Magdalena Romanowicz, MD

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

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

• SymposiumChairFrom Dysregulation to Regulation: Scientific Advances in Understanding and Managing Emotion Dysregulation

  October 27, 2026, 08:00–10:00

  Reviews scientific advances in understanding emotion dysregulation in youth and approaches to managing it clinically.

  Child & AdolescentNeuroscience & Mechanisms

• LectureUsing Smartwatch-Based Cardiac Data to Track Therapeutic Outcomes in Pediatric Disruptive Behavior Disorder

  October 27, 2026, 08:00–10:00

  Explores using smartwatch cardiac data to monitor treatment outcomes in children with disruptive behavior disorder.

  Child & AdolescentDigital Psychiatry & AIMeasurement-Based Care & Diagnosis

• LectureWearable-Enhanced Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Primary and Secondary Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial

  October 28, 2026, 11:30–13:30

  Reports randomized trial outcomes of parent-child interaction therapy enhanced with wearable technology.

  Child & AdolescentDigital Psychiatry & AIPsychotherapy

• PosterReal-Time, Smartphone-Based Monitoring of Impulsivity and Affect States in Adolescents With ADHD and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (SmartMIND): A Pilot Study

  October 28, 2026, 13:00–15:00

  Pilot study using smartphone-based real-time monitoring of impulsivity and mood states in adolescents with ADHD and nonsuicidal self-injury.

  ADHDChild & AdolescentDigital Psychiatry & AISuicide & Self-Harm

• SymposiumReal-Time AI and Wearable Biosensing: Detection and Intervention for Behavioral Crises in Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders

  October 28, 2026, 11:30–13:30

  Examines AI and wearable biosensor tools for detecting and intervening in behavioral crises among children with neurodevelopmental disorders.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & AdolescentDigital Psychiatry & AIEmergency & Acute Psychiatry

• SymposiumChairWhen Development Takes a Detour: Parsing ASD, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), and Early Deprivation in the Young Child Population

  October 28, 2026, 15:30–17:30

  Symposium on differentiating autism spectrum disorder, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and the effects of early deprivation in young children.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & Adolescent