McMaster Autism Research Team

The study title reads, "Mental health disorders among children with special health needs: A population-based cohort study using linked administrative data from Manitoba, Canada". The study authors include Jennifer E. Enns, Caroline Reid-Westoby, Gilles R. Detillieux, Marni Brownell, Nathan C. Nickel, Anne Gadermann, Astrid Guttmann, Teresa Bennett, Eric Duku, Barry Forer, Monique Gagné Petteni, Katholiki Georgiades, Martin Guhn, Ana Hanlon-Dearman, Brenda T. Poon, and Magdalena Janus.

📢 New pub w/ MacART members Drs. Terry Bennett, Eric Duku, Kathy Georgiades, & Magdalena Janus!

📖 “Mental health disorders among children with special health needs: A population-based cohort study using linked administrative data from Manitoba, Canada”: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

The study title is "The Social Salience Network Hypothesis of Autism: Disrupted Network Activity, Oxytocin Signaling, and Implications for Social Symptoms". The study authors include Aishwarya Patwardhan and Katrina Y. Choe.

📢 New publication alert involving MacART member Dr. Katrina Choe!

📖 Read “The Social Salience Network Hypothesis of Autism: Disrupted Network Activity, Oxytocin Signaling, and Implications for Social Symptoms”: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#Autism #Research

The study title reads, "Subgrouping autism and ADHD based on structural MRI population modelling centiles". The study authors include Clara Pecci-Terroba, Meng-Chuan Lai, Michael V. Lombardo, Bhismadev Chakrabarti, Amber N. V. Ruigrok, John Suckling, Evdokia Anagnostou, Jason P. Lerch, Margot J. Taylor, Rob Nicolson, Stelios Georgiades, Jennifer Crosbie, Russell Schachar, Elizabeth Kelley, Jessica Jones, Paul D. Arnold, Jakob Seidlitz, Aaron F. Alexander-Bloch, Edward T. Bullmore, Simon Baron-Cohen, Saashi A. Bedford and Richard A. I. Bethlehem.

📢 New pub with MacART members Drs. Mackenzie Salt and Stelios Georgiades (@steliosg.bsky.social)!

📖 Read “Prevalence of Autism Among Adults in Canada: Results from a Simulation Modelling Study”: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6...

& MacART's news item: macautism.ca/autistic-adu...

#Autism #Research

The study title reads, "Subgrouping Autism and ADHD based on structural MRI population modelling centiles". The study authors include Clara Pecci-Terroba, Meng-Chuan Lai, Michael V. Lombardo, Bhismadev Chakrabarti, Amber N. V. Ruigrok, John Suckling, Evdokia Anagnostou, Jason P. Lerch, Margot J. Taylor, Rob Nicolson, Stelios Georgiades, Jennifer Crosbie, Russell Schachar, Elizabeth Kelley, Jessica Jones, Paul D. Arnold, Jakob Seidlitz, Aaron F. Alexander-Bloch, Edward T. Bullmore, Simon Baron-Cohen, Saashi A. Bedford and Richard A. I. Bethlehem.

📢 New publication alert involving MacART Co-Director Dr. Stelios Georgiades (@steliosg.bsky.social)!

📖 Read “Subgrouping autism and ADHD based on structural MRI population modelling centiles”: molecularautism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

#Autism #Research

Dr. Peter Rosenbaum

🎉 Congratulations to MacART member Dr. Peter Rosenbaum on being named to the Order of Canada as of June 30th!

Peter's outstanding work has transformed how children with disabilities and their families are understood and supported.

Read MacART's news item here: macautism.ca/congratulati...

🤝 Kudos to MacART member Dr. Terry Bennett! 🎉

The study article reads, "Methodological challenges and opportunities when studying the course of autism". The study authors include Vanessa Hus Bal, Peter Szatmari, Stelios Georgiades, Stephen J Gentles, Jessica Girault, Patricia Howlin, Meng-Chuan Lai, Virginia Carter Leno, Catherine Lord, Katie Madgett, Stephen J Sheinkopf, Emily Simonoff, Zachary J Williams, Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, and Alycia Halladay.

📢 New publication alert involving MacART members Dr. Peter Szatmari & Dr. Stephen Gentles, and Co-Director Dr. Stelios Georgiades!

📖 Read “Methodological challenges and opportunities when studying the course of autism”: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

#Autism #Research

MacART member Dr. Yun-Ju (Claire) Chen stands and smiles next to her poster titled, "Discrepancy between Frequency and Functional Impact of Autistic Features As Assessed By the Autism Impact Measure: Associations with Child and Family Characteristics".

MacART colleague and PARC Study Kingston site Research Coordinator Melissa Susko smiles and stands next to her poster titled, "Experiences of Affiliate Stigma and Depressive Symptoms in Caregivers of Autistic Children: The Moderating Effect of Social Support".

🌟 MacART was thrilled to contribute to 12 presentations to the 2025 International Society for #Autism Research (INSAR) meeting in Seattle, Washington!

📖 Read about our members' presentations here: macautism.ca/macart-at-th...

#INSAR2025 #AutismResearch #Research #AutismINSAR

The study title reads, "The co-development and pilot evaluation of the Siblings Training, Empowerment, and Advocacy Kit (Siblings TEAKit) to support youth and young adult siblings of individuals with a disability: a participatory action research qualitative study protocol". The study authors include Linda Nguyen, Samantha Bellefeuille, Hanae Davis, Jan Willem Gorter, Marjolijn Ketelaar, Jennifer Zwicker, and Keiko Shikako.

📢 New pub with MacART member Dr. Linda Nguyen!

📖 Read “The co-development and pilot evaluation of the Siblings Training, Empowerment, and Advocacy Kit (Siblings TEAKit) to support youth and young adult siblings of individuals with a disability”: researchinvolvement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

MacART is proud to work with Dr. Deepa Singal and agree with all the points reflected in her editorial.
macautism.ca/macart-suppo...

🚀 A special shoutout to 2025 Data-to-Policy fellow & MacART trainee member Maya Albin, and fellows Rachelle Humes, & Jennifer Crookshank who will both be working with @parcstudy.bsky.social data! 🤝 Kudos!

Read more below ⬇️
macautism.ca/2025-data-to...

#AutismResearch @allianceautism.bsky.social

“I’m not feeling alone in my experiences”: How newly diagnosed autistic adults engage with a neurodiversity-affirming “Welcome Pack”

journals.sagepub.com...

A group photo of the 2025 Canadian Autism Leadership Summit attendees.

🌟 A huge thank you to @allianceautism.bsky.social for hosting the 11th Annual Canadian Autism Leadership Summit #CALS2025!

🙌 MacART was thrilled to learn with everyone, contributing as panelists and poster presenters.

📖 Read more ⬇️
macautism.ca/macart-at-th...

#Autism #Research #Innovation

🚀 Congratulations to MacART trainee member Maya Albin who will work on addressing communication barriers through inclusive co-design, as well as recipients Rachelle Humes and Jennifer Crookshank whose projects will be working with PARC Study data!

#D2PFellows #AutismPolicy #Research

A graphic titled, "2025 Data-to-Policy Fellows", with the fellows' names and pictures: Marwa Alkhalaf, Grace Bennett, Rachelle Humes, Jennifer Crookshank, Haley Clark, Saebom Park, Maya Albin, and Nafiseh Kiamanesh. Logos are displayed for Autism Alliance of Canada, the National Centre for Autism Collaboration, McMaster University, CanNRT, St. Amant, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, and Carleton University.

We’re thrilled to welcome the selected fellows and mentors for the 2025 #D2PFellowships! These emerging leaders will drive meaningful #research to shape #AutismPolicy across Canada.

Learn more: autismalliance.ca/data-to-poli...

#AutismResearch @allianceautism.bsky.social

🌟 Kudos to MacART member Dr. Mackenzie Salt and Co-Director Dr. Stelios Georgiades for your contributions to this important conversation!

Dr. Elyse Rosa and Alessia Greco stand and smile next to their poster.

🧠 Here is MacART member Dr. Elyse Rosa and colleague Alessia Greco presenting their poster, "Creating a Learning Health System for Neurodevelopment" at #CALS2025!

#Autism #Research @allianceautism.bsky.social

MacART members and colleagues stand for a group photo at the Canadian Autism Leadership Summit. From left to right: Dr. Mackenzie Salt, Dr. Caroline Roncadin, Dr. Amedeo D'Angiulli, Dr. Vivian Lee, Dr. Elyse Rosa, Alessia Greco, Renee Baysarowich, and Dr. Stelios Georgiades.

🚀 We are at @allianceautism.bsky.social's #CALS2025, thrilled to participate & learn!

🧠 Here are MacART members Drs. Mackenzie Salt, Caroline Roncadin, Stelios Georgiades (@steliosg.bsky.social), Vivian Lee, & colleagues with CHEO & @offord-centre.bsky.social!

#Autism #Research

🤝 Kudos to MacART member Dr. Caroline Roncadin for her contribution to this panel!

The study title reads "Ready2Work: The Development and Evaluation of a User-Informed Online Employment Website for Autistic Job Seekers". The study authors include Priscilla Burnham Riosa, Jean Phan, Lisa Whittingham, Nickolas Kenyeres, Courtney Bishop, Wendy Roberts, Briano DiRezze, Qi Wan, Neil Walker, and Janette Seymour.

📢 New publication alert involving MacART member Dr. Briano DiRezze!

📖 Read “Ready2Work: The Development and Evaluation of a User-Informed Online Employment Website for Autistic Job Seekers”: liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

#Autism #Research

🤝 MacART members Dr. Irene Drmic, Dr. Terry Bennett, Dr. Elyse Rosa, Dr. Magdalena Janus, Karen Margallo, and Dr. Stelios Georgiades were involved with this presentation! Kudos to all.

The fifth edition of the Canadian Journal of Autism Equity (CJAE) is now available! It features works primarily about the challenges faced by Autistics around diagnosis. mulpress.mcmaster.ca/cjae/issue/v...

A poster advertising the speaker talk, with a picture of Dr. Toru Takumi and a logo of McMaster University's Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour. The poster reads, "PNB Talk: Dr. Toru Takumi, Professor, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Kobe University - Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025. Pizza 11:45am in PC Lobby. Start at 12 PM in PC 155. "Towards Understanding the Pathophysiology of Neuropsychiatric Disorders".

📢 MacART member Dr. Katrina Choe will host Dr. Toru Takumi from Kobe University at McMaster! Join his special lunch talk: "Towards Understanding the Pathophysiology of Neuropsychiatric Disorders" Apr 23rd @ 12pm at PC 155.🍕 Pizza served at 11:45am. Don't miss this fascinating talk!

Registration 11th Annual Canadian Autism Leadership Summit Canada’s Autism Strategy: What It Means for You April 28-30, 2025 Fairmont Château Laurier, Ottawa (ON) Livestream autismalliance.ca/CALS2025

Calling all researchers doing #autism research! #CALS2025 is your opportunity to meet key people, including #Autistic advocates, learn about current policy and hear about the latest research. Save your spot today: face2faceevents.swoogo.com/CALS2025

Dr. Sean Park leads Offord Centre Research Day attendees through an interactive session. The slide on his presentation is titled, "Let's become more rigorously imaginative about the future of health". The subtitle reads, "'Rigor alone is paralytic death, but imagination alone is insanity.' - Gregory Bateson".

⚡️ Dr. Sean Park led @offord-centre.bsky.social Research Day collaborators through interactive guided sessions!

🤝 Thank you for your engaging activities that generated innovative thought and planted seeds for further learning.

#ChildHealth #Research #Innovation #Collaboration

A poster titled, "Bots, Bad Actors, & Bias: Participation Fraud in Neurodevelopmental Research", involving student Samantha Rutherford and MacART member Dr. Mackenzie Salt.

✨ And here's student learner Samantha Rutherford's poster on the topic of "Bots, Bad Actors, & Bias: Participation Fraud in Neurodevelopmental Research"! This project is supervised by MacART member Dr. Mackenzie Salt.

A poster titled, "Exploring Autistic Perspectives on What it Means to Be an Adult", involving student Katie Stock and MacART member Dr. Mackenzie Salt.

💡 And here is a poster by student learner Katie Stock, who is supervised by MacART member Dr. Mackenzie Salt! It is titled, "Exploring Autistic Perspectives on What it Means to Be an Adult".

#Autism #Research