Dr. Arlene Mannion is a Research Fellow in the Irish Centre for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Research (ICAN).  Arlene is a behavioural psychologist and Board-Certified Behaviour Analyst-Doctoral (BCBA-D).  Arlene holds a PhD in Applied Behaviour Analysis, a MSc in Applied Behaviour Analysis, a BA in Psychology, and a Diploma in Irish. She also holds a MA in Academic Practice, a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and a Postgraduate Diploma in Academic Practice. Arlenes PhD research was funded by a NUI Galway Hardiman Scholarship and focused on gastrointestinal symptoms and sleep problems in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.  Her research interests include gastrointestinal symptoms and comorbidity in individuals with autism spectrum disorders and other neurodevelopmental conditions.  She has published over 55 peer-reviewed journal articles and six book chapters.  She has a h-index of 22 and an i10-index of 29.