Wisconsin Autism Data Science Initiative

NIH Public Webinar

02 Sep 2026

UW–Madison ADSI Team Participates in NIH Public Webinar

On August 19, members of the UW–Madison Autism Data Science Initiative (ADSI) team participated in the NIH public webinar, “Autism Data Science Initiative: Research Progress and Future Directions.” The national webinar highlighted progress across the 13 ADSI-funded research projects and included discussions of community engagement, research on autism prevalence and potential causes, clinical services and treatments, and approaches to validation and replication.

Our project was represented from three important perspectives. Helen Rottier, co-lead for community engagement, and Aracely Portillo, a member of our Community Advisory Board, participated in the panel on the role of community engagement in ADSI. Amy Cochran, the project’s Principal Investigator, presented the UW–Madison team’s research progress and future directions.

Their participation reflects an important principle of our project: advancing the science while creating meaningful opportunities for lived experience and community perspectives to inform the research process.

The webinar recording is available through NIH VideoCast:
Watch the NIH ADSI Public Webinar

Helen Rottier participating in the NIH Autism Data Science Initiative public webinar. Aracely Portillo participating in the NIH Autism Data Science Initiative public webinar. Presentation from the UW–Madison Autism Data Science Initiative project during the NIH public webinar.
UW–Madison ADSI participation in the NIH public webinar included perspectives from community engagement leadership, the Community Advisory Board, and the research team.

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