systems-Based Care for Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With I ntellectual Developmental Disorder

  October 28, 2026, 14:30–16:30

  Discusses systems-based models of care for young people with intellectual developmental disorder.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & AdolescentCollaborative & Integrated Care

• SessionChairInnovating Practices: What Every Child Psychiatrist Should Know about Caring for Children, Adolescents, and Transition-Age Youth With I ntellectual and Developmental Disorders

  October 28, 2026, 14:30–16:30

  Covers practical approaches for child psychiatrists caring for children, adolescents and transition-age youth with intellectual and developmental disorders.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & Adolescent

• SessionNavigating the Complexities of Deprescribing in Child Psychiatry

  October 29, 2026, 07:00–08:30

  An interactive consultation on using shared decision-making and deprescribing in child psychiatry, including how social determinants of health create barriers. It reviews cases, literature, and practical tools such as a decision aid and an antipsychotic deprescribing protocol.

  Antipsychotic PrescribingChild & AdolescentDeprescribing & PolypharmacyDiverse & Underserved Populations

• SessionSmarter Prescribing in Youth With Intellectual Developmental Disorder: Treating Aggression, Reducing Polypharmacy, and Addressing Supplements

  October 31, 2026, 13:00–15:00

  Clinical perspectives on prescribing for youth with intellectual developmental disorder, covering aggression treatment, reducing polypharmacy and the use of supplements.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & AdolescentDeprescribing & Polypharmacy

• LectureAdvancing Psychiatric Care for Youth With Intellectual Developmental Disorder: Assessment and Psychopharmacological Treatment for Externalizing Behaviors and Aggression

  October 31, 2026, 13:00–15:00

  Covers assessment and medication treatment of externalizing behaviors and aggression in youth with intellectual developmental disorder.

  Antipsychotic PrescribingAutism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & Adolescent