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Wednesday, September 24
10:00 am Registration
12:00 pm Welcome Luncheon, Hank Chambers, MD
1:30 pm In Depth Sessions:
 
  1. Emotional and Behavioral Strengths and Challenges of Teens and Adults with Down Syndrome—Part 1, Dennis McGuire, PhD
  2. Interventions for Cerebral Palsy, Hank Chambers, MD
  3. Teachable Moments: Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Early Start, Kristine Pilkington, OTR/L
  4. The ASD Guidelines for Effective Interventions Project: Improving Services to People with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Steve Lohrer, PhD, Laura Hall, PhD, Susan Wilczynski, PhD, Lynne Huffman, MD
3:00 pm Break
3:30 pm In Depth Sessions:
 
  1. Emotional and Behavioral Strengths and Challenges of Teens and Adults with Down Syndrome—Part 2, Dennis McGuire, PhD
  2. Inter-organizational Collaboration: Does It Really Work to Improve Services for Persons with ASD? Karen A. Bodenhorn, MPH, Patrick J. Maher, MD
  3. Illness & Acute Hospitalizations—Who Gets Admitted and Why, James Popplewell, MD
  4. The Early Start Oral Health Promotion Project for Young Children, Tina M. Pedersen, MSW, LCSW, Virginia Santos, BVE, RDA,Tara Ficek, MPH, Conrado Barzaga, MD, Dwight Lee, MD, Alphonso Faison, DDS, MS
5:00 pm Reception & Poster Session

Thursday, September 25
8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 am In Depth Sessions:
 
  1. The Use of Arrays for the Clinical Diagnosis of Autism and Mental Retardation, Lisa G. Shaffer, PhD, FACMG, Justine Coppinger, MS, CGC
  2. Integrating Screening and Early Identification Into the Community: Tools & Strategies for Optimum Outcomes, Elaine Fogel Schneider PhD, CCC-SLP, ADTR, CGP, CTTI, Janet Hill, MS, RD, IBCLC, Nancy Sager, Diana Dennis
  3. Using Data to Manage Risk, Jonathan M. Wilwerding, PhD
  4. What Causes Autism? How Your Answer Guides Your Evaluation and Treatment, Robert Hendren, DO
10:00 am Break
10:30 am In Depth Sessions:
 
  1. Metabolic Disorders: Genetic Screening, Medical Formulas and Medical Foods, Fred Lorey, PhD, James A. Bartley, MD, PhD
  2. Supporting Social Responsiveness in Young Children, Fran D. Goldfarb, MA,CHES
  3. ASD & Co-Occurring Conditions, James Popplewell, MD, Patricia Ohliger Frerking, PhD, MPH
  4. Regional Center Best Practices on Mortality Reviews, Peggy O'Brien-Strain, PhD, Cyrus Chee, MA
  5. Medical Care in the Community: Barriers and Strategies From a Family Physician’s Perspective, Clarissa Kripke, MD, FAAFP
12:00 pm Lunch and Keynote Speaker
1:45 pm In Depth Sessions:
 
  1. Practical Implications of Genetic Diagnoses—Part 1, Brenda Finucane, MS, CGC
  2. Applying Early Start Outcome Data to Create Exemplary Practice, Diane Kellegrew, PhD
  3. Using Multidisciplinary Teams to Reduce Hospitalization Rates, Kira Gunther, MSW
  4. TBD
3:15 pm Break
3:45 pm In Depth Sessions:
 
  1. Practical Implications of Genetic Diagnoses–Part 2, Brenda Finucane, MS, CGC
  2. International Adoptions–Psychological and Medical Challenges with Foreign Born Infants, Michelle Dern, MD, FAAP
  3. Bringing the Research on Effective ASD Interventions Into Your Practice, Gina Green, PhD, BCBA
  4. Advances and Trends in Managing Epilepsy, Andrew Mower, MD
5:50 pm Adjourn

Friday, September 26
8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 am In Depth Sessions:
 
  1. New Advances in FXS and FXTAS: A Time for Screening and Targeted Treatments, Randi J. Hagerman, MD, Louise W. Gane, MS
  2. Identifying Autism in Young Children, Christina M. Corsello, PhD
  3. Child Rearing Practices: Cultural and Ethnic Differences, Gabrielle Cerda, MD
  4. Assistive Technology for Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Joy Cole
10:00 am Break
10:30 am In Depth Sessions:
 
  1. The Use of Arrays for the Clinical Diagnosis of Autism and Mental Retardation, Lisa G. Shaffer, PhD, FACMG
  2. Cultural Considerations in Caring For Individuals with Developmental Disabilities & Their Families, Paula Whang-Ramos, PhD, BCBA
  3. Tentative Title: Autism in Infants, Pauline A. Filipek, MD
  4. Grief, Loss and Bereavement in Those with a Developmental Disability, Leonard L. Magnani, MD, PhD
12:00 pm Final Adjournment

 

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