About the 2013 Gatlinburg Conference

The Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities was established in the 1960's as a forum for the exchange of scientific findings and as a mechanism to promote scientific networking.

The overall aims of the conference:

• Promote exchange of information regarding the latest findings in behavioral & biobehavioral research on the causes, prevention and interventions for intellectual disability and related developmental disabilities.
• Further our understanding of the manifestations of those disabilities.
• Better characterize the contexts in which people with disabilities and their families live.
• Promote collaboration among behavioral scientists.
• Provide a major training resource for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and other junior scientists entering the field of intellectual disabilities research.

About The Gatlinburg Conference

The Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities was established in the 1960's as a forum for the exchange of scientific findings and as a mechanism to promote scientific networking.

Abstract submittals are being accepted until 5 pm CST on Monday, October 14, 2013