2008 Pittsburgh Autism Expo

[Guest guest]

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!

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*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

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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

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3:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. -- Dr. Cheryl Leuthauser, DO -- Integrated Treatments

to Consider*

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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!*

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*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)

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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*

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