Pitt REAACT: An NIH Autism Center of Excellence
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The Regulation of Emotion in Autistic Adults, Children, and Teens (REAACT) Program; Research to support mental health across the lifespan; all views are our own
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ACLD Tillotson School and Pitt REAACT present LEARN: Leading Education & Awareness on Research in Neurodivergence, a brand-new speaker series starting on January 14, 2026.
You can register and LEARN more from our website: www.reaact.pitt.edu/LEARN
You can register and LEARN more from our website: www.reaact.pitt.edu/LEARN
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
ACLD Tillotson School and Pitt REAACT present LEARN: Leading Education & Awareness on Research in Neurodivergence, a brand-new speaker series starting on January 14, 2026.
You can register and LEARN more from our website: www.reaact.pitt.edu/LEARN
You can register and LEARN more from our website: www.reaact.pitt.edu/LEARN
This week, REAACT exhibited at the 9th annual College Autism Summit in Pittsburgh, PA.
We had the opportunity to talk with people and organizations from across the country, give out fun swag, and share a bit about what we do at REAACT! Thanks for hosting @collegeautism.bsky.social !
We had the opportunity to talk with people and organizations from across the country, give out fun swag, and share a bit about what we do at REAACT! Thanks for hosting @collegeautism.bsky.social !
November 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This week, REAACT exhibited at the 9th annual College Autism Summit in Pittsburgh, PA.
We had the opportunity to talk with people and organizations from across the country, give out fun swag, and share a bit about what we do at REAACT! Thanks for hosting @collegeautism.bsky.social !
We had the opportunity to talk with people and organizations from across the country, give out fun swag, and share a bit about what we do at REAACT! Thanks for hosting @collegeautism.bsky.social !
Community Partner, PKO Counseling, is hosting virtual body doubling sessions!
Led by Caitlin Ortis, MA, these sessions are for those who want more structure, accountability, and success with completing tasks.
Scan the QR code or visit pkocounselingservices.com to learn more!
Led by Caitlin Ortis, MA, these sessions are for those who want more structure, accountability, and success with completing tasks.
Scan the QR code or visit pkocounselingservices.com to learn more!
October 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Community Partner, PKO Counseling, is hosting virtual body doubling sessions!
Led by Caitlin Ortis, MA, these sessions are for those who want more structure, accountability, and success with completing tasks.
Scan the QR code or visit pkocounselingservices.com to learn more!
Led by Caitlin Ortis, MA, these sessions are for those who want more structure, accountability, and success with completing tasks.
Scan the QR code or visit pkocounselingservices.com to learn more!
REAACT tabled at the first Autism Safety Expo. Thank you to the Autism Connection of Pennsylvania for hosting such a wonderful and important event!
It was great to meet community members, learn about other organizations in the area, and share about what we are up to at REAACT!
It was great to meet community members, learn about other organizations in the area, and share about what we are up to at REAACT!
October 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
REAACT tabled at the first Autism Safety Expo. Thank you to the Autism Connection of Pennsylvania for hosting such a wonderful and important event!
It was great to meet community members, learn about other organizations in the area, and share about what we are up to at REAACT!
It was great to meet community members, learn about other organizations in the area, and share about what we are up to at REAACT!
@afspnational.bsky.social recently launched a new webpage titled “Autism and Suicide”.
The page describes risk factors for suicidal behaviors unique to autism, explains what to do if an autistic individual is in a crisis, and more.
Visit afsp.org/autism-and-suicide/ or scan the QR code.
The page describes risk factors for suicidal behaviors unique to autism, explains what to do if an autistic individual is in a crisis, and more.
Visit afsp.org/autism-and-suicide/ or scan the QR code.
October 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
@afspnational.bsky.social recently launched a new webpage titled “Autism and Suicide”.
The page describes risk factors for suicidal behaviors unique to autism, explains what to do if an autistic individual is in a crisis, and more.
Visit afsp.org/autism-and-suicide/ or scan the QR code.
The page describes risk factors for suicidal behaviors unique to autism, explains what to do if an autistic individual is in a crisis, and more.
Visit afsp.org/autism-and-suicide/ or scan the QR code.
Achieva is hosting a hybrid conference for you learn more or ask your questions about disability services, benefits, and future planning on November 5th.
Check out our friends @achieva on Instagram to register for this event.
Check out our friends @achieva on Instagram to register for this event.
October 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Achieva is hosting a hybrid conference for you learn more or ask your questions about disability services, benefits, and future planning on November 5th.
Check out our friends @achieva on Instagram to register for this event.
Check out our friends @achieva on Instagram to register for this event.
The REAACT autism research program has been dedicated to conducting high quality autism research for several decades. Our work focuses on improving mental health and wellbeing for autistic people across the lifespan, including the development of supports and services.
September 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The REAACT autism research program has been dedicated to conducting high quality autism research for several decades. Our work focuses on improving mental health and wellbeing for autistic people across the lifespan, including the development of supports and services.
REAACT will be sponsoring and tabling at @collegeautism.bsky.social's College Autism Summit in Pittsburgh, PA.
We look forward to being a part of this event for the first time. We hope to see you there, Nov. 2-5!
Learn more: collegeautismnetwork.joynconference.com/v2/?conf_id=10480
We look forward to being a part of this event for the first time. We hope to see you there, Nov. 2-5!
Learn more: collegeautismnetwork.joynconference.com/v2/?conf_id=10480
September 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
REAACT will be sponsoring and tabling at @collegeautism.bsky.social's College Autism Summit in Pittsburgh, PA.
We look forward to being a part of this event for the first time. We hope to see you there, Nov. 2-5!
Learn more: collegeautismnetwork.joynconference.com/v2/?conf_id=10480
We look forward to being a part of this event for the first time. We hope to see you there, Nov. 2-5!
Learn more: collegeautismnetwork.joynconference.com/v2/?conf_id=10480
1/3 of autistic individuals experience suicidal ideation or attempt suicide in their lifetime.
Read REAACT's research on suicide risk in autistic individuals by scanning the QR code or using this link: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38660330/
Read REAACT's research on suicide risk in autistic individuals by scanning the QR code or using this link: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38660330/
September 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
1/3 of autistic individuals experience suicidal ideation or attempt suicide in their lifetime.
Read REAACT's research on suicide risk in autistic individuals by scanning the QR code or using this link: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38660330/
Read REAACT's research on suicide risk in autistic individuals by scanning the QR code or using this link: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38660330/
New publication on emotion regulation in early childhood
"Review and Developmental Model: Early Childhood Emotion Regulation and Co-Regulation in Autism" published in Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Check it out: www.jaacap.org/article/S089... or scan the QR code
"Review and Developmental Model: Early Childhood Emotion Regulation and Co-Regulation in Autism" published in Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Check it out: www.jaacap.org/article/S089... or scan the QR code
September 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
New publication on emotion regulation in early childhood
"Review and Developmental Model: Early Childhood Emotion Regulation and Co-Regulation in Autism" published in Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Check it out: www.jaacap.org/article/S089... or scan the QR code
"Review and Developmental Model: Early Childhood Emotion Regulation and Co-Regulation in Autism" published in Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Check it out: www.jaacap.org/article/S089... or scan the QR code
Saturday, REAACT tabled at the @afsp_westernpa Out of the Darkness Walk for suicide prevention.
The event was very meaningful for the REAACT Program. We are thankful for this chance to spread awareness about suicide.
Call or text 988 Suicide & Crisis hotline if you are experiencing a crisis.
The event was very meaningful for the REAACT Program. We are thankful for this chance to spread awareness about suicide.
Call or text 988 Suicide & Crisis hotline if you are experiencing a crisis.
September 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Saturday, REAACT tabled at the @afsp_westernpa Out of the Darkness Walk for suicide prevention.
The event was very meaningful for the REAACT Program. We are thankful for this chance to spread awareness about suicide.
Call or text 988 Suicide & Crisis hotline if you are experiencing a crisis.
The event was very meaningful for the REAACT Program. We are thankful for this chance to spread awareness about suicide.
Call or text 988 Suicide & Crisis hotline if you are experiencing a crisis.
🏫Back to school can be a BIG transition for many kids!
We’re offering therapeutic programs to help. Our programs teach valuable skills to help understand and process emotions.
Learn more: reaact.pitt.edu/EASE-UP or scan the QR code!
We’re offering therapeutic programs to help. Our programs teach valuable skills to help understand and process emotions.
Learn more: reaact.pitt.edu/EASE-UP or scan the QR code!
September 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
🏫Back to school can be a BIG transition for many kids!
We’re offering therapeutic programs to help. Our programs teach valuable skills to help understand and process emotions.
Learn more: reaact.pitt.edu/EASE-UP or scan the QR code!
We’re offering therapeutic programs to help. Our programs teach valuable skills to help understand and process emotions.
Learn more: reaact.pitt.edu/EASE-UP or scan the QR code!
The World’s Really Not Set Up for the Neurodivergent Person”: Understanding Emotion Dysregulation from the Perspective of Autistic Adults
We conducted 15 interviews to learn more emotion dysregulation experiences for autistic adults.
Learn more about the study: www.reaact.pitt.edu/emotion-regu...
We conducted 15 interviews to learn more emotion dysregulation experiences for autistic adults.
Learn more about the study: www.reaact.pitt.edu/emotion-regu...
September 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The World’s Really Not Set Up for the Neurodivergent Person”: Understanding Emotion Dysregulation from the Perspective of Autistic Adults
We conducted 15 interviews to learn more emotion dysregulation experiences for autistic adults.
Learn more about the study: www.reaact.pitt.edu/emotion-regu...
We conducted 15 interviews to learn more emotion dysregulation experiences for autistic adults.
Learn more about the study: www.reaact.pitt.edu/emotion-regu...
EASE is a mindfulness-based individual therapy developed to reduce emotion dysregulation for autistic teens and young adults.
Recent publication by REAACT team The University of Alabama's Center for Youth Development and Intervention @uacydi.bsky.social demonstrates the efficacy of EASE.
Recent publication by REAACT team The University of Alabama's Center for Youth Development and Intervention @uacydi.bsky.social demonstrates the efficacy of EASE.
August 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
EASE is a mindfulness-based individual therapy developed to reduce emotion dysregulation for autistic teens and young adults.
Recent publication by REAACT team The University of Alabama's Center for Youth Development and Intervention @uacydi.bsky.social demonstrates the efficacy of EASE.
Recent publication by REAACT team The University of Alabama's Center for Youth Development and Intervention @uacydi.bsky.social demonstrates the efficacy of EASE.
The REAACT team and The University of Alabama's Center for Youth Development and Intervention
@uacydi.bsky.social
developed EASE: a mindfulness-based therapy to reduce emotion dysregulation in autistic teens and young adults
Read about EASE: sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0890856725014108
@uacydi.bsky.social
developed EASE: a mindfulness-based therapy to reduce emotion dysregulation in autistic teens and young adults
Read about EASE: sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0890856725014108
August 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The REAACT team and The University of Alabama's Center for Youth Development and Intervention
@uacydi.bsky.social
developed EASE: a mindfulness-based therapy to reduce emotion dysregulation in autistic teens and young adults
Read about EASE: sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0890856725014108
@uacydi.bsky.social
developed EASE: a mindfulness-based therapy to reduce emotion dysregulation in autistic teens and young adults
Read about EASE: sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0890856725014108
REAACT community partner, Eli Kurs-Lasky, shares "I am an artist. So why now, when I need art the most, do I feel so unable to engage with it?" in his recent personal essay posted in Pittsburgh's Public Source (@publicsource.org) Read it here: www.publicsource.org/autistic-art...
August 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
REAACT community partner, Eli Kurs-Lasky, shares "I am an artist. So why now, when I need art the most, do I feel so unable to engage with it?" in his recent personal essay posted in Pittsburgh's Public Source (@publicsource.org) Read it here: www.publicsource.org/autistic-art...
Congratulations to Dr. Caitlin Conner, one of our REAACT Faculty, for her recent promotion!
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Promotes Caitlin Conner, PhD, to Research Associate Professor of Psychiatry psychiatry.pitt.edu #PittPsychiatry
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Promotes Caitlin Conner, PhD, to Research Associate Professor of Psychiatry psychiatry.pitt.edu #PittPsychiatry
July 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Caitlin Conner, one of our REAACT Faculty, for her recent promotion!
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Promotes Caitlin Conner, PhD, to Research Associate Professor of Psychiatry psychiatry.pitt.edu #PittPsychiatry
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Promotes Caitlin Conner, PhD, to Research Associate Professor of Psychiatry psychiatry.pitt.edu #PittPsychiatry
Congratulations to our REAACT team for a wonderful day at the Pitt Psychiatry Research Day. Dr. Jessie Northrup did an amazing job for her speed data presentation, and Sarah Brammell, Safaa Eldeeb, and @ligiaantezana.bsky.social all received awards for their posters.
June 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Congratulations to our REAACT team for a wonderful day at the Pitt Psychiatry Research Day. Dr. Jessie Northrup did an amazing job for her speed data presentation, and Sarah Brammell, Safaa Eldeeb, and @ligiaantezana.bsky.social all received awards for their posters.
Join our team by applying for our Senior Research Principal position today! More info here: careers.upmc.com/job/21948898...
May 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Join our team by applying for our Senior Research Principal position today! More info here: careers.upmc.com/job/21948898...
Congratulations to Gracie Verano, one of our community partners, for being featured in the 2025 Embracing Our Differences Gallery. Learn more about the art piece "Masking" here: www.embracingourdifferences.org/gallery/2025....
May 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Congratulations to Gracie Verano, one of our community partners, for being featured in the 2025 Embracing Our Differences Gallery. Learn more about the art piece "Masking" here: www.embracingourdifferences.org/gallery/2025....
SPARK has released a Research Match Summary Report on Madison Leach's study: "Parents’ Early Concerns about Their Child with Autism: Relation to Age of Diagnosis." See the report here: sparkforautism.org/discover_art...
May 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
SPARK has released a Research Match Summary Report on Madison Leach's study: "Parents’ Early Concerns about Their Child with Autism: Relation to Age of Diagnosis." See the report here: sparkforautism.org/discover_art...
Reposted by Pitt REAACT: An NIH Autism Center of Excellence
Headed to Boston in November 2025 for the International Academy for Suicide Research!
Excited for our symposium, "Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Autism: Contributors to Risk and Use of Crisis Services" & presenting with @pittreaact.bsky.social & others!
suicide-research.org/iasr-afsp-in...
Excited for our symposium, "Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Autism: Contributors to Risk and Use of Crisis Services" & presenting with @pittreaact.bsky.social & others!
suicide-research.org/iasr-afsp-in...
2023 IASR/AFSP INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT ON SUICIDE RESEARCH -
OCTOBER 15-18, 2023 • BARCELONA, SPAIN We hope you will make plans to join us for the 2023 International Summit […]
suicide-research.org
May 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Headed to Boston in November 2025 for the International Academy for Suicide Research!
Excited for our symposium, "Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Autism: Contributors to Risk and Use of Crisis Services" & presenting with @pittreaact.bsky.social & others!
suicide-research.org/iasr-afsp-in...
Excited for our symposium, "Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Autism: Contributors to Risk and Use of Crisis Services" & presenting with @pittreaact.bsky.social & others!
suicide-research.org/iasr-afsp-in...
Tomorrow, May 6th, from 12-1 PM PST, Lisa Morgan, MSW, and Caitlin Conner, PhD., will be presenting to Forefront Suicide Prevention - University of Washington about Autism and Suicide. Learn more here: intheforefront.org/event/autism...
May 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Tomorrow, May 6th, from 12-1 PM PST, Lisa Morgan, MSW, and Caitlin Conner, PhD., will be presenting to Forefront Suicide Prevention - University of Washington about Autism and Suicide. Learn more here: intheforefront.org/event/autism...
In just one week, Dan Miller's #DisabilitySummit will be held at the CCAC Allegheny Campus. Catch us and many other amazing exhibitors and speakers there! Learn more here: disabilitysummit.com (or at the link in our bio)
May 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
In just one week, Dan Miller's #DisabilitySummit will be held at the CCAC Allegheny Campus. Catch us and many other amazing exhibitors and speakers there! Learn more here: disabilitysummit.com (or at the link in our bio)
You are always enough! www.reaact.pitt.edu/resources
April 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
You are always enough! www.reaact.pitt.edu/resources