2008 Pittsburgh Autism Expo

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For registration information, brochure, and complete scheduling, visit www.pghautismexpo.com

This informative 2-day conference is only $80 for parents! Keynote Speaker, Kirby, Author, Evidence of Harm

Kirby has been a professional journalist for 17 years, and has written

for The New York Times for more than a d! ecade.

Kirby's first book " Evidence of Harm, Mercury in Vaccines and the

Autism Epidemic debuted at number 27 on The New York Times bestseller

list. The book has sparked a national debate and Kirby has appeared on

such varied media venues as Meet the Press, The Today Show, Imus in the

Morning, Montel and Air America.

Dr. Blaylock-- Dr.

Blaylock is a board certified neurosurgeon, author and lecturer. He

attended the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans and completed his

general surgical internship and neurosurgical residency at the Medical

University of South Carolina in ton, South Carolina. During his

residency he ran the neurology program for one year and did a

fellowship in neurosurgery after his residency. For the past 25 years

he has practiced neurosurgery in addition to having a nutritional

practice. He recently retired from both practices to devote full time

to nutritional studies and research. Dr. Philip DeMio --

Dr. DeMio is the father of a child with autism, and has been an M.D.

for over twenty years. He graduated from the Case Western Reserve

University School of Medicine with honors in metabolism, women and

children's health, and neurosciences. Prior to medical school he taught

and worked in the organic chemistry laboratory at Creighton University

in Omaha Nebraska. He is a DAN! physician, an author of medical topics

including alternative and conventional medicine, and is accredited for

speaking nationally on medical topics including brain toxicology,

nutrition, and use of supplements in health and disease for children

and adults.

Dorfman, M.S., L.N. --

Dorfman is a health program planner and nutritionist with twenty five

years of clinical experience. Her specialty is developing nutrition and

lifestyle strategies to address complex health problems from autism to

bone loss to rare genetic disorders. Physicians and other medical

professionals refer cases to her for insight when traditional methods

do not attain optimal results.

Mark Blaxill -- Mark

Blaxill has a daughter diagnosed with autism, Editor-at-Large for Age

of Autism and Dir. of SafeMinds. He holds an MBA from Harvard Bus.

School with distinction and a bachelor's degree in int'l affairs from

Princeton Univ, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He authored several

publications on autism and has spoken at many conferences including

Neurotoxicology, Defeat Autism Now!, Autism One, National Autism

Association, NIEHS, and the Institute of Medicine Immunization Safety

Review.

Kim Stagliano - Kim

Stagliano is the mother of three girls with autism named Mia,

and Bella. She is Managing Editor for Age of Autism, a Huffington Post

blogger and author. A former sales and marketing executive, Kim is a

graduate of Boston College and is married to Mark Stagliano. They live

in CT. You can read her blog at www.kimstagliano.blogspot.com. Kim and her husband Mark and her three girls also appeared on Good Morning America in March, 2008.

Len Brancewicz and Joe DiMatteo

are registered pharmacists, board-certified clinical nutritionists, and

homeopaths. Len Brancewicz, NMD, CCN, DHPh, RPh and ph DiMatteo,

NMD, CCN, DHPh, RPh are the hosts of the popular " Ask The Pharmacist "

show on XM Satellite radio! You can listen to and take part in the Ask

the Pharmacist call-in radio program for you, the active listener. The

America's Nutrition Hour radio show is broadcasted on XM Satellite

Radio Channel 170 Nationwide!

DAY ONE -- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2008 7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. -- Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. -- Welcome, Short 8:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. - Len Brancewicz and Joe DiMatteo A sensible vaccine schedule

10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. -- Snack/Break 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. -- Breakout Sessions Session A -- Dr. Simkovich, The Benefits of Cranio Sacral Therapy

Session B -- Mark Blaxill, Vice President, Safeminds, Why are S!

o Many Children Sick? Session C -- Kim Stagliano, Age of Autism, Living with Autism Session D -- Lori Karavolis, Implementing a GF/CF Diet 12:00 p.m. to 1 p.m. -- LUNCH BREAK

1:15 p.m. to 2:40 p.m. - Blaylock Microglia/excitotoxicity as a central mechanism of autism 2:40 p.m. to 3 p.m. -- Break/Snack

3:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. -- Dr. Cheryl Leuthauser, DO -- Integrated Treatments to Consider ________________________________________ 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. -- Reception & Exhibitor Meet & Greet -- Hotel Lounge/Hotel Lobby

Join us for cocktails in the lounge and peruse our exhibitor booths from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.!! Meet and greet other me!

mbers of the autism community! ______

__________________________________ DAY TWO -- SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2008 7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. -- Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. - Dorfman -- (NUTRITION-RELATED SUBJECT TBA)

10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. -- Break 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. -- Kirby, Evidence of Harm 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. -- Lunch on your own

1:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. -- Dr. Philip DeMio, Comprehensive Summary of Biomedical Treatments-- Success and accomplishment is never without criticism and jealousy.

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But what about autistics and aspies?

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> This informative 2-day conference is only $80 for parents!

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