📢 New pub w/ MacART member Dr. Olaf Kraus de Camargo & Brazil collaborators! 📖 'They Even Have the Capacity, but the Places Aren't Prepared to Receive Them': Community Environment and Participation of Autistic Children in a Family-Engaged Research Analysis: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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📢 New pub with MacART members Dr. Michelle Phoenix, Dr. Olivia Ng, and Dr. Peter Rosenbaum! 📖 “Learning and Sharing Together to Work Better Together: Service Providers' and Parents' Perceptions of the ENVISAGE-Integrated Programme”: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42443724/ #Neurodiversity #NDD #Research
📢 New report featuring @parcstudy.bsky.social data! The multisite PARC Study is one of MacART's cornerstone studies. 📖 Open-access: “Short Report: An Examination of Children's Autism Traits and Their Association With Family Experience”: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #Autism #Research
📢 New publication alert involving MacART member Dr. Peter Rosenbaum! 📖 Read “Introducing the Spectrum of Neurodiversity”, open access: journals.healio.com/doi/full/10.... #Autism #Research #Neurodiversity
📢 New pub alert involving MacART members Dr. Michelle Phoenix & Dr. Peter Rosenbaum! 📖 Read “Families’ perspectives and experiences in using the F-words for Child Development in daily life and services”: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #ChildDevelopment #Research @canchild.bsky.social
📢 New pub with MacART member Dr. Olaf Kraus de Camargo, who is working with colleagues in Brazil! 📖 “Study Protocol: Analysis of Participation Patterns and Predictors for Brazilian Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder—Participa TEA”: www.ovid.com/10.1097/PEP.... #Autism #Research
📢 New publication alert involving MacART members Dr. Elisabetta Trinari & Dr. Olaf Kraus De Camargo! 📖 Read “Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis”: doi.org/10.1177/1179... #Autism #Research
📢 New publication alert involving MacART members Dr. Irene Drmic & Dr. Terry Bennett! 📖 Read “Parenting behaviours and autistic children's internalizing and externalizing symptoms: a protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis”: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/16/6... #Autism #Research
📣 Happening tomorrow! Don’t miss your chance to join this informative talk! ➡️ Register here: bit.ly/parcspeaker9 #Autism #AutismResearch #ChildHealth #Neurodiversity
In a free live speaker talk by Dr. Judah Koller, learn about how parent & family dynamics shape Autistic children’s development! ➡️Register here, open to all: bit.ly/parcspeaker9 #Autism #AutismResearch #Neurodiversity @judahk.bsky.social @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social @azrielifoundation.bsky.social
📢 New publication alert involving MacART member Dr. Peter Rosenbaum! 📖 Read “Understanding School-Based Rehabilitation Services Through the Lived Experience of Children and Youth with Disabilities: A Meta-Aggregative Review”: www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub... #ChildhoodOnsetDisability #Research
📣 One week away from this live talk by Dr. Judah Koller! Limited virtual seats available. ➡️ Register here: bit.ly/parcspeaker9 #Autism #AutismResearch #ChildHealth #Neurodiversity
In a free live speaker talk by Dr. Judah Koller, learn about how parent & family dynamics shape Autistic children’s development! ➡️Register here, open to all: bit.ly/parcspeaker9 #Autism #AutismResearch #Neurodiversity @judahk.bsky.social @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social @azrielifoundation.bsky.social
📣 Two weeks out from this live talk by Dr. Judah Koller! Virtual seats are limited, so register soon! ➡️ Register here: bit.ly/parcspeaker9 #Autism #AutismResearch
In a free live speaker talk by Dr. Judah Koller, learn about how parent & family dynamics shape Autistic children’s development! ➡️Register here, open to all: bit.ly/parcspeaker9 #Autism #AutismResearch #Neurodiversity @judahk.bsky.social @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social @azrielifoundation.bsky.social
🎉 MacART members were thrilled to attend the 2026 Children's Healthcare Canada conference in Calgary, Alberta, under the theme 'Tomorrow's Promise, Today's Plan: Transforming children's healthcare in Canada'! Read MacART's contributions ⬇️ macautism.ca/macart-at-th...
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📢New pub with MacART trainee Maya Albin & members Drs. Peter Rosenbaum & Michelle Phoenix! 📖"How Do Speech-Language Pathology Social Communication Interventions Incorporate the Strengths and Perspectives of Autistic Children & Their Families: A Scoping Review”: journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
📣 Three weeks out from this live talk by Dr. Judah Koller! Virtual seats are limited, so register soon! ➡️ Register here: bit.ly/parcspeaker9 #Autism #AutismResearch #ChildHealth #Neurodiversity
In a free live speaker talk by Dr. Judah Koller, learn about how parent & family dynamics shape Autistic children’s development! ➡️Register here, open to all: bit.ly/parcspeaker9 #Autism #AutismResearch #Neurodiversity @judahk.bsky.social @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social @azrielifoundation.bsky.social
🌟MacART was pleased to contribute to 13 presentations to the 2026 International Society for #Autism Research (INSAR) meeting in Prague, Czech Republic! 📖 Read about our members' presentations here: macautism.ca/macart-at-th... #INSAR2026 #AutismResearch #Research #AutismINSAR
📢 New pub with MacART members Drs. Peter Szatmari, Terry Bennett, Eric Duku, & Stelios Georgiades (@steliosg.bsky.social)! 📖 Read “Brief Report: Joint Trajectories of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in an Inception Cohort of Autistic Youth”: www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy... #Autism #Research
🚀 Thank you @allianceautism.bsky.social for an amazing 12th Canadian Autism Leadership Summit! 🤝 MacART members were thrilled to engage with everyone, including Drs. Mackenzie Salt, Elyse Rosa, Caroline Roncadin, & Stelios Georgiades @steliosg.bsky.social. 📖 Read more: macautism.ca/macart-at-th...
📢 New publication alert involving MacART members Dr. Olaf Kraus de Camargo & Dr. Michelle Phoenix! 📖 Read “Promising practices in disability support eligibility criteria and service design: an environmental scan”: scholar.google.com/scholar_url?... #Autism #Research
💡 To accompany the @cjautismequity.bsky.social's 6th issue, the team created a video exploring secondary trauma: what it is, how it may affect Autistic people, and more. 🤝 It features social workers from Dori Zener & Associates, with CJAE Editor-in-Chief & MacART core member Dr. Mackenzie Salt.
CJAE 2026 - Understanding Secondary Trauma
YouTube video by Canadian Journal of Autism Equity (CJAE)
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📢 New publication alert involving MacART members Dr. Peter Szatmari and Dr. Eric Duku, as well as co-director Dr. Stelios Georgiades (@steliosg.bsky.social)! 📖 Read “Identifying Neurodevelopmental Domain Subgroups in Autism and ADHD”: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41793610/ #Autism #Research
📢 New publication alert involving MacART trainee Maya Albin! 📖 Read “Describing the communication of Autistic people during experiences of distress: A scoping review”: journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1... #Autism #Research
Issue 6 is now live! The latest issue of the Canadian Journal of Autism Equity (CJAE) explores stigma about autism and discrimination against Autistics is now live! Read Issue 6: mulpress.mcmaster.ca/cjae/issue/v...
🎉 MacART was thrilled to participate in #MCHRD2026 on April 1st last week, with our members taking roles as facilitators and supervisors to student learners’ presentations. What a brilliant event!🌟 Read MacART's news item & highlights ⬇️ macautism.ca/macart-at-mc...
MacART at McMaster Child Health Research Day – 2026 – MacART
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🤝 Kudos to MacART core member Dr. Mackenzie Salt for this article & video highlighting the strengths within the #autism spectrum! 🧠 A great resource to learn about autism from an #ActuallyAutistic researcher on #WorldAutismDay and beyond. healthsci.mcmaster.ca/understandin...
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🎨 MacART is at Ron Joyce Children's Health Centre today, taking part in their Art Auction that is showcasing art created by Autistic children and youth in the community! 🌟 👋 Come by to learn more about our research studies! Visit the Silent Auction⬇️ hhsf.akaraisin.com/ui/SilentArt...
April 2nd is #WorldAutismDay! We urge the #autism research field to continue to build capacity for participatory research, where Autistic people and members of their communities can lead and be personally engaged from the start. 📖MacART’s statement ⬇️ macautism.ca/world-autism...
🎇 MacART and colleagues are at #MCHRD2026 today, showcasing their work and the contributions of student learners! Tune in today to see posters generated from a variety of important & timely projects! 🌟🚀 @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social #ChildHealth #Research #Pediatrics @macupediatrics.bsky.social
📢 New publication alert involving MacART member Dr. Olaf Kraus de Camargo! 📖 Read “Supporting Canadian families of children with disabilities: unmet needs and service gaps”: www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub... #ChildHealth #Research
📢 New publication alert involving MacART member Dr. Michelle Phoenix! 📖 Read, open access: “Barriers to the Accessibility of Childcare Services for Children With Disabilities Aged 0 to 5 Years: Perspectives of Parents and Childcare Staff”: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #Research