1st Istanbul International Autism Conference

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OTED Otizmi Tedavi ve Egitim Dernegi invites you to 1st Istanbul International Autism Conference 14th – 16th june 2008 Grand Cevahir Hotel Convention Center Darulaceze Cad. Okmeydani, Sisli Istanbul / TURKEY First Announcement Conference Program 14 june 2008 Saturday ………………………………. 08:00 OPENING CEREMONY 08:40 Shattock, PhD, Honorary Secretary, World Autism Organization; Director, Autism Research Unit, University of Sunderland, Sunderland, United

Kingdom Relationship between Genetics and Environment in the Causation of Autism Spectrum Disorders – 60 minutes 09:40 Shaw MD, Director, The Great Plains Laboratory for Health, Nutrition and Metabolism, Author ,“Biological Treatments for Autism and PDD”. Kansas, USA Multifactorial Causes of Autism - 60 minutes 10:40 COFFEE BREAK 11:00 B. , Professor, School of Materials, Arizona State University, Arizona, USA Nutritional Abnormalities and Therapy: vitamins, minerals, amino acids, essential fatty acids – 60 minutes 12:00 Costen Owens, MAIS, RA, Defeat Autism Now! speaker, researcher and member of The Defeat Autism Now! Think Tank. Texas, USA The Role of the Sulfur Chemistry in Autism – 60 minutes 13:00 LUNCH & EXHIBITION 14:30 Ahmet Aydin, MD, Director, Professor of Nutrition and Metabolism in Pediatrics, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey Nutrition, Diet and Digestive Aid options for Children with Autism – 60 minutes 15:30 Shaw MD, Director, The Great Plains Laboratory for Health, Nutrition and Metabolism, Author ,“Biological Treatments for Autism and PDD”. Kansas,

USA Deficient Cholesterol: A Common New Factor in Autism – 60 minutes 16:30 COFFEE BREAK 16:50 Tarasuk, RN, ND, Registered Defeat Autism Now! Practitioner, Naturopath, Homeopath, Nutritionist, Nova Scotia, Canada Zink : The Key of Life – 50 minutes 17:40 B. , Professor, School of Materials, Arizona State University, Arizona, USA Mercury and Autism –40 minutes 18:20 PHOTOGRAPH EXHIBITION Erdal Kinaci MD The Winner of National Geographics 2006 and 2007 Hulki Muradi Finalist of National Geographics 2007 (Arman’s father) 19:00 END OF THE 1ST DAY 15 june 2008 Sunday ………………………………… 08:00 Shaw MD, Director, The Great Plains Laboratory for Health, Nutrition and Metabolism, Author ,“Biological Treatments for Autism and PDD”. Kansas, USA Food Allergies - 60 minutes 09:00 Anju I. Usman, MD, Registered Defeat Autism Now! Practitioner, Defeat Autism Now! speaker, researcher and member of the physician training team and The Defeat Autism Now! Think Tank. Director, True Health Medical Centre, Illinois, USA Why Biomedical ? Common Issues seen in Clinical Practice – 60 minutes 10:00 COFFEE BREAK 10:20 B. , Professor, School of Materials, Arizona State University, Arizona, USA Overview of Biomedical Treatments for Autism – 80 minutes 11:40 Shaw MD, Director, The Great Plains Laboratory for Health, Nutrition and Metabolism, Author ,“Biological Treatments for Autism and PDD”. Kansas, USA Usefulness of Lab Testing for Children with Autism - 60 minutes 12:40 LUNCH &

EXHIBITION 14:00 Quig, PhD, Vice President, Scientific Support for Doctor’s Data, Illinois, USA Appropriate Laboratory Testing to Support Safe and Effective Metal Detoxification – 60 minutes 15:00 Nataf, MD, Director, Laboratoire Philippe Auguste, Paris, France

Porphyrinuria in Childhood Autistic Disorder: Implications for Environmental Toxicity – 60 minutes 16:00 COFFEE

BREAK 16:20 Quig, PhD, Vice President, Scientific Support for Doctor’s Data, Illinois, USA The Basic Pharmacology of DMSA, DMPS and Ca-Na2-EDTA: Laboratory Evidence and Mechanisms of Action– 60 minutes 17:20 Anju I. Usman, MD, Registered Defeat Autism Now! Practitioner, Defeat Autism Now! speaker, researcher and member of the physician training team and The Defeat Autism Now! Think Tank. Director, True Health Medical Centre, Illinois, USA Detoxification Therapies –60 minutes 18:20 B. , Professor, School of Materials, Arizona State University, Arizona, USA Safety and Efficacy of DMSA therapy – 40 minutes 19:00 END OF THE 2ND DAY 16 june 2008 Monday ……………………………….. 08:00 Tarasuk, RN, ND, Registered Defeat Autism Now! Practitioner, Naturopath, Homeopath, Nutritionist, Nova Scotia, Canada Sulfur: Nature’s Key to Treating Children on the Autistic Spectrum – 60 minutes 09:00 Costen Owens, MAIS, RA, Defeat Autism Now! speaker, researcher and member of The Defeat Autism Now! Think Tank. Texas, USA Low Oxalate Diet in Autism–60 minutes 10:00 COFFEE BREAK 10:20 Cem Kinaci, MD, Registered Defeat Autism Now! Practitioner, Assist. Professor of Nuclear Medicine, Deutsches Krankenhaus – Universal Hospitals Group, Istanbul, Turkey Brain SPECT scanning - How it makes a difference in Autism – 40 minutes 11:00 Philip B , Professor of Hyperbaric Medicine, Wolfson Hyperbaric Medicine Unit, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, United Kingdom Brain Injury in Children and Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment –45 minutes 11:45 Mustafa Alan, MD, Assist. Professor of Aerospace Medicine, Director of Baromed Hyperbaric Oxygen Theraphy Center, Ankara, Turkey Investigations of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Autism –45 minutes 12:30 LUNCH & EXHIBITION 14:00 Tarbox, Ph.D., B.C.B.A., Director of Research and Development, Center for Autism and Related Disorders, California, USA The CARD program: an Application of Behavior Analysis to the Treatment of Autism - 90 minutes 15:30 Mehmet Ali Akgul, Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Member of the Ethics Committee. Adana; Lawyer at SBA Law Office, Istanbul, Turkey Politics and Advocacy in Autism – 30 minutes 16:00 Tarbox, Ph.D., B.C.B.A., Director of Research and

Development, Center for Autism and Related Disorders, California, USA Recovery from Autism: A Discussion of Clinical and Scientific Evidence - 60 minutes 17:00 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 19:00 END OF THE 3RD

DAY OTED Otizmi Tedavi ve Egitim Dernegi Dear

parents, professionals, physicians, OTED is a non-profit organization in Turkey and our mission is to help special children with autism. This is first announcement of 1st Istanbul International Autism Conference at Grand Cevahir Hotel Convention Center in Istanbul-Turkey at 14 - 16th of june 2008. 14 speakers from USA, United Kingdom, Canada, France and Turkey will do 25 presentations in 3 days. We are expected about 800-1000 attendies at this conference from Europe, Middle-East and Asia.

If you are interested to attend this conference, please e-mail to autismconfistanbul@... and declare names and number of attendies. Soon, you will find the details of hotel reservations and other expences for this conference at the second announcement. Thank you

Buket Karakaya President OTED Istanbul, Turkey Cem Kinaci, MD OTED Conference Coordinator Registered Defeat Autism Now! Practitioner Assist. Professor of Nuclear Medicine, Deutsches Krankenhaus – Universal Hospitals Group, Istanbul, Turkey

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