How Genetics is Shaping the Field of Autism Research

Free webinar at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time (US), January 28, 2026

Learn about how research on genetic influences is shaping our understanding of autism.

How Genetics is Shaping the Field of Autism Research

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M. Pilar Trelles, MD, is a licensed and certified child and adolescent psychiatrist. Dr. Trelles has expertise in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and related neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDDs) and has received specialized training in the utility of genomic medicine to better understand these conditions.

Dr. Trelles’ clinical and research work has been dedicated to improving access to care for under-resourced communities with NDDs. By establishing strong community partnerships with national and international stakeholders, she has developed initiatives that improve healthcare disparities and build capacities in the community to improve research participation of ethnic and racial minorities in ASD research. She has obtained significant grant support and has been the recipient of multiple awards for junior investigators. Dr. Trelles has published extensively in professional journals and has been invited frequently to present nationally and internationally.

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Access to Work Is Still Valuable, But It’s Struggling, And Businesses Need to Step Up

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The Best Accommodations That Make Work Easier for Neurodivergent Employees

Featured Photo by Kampus Production via Pexels   Neurodivergent employees bring incredible strengths to the workplace — creative thinking, attention to detail, and innovative problem-solving. But […]

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Disparities in Autism Ascertainment in Black Children

Free webinar at 1 p.m. Eastern time (US), Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Learn about disparities in autism ascertainment in Black children and accessible treatment models that can help reach underserved populations.

Disparities in Autism Ascertainment in Black Children

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Aisha S. Dickerson, PhD, MSPH, is an associate professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is an environmental neuroepidemiologist with primary research interests in environmental risk factors for neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. Specifically, she studies combined environmental and occupational exposures across the life course and subsequent individual and transgenerational neurological outcomes, including autism spectrum disorder, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and dementia. Between earning her BS and MSPH, Dr. Dickerson worked for the Jefferson County Department of Health where she served on emergency response teams after Hurricane Katrina and during the H1N1 (Swine Flu) pandemic. Prior to joining BSPH, she also completed postdoctoral training at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Currently, her research investigates joint environmental and psychosocial stressors in under resourced communities. She is the PI of an NIEHS-funded study of gene-environment interaction with parental occupation exposures and autism in offspring. She also has several ongoing studies of joint exposures utilizing data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), and the Environmental influences of Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) project.

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Why Time Is Different for Neurodivergent People: Understanding Time Blindness

Featured Photo by Mike via Pexels   Whenever we brush our teeth, we are told to do it for two minutes. For some people, the two […]

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Maladaptive Daydreaming & ADHD: Signs, Causes and How to Manage It

Featured photo by Keira Burton via Pexels   If you read my previous article, ‘ADHD: Zoning Out vs Dissociation‘, you may remember my explanation of the […]

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Nutrition Research Updates: Five Underappreciated Nutrients that Neurodivergent Kids May Be Missing

Free webinar at 1 p.m. Eastern time (US), Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Tune in to hear Vicki Kobliner, MS, RDN, discuss current nutrition research and how to improve the health of neurodivergent kids.

Nutrition Research Updates: Five Underappreciated Nutrients that Neurodivergent Kids May Be Missing

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Vicki Kobliner, MS, RD, is a Registered Dietitian and owner of Holcare Nutrition (www.holcarenutrition.com). She practices a functional nutrition approach to help the body heal itself and has extensive experience using various diet modalities to help children with autism and related disorders. Vicki works with infants, children, and adults with chronic illnesses, digestive disorders, food allergies, ADHD, and autism, and provides fertility and prenatal nutrition counseling. She is a contributing author to “A Compromised Generation: The Epidemic of Chronic Illness in America’s Children.”

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The Trauma of Objectification

Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT explores relational objectification, and the effect it can have on us.

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