Pain in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Special Interest Group Student & Early Career Presenters – Data Blitz and Business Meeting

Thursday, 23 October at 9:00 a.m. EDT
Free to IASP Members; $25.00 for non-members

Chair: Prof. Brian McGuire (Ireland)
Discussant: Dr. David Moore (UK)

Student/Early Career Presentations (9:00 - 10:30 a.m. EDT):

May Phyu Sin, Lund University, Sweden  
Below-knee pain trajectories in children with cerebral palsy using registry data from the Swedish CP follow-up program.

Morgan MacNeil, Dalhousie University, Canada
The Influence of neurological status on Cortical Activity during Painful procedures in infants at risk for Neurologic impairment (iCAP Neuro): Study protocol 

Rachel Fitzpatrick, University of Galway, Ireland
Assessing the effectiveness of Feeling Better ASD pain management programme for autistic children: A pilot and feasibility trial.

Payton Soussa, The University of Sydney, Australia
Understanding the prevalence and impact of chronic pain in Australian neurodiverse (autism and ADHD) youth: Preliminary findings from National Cohort Data

Lauren Wilkinson, University of Warwick, UK
“Clinically Quirky”: Exploring the lived experiences of neurodivergent Individuals with fibromyalgia: A qualitative study

Rebecca Taylor, Ulster University, UK
Examining how physical, emotional and social factors affect pain and its impact on quality of life and motor function in adults with Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Conor O’Neill, University of Galway, Ireland
The effectiveness of Virtual Reality versus usual care in reducing pain and distress in autistic children during venipuncture: Pilot and feasibility trial

Katarzyna Mazur, University of Edinburgh, UK
Tactile and pain processing in a rat model of SYNGAP1 haploinsufficiency

PIDDSIG Business Meeting 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. EDT