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McMaster Autism Research Team @macautism.ca · Mar 21
👋 We are the McMaster Autism Research Team: researchers, clinicians, scientists, and other experts who foster collaboration among families, researchers, clinicians, educators, & policymakers whose lives are touched by autism.

We aim to advance autism policy and practice through meaningful research.
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🌟 @jaacapjournals.bsky.social shared learning materials on this article involving MacART members for their year 4 Q2 Journal Club program!

🧑‍🏫 Check it out (& earn a CME credit post-discussion): www.jaacap.org/cmehome

📖 Read MacART’s news item: macautism.ca/jaacap-highl...
The study title reads, "Early-Onset Trajectories of Emotional Dysregulation in Autistic Children". The study authors include Teresa Bennett, Marc Jambon, Anat Zaidman-Zait, Eric K. Duku, Stelios Georgiades, Mayada Elsabbagh, Isabel M. Smith, Tracy Vaillancourt, Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Connor M. Kerns, Annie E. Richard, Rachael Bedford, and Peter Szatmari.
November 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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📢 New pub alert with MacART members Dr. Stelios Georgiades (@steliosg.bsky.social) & Dr. Mackenzie Salt!

📖 Read, open access: “Household Income Among Families with Autistic Children and Youths in Canada: A Cross-Sectional Matched Cohort Study”: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...

#Autism #Research
The study title reads, "Household income among families with Autistic children and youths in Canada: a cross-sectional matched cohort study". The study authors include Erin Collins, Ahmed Al-Jaishi, Amy Farrow, Nana Amankwah, Stelios Georgiades, Mackenzie Salt, Kieran Holmes, and Rojiemiahd Edjoc.
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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🚀PARC Study co-investigators from across Canada met in Hamilton, Ontario! We collaborated and innovated on how scientific findings can inform policies & programs for Autistic Canadians as we continue supporting the implementation of the #NationalAutismStrategy.

#AutismResearch
The PARC Study team stands for a team picture at Ron Joyce Children's Health Centre in Hamilton.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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🌟 Get ready to learn! 🚀 Dr. Jonathan Lai & Dr. Deepa Singal explores Canada's National Autism Strategy in the latest PARC Speaker Series talk.

💡 youtu.be/YAM4tYu6j4Y

@allianceautism.bsky.social

#Autism #Neurodiversity #AutismPolicy #Research
PARC Speaker Series: Dr. Jonathan Lai & Dr. Deepa Singal - Canada's National Autism Strategy
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October 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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📢 New publication alert involving MacART Founder & Co-Director Dr. Stelios Georgiades!

📖 Read “Social Skills as a Predictor of Mental Health Trajectories among Autistic Youth and Youth with ADHD during the COVID-19 Pandemic”: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#Autism #Research
The publication name is, "Social Skills as a Predictor of Mental Health Trajectories among Autistic Youth and Youth with ADHD during the COVID-19 Pandemic". The study authors include Melissa Susko, Daphne J. Korczak, Katherine Tombeau Cost, Alice Charach, Jennifer Crosbie, Evdokia Anagnostou, Catherine Birken, Suneeta Monga, Rob Nicolson, Paul D. Arnold, Jonathan L. Maguire, Russell J. Schachar, Stelios Georgiades, Christie L. Burton and Elizabeth Kelley.
October 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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📣 Happening tomorrow! Don’t miss your chance to join this informative talk!

➡️ Register here: bit.ly/parcspeaker7a

#Autism #Canada #AutismResearch #Autism #ASD
#ChildHealth #AutismResearch #Neurodiversity
parcstudy.bsky.social Pediatric Autism Research Cohort (PARC) Study @parcstudy.bsky.social · Sep 4
In this free live speaker talk by Dr. Jonathan Lai & Dr. Deepa Singal, learn about Canada's National Autism Strategy and what it could mean for Autistic people and families who raise, support, and stand beside them.

➡️Register here, open to all: bit.ly/parcspeaker7a

#Autism
PARC Study Speaker Series: Canada’s National Autism Strategy: What It Means for Families and How Autism Alliance of Canada Is Turning Policy into Progress, by Dr. Jonathan Lai and Dr. Deepa Singal. The event will occur on Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 from 12pm-1pm ET, as a virtual Zoom session. Image includes a picture of Dr. Jonathan Lai and Dr. Deepa Singal, as well as logos for the PARC Study, Autism Alliance of Canada, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
October 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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📣 Two weeks out from this live talk by Dr. Jonathan Lai and Dr. Deepa Singal! Virtual seats are limited, so register soon!

➡️ Register here: bit.ly/parcspeaker7a

#Autism #Canada
parcstudy.bsky.social Pediatric Autism Research Cohort (PARC) Study @parcstudy.bsky.social · Sep 4
In this free live speaker talk by Dr. Jonathan Lai & Dr. Deepa Singal, learn about Canada's National Autism Strategy and what it could mean for Autistic people and families who raise, support, and stand beside them.

➡️Register here, open to all: bit.ly/parcspeaker7a

#Autism
PARC Study Speaker Series: Canada’s National Autism Strategy: What It Means for Families and How Autism Alliance of Canada Is Turning Policy into Progress, by Dr. Jonathan Lai and Dr. Deepa Singal. The event will occur on Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 from 12pm-1pm ET, as a virtual Zoom session. Image includes a picture of Dr. Jonathan Lai and Dr. Deepa Singal, as well as logos for the PARC Study, Autism Alliance of Canada, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
September 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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📢 New publication alert with many MacART members as co-authors; this study was developed using @parcstudy.bsky.social data!

📖 Read “Exploring the Relationship Between Family Experiences and Behavioral Inflexibility in Young Autistic Children”: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#Autism #Research
The study title reads, "Exploring the Relationship Between Family Experiences and Behavioral Inflexibility in Young Autistic Children". The study authors include Laura de la Roche, Yun-Ju Chen, Caroline Roncadin, Amedeo D’Angiulli, Vivian Lee, Mackenzie Salt, Elisabetta Trinari, Melissa Carter, Judah Koller, Sherry Fournier, Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Patrick McPhee, Stephen Gentles, Irene Drmic, Briano DiRezze, Peter Rosenbaum, Ronit Mesterman, Julia Frei, Mohammad Zubairi, Katholiki Georgiades, Eric Duku, Teresa Bennett, Ana Hanlon-Dearman, Jonathan Lai, Deepa Singal, Stelios Georgiades, and Elizabeth Kelley.
September 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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📢 New pub w/ MacART members Drs. Yun-Ju Chen, Stelios Georgiades, Eric Duku, Peter Szatmari & Kathy Georgiades!

📖 “Initial diagnosis patterns of coexisting mental health & neurodevelopmental conditions in Autistic children and youth”: acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

#Autism #Research
The study title reads, "Initial diagnosis patterns of coexisting mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions in autistic children and youth: Evidence from a nationally representative sample in Canada". The study authors include Yun-Ju Chen, Meng-Chuan Lai, Stelios Georgiades, Eric Duku, Jordan Edwards, Emma Nolan, Peter Szatmari, Ryan Miller, Katherine Cost, & Katholiki Georgiades.
September 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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📣 Three weeks out from this live talk by Dr. Jonathan Lai and Dr. Deepa Singal! Virtual seats are limited, so register soon!

➡️ Register here: bit.ly/parcspeaker7a

#Autism
parcstudy.bsky.social Pediatric Autism Research Cohort (PARC) Study @parcstudy.bsky.social · Sep 4
In this free live speaker talk by Dr. Jonathan Lai & Dr. Deepa Singal, learn about Canada's National Autism Strategy and what it could mean for Autistic people and families who raise, support, and stand beside them.

➡️Register here, open to all: bit.ly/parcspeaker7a

#Autism
PARC Study Speaker Series: Canada’s National Autism Strategy: What It Means for Families and How Autism Alliance of Canada Is Turning Policy into Progress, by Dr. Jonathan Lai and Dr. Deepa Singal. The event will occur on Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 from 12pm-1pm ET, as a virtual Zoom session. Image includes a picture of Dr. Jonathan Lai and Dr. Deepa Singal, as well as logos for the PARC Study, Autism Alliance of Canada, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
September 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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📢 New publication alert with MacART Co-Director Dr. Stelios Georgiades!

📖 Read “Characterizing replicability in the clustering structure of brain morphology in autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder”: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#Autism #Research
The study title reads, "Characterizing replicability in the clustering structure of brain morphology in autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder". The study authors include Younes Sadat-Nejad, Marlee M. Vandewouw, Jessica Brian, Jennifer Crosbie, Russell J. Schachar, Alana Iaboni, Elizabeth Kelley, Jessica Jones, Margot J. Taylor, Muhammad Ayub, Robert Nicolson, Bilal Syed, Christopher Hammill, Stelios Georgiades, Paul D. Arnold, Jason P. Lerch, Evdokia Anagnostou & Azadeh Kushki.
September 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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🎉 MacART Co-Director and Founder Dr. Stelios Georgiades (@steliosg.bsky.social) has been elected a Member of the 2025 incoming class of the College of the Royal Society of Canada!

📖 Read MacART’s statement here: macautism.ca/dr-stelios-g...

🤝 Kudos to Stelios on this incredible achievement!
Stelios Georgiades, Director of McMaster University's Offord Centre for Child Studies, is a global leader in autism research. His innovative and award-winning cohort studies have advanced our understanding of autism symptoms and outcomes, resulting in the implementation of personalized approaches to autism services and supports. Benefiting thousands of Canadians living with autism, his leadership and evidence-based advocacy were instrumental in creating the Ontario Autism Program and the National Autism Strategy.' Captions read, 'Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University. Royal Society of Canada Class of 2025, RSC College.'
September 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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parcstudy.bsky.social
In this free live speaker talk by Dr. Jonathan Lai & Dr. Deepa Singal, learn about Canada's National Autism Strategy and what it could mean for Autistic people and families who raise, support, and stand beside them.

➡️Register here, open to all: bit.ly/parcspeaker7a

#Autism
PARC Study Speaker Series: Canada’s National Autism Strategy: What It Means for Families and How Autism Alliance of Canada Is Turning Policy into Progress, by Dr. Jonathan Lai and Dr. Deepa Singal. The event will occur on Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 from 12pm-1pm ET, as a virtual Zoom session. Image includes a picture of Dr. Jonathan Lai and Dr. Deepa Singal, as well as logos for the PARC Study, Autism Alliance of Canada, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
September 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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📢 New publication alert involving MacART member Dr. Peter Rosenbaum!

📖 Read “**Viewpoint: childhood developmental disability: recognising the primary role of the family**”: bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/9/1/...

#DevelopmentalDisability #Research @canchild.bsky.social
The publication title reads, "Viewpoint: Childhood Developmental Disability: Recognising the Primary Role of the Family". The study author is Peter Rosenbaum.
August 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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📢New pub with MacART members Drs. Kathy Georgiades, Magdalena Janus & Terry Bennett!

📖“Examining interparental conflict, parent-child conflict, and child emotion regulation within the Family Check-Up®: A randomized controlled trial”:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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The study title reads, "Examining Interparental Conflict, Parent-Child Conflict, and Child Emotion Regulation Within the Family Check-Up®: A Randomized Controlled Trial". The study authors include Katrina R. Abela, Andrea Gonzalez, Krysta Andrews, Xutong Zhang, Marc Jambon, Katholiki Georgiades, Julie Gross, Magdalena Janus, Ellen Lipman, Paulo Pires, and Teresa Bennett.
August 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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📢 New publication alert involving MacART member Dr. Olaf Kraus de Camargo!

📖 Read “Viewpoint: Taking a Strengths-Based Approach to Developmental Disability: The F-Words for Child Development”: bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/9/1/...

#Autism #Research @canchild.bsky.social
The study title reads, "Viewpoint: Taking a strengths-based approach to developmental disability: the F-words for child development". The study author is Olaf Kraus de Camargo.
August 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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📢 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 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.
July 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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📢 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 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.
July 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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📢 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.
July 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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📢 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
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.
July 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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🎉 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...
Dr. Peter Rosenbaum
July 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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🤝 Kudos to MacART member Dr. Terry Bennett! 🎉
June 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM