Synchrony 2026
Advancing Care, Improving Outcomes. Bringing Hope.
A CONFERENCE FOR PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, & FAMILIES
speakers:
Jennifer Frankovich, MD, MS
Clinical Professor, Stanford University
TALK TITLE: Behavioral Deteriorations in ASD in the Context of Rheumatological Disease
– When sudden behaviors may have a medical cause
– Autoimmune and inflammatory conditions affecting behavior
– Current approaches to evaluation and treatment
Laura Pace, MD, PhD, FACG
Neurogastroenterologist
TALK TITLE: Neuroimmune Gastrointestinal Disorders in Autism Spectrum Disorders
– Neuroimmune disorders affecting the GI tract
– Understanding GI symptoms that impact behavior
– Emerging diagnostic and treatment approaches
Sam Pleasure, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology, UCSF
TALK TITLE: Identifying autoimmune encephalopathy in Autism Spectrum Disorders
– What are autoantibodies?
– Current research into immune-mediated neurological disorders
– Advances in lab testing and precision medicine
More speakers will be announced soon!
EXPERT PHYSICIAN PANELS
Supporting Families After Diagnosis
- Building your child’s medical team
- Choosing specialists
- Medical comorbidities often missed
- Questions every family should ask
Catatonia in Autism
- Recognizing symptoms
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- When urgent evaluation is needed
Behavioral Deteriorations in autism
- Medical causes of regression
- Immune, GI, neurologic and psychiatric contributors
- Current treatments
- Future therapies
MEET THE EXPERTS…
INTERACTIVE RECEPTION
Parents — Caregivers — Adults with Autism
Meet one on one with expert physicians, ask questions, connect with other
families, and learn about future BRAIN Foundation initiatives
BRAIN FOUNDATION UPDATES
PARTNERING WITH STANFORD
Partnering with Stanford University to develop physician consensus protocols for behavioral deteriorations in autism.
Advancing clinical trials
Developing a multi-center clinical trial platform to accelerate research & clinical treatment
funding autism research
Supporting autism research advances at 30+ institutions across the country
Together we are advancing research, improving clinical care, and bringing hope to individuals with autism and their families…
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Event Venue
Crowne Plaza, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, California
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