Poster Presentations
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Congratulations to our Two Poster Presentation Winners!
Title: Crisis Prevention by Design: Community Innovation Meets Artificial Intelligence
Presenters: Camille Proctor, Torica Exume, PhD
Title: Supporting Neurodivergent Student Success in the Kennedy Library: Experiences, Barriers, & Recommendations for Improvement
Presenters: Anagha Kulkarni, BS, Mercedes Rutherford-Patten
Session #1: Saturday, September 19, 2026 from 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM
Poster # | Non-Research or Research | Track | Title | Authors (* presenting author) |
| 1 | Non-Research Poster | Employment/Entrepreneurship | Community, Connection, and Career Success: A Strengths-Based Model for Lifelong Community Belonging | *Michael P. Storz, MBA, Bettina Greene-Thompson |
| 3 | Non-Research Poster | Employment/Entrepreneurship | We can Reduce Crime by 10% per Annum by Supporting Neurodivergent Offenders into Employment and Entrepreneurship | *Roger Broadbent |
| 5 | Non-Research Poster | Employment/Entrepreneurship | Neuro-affirming Hiring and Management of Neurodiverse Teams- Actions that can taken immediately to improve organizational culture for everyone | *Corey Hollemeyer, MA, MS, MA, MBA, PHR |
| 7 | Non-Research Poster | Employment/Entrepreneurship | Recipes of Memory: From Grief to Identity in Neurodivergent Lives Across Generations | *Fialkora Myndru, *Antony Dribinskiy, *Dmitriy Dribinskiy, *Marianna Orlinkov |
| 9 | Non-Research Poster | Employment/Entrepreneurship | The Future of Work Needs Different Minds: Neurodiversity and Co-Intelligence | *Lia Snell, MOD, |
| 11 | Non-Research Poster | Employment/Entrepreneurship | Designed by Neurodivergent Experts: Aspiritech Academy and the Future of our Workforce | *Paola Callejas, *Tanika Edmonds |
| 13 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | Crisis Prevention by Design: Community Innovation Meets Artificial Intelligence | *Camille Proctor, *Torica Exume, PhD |
| 15 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | The Neurodivergent Spiral of Life | *Barbara (Blaze) Lazarony, MA, LMFT |
| 17 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | Life Does Not Happen in Silos: Neurodivergent Success Infrastructure Across Learning, Wellbeing, Work and Independent Living | *Michelle Raz |
| 19 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | “Empathy Framing” Approach for Structuring Communication Strategy for Rapport and Relationship-Building in a Neurodiverse Interpersonal Environment | *Ary Ziv, PhD |
| 21 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | A Portrait, Not a Diagnosis- How a father built an AI tool to return the narrative of neurodevelopment to the people who know their children best | *Anuj Dua, AIA |
| 23 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | Beyond the Session: Integrating Family Data into Autism Care Through Continuous Functional Monitoring | *Dariya Orlova-Zhernovaya, MA, *Yevhen Nezhhuta |
| 25 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | Culturally Responsive and Strength-Based Autism Assessment in Community Settings: Clinical Psychology Doctoral Trainee’s Reflection and Perspective | *Nahal Shahlavi, BA, *Pei-Chun Tsai, PhD |
| 27 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | Finding Voice Through Rhythm: A Culturally Grounded Music Therapy Approach for Autistic Children | *Ioanna Ponomarenko, MA, *Fialkora Myndru, MSc, * Danna Summers, PhD |
| 29 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | How to survive as Unicorn in a neurotypical world 🌎 | *Sabine Buch |
| 31 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | Research-informed and community-driven support of ADHD individuals for overall well-being | *Susan Williams |
| 33 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | Rethinking Self-Care: Supporting Neurodivergent Mental Health Professionals | *Dhwani Sanghavi, MA, MSc, Lori Hogenkamp |
| 35 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | When Neurodivergence Is Missed: ADHD, Eating Disorders, and Late Diagnosis in BIPOC Communities | *Makailah (Mak) Dowell |
| 37 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | “Trying to Be Cool, Learning to Be Me”: AuDHD Comics by Girls Who Know | *Fialkora Myndru, MSc, Yana Mykytenko, *Liza Stoyanova, *Jacqueline Summers, Dias Aronov |
| 39 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | Skylark at Meleto: Bridging the Transition Gap to Independent Adulthood | *Carmencita Bua, *Antonio Hardan, MD, Alessandro Morganti, MD, PhD |
| 41 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | Practice Guidelines for Conducting Participant-Centered Research with Autistic Children | *Jordin Rodondi, MS, *E. Jaye Catron, Eleanor Palser, PhD |
| 43 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | Design to Thrive: Neuro-Architectural Design for Everyone Everywhere | *Eve Edelstein, PhD, MArch, Monica Baciu, MD, PhD, Ruth Fanning, MD, Antonio Hardan, MD, Anita Honkanen, MD, MS, Stephane Sadoux, PhD |
| 45 | Non-Research Poster | The Arts | Art Ability Makerspace Collective: Inclusive Arts Education Through Creative Practice and Executive Functioning | *Teresa Castillo, Robert Menze, Paulino Chavez, Student Leader, Kimberly Saucedo, Marquez Devoe, Blossom Brewer, Jeanette Osborne |
| 47 | Scientific Poster | Employment/Entrepreneurship | Effect of employing individuals with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder on business performance: a systematic review | *Akane Shinjo |
| 49 | Scientific Poster | Employment/Entrepreneurship | Global Hubs of Inclusion: Lessons from Barcelona and Buenos Aires. | *Guillermo Serrano, CPHR, DBA - ABD |
| 51 | Scientific Poster | Employment/Entrepreneurship | Through Their Eyes: Neurodivergent Perspectives on Workplace Inclusion and Belonging Initiatives | *Allison Leanos, EdD |
| 53 | Scientific Poster | Mental Health | Centering the Perspective of Adults Seeking Care for ADHD: A Patient Journey Model | *Jenn Raley Miller |
| 55 | Scientific Poster | Mental Health | Sensory Processing as a Pathway to Psychosis: Current Literature and Future Directions | *Elena Lamprecht, M.S., M.Ed. |
| 57 | Scientific Poster | Mental Health | Strengths-Based Factors Associated With Anxiety Among U.S. Children With ADHD | *Breanna Bieler |
| 59 | Scientific Poster | Mental Health | The Impact of Daily Routines on the Well-Being and Engagement of Autistic Adults: A Mixed Methods Study | *Sharon Eva, OT |
| 61 | Scientific Poster | Mental Health | The Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Executive Dysfunction among Adults With and Without ADHD | *Ariana Esfahani, *E. Jaye Catron, *Laura Medina Flores, *Eleanor R. Palser |
| 63 | Scientific Poster | Mental Health | Trauma-Related Alterations in Self-Consciousness Among Men with Alcohol Use Disorder: Implications for Self-Regulation and Neurodiversity-Informed Care | *Natalia Cherniavska, PhD, *Fialkora Myndru, MSc, *Viacheslav Konotopchyk |
| 65 | Scientific Poster | Mental Health | Understanding Neurodiversity in Chinese American Communities | *Hao Ren |
Session #2: Saturday, September 19, 2026 from 3:35 PM – 4:35 PM
Poster # | Non-Research or Research | Track | Title | Authors (* presenting author) |
| 2 | Non-Research Poster | Higher Education | An Inclusive Curiosity-Driven Curriculum: A Neurocognitive Approach to Supporting Neurodiverse Learners in Introductory STEM Education | *Sophia Han, *Cynthia van Golen, PhD |
| 4 | Non-Research Poster | Higher Education | Beyond Deficit Models: Faculty Perspectives on Neurodiversity in Speech-Language Pathology and Educator Preparation Programs | *Zoe Giatis, MA, CCC-SLP |
| 6 | Non-Research Poster | Higher Education | Bridging Transitions: A Strength-Based Video Series for Thrice-Exceptional Black Male Students | *Cameron Aaron |
| 8 | Non-Research Poster | Higher Education | Neurodiversity and Belonging in Graduate Education: What the Literature Suggests for More Inclusive Universities | *Dorsey R. Massey, LMSW |
| 10 | Non-Research Poster | Higher Education | From Accomodation to Infrastructure: Building Accessible Community | *Catherine Weir, Natasha Abner PhD |
| 12 | Non-Research Poster | Human Rights | Architected Access: A Neuro-Inclusive Framework for Legal Equity and Medical Autonomy | *Crystal Evans |
| 14 | Non-Research Poster | Human Rights | Bridging Policy and Patient Voices: A Patient-Centered Legislative Approach as a Solution for Epilepsy Care Equity | *Jennifer Dang, BS, *Rida Mullah, BS, *Atena Tork, BS, Natalia Sucher, BA |
| 16 | Non-Research Poster | Human Rights | Documenting Neurodiversity History | *Ira Eidle |
| 18 | Non-Research Poster | Human Rights | Not Your Victim: Confronting Ableism and Transphobia Through a Feminist Analysis of Selected Published Adult Trans+Autistic Narratives of Transition | *Joelle Tori Maslak, BA |
| 20 | Non-Research Poster | Human Rights | Imagining the Biochemically [im]Possible: Keeping Expectations High and Outside-of-the-Box | Robin Lynn Treptow, PhD |
| 22 | Non-Research Poster | K-12 Education | Nothing About Us Not Led by Us: Neurodivergent and Disabled Students Driving the Accessibility Conversation | *Hannah Poplack, *Maxwell Palance, *Wanzie Li, *Sadie Giessner, *Emma Griffifth |
| 24 | Non-Research Poster | K-12 Education | A Volunteer-Led, Community-Based Adaptive Sports Program: A Community Innovation for Enhancing Inclusion and Motor-Social Outcomes in Neurodivergent Individuals | *Brian Rong |
| 26 | Non-Research Poster | K-12 Education | AI Tools in Inclusive Classrooms: Educator Practices for Supporting Neurodiverse Learners | *Sarah M. Scott, PhD |
| 28 | Non-Research Poster | K-12 Education | Building Bridges: Fostering Inclusion Through Best Buddies at Gunn High School | *Vin Bhat |
| 30 | Non-Research Poster | K-12 Education | It’s Not Won’t—It’s Neurodivergent: And Yes, They CAN! | *Amy Cushner |
| 32 | Non-Research Poster | K-12 Education | Superpowers for Everyone: Why Sharing Strengths Works Better Than 'Labels' Alone | *Ayaan Garg, *Aadya Garg |
| 34 | Non-Research Poster | K-12 Education | Title: Preventing Mismatch in Autism Services: A Developmentally Grounded Framework for Integrated Support | Michele Havens, EdD, BCBA, DIR-certified |
| 36 | Non-Research Poster | K-12 Education | Cognitive Offloading VS. Cognitive Augmentation: A Proposed Al Framework for Neurodivergent K-12 Learning Environments | *Shiva Charan Enaguthi, *Yashwanth Narayan Shravanaboyina Besta |
| 38 | Non-Research Poster | K-12 Education | Designing In, Not Adding On | *Kalyani Sridhar, MEd, BCBA |
| 40 | Non-Research Poster | The Arts | Seen in Fiction, Silenced in Fact: Who Gets to Narrate the Neurodivergent Mind? | *CC Hart |
| 42 | Scientific Poster | Higher Education | Finding Community in Complexity: An Asset-Based Investigation into Neurodivergent Students’ Engineering Education Experience | Anelauiokalani Akiona, Nazret Resendiz, *Laura Hirshfield |
| 44 | Scientific Poster | Higher Education | Neurodivergent College Students Raising Critical Consciousness About Identity, Social Mobility, and Success: A Participatory Action Research Study | *Rachel Brunson, EdD, *Sierra Wade |
| 46 | Scientific Poster | Higher Education | Rebuilding Higher Education: Leveraging Neurodivergent Students' Voices & Lived Experiences | *Victoria E. M. Ng, MEd, Leslie A. Rogers, PhD |
| 48 | Scientific Poster | Higher Education | Supporting Neurodivergent Student Success in the Kennedy Library: Experiences, Barriers, & Recommendations for Improvement | *Anagha Kulkarni, BS, *Mercedes Rutherford-Patten |
| 50 | Scientific Poster | Human Rights | Nothing about us without us: towards neurodivergent design guidelines for, with, and by neurodivergently disabled people | *Nick Harvey |
| 52 | Scientific Poster | Human Rights | Understanding and Acceptance of Neurodiversity in Chinese American Communities | *Hannah Ren |
| 54 | Scientific Poster | K-12 Education | Advancing strength-based solutions to manage daily stress | *Josephina Anna Ho |
| 56 | Scientific Poster | K-12 Education | Community Perspectives on Neurodiversity: Recognizing Strengths of Individuals with Neurodiversity and Measuring Knowledge, Attitudes, and the Learning Effect of Participation in a Community-Based Survey | *Mehar Singh |
| 58 | Scientific Poster | K-12 Education | Designing Better Educational Apps for Autistic Learners: Lessons from a Systematic Review and Market Scan | *Tiffany Leones, Xin Wei, PhD, MEd, Xime Dominguez, Danae Kamdar, Sarah Scott, Chaula Gupta, Stefani Pautz Stephenson |
| 60 | Scientific Poster | K-12 Education | Examining the Alignment Between Parental and Teacher Beliefs About Play For Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder | *Angelina Raver |
| 62 | Scientific Poster | K-12 Education | Do Early Tactile-Emotional Bonds Shape Preschool Educators’ Development of Emotional Self-Awareness? | *Frances Poteet, PhD |
| 64 | Scientific Poster | K-12 Education | Educators’ Early Experiences of Received Positive Touch-Based Caregiving and Their Associations with Bodily and Emotional Self-Awareness and Classroom Management: A Pilot Study | *Frances Poteet, PhD |
| 66 | Scientific Poster | K-12 Education | From Awareness to Action: Self-Compassion and Advocacy Development in a Neurodiversity Summer Camp | *Rachel K. Shuck, PhD, Cassidy J. Miller, Enyi Jen, PhD, Erica Detemmerman, Lawrence Fung, MD, PhD |
Session #3: Sunday, September 20, 2026 from 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM
Poster # | Non-Research or Research | Track | Title | Authors (* presenting author) |
| 1 | Non-Research Poster | Higher Education | Neurodivergent Women in Leadership: Building Strengths Through Institutional and Community Innovation in Higher Education | *Mryam Ali, *Sun Jaehyun Sur |
| 3 | Non-Research Poster | Higher Education | PINS for the Win: How a New Communication Tool Helps All Abilities Thrive | *Jade Steele, *Julie Steele |
| 5 | Non-Research Poster | Higher Education | Autistic students in higher education: a conceptual support group framework | *Veronica Mullins, MS, CPC-I |
| 7 | Non-Research Poster | Higher Education | The Significance of Equitable Sports Participation in Encouraging Physical Activity Among Neurodivergent College Students | *Covenant Akinremi |
| 9 | Non-Research Poster | Higher Education | Toolkit for Inclusive Workforce Education: Embedding Workplace Skills Using UDL | *Alli Stanojkovic, EdD |
| 11 | Non-Research Poster | Higher Education | Hidden Curriculum and Neuroinclusive Reform in Social Work Education | Jan A. Wozniak, MA, MSW, *Keri West, PhD, MSW, Ami Goulden, PhD, MSW |
| 13 | Non-Research Poster | Higher Education | The Neurodiversity Innovation Center for Excellence in Neuroscience (NICE in neuro): applying a neurodiversity mindset to neuroscience and neuroscientists | *Matt Smear, PhD, *JoAnna O'Neill, BS, *Lila Kaye, BS, *Leah Blankenship, BS |
| 15 | Non-Research Poster | Higher Education | Neurodiversity-Based Multimodal Design to Support Academic Text Comprehension among Deaf Students in Higher Education: A Prototype-Based Approach | *Mayasari Manar, MPd, Murni Winarsih, MPd, Totok Bintoro, MPd, Indra Jaya, MPd, Virzha Aulianna Dhaksietsatsura, MPd |
| 17 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | Care under Fire: Rethinking Mental Health in Conditions of Chronic Threat | *Oleh Fitkalo, MD, *Fialkora Myndru, MS, *Igor Gontaruk, MD, *Danna Summers, PhD, *Maryia Zabaronak, MD |
| 19 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | Supervising Neurodivergent Trainees: Missteps and Effective Strategies | *Michelle R. Dalton, PhD, LPC, *Ian Hammonds, LMFT, LPC, *Alliant University, *Misty Schmidt, PhD, LMFT |
| 21 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | The power of a humanist understanding of Neurodiversity opening the door a new paradigm | *Paul Bondonno, MSEd, *Hillary Revell |
| 23 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | Building Social Connection and Emotional Well-Being Through Inclusive Sports: The DRIB (Developing Relationships in Inclusive Basketball) Model | *Yeo Kwang (James) Yun, PhD, BCBA, *Rosa K. Chang, MEd, *Ashley Hong, BA |
| 25 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | How Racquet Sports Can Help Beyond Coordination | *Rithik Krishna |
| 27 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | From Masking to Meaning: Late Identification, Systemic Harm, and the Path to Agency, Authenticity, and Potential | *Stephanie Kessl MPH, MS |
| 29 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | Mini-Talks: A Structured, Multi-Environment System for Practicing Communication in Selective Mutism | *Alp Ozpamir |
| 31 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | Not a Misfit—Misunderstood When Conditions Don’t Fit: The WEO Framework™ for Rethinking Neurodivergence | *Jennifer C. Cummings, M S Ed |
| 33 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | The roadmap we wished existed but didn’t! Working with groups of neurodivergent clients: From theory to real-world practice | *Nam Phuong Nguyen, *Leisa McNeese |
| 35 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | Empowering Neurodiversity: Strength-based Approaches for Asian American Communities | *Brianna Lee, BA, Pei-Chun Tsai, PhD |
| 37 | Non-Research Poster | Mental Health | Beyond Attention at Work: ADHD, Energy, and Sustainable Performance | *Kristen Baird-Goldman, M.s., LMFT, ATR, ADHD-CCSP, *Daniella Karidi, PhD, CPC, *Jenna Dillon, PCAC, PCC |
| 39 | Scientific Poster | Higher Education | Academic Experiences and Emotional Perspectives of College Students With ADHD: An Interpretive Analysis | *Christine Harvey, EdD |
| 41 | Scientific Poster | Higher Education | Neurodivergent Students' Perceptions of AI: Impact on Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness in Higher Education | *Jeanette Villanueva Padilla, EdD |
| 43 | Scientific Poster | Higher Education | Project ASCEND: Preparing Future Speech-Language Therapists to Provide Culturally-Responsive Neurodiversity-Affirming Communication Supports to Young Nonspeaking Autistic Children | *Betty Yu |
| 45 | Scientific Poster | Mental Health | Rebuilding Safety: Positive Cue Construction in Trauma Therapy for Autistic Individuals | *Dariya Orlova-Zhernovaya, MA, *Fialkora Myndru, MSc, *Danna Summers, PhD |
| 47 | Scientific Poster | Mental Health | Beyond Clean Data: Speech Emotion Recognition in Noisy and Variable Speech | *Chuyue Jia |
| 49 | Scientific Poster | Mental Health | HFS: a Pilot Study for a Movement Based Intervention for Autistic Children | *Qing Bai, MD, Crystal Goh, PhD |
| 51 | Scientific Poster | Mental Health | Advancing Independent Living Through Subsidized Supportive Amenities: A Longitudinal Evaluation in Neurodiverse Housing | *Abby Salinero |
| 53 | Scientific Poster | Mental Health | Anxiety and Social Skills in Neurodivergent Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Gender | *Laurie Anne Smith |
| 55 | Scientific Poster | Mental Health | Attention Profiles in Adults With Down Syndrome: Beyond ADHD Diagnosis | *Lindsay Jamieson, *Edmund Fanslau III |
| 57 | Scientific Poster | Mental Health | Instant Attunement, Infinite Attention: An Analytic Autoethnography Exploring AI-Mediated Communication | *Sam Hiatt |
| 59 | Scientific Poster | Mental Health | Misclassified Performance: Examining the Impact of Externalizing Behaviors on False Positive Performance Invalidity in a Female Youth with AuDHD and Intellectual Disability | *Alejandro Ruelas-Mora, Kiara C. Summers, Carly Applegate, Wyatt H. Alvis, Rayna B. Hirst, PhD, & Shelley Peery, PhD |
| 61 | Scientific Poster | Mental Health | The Silent Protection: When Dissociation is Misread in Neurodivergent Youth Under Chronic Threat | *Fialkora Myndru, MS, *Danna Summers, PhD |
| 63 | Scientific Poster | Mental Health | Wearable EEG-Informed Personalized Music Sequencing to Support Mood, Recall, and Connection in a Memory-Care Community | *Shreya Kishore |
| 65 | Scientific Poster | Mental Health | The Feelings Forest: A pilot study for a novel intervention for alexithymia in autistic youth. | *Charlie Tenney-Becker, E. Jaye Catron, Ariana Esfahani, Dominic Giugliano, Jordin Rodondi, Laura Media Flores, Emma Esposito, Eleanor R. Palser, PhD |
Session #4: Sunday, September 20, 2026 from 3:35 PM – 4:35 PM
Poster # | Non-Research or Research | Track | Title | Authors (* presenting author) |
| 2 | Non-Research Poster | Employment/Entrepreneurship | Operationalizing Cognitive Diversity In National Security | *Shale Norwitz |
| 4 | Non-Research Poster | Employment/Entrepreneurship | Diversity & Pathways to Financial Autonomy | *Hafsa Qadeer |
| 6 | Non-Research Poster | Employment/Entrepreneurship | Thinking Without Lines: How Neuro-Informed Coaching and Divergent Teams Are Reshaping Innovation in the Age of AI | *Joanie Connell, PhD, *Ken Parekh, Rod Hart |
| 8 | Non-Research Poster | Employment/Entrepreneurship | Neurodiversity, Leadership, and Lived Experience: Bridging Clinical Insight and High-Performance Contexts | *Valeriya Hjertenaes, PhD, *Fialkora Myndru, MSc, *Claire Zee, MA-PCEC-ACC, *Barbara Vokatis PhD |
| 10 | Non-Research Poster | Employment/Entrepreneurship | The Neuroverse Initiative: Supporting the Intersection of Neurodiversity and Space Science | *Jessica Schonhut-Stasik, PhD |
| 12 | Non-Research Poster | Employment/Entrepreneurship | Leadership as Regulation: Stabilization Patterns in Neurodiverse Teams Under Prolonged Uncertainty | *Dariya Orlova-Zhernovaya, MA, *Fialkora Myndru, MSc |
| 14 | Non-Research Poster | Human Rights | Beyond Models: A Human Rights Approach to Supporting Neurodivergent Individuals and Their Families | *Robin Lynn Treptow, PhD, *Michele Havens, *Frances Poteet, *Karen Harris, Faith Thayer |
| 16 | Non-Research Poster | Human Rights | Accessibility Is a Right: Creating Autism-Affirming Healthcare Spaces | *Jill Hudson, MS, CCLS |
| 18 | Non-Research Poster | Human Rights | Learning to Be Seen: Neurodivergent Self-Advocacy, Parent Support, and Shifting Social Understanding | *Fialkora Myndru, MSc, * Iryna Vorontsova, BA, *Valeriya Hjertenaes, PhD |
| 20 | Non-Research Poster | Human Rights | Participatory Pathways: Redefining Inclusivity and Empowerment in Neurodivergent Communities | *Nethiri Umashanger |
| 22 | Non-Research Poster | K-12 Education | The Personal Communication Compass as a Framework for Bridging the Double Empathy Gap in Caregiver–Autistic Communication | *Meenakshy Kavassery, Smita Harith, Sarbani Mallick |
| 24 | Non-Research Poster | K-12 Education | Beyond Awareness: Affinity as Infrastructure | *Gretchen Kellough, PhD, Lindy Jensen, PhD, Gustav Steinhardt, PhD, Elizabeth Cobb, Sarah Firestein |
| 26 | Non-Research Poster | K-12 Education | Beyond Silos: Creating Connected Systems of Support for 2e Learners | *Stacey Hilborn EdD, *Yael Valek, *Dianna Sadler |
| 28 | Non-Research Poster | K-12 Education | Making Special Education Neurodiversity-Affirming: A Guide | *David Rivera, *Beth Hawkins, *Martin Slyngstad, *Eric Garcia |
| 30 | Non-Research Poster | K-12 Education | InnerBloom: Turning Daily Incidents into Developmental Insights for Neurodivergent Learners | *XingNi Liu |
| 32 | Non-Research Poster | K-12 Education | The Trust Loop: A Learning Sciences Framework That Turns Playfulness Into a Teachable Skill for Educators of Neurodivergent Minds | *Gabriela Locoh-a, PhD |
| 34 | Non-Research Poster | K-12 Education | Overlooked Careers. Overlooked Talent: Rethinking Career Choice Through a Neurodiversity Lens | *Laura Sapa, PhD |
| 36 | Non-Research Poster | K-12 Education | Beyond Awareness and Acceptance: Forging Authentic Bonds Between Neurotypical and Neurodivergent Youth Through Grassroots Innovation and the Ally in Training™ App | *Aashna Parsa |
| 38 | Non-Research Poster | K-12 Education | Developing an AI-Assisted Special Interest Map for a Child on the Autism Spectrum: A Strengths-Based Case Report from Türkiye | *Hatice Ulu Aydın, İlknur Çifci Tekinarslan, Yeşim Güleç Aslan |
| 40 | Non-Research Poster | K-12 Education | From Diagnosis to Dialogue: How Large Language Models Can Prepare Families for IEP Meetings When They Cannot Afford a Professional Advocate | *Tarruck Wheeler, *Abbagayle Madanat |
| 42 | Non-Research Poster | K-12 Education | Seeing Strengths, Redefining Independence: A Strengths-Based, Neurodiversity-Affirming Framework for Inclusive Design in K–12 Education | *Ingrid Dominguez, MA |
| 44 | Non-Research Poster | K-12 Education | edYOUcation, the WRITE way: How handwriting supports neurodivergent brain health and achieving developmental milestones | *AnneMarie Anderson |
| 46 | Non-Research Poster | The Arts | Expressive Movement Initiative: Providing a Creative Outlet for Disabled Children and Adolescents through Dance Movement Therapy | *Ava Vehemente, BS, *Madeline Redmond, BS, Rujuta B. Wilson, MD, MS |
| 48 | Non-Research Poster | The Arts | From Zero to Hero: Using Experiential Team-Based Learning to Empower Neurodivergent Communities | *Van Phan, MFA |
| 50 | Non-Research Poster | The Arts | Perceptual Theatre Staged by Identity, Spacetime, and Reciprocity | *Yunjo Lee |
| 52 | Scientific Poster | Employment/Entrepreneurship | Multilevel Integrated Employment Support Framework: Evidence-Based Pathways to Employment for Young Adults with ASD | *Pranita Madhaorao Patki, OTR/L, Santosh Pilkhane, Aarav Pilkhane |
| 54 | Scientific Poster | Human Rights | The Bible on the Spectrum: Developing a Neurodivergent Biblical Criticism | *Thalia Markowski |
| 56 | Scientific Poster | K-12 Education | Building Strengths Through Neurodiverse Community Innovation | *Karen Harris, Ph.D., MS, OTR/L, Robin Lynn Treptow, PhD, PDP, IFEC-MH, Frances Poteet, MSS, Ph.D., Faith Condon Thayer, PhD, LPC, ACS, LCAT, ATR-BC , Michele Havens, Ed.,d., BCBA, LBA-NJ |
| 58 | Scientific Poster | K-12 Education | Sensory Stickers: A Tactile, Discrete Tool for BFRB / ADHD Management Rooted in Lived Experience | *Samyuktha Gopi Raj |
| 60 | Scientific Poster | K-12 Education | The Case For 1:1 Remote Peer Learning Models in Individuals with Developmental Disabilities | *Phoebe Song |
| 62 | Scientific Poster | K-12 Education | What Counts as Communication? Autistic Memory and the Politics of Echolalia: A Critical Phenomenological Mapping of Non-Normative Languaging | *Jamie Chase, M.Ed. |