International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) 24th Annual Meeting
to be held in Seattle, Washington, April 30 to May 3, 2025
Leading autism researchers, clinicians, and advocates from around the world will gather to share latest findings and discoveries
The International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) will hold its 2025 Annual Meeting – the organization’s 24th – from Wednesday, April 30 through Saturday, May 3, 2025, bringing together a global, multidisciplinary group of more than 2,000 autism researchers, clinicians, advocates, self-advocates, and students from 53 countries to exchange the latest scientific learnings and discoveries that are advancing the expanding understanding of autism and its complexities. This year’s meeting will be held in Seattle, Washington at the Seattle Convention Center.
The INSAR Annual Meeting is the world's largest gathering of scientists and specialists who continue to catalyze innovative research into all aspects of autism spectrum disorder, including its nature, causes, and treatments. The 24th INSAR Annual Meeting will include 1600 posters, 28 oral sessions, 30 panels, eight special interest groups, and three keynote speeches representing the most robust and latest autism research conducted across more than 51 countries, as well as demonstrations of new and emerging technologies.
The scientific topics will include: daily challenges faced by the autism community, such as self-injury and mental health conditions; interdisciplinary biological understanding spanning genetics to the brain of key autistic experiences such as sensory processing; and implementation science aimed at enhancing systems of care through improved provider training and increasing access to care
This year’s INSAR Lifetime Achievement Award will honor Dr. Joseph Piven of the University of North Carolina. The INSAR Research Advocate Award will be presented to Dr. Andy Shih of Autism Speaks. Other awards presented at this year’s meeting will include the Cultural Diversity Research Award, honoring The REAL Network, as well as the INSAR Early Career Investigator Award, Dissertation Awards and Slifka/ Ritvo Innovation in Autism Research Award.
Select researchers will be available for interviews prior to the INSAR 2025 Annual Meeting and during the conference. Please contact apockriss@rubenstein.com or skaplan@rubenstein.com to arrange.
To register to attend the INSAR Annual Meeting, visit the INSAR website. INSAR Membership is not required.
Media wishing to attend must contact apockriss@rubenstein.com or skaplan@rubenstein.com to request media credentials.
Research will be presented on a range of topics, including:
- Integrating animal and human neuroimaging studies to demonstrate altered sensory processing and the underlying top-down and bottom-up mechanisms in autism.
- New instruments for the assessment of communication and adaptive behavior in minimally verbal individuals.
- Measuring dysregulated emotions experienced by autistic individuals by brain wave coherence and heart rate variability, and how these measures can benefit treatment for emotion regulation difficulties.
- New clinical trial findings that demonstrate how caregiver-focused interventions could benefit autistic children and caregivers in diverse international settings.
- Autism screening tools and educational programs that can be effectively adapted and developed based on proper consideration of cultural factors.
- Findings across multiple real-life, community-based trials that show promising benefits to improve the employment outcomes of autistic youth and young adults.
Keynote speakers:
Michael Lombardo, Ph.D.
Prof Michael Lombardo is tenured Senior Researcher at the Institute Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) in Rovereto, Italy, where he directs the Neurodevelopmental Disorders research line and Laboratory for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (LAND).
Dora Raymaker, Ph.D.
Dora M. Raymaker, Ph.D., is a Research Associate Professor at Portland State University’s Regional Research Institute for Human Services in the School of Social Work, and Complex Systems Program in the School of Earth Environment and Society.
Karen Adolph, Ph.D.
Karen E. Adolph is Julius Silver Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and Professor of Applied Psychology and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at New York University
WHAT: International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) 24th Annual Meeting, bringing together autism researchers, clinicians, and advocates from around the world
WHERE: Seattle Convention Center (ARCH Building)
705 Pike Street
Seattle, Washington, USA
WHEN: Keynote, Scientific Panel and Oral Presentations, and Poster Sessions
Thursday, May 1- Friday, May 2
8:00 AM-7:00 PM PDT
Saturday, May 3
8:30 AM-4:00 PM PDT
MEDIA NOTES:
- Scientific abstracts are embargoed until Wednesday, April 30 at 6:00 AM PDT/9:00 AM EDT.
- Visit the following link for INSAR 2025 Annual Meeting updates: https://www.autism-insar.org/page/2025AnnMeeting
- INSAR will arrange requested interviews prior to and during the INSAR 2025 Annual Meeting. Please contact apockriss@rubenstein.com or skaplan@rubenstein.com to arrange.