Your opportunity to learn, in a plain and easy-to-understand way:
- Bio-medical and educational intervention
- Current intervention methodologies
- Resources needed for recovery, advocacy, and education
to acheive a better quality of life
An investment in the future whether you
are a
Parent, Educator, Paraprofessional, Pediatrician, Therapist, or
anyone else
envolved in the life of an autistic child.
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quotes from 3 attendees
"I wouldn't have missed this for anything. It's changed my life and the lives of my loved ones forvever!"
"Attending this event just saved our marriage. Thank you from the bottom of my heart."
"My life will not be the same. I went to the Autism Vancouver Conference and it changed my life. I work as a therapist in the field of autism and I learned so much and gained so many resources and contacts that my job and life will never be the same. I have gone from tears to jumping up and down so many times today.”
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Benefits to parents, families & caregivers:
- Recognize the early signs of autism and get kids on the right track early
- Start thinking about the future... learn to plan through transitions from school years, to teen years and into adulthood
- Learn the right types of foods, vitamins, interventions available for best success
- Help facilitate your child’s success in social situations while on the playground and beyond
- Improve the quality of life for individuals, families and caregivers around autism
- Plan for the later years and caring for your child/adult with autism
- Learn about comprehensive, evidence-based information to assist parents, family members, caregivers with interventions
- Find the resources needed for recovery, advocacy, successful education
Benefits to educators: aides, assistants, administrators
- Assist children in behaving in the classroom since society has moved to the model of inclusion in order to manage the entire class
- Learn educational interventions such as sensory, communication, social skills, and behavior to ensure greatest success in the classroom
- Learn why children with autism behave the way they do and what you can do to help them succeed
- Plan children’s IPP(Individualized Program Plan) in the most current up to date method for the greatest outcome for all concerned
- Provide strategies to encourage team playing for everyone on the IPP (Individualized Program Plan) team with parents, teachers, assistants and most importantly the person with autism when appropriate.
- Discover how to build effective interventions for all individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
Benefits to Professionals: doctors, nurses, social workers, assisted living and group homes therapists
- Learn about the latest Research based therapies and interventions for maximum success with autism from the most highly respected
- doctors in the field leading experts on autism spectrum disorders, with presenters from England, Canada, and the United States
- Find out about Adjunct therapies
- Recognize strategies that work for Early intervention so you can get parents on the right track early
- Learn the latest in recognizing and properly diagnosing autism spectrum disorders
- Help parents on your case load learn the most current methods and techniques so they can apply them in their child’s life
- Help parents through the denial process so they can support their children being on the right track
 David Berger MD, Board Certified Pediatrician
Prevent Harm Now: How to Carry, Birth and Raise a Healthy Child in a Toxic World
Wholistic Pediatrics, under the direction of David S Berger, MD, is one of the few medical practices in the world that offers individualized wholistic treatment plans prepared by a Board Certified Pediatrician. Because we also provide primary and sick care to our patients, we are able to provide comprehensive medical services for the special needs child. We have developed protocols that are age and weight specific to safely utilize both natural and pharmacological agents in the healing of the patient. We prescribe specific brands and products that we have thoroughly researched for safety and efficacy. Each child is different and an individualized approach to testing and treatment plan needs to be followed.
Dr. David is a Board Certified Pediatrician who specializes in holistic pediatric primary care, nutritional and detoxification therapies for autism, ADHD and related disorders, and immune dysregulation.
He graduated from The Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1994 and did his Pediatric Residency at the University of South Florida. He started using holistic therapies at the Tampa General Hospital Pediatric Clinic during his residency. He has served as the team doctor for Tampa Catholic High School, the Medical Director for a summer camp run by the Tampa AIDS Network, and the Medical Liaison for the Palm Beach County Breast Feeding Task Force. He has been in private practice since 1997, and in 2005 he opened up Wholistic Pediatrics in Tampa, Florida.
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 Jeffrey Bradstreet, MD, FAAFP
Recovery is Possible: Using Biomarkers to Determine the Best Clinical Therapies
Recent advances in laboratory methods are allowing treatment options to be fine-tuned in remarkable ways. No longer do we have to guess or go through endless trial and error techniques to find the best treatments for children with autism spectrum disorders. This lecture will review simple techniques that help most children with their recovery and allow families to make wise choices with their budgets. Examples and case studies will illustrate the effectiveness of these approaches.
Dr. Bradstreet, MD, FAAFP is founder of and a treating physician at the International Child Development Resource Center in Florida, adjunct professor of nutritional neuroscience and child development at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, professor of neurosciences at Stetson University, and a clinical consultant to the University of California Davis MIND Institute.
A versatile man in the research and treatment of autism spectrum disorder, he has published landmark studies with regard to the role of mercury and measles virus in autism, such as A Case Control Study of Mercury Burden in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, published in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, as well as speaking before Conference and the Institute of Medicine. His 11-year old son, Matthew, is recovering from autism. Dr. Bradstreet is the founder of a special school for children with autism that encompasses biological, behavioral, sensory, auditory and speech therapies into a combined program.
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 Jesus Caquias, MD
Overview, Prioritizing and Immediate Actions to Do Now, plus a look at Electro Pollution Dangers
Dr. Caquias holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from Meharry Medical College in Tennessee and a Doctor of Integrative Medicine from Capital University of Integrative Medicine in Washington D.C.
He was the Health Authority for the City of Brownsville in Texas for 18 years while doing a Private Practice in Primary Care Medicine in the same City and is responsible for the passage of various statutes related to health which have benefited the citizenry of Texas.
Dr. Caquias began practicing Alternative Medicine in 1997 progressively implementing alternative treatments and using them in combination with conventional medicine including chelation. His practice has gradually increased in the alternative field earning him the criticisms of his peers and the praise of his patients. He has been certified by the American Association of Anti-Aging Medicine*, American Association of General Practice*, the American Association of Integrative Medicine*, the Society for Clinical Bone Densitometry, the Advanced Medical Education & Services Physician Association*and is a Diplomat Candidate of the American Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology*. He believes that intravenous therapy is the most effective treatment for treating toxicity related disorders and for restoring health, as it bypasses a major obstacle “the battered Gut”.
Dr. Caquias was a “DAN”* doctor who has gone intravenous. He has been directing the treatments and therapies at the CARE Clinics in Austin, TX since February of 2006. Several thousand I.V. treatments have been given with the vast majority of patients demonstrating significant improvements. Many are no longer labeled as autistic and have entered mainstream education.
*Entities not recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
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 Phillip DeMio, MD
Stop the Assault! The Three “D’s” for the ASD: Issues of Diets, Digestion, and Detoxification/Chelation for the Autism Spectrum
The vast majority of persons on the Autism Spectrum (ASD) who make significant gains from biomedical treatments will require care that addresses the triad of dietary intervention, digestive/gastrointestinal problems, and detoxification techniques (such as chelation). Thus an understanding of the three “D’s” is paramount to the success of the biomedical approach for virtually all patients. This discussion will include the major aspects of these three areas, and how this leads to insights into the biomedical basis of symptoms and treatment of the ASD.
Learning objectives:
- Dietary Intervention: Practical implementation of treatment programs will be given, including such diets as gluten-free/casein-free, specific carbohydrate, low oxalate, pigment restriction (eg,phenols and salicylates), and others. Particular situations in which one diet would be chosen over another will be highlighted.
- Digestive and gastrointestinal (GI): Topics will touch upon overgrowth of yeast and other dysbioses (abnormal GI germs), leaky gut, abdominal pain, chewing problems, swallowing difficulties, acid reflux, diarrhea, constipation, malabsorption of nutritional substances, and how these all connect to symptoms in our children and adults with spectrum disorders.
- Detoxification: An often misunderstood phenomenon, detoxification will be described. Our patients and loved ones on the spectrum often suffer from toxicity via a variety of substances that originate from such entities as vaccines to dental metals to environmental sources. Mercury, aluminum, and other known toxins cause many of the maladies experienced by our patients. Chelation techniques and other approaches will be presented, and goals will be outlined.
Dr. DeMio is board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. He received his M.D. from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine with honors in Neurosurgery, Endocrinology/Metabolism, Advanced OB/GYN, and Advanced Internal Medicine. Dr. DeMio has been a faculty member at several teaching hospitals including Case Western University School of Medicine and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He is accredited by the Teaching System of U.S. Armed Forces Medical Core and his career includes an emphasis on toxicology.
Dr. DeMio is currently the Medical Director for the Whole Health and Wellness Centers located in Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. His practice focuses on the diagnosis and treatment for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders. As a father of a child with autism, Dr. DeMio explains his mission to help patients reach their maximum potential through biomedical care with the philosophy, "that our children and loved ones are first and foremost in all of our treatments."
Dr. DeMio's practice includes primary care and integrative medicine/toxicology for children and adults. The Centers are the largest participant in a research program regarding the use of multiple enzyme preparations. He has also emphasized other broad issues. “We must address the immune system in every child so that this major piece of the biological aspects of Autism Spectrum Disorders can be treated,” said Dr. DeMio. Ongoing research also emphasizes early diagnosis including methods to identify at-risk children before symptoms develop, along with helping families prepare for subsequent pregnancies.
Dr. DeMio is Chief Medical Office for US Autism and Asperger Association. Currently a program host on Autism One Radio, he has previously hosted different health talk radio programs.
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Mark R. Geier, MD PhD
Epidemiology and other evidence on what caused the autism epidemic and new treatment protocol for autism
Dr. Mark R. Geier has an MD., with a PhD in genetics. Dr. Geier is president of the Genetic Centers of America, president of the Institute of Chronic Illnesses and has been in clinical practice for more than 25 years. He was a researcher at the National Institutes of Health for 10 years. Dr. Geier was also a professor at the Johns Hopkins University and at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He has addressed the Institute of Medicine of the United States’ National Academy of Sciences, the United States’ State Department, the Government Reform Committee of the United States’ House of Representatives, and numerous other professional meetings.
Dr. Geier has authored almost 100 peer-reviewed scientific/medical publications, and most recently, he has co-authored about 40 peer-reviewed scientific/medical publications on vaccine safety, efficacy and policy. He has received critical acclaim from his colleagues for his research on vaccines by winning the “Stanley W. Jackson Prize,” which is given to authors having the best paper in the preceding three years in the Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences published by Duke University. His research has received national and international media coverage.
Over the past few years Dr. Geier, now the head of the Institute of Chronic Illnesses, has been studying the relationship of genetic, biochemical and hormonal changes in autism which has resulted in new insights as to the cause and treatment of autism and other chronic illnesses. Dr. Geier has also been involved in vaccine cases before the no-fault National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) and in civil litigation. Dr. Geier's most recently published paper is entitled Early Downward Trends in Neurodevelopmental Disorders Following Removal of Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines.
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David A. Geier
Epidemiology and other evidence on what caused the autism epidemic and new treatment protocol for autism
David A. Geier is president of MedCon, Inc. He is also vice president of the Institute of Chronic Illnesses. He graduated with honors from UMBC with a B.A. in Biology and a minor in History. He has been a researcher scientist at the National Institutes of Health. David has co-authored about 40 peer-reviewed scientific/medical publications on vaccine safety, efficacy, and policy. He has received critical acclaim from his colleagues for his research on vaccines by winning the “Stanley W. Jackson Prize,” which is given to authors having the best paper in the preceding three years in the Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences published by Duke University.
He has addressed numerous professional meetings, and most recently co-addressed the Institute of Medicine of the United States’ National Academy of Sciences on vaccines. His research has received national and international media coverage. Over the past few years David, now a member of the Institute of Chronic Illnesses, has been studying the relationship of genetic, biochemical and hormonal changes in autism which has resulted in new insights as to the cause and treatment of autism and other chronic illnesses.
David Geier also has been involved in vaccine cases before the no-fault National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) and in civil litigation.
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 Doreen Granpeesheh, PhD, BCBA
The Behavioral-Biomedical Model Approach to Treating Autism
Treatments grounded in Applied Behavior Analysis as well as biomedical treatments have individually helped provide effective treatment models for autism. Although ABA-based interventions are now considered to be at the forefront of therapeutic interventions for children with autism, in recent years, evidence for successful outcomes with biomedical treatments has also been observed. Ultimately, in developing a “Best Practices” Model, these interventions must work together to provide the best possibilities for optimal outcomes. An overview of support for the behavioral-biomedical treatment model will be presented.
Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh, Founder and Executive Director of The Center for Autism and Related Disorders, has dedicated over 25 years to the study and treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Through her research, curriculum development and treatment implementation Dr. Granpeesheh helped demonstrate the effectiveness of intensive, early Applied Behavior Analysis intervention. Dr. Granpeesheh earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from UCLA in 1990, and was licensed by the Medical Board of California in 1992. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.
In 1990, Dr. Granpeesheh founded The Center for Autism and Related Disorders CARD), and through its fourteen offices she has helped thousands of children affected by Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, and PDD-NOS. CARD services include assessments, supervision, parent/teacher training, and one-on-one behavioral therapy. Through Dr. Granpeesheh’s vision of helping as many individuals with autism as possible, CARD has become an industry leader in administering effective multi-disciplinary treatment plans. Dr. Granpeesheh is also on staff at Thoughtful House Center for Children, located in Austin, Texas. http://www.centerforautism.com
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Jerry Kartzinel, MD, FAAP
Medical Interventions: Getting Started
Dr. Kartzinel is on staff at Pediatric Partners in Ponte Verde Beach, Florida. He is Board-Certified in Pediatrics. Dr. Kartzinel received his Medical Doctorate at St. Louis University School of Medicine. He is the Co-Founder of the International Autism Research Center, located in Central Florida. He is well recognized for his pioneering and innovative approaches in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Dr. Kartzinel’s practice is solely devoted to the research and treatment of autism and other neurodegenerative disorders. His approach includes a comprehensive history and physical exam, and laboratory investigations that seek to find what is biologically different in a child. Once found, he implements therapeutic interventions and monitors closely how they affect restoration of health and behaviors. He and his wife have 4 children. Their youngest child, Joshua, is recovering from autism.
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 Raun K. Kaufman
Breakthrough Strategies for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Mr. Kaufman, CEO of the Autism Treatment Center of America™, will provide concrete, bold strategies you can implement now for your child’s immediate gain. As a child, Mr. Kaufman was diagnosed with severe autism and recommended for lifelong institutionalization. Instead, his parents developed The Son-Rise Program, which enabled their son to completely recover from his autism. Now an international speaker and Ivy League graduate with a degree in Biomedical Ethics, Mr. Kaufman bears no traces of his former condition (and is the subject of a book and movie). His lecture focuses on some innovative, outside-the-box techniques you can use today to help your child: move beyond stimming (without you stopping or discouraging your child’s behavior), learn new skills (without you having to push or pressure), and, most especially, to form meaningful, caring relationships with others.
Raun K. Kaufman, CEO of the Autism Treatment Center of America™, will provide concrete, bold strategies you can implement now for your child’s immediate gain. As a child, Mr. Kaufman was diagnosed with severe autism and recommended for lifelong institutionalization. Instead, his parents developed The Son-Rise Program, which enabled their son to completely recover from his autism.
Now an international speaker and Ivy League graduate with a degree in Biomedical Ethics, Mr. Kaufman bears no traces of his former condition. Raun's story was recounted by his father, Barry Neil Kaufman, in the best-selling book Son-Rise: The Miracle Continues, and was also the subject of an award-winning NBC television movie, Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love. His lecture focuses on some innovative, outside-the-box techniques you can use today to help your child: move beyond stimming (without you stopping or discouraging your child’s behavior), learn new skills (without you having to push or pressure), and, most especially, to form meaningful, caring relationships with others.
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Shannon Kenitz
Hope and Possibilities
Degreed in psychology, Shannon Kenitz is the Executive Director of the International Hyperbarics Association, a non-profit organization that promotes Hyperbaric Therapy through education and research.
Shannon Kenitz knows firsthand the heartbreak and struggles of having a child with a disability. Her youngest daughter, Grace, was diagnosed with a very rare mitochondrial disorder that kept her in the hospital virtually for the first three years of her life. Grace more recently has been diagnosed on the autism spectrum. Shannon did not accept the recommendation to cease life-prolonging measures. And because of that, Grace progressed to feed herself, recover from blindness, and at almost 7-years old, walk for the first time on January 20, 2006. Shannon has interviewed for the Montel Williams show and has a book and movie forthcoming.
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Arthur Krigsman, MD
Gastrointestinal pathology in autism: description, symptoms, and treatment
Children with autistic spectrum disorders frequently have gastrointestinal complaints such as diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, abdominal distension, and flatulence. Evaluation of these children should proceed in the same manner as it would if the child did not have autism. The majority of these children will ultimately be found to have lesions in either the small or large intestine, or both. These lesions take the form of ulcerations, erosions, pathologic lymphoid nodular hyperplasia (LNH), and enterocolitis..
Arthur Krigsman, MD attended medical school at the State University of New York at Brooklyn, and completed his pediatric residency at SUNY Brooklyn - Kings County Medical Center. He holds dual board certification in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology.
Dr. Krigsman has extensive experience in the evaluation and treatment of gastrointestinal pathology common in children with autistic spectrum disorder, and has detailed the symtomatology and endoscopic/histopathologic character of this disease in this unique, poorly understood group of children. His findings have been presented at scientific and lay meetings in the United States and Canada.
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 Stan Kurtz
Remarkable Results with a Combination of Anti-Viral and Nasal MB12 Therapy in ASD's Related Conditions
Stan Kurtz presents what you need to know about antiviral and MB12 Nasal Spray therapies for autism spectrum disorder, AD(H)D and chronic illness. With data from his expanding parent group of 1000 families and personal experience of recovering his son, this multimedia presentation includes science based techniques, recovery videos, parent reports, and some astounding data about metals excretion during antiviral therapy and normalization of brain wave activity through methyl-B12 nasal spray.
Stan Kurtz is dad to 5-year-old Ethan, who recovered from an autism diagnosis. Stan recovered himself from ADHD and IBS while he was working on therapies for his son. Stan has presented at the USAAA 2006 International Conference and the DAN! Conference, and he is one of a few parent-researchers to present and attend the DAN! Think Tank and contribute to the DAN! Physician's and Nurse’s training.
Stan innovated the MB12 Nasal Spray therapy, and his research continues to highlight the collective relationship between viruses, fungus, bacteria and mercury in children with autism. He moderates the Yahoo! autism parent group MB12Valtrex, which focuses on antiviral and Nasal Spray MB12 therapies. Stan has published many recovery videos including a groundbreaking video of a 23 year old with ADHD attached to an EEG showing a lack of brainwave synchronicity that recovers in minutes after taking MB12 Nasal Spray. Stan and Dr. Richard Deth, PhD, are working with UCLA on a study of MB12 Nasal Spray for ADHD. S
tan also has a grant from the Autism Research Institute to study MB12 Nasal Spray. Stan is the radio host of "From the Children’s Corner" on Autism One and is the owner of Children's Corner School in Van Nuys, California, a unique school that includes special needs children in the classroom and focuses on research and health as a foundation for child development. Stan is also the Co-Chairman of Hand in Hand Child and Family Development Center in Encino, California, a Regional Center Provider for Speech, Occupational, Physical, and Behavioral Therapies.
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 James Neubrander, MD, FAAEM
Don’t Gamble! Learn How to Save Money and Win More Often as You Choose Treatment Options for Your Child
The basis for improvement for children with autism builds on the behavioral and educational model. Such treatments include ABA, speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, principles of daily living, etc. No biomedical treatment will ever replace these as the primary building blocks upon which children with autism must stand. However, biomedical treatments are strong adjuncts to each child’s educational and behavioral therapies and optimize each child’s maximum potential for success. Biomedical therapies first plow the ground, then water and fertilize it so that whatever educational seeds are sown will take root more quickly and develop into stronger, more deeply rooted plants. But how does a parent know what treatments to choose from the ever-growing menu of biomedical treatment options? How does a parent navigate through the maze of Internet posts from other parents or vendors exclaiming the benefits of one treatment over another? These and many other questions must be answered so families can first survive and subsequently thrive in the difficult world of autism.
Dr. James Neubrander is board certified in Environmental Medicine with special interests in heavy metals and B-12 biochemistry. At his medical practice in Edison, New Jersey, Dr. Neubrander helps patients seeking the Defeat Autism Now approach to autism.
Dr. Neubrander is one of the leading physicians treating autistic children with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. An international conference speaker, Dr. Neubrander has greatly contributed to the well-being of children in the autism community as the virtual “father” of methylcobalamin – also known as M-B-12 – therapy, and he is a co-author of the study entitled Metabolic biomarkers of increased oxidative stress and impaired methylation capacity in children with autism, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2004. Dr. Neubrander is on the scientific advisory board of US Autism & Asperger Association.
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 Dr. Valerie Paradiz
Asperger's Syndrome: Building Confidence through Emerging and Deep Interests
This workshop offers practical strategies for families, educators, and professionals who care for and work with children and adults diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, high-functioning autism, and PDD-NOS. Participants will learn about the life span of individuals with AS/HFA/PDD-NOS from early childhood to adult life. Practical strategies will be offered in the areas of self-monitoring/self-regulation, self-advocacy, and creating safe, supportive home and school environments that foster social development and emotional confidence.
Dr. Valerie Paradiz is the Director of Education at the NYU Child Study Center's Asperger Institute. She is also the co-founder of the Open Center for Autism (www.oautism.org). Her work developing pioneering educational programs for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) has been featured in the New York Times, Redbook Magazine, Autism Spectrum Quarterly, and on Japanese Public Television.
Dr. Paradiz's memoir, Elijah's Cup: A Family's Journey into the Community and Culture of High-Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome (Jessica Kingsley, 2005) is the compelling story of the author's experiences raising her autistic son, their involvement together in the grassroots self-advocacy community, and her own ultimate diagnosis with Asperger syndrome. The book offers readers an insider's history and celebration of autistic culture, including profiles of individuals who are now believed to have had autistic-like traits, such as visual artist Andy Warhol, comedian Andy Kaufman, and physicist Albert Einstein.
Dr. Paradiz speaks nationally and internationally on topics relating to Asperger Syndrome and Autism, such as parenting strategies, improving and creating school programs for children with ASDs, strengthening advocacy skills in parents, professionals and individuals on the autism spectrum, and developing emerging talents in children with ASDs.
She is on the board of directors of the Open Center for Autism, the Global Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership, and the advisory board of US Autism & Asperger Association. She is also a participant in the Organization for Autism Research's 2006 Research Convocation on Evidence-Based Interventions for Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders and the co-host, with Stephen Shore, of the upcoming radio program "Adventures in Autism" on Autism One Radio.
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 Elijah Wapner
Asperger's Syndrome: Building Confidence through Emerging and Deep Interests
This workshop offers practical strategies for families, educators, and professionals who care for and work with children and adults diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, high-functioning autism, and PDD-NOS. Participants will learn about the life span of individuals with AS/HFA/PDD-NOS from early childhood to adult life. Practical strategies will be offered in the areas of self-monitoring/self-regulation, self-advocacy, and creating safe, supportive home and school environments that foster social development and emotional confidence.
Elijah Wapner, a teenager diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome and son of Valerie Paradiz, presents with his mother at autism conferences and parent groups nationally. A budding performer in his own right, Elijah developed his intensive, catalogue interest in comedy—first beginning with repeated viewings of Charlie Chaplin films at age three—into original standup routines that he performs live at clubs and cafes.
He speaks with his mom on topics such as adolescence and Asperger’s syndrome, how humor can support developing social skills and social awareness, and tips and insights for parents, teachers, therapists and other professionals in the autism community.
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 Dan Rossignol, MD
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Autism
How hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) works, recent autism findings, including cerebral hypoperfusion, neuroinflammation and GI inflammation, and oxidative stress and how HBOT can help with each of these conditions. Dr. Rossignol will wrap up with a discussion of HBOT safety, dosing and review data from case studies.
Learning Objectives:
- To review the role, possible mechanisms, and symptom correlations of relative cerebral hypoperfusion in autistic individuals and understand how HBOT may help overcome this finding.
- To review recent evidence demonstrating that autism is characterized by inflammation in the brain and gastrointestinal tract and understand how HBOT may help overcome this inflammatory process.
- To review the role of oxidative stress in autism and discuss how HBOT and antioxidants may help impact this finding.
Dan Rossignol, MD, is on staff at the International Child Development Resource Center (ICDRC), a former Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia Department of Family Medicine and a Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) physician. He received his Doctorate of Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia and completed his residency in family medicine at the University of Virginia. He is the father of two children with autism, ages six and four.
One of his clinical interests is the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in neurodevelopment disorders, including autism. Dr. Rossignol and Lanier Rossignol, Dr. Rossignol's wife who is a family nurse practitioner and who is involved heavily with the research, authored the study entitled Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may improve symptoms in autistic children, published in Medical Hypotheses. Dr. Rossignol will be publishing a paper in 2007 in the area pertaining to the "Evidence of Genetic and Gender Susceptibilities Resulting in Impaired Heavy Metal and Xenobiotic Efflux in Autism." http://www.icdrc.org/. Dr. Rossignol is an advisory board member for US Autism and Asperger Association.
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 Angela Shoemaker
Treating Autism is a Team Approach and You are Part of that Team; Take an Active Role
I am speaking tonight from the perspective of a parent who has traveled down a road of marked success due to the use interventions for a child with autism and his effected sibling. Ten things I want you to take away from this conference are: Seek out the answers as they will help you take appropriate actions; Empower yourself! You have the power to make a difference!; Strength and determination…find them within yourself as you will need them; Educate yourself. You owe it to yourself and your loved one to find out all of your choices. Knowledge is power!; Keep an open mind. Don’t discount an option until you have thoroughly researched it; Don’t go it alone. Get connected and stay connected!; Treating autism is a team approach and you are part of that team. Take an active role; No two children are the same. What works for one child may not work for another; There is hope! Those with autism can see significant improvements and/or recovery; Be patient, yet persistent. Press on and stay the course, a new solution could be right around the corner.
Angela Shoemaker works as a Physician-to-Parent Liaison to Dr. Phillip C.DeMio. She and Dr. DeMio work together in the biomedical treatment of patients of all ages. Angela’s autistic son has seen dramatic recovery through the use of biomedical interventions.
She played an active role in assisting with the development and implementation of his protocol. She has helped many parents, grandparents, and other caregivers, assisting them in starting and implementing biomedical treatments for their loved ones. Angela has spoken nationally at autism teaching conferences. In addition, she speaks at various support groups, schools, conferences and organizations regularly throughout the state of Ohio. She sits on one of the advisory committees to the Autism Research Institute, and she founded the Central Ohio Local Biomedical Support Group.
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 Stephen Shore, ABD
Examining Five Promising Approaches for Working with Children on the Autism Spectrum
Noting that there has been no true comparison between educational/behavioral/developmental approaches for working with children on the autism spectrum, qualitative research was initiated to investigate the following about Applied Behavioral Analysis, TEACCH, Daily Life Therapy, Miller Method, and DIR. Through written correspondence and face to face interviews, the developers of these varied approaches were queried on how they define autism, think about children with autism, and would handle carefully designed case studies representing the spectrum of autism. Some preliminary findings suggest that current definitions of autism are lacking and a more multi-dimensional approach is needed, some techniques are applicable across approaches, and a general sense that people with autism have something valuable to contribute to the community as a whole.
Diagnosed with "Atypical Development with strong autistic tendencies" Stephen Shore was viewed as "too sick" to be treated on an outpatient basis and recommended for institutionalization. Nonverbal until four, and with much help from his parents, teachers, and others, Stephen Shore is now completing his doctoral degree in special education at Boston University with a focus on helping people on the autism spectrum develop their capacities to the fullest extent possible.
In addition to working with children and talking about life on the autism spectrum, Stephen presents and consults internationally on adult issues pertinent to education, relationships, employment, advocacy, and disclosure as discussed in his book Beyond the Wall: Personal Experiences with Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Ask and Tell: Self-advocacy and Disclosure for People on the Autism Spectrum, and Understanding Autism for Dummies.
A board member of the Autism Society of America and president emeritus of the Asperger's Association of New England, Stephen serves for the Board of Directors for Unlocking Autism, the Autism Services Association of Massachusetts, MAAP, and the College Internship Program.
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 Lauren Underwood, PhD
The Behavioral-Biomedical Model Approach to Treating Autism
Treatments grounded in Applied Behavior Analysis as well as biomedical treatments have individually helped provide effective treatment models for autism. Although ABA-based interventions are now considered to be at the forefront of therapeutic interventions for children with autism, in recent years, evidence for successful outcomes with biomedical treatments has also been observed. Ultimately, in developing a “Best Practices” Model, these interventions must work together to provide the best possibilities for optimal outcomes. An overview of support for the behavioral-biomedical treatment model will be presented.
Dr. Lauren Underwood received her MS and PhD in biology (developmental neurobiology) from Tulane University. Following graduation, she was awarded a National Institute of Health Post-Doctoral Training Grant Fellowship in Vision Research. Dr. Underwood is the parent of a child recovering from autism, and as a result of this, became a health educator and biomedical consultant for families of autistic children. Dr Underwood is also employed as a Senior Staff Scientist for SSAI, Inc. supporting NASA's Earth Science Enterprise.
Dr. Underwood’s experience as a medical research scientist as well as that of a parent of an autistic child puts her in a unique position. She has the scientific ability to interpret and explain many of the biomedical interventions in layman’s terms, giving parents a better grasp of how many treatments may work, as well as the compassion and empathy to understand the constant demands of their situation. Dr. Underwood is also a C.A.R.D., Center for Autism and Related Disorders, IRB Board member and a USAAA, US Autism and Asperger Association, Advisory Board (Scientific) member, and has a monthly radio program on Autism One Radio. She has written 7 scientific peer-reviewed journal articles, 11 abstracts and 4 web articles.
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 Theresa Wrangham
Treating Autism is a Team Approach and You are Part of that Team; Take an Active Role
I am speaking tonight from the perspective of a parent who has traveled down a road of marked success due to the use interventions for a child with autism and his effected sibling.
Ten things I want you to take away from this conference are: Seek out the answers as they will help you take appropriate actions; Empower yourself! You have the power to make a difference!; Strength and determination…find them within yourself as you will need them; Educate yourself. You owe it to yourself and your loved one to find out all of your choices. Knowledge is power!; Keep an open mind. Don’t discount an option until you have thoroughly researched it; Don’t go it alone. Get connected and stay connected!; Treating autism is a team approach and you are part of that team. Take an active role; No two children are the same. What works for one child may not work for another; There is hope! Those with autism can see significant improvements and/or recovery; Be patient, yet persistent. Press on and stay the course, a new solution could be right around the corner.
Advocacy - You Can Make a Difference! Shortly before relocating to the Middle East in the early 1990’s our youngest daughter Deanna was diagnosed with asthma, while our oldest daughter Rachel was beginning to show signs of what we would learn later was autism Pervasive Developmental Disorder/Not Otherwise Specified (PDD/NOS). If there was one thing I want you to take away from this information presented, it is that change often starts with the individual and then leads to a group of likeminded individuals who then communicate their message and affect change. It starts with the individual. Never give up! No one knows what is truly possible in terms of improvement of outcomes or recovery – it is evolving and no individual is too old to pursue recovery!;
Improvement of outcomes or recovery can be a long process and seldom happens overnight. It is highly individualized. Be patient with the process and yourself; Let yourself off the hook for not knowing what you know today. Do not measure your child’s progress against another’s and beat yourself up!;
Research, legislation, education and services will not move forward without community support. We are three million strong and growing! We have taken autism from being caused by poor mothering to a condition that is highly treatable with significant improvement and possible recovery! Your actions, or inaction, make a difference!
Theresa Wrangham is the mother of a 17 year old affected daughter and brings to the fore an experienced parent’s perspective on raising a healthy child affected by ASD and the benefits of advocacy outside family needs. Ms. Wrangham is the Past President and Co-Founder of Autism Society of Boulder County, which was the first ASA chapter to bring a biomedical and behavioral conference to Colorado’s autism community.
Ms. Wrangham also spearheaded Colorado’s legislative efforts to ban mercury containing vaccines in favor of vaccines meeting federal safety guidelines. She currently sits on USAAA’s Advisory Panel and was recently appointed USAAA Director of Educational Development and Conference Liaison, is a Board Member and the Vice-Chair of Governmental Affairs for SafeMinds and is a retired AMTA massage therapist. Ms. Wrangham has been featured in several Colorado publications, radio interviews and local news interviews.
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