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The award will be given at INSAR's 2025 Annual Meeting, which is being held in Seattle this week.

The INSAR Annual Meeting is the world's largest gathering of scientists and specialists – over 2,200 this year  – who continue to catalyse innovative research into all aspects of autism spectrum disorder, including its nature, causes, and treatments. The 24th INSAR Annual Meeting will include 1600 posters, 28 oral sessions, 30 panels, eight special interest groups, and three keynote speeches representing the most robust and latest autism research conducted across more than 51 countries, as well as demonstrations of new and emerging technologies.

Connor Keating is a Junior Research Fellow specialising in autism, emotion, and social cognition. 

In 2020, Keating co-founded the U21 Autism Research Network - a network of autistic and non-autistic researchers across 12 countries aiming to tackle issues regarding diversity and inclusion in autism research. In its current work, the network aims to determine the research priorities of a diverse range of autism community members across the globe.