Dec 4 - Ceveland Area Biomedical Support Group Meeting

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Dear Friends,

Just a friendly reminder that we will be meeting again in Independence, OH on December 4. I hope many of you can make it! Please read below for details. This time we will be meeting at a slightly different location but still centrally, in Independence. The Independence Public Library will be providing a free meeting room for us, located at 6361 Selig Drive, Independence, Ohio 44131-4926. The library can be found on the way to the Field House where we had met before. This time we will be viewing a DVD, presentation by Jepson, MD, who spoke at a biomedical conference last year that I have a DVD from. He is the author of the book "Changing the course of autism". Here is his bio from the Thoughtful House website: Jepson, M.D., graduated from the University of Utah Medical School in 1995 and completed residency training in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1998. He

is board certified in emergency medicine. Over the course of 2001, the year his second son was diagnosed with autism, he and his wife Laurie began exploring treatment options, but found that the medical community knew little about the cause, treatment, or prognosis of this disease. After their year of intensive research into all aspects of the illness, they felt a strong need to establish a clinic where autistic children could receive the most up-to-date care available. From 2002-2005, Children¢s Biomedical Center of Utah (a non-profit organization) was instrumental in raising awareness throughout the intermountain west about issues related to autism and other childhood developmental disorders. During that time Dr. Jepson treated hundreds of children on the autism spectrum and enjoyed the experience of watching them improve. Since joining the team at Thoughtful House Center for Children, he is able to turn his attention full-time to both treatment and

research of the most important 'emergency' he has ever treated. The title of his presentation is: Medical interventions in autism: the big picture This presentation takes a comprehensive look at our kids and their medical issues that are often overlooked or untreated. This will be a perfect time to have an informal support meeting getting to know one onether better and sharing our histories/interventions, following the viewing of the DVD.When:

December 4, 2008 at 6 pm - 8:45 pm Where:

Independence Public Library6361 Selig DriveIndependence, Ohio 44131-4926Off Brecksville Road in Civic Center complex Library Phone: 216.447.0160 (for directions) Please RSVP to me at 216.544.1231 or via this email apattison@... so that we can plan for refreshments. Also, please mark your calendars!! Other dates I have the room reserved for meetings at the library are: January 22 Thursday 6 pm - 8:45 pmFebruary 17 Tuesday 6 pm - 8:45March 31 Tuesday 6 pm to 8:45 pmMay 26 Tuesday 6 pm to 8:45 pmJune 23 Tuesday 6 pm - 8:45 pm Speakers/topics TBD. Sincerely, Pattison National Autism Association - Northeast Ohio (NAA-NEO) Helping Hand Program Manager P. O.

Box 221195 Beachwood, OH 44122 E-mail: apattison@... Phone (216)544-1231 Web: www.autismnortheastohio.org