Submission categories & fees
Submit and pay on this website by January 15, 2027. Acceptance notifications are scheduled for January 31.
Professional & academic abstracts
$50 per abstract
Up to 300 words. For researchers, clinicians, trainees, educators, and other professionals.
High school student abstracts
$25 per abstract
Up to 250 words for the abstract, plus a contribution statement of up to 100 words. Student authors describe their own role in the work.
Eligible research & topics
Share completed research, preliminary or pilot studies, quality-improvement work, educational innovations, or case-based translational work. Clearly describe the stage of the work and the available findings.
- Developmental neuroscience & brain development
- Biomarkers & precision medicine
- Neuroimaging, EEG, eye tracking & digital measures
- Genetics, epigenetics, immunity & the gut–brain axis
- Clinical trials & therapeutics
- Anxiety, mental health & co-occurring conditions
- Sleep
- Communication & augmentative communication
- Occupational therapy & sensory processing
- Behavioral & educational interventions
- Neuropsychology & learning
- Artificial intelligence & computational approaches
- Adulthood, employment & adult health
- Community-based participatory research
- Neurodiversity-informed care & education
- Implementation science & health services
Scientific review & presenting
Review considers scientific quality, relevance to autism and neurodiversity, originality, rigor, clarity, and potential impact. Accepted presenting authors must follow the registration and poster instructions in their acceptance correspondence.
Abstract submission fees and symposium registration fees are separate. Payment does not guarantee acceptance.