About the Course
Elizabeth Torres, PhD will present research from Autism: The Movement Sensing Perspective, introducing a data‑driven framework that reframes autism through measurable physiological and nervous system activity. The talk highlights a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach that replaces subjective descriptions with objective movement and sensory metrics to support personalized phenotyping. Torres will discuss how this perspective advances tailored interventions, enables longitudinal tracking, and empowers autistic individuals and their families.
Objectives
Participants will analyze the movement sensing perspective presented by Elizabeth Torres, PhD, to explain how physiological and nervous system data can reframe autism beyond subjective descriptions.
Participants will evaluate the role of interdisciplinary, data-driven approaches in developing personalized phenotyping and improving the accuracy of autism assessment.
Participants will create individualized intervention strategies that incorporate objective movement and sensory metrics to support longitudinal tracking and empower autistic individuals and their families.
Elizabeth Torres, PhD
Liz leads the Sensory Motor Integration Lab and previously led the New Jersey Autism Center of Excellence from 2018-2023. She conducts a broad research program developing new analytical methods and data types to connect movement sensation and cognition from molecules to behaviors. She is an inventor and an innovator developing new tools for applied science and commercialization.