Natasha Marrus, MD, PhD

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

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

• CourseAdvances in Characterization and Therapeutics of Autism

  October 26, 2026

  Full-day institute giving clinicians an evidence-based update on autism assessment and management — current prevalence data, psychiatric comorbidity treatment, and emerging interventions — with emphasis on individualized multimodal treatment planning.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & Adolescent

• LectureApplying an Evidence-Based Framework to Assess Recent Controversies Related to Causation and Treatment of ASD

  October 26, 2026, 16:00–18:00

  Uses an evidence-based framework to evaluate current controversies about the causes and treatment of autism spectrum disorder.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & Adolescent

• LectureJames C. Harris, MD, Developmental Neuropsychiatry Forum: Translational Frontiers in Autism: Advancing Discovery from Gene Pathways to Patients

  October 27, 2026

  Matthew State presents how the identification of more than 100 high-confidence autism risk genes is being turned into therapeutic programs, with profound autism as a tractable starting point, while Alison Singer brings the family perspective on genetic testing and trial participation.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersNeuroscience & MechanismsPharmacogenomics & Precision PsychiatryDrug Pipeline & Clinical Trials

• PosterInfant and Toddler Sleep Measures as Candidate Markers of ASD Liability

  October 29, 2026, 10:30–12:30

  Research poster examining whether early childhood sleep measures may serve as markers of autism liability.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & AdolescentSleep & Insomnia

• SymposiumInnovations in Brain- and Behavior-Based Biomarkers Across Development: From Early Risk Detection to Treatment Response in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

  October 29, 2026, 11:30–13:30

  Symposium on brain- and behavior-based biomarkers in neurodevelopmental disorders, from early risk detection through treatment response.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & AdolescentNeuroscience & MechanismsPharmacogenomics & Precision Psychiatry

• LectureBehavioral Trajectories and Neuroimaging Predictors of Infant Cognitive Development in Down Syndrome

  October 29, 2026, 11:30–13:30

  Examines behavioral trajectories and neuroimaging measures that may predict early cognitive development in infants with Down syndrome.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & AdolescentNeuroscience & Mechanisms