Autism One Conference - 2009 Overview

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Forwarded from our friends at Autism One

Autism One 2009 Conference Overview

May 20-24, 2009, Chicago, IL

www.autismone.org

CHANGE HAS COME!

Did you wonder when change would come for your child? Did you

wonder when the media would begin to turn, when more mainstream

doctors and the public would begin to shift their thinking, and when

the cumulative body of science would gather steam in exponentially

building upon itself? Well, change has come.... and we are happy to

present it at Autism One.

Some 2009 highlights

Selected symposiums, seminars, workshops, think tanks, and lectures

Pre-Conference, Wednesday, May 20 & Thursday, May 21

Introducing EBCALA: The Birt Center for Autism Law and

Advocacy

The mission of the Birt Center for Autism Law and

Advocacy is to address the immediate and ongoing legal and advocacy

needs of the autism community. The Center seeks to provide:

- Legal education on autism issues

- Resources for legal practitioners and advocates

- A  " think tank " to strategies about the legal and advocacy needs

of the autism community

The Miracle Project

The Miracle Project is a theater and film arts program for

children with special needs and their typically developing siblings

and peers. Autism: The Musical won two Emmy Awards. Meet Elaine Hall

(Founder & Creative Director) and Diane Isaacs (Co-founder & Producer)

during two days of Miracle Project workshops.

Beginning Biomedical Intervention - In Spanish!

Join Kerri for this special presentation delivered in

Spanish. Kerri is the mother of a child recovering from autism,

and she has a DAN!-based clinic in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Thursday evening, May 21 - MAIN CONFERENCE BEGINS

Join Dr. to hear the latest on the state of autism

research; Drs. O'Hara and Dan Rossignol on beginning biomedical

treatment; and Dr. Bradstreet on advanced treatment topics.

Friday, May 22

Environmental Symposium

Have we reached a tipping point? What is the intersection between

genetics and environmental triggers? Join over half-a-dozen speakers,

including Ken Cook of the Environmental Working Group, Mark Corrales

of the Environmental Protection Agency, Dr. Martha Herbert of

Harvard/MGH, Philip and Alice Shabecoff, authors of Poisoned Profits,

and Dr. , University of Texas Health Science Center at

San , for over 6 hours of compelling information, including an

evening Q & A.

Residential Think Tank and Presentation

Are you concerned about what will happen to your child if they are

not recovered by the time they age out of state-provided services? We

are, too. Join in on a residential think tank with steering committee

members of the Autism Human Rights and Discrimination Initiative and

others who are working on a safe, fulfilling future and residential

solutions. We are proud to introduce for the first time at an Autism

One Conference Cheryl Kilmer, president of the Training, Education &

Research Institute, a model program in the state of California.

Language Seminar and Think Tank

Let's Talk About Talk! Join Dr. n Blank, Dr. Harry Schneider,

and Beth Cull of Columbia University as they lead a revolution in

how to think about language, teach language, communication, and

reading, and -- most importantly -- RESTORE LANGUAGE in the nonverbal

child through means including state-of-the-art diagnostic testing and

neuromodulation.

Vaccine Education Seminar

Have you ever wondered how to talk to your mainstream pediatrician

and your in-laws, start a grassroots advocacy movement, coordinate a

rally, educate other parents, gain a vaccine exemption using titers,

or fight for the right of Informed Consent? What is the vaccine

" political " landscape and the underlying structure of the Federal

Vaccine Advisory Committees? How do industry, government, and

organized medicine operate together? What vaccines are coming down the

pike, what are the new adjuvants in development -- what does the

future hold? How can you participate in the process? Barbara Loe

Fisher, President of the NVIC, Vicky Debold, PhD, RN, and Louise Kuo

Habakus, HHP, AADP of the NJ Coalition for Vaccination Choice help

empower you in this half-day seminar.

Saturday, May 23

Autism Team Forum: Conversations Towards Recovery

Dr. Bradstreet, Jacquie Mancini, Alanna Apap, BCBA, Donna

Wexler, MA, CCC-SLP, paraprofessional, Soffici, and teacher,

Kim Brown describe the team approach to recovering a child,

Mancini, from the specifics of helping , to the general

methodologies employed in each of their complementary disciplines of

biomedical, behavioral, educational, social skills therapy, and other

approaches. This event will include lectures and a Q & A panel period.

Dr. Woody McGinnis...For the first time....

Loss of vocalization, changes in social behavior, and altered

gastrointestinal function occur in variable permutations in a

significant subset—probably a majority—of children who eventually

receive the diagnosis of autism. Regression of an ostensibly well

child is at once a great tragedy and mystery of autism, and occurs in

the second year of life, after maturation of the protective

blood-brain barrier. A number of small areas which cluster around the

primitive brainstem fail to develop blood-brain barrier, so may act as

portals for entry of a broad class of toxins including mercury,

cadmium, herbicide, and MSG. Conceivably, many abnormal findings in

autism—most particularly, regression—stem from one or more toxins

entering these areas of brain. In 1964, Rimland was the first to

suggest primary brainstem involvement in autism. For the first time

in a public conference, Dr. McGinnis explains how toxins

hypothetically trigger autistic regression, and presents data from

examination of relevant areas of brainstem and vagus nerve from

children with autism.

An afternoon with Dr. Amy Yasko

An Autism One favorite, Dr. Amy Yasko returns with an afternoon of

information about her nutrigenomic testing and protocols.

The Elias Tembenis Seizures Think Tank

The incidence of seizures is increasingly reported to autism

organizations. Seizures are prevalent and risky. Elias Tembenis, who

was recovering from autism, ultimately passed away while having a

seizure. We must figure this out. Autism One is bringing together

doctors to work together on the process. Lectures will follow on

Sunday. Autism One will host the annual Elias Tembenis mini-Walk on

Friday, with proceeds going to the National Autism Association.

Autism One is proud to present for the first time at an Autism One

Conference Dr. Seyyed Hossein Fatemi. Dr. Fatemi received a PhD in

Human Anatomy and Cell Biology from the University of Nebraska Medical

Center. Following receipt of his medical degree from Case Western

Reserve University and completion of his residency in psychiatry at

University Hospitals in Cleveland, Dr. Fatemi was appointed Associate

Professor of Psychiatry, Cell Biology and Neuroanatomy at University

of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Fatemi was promoted to full professor

of psychiatry and adjunct professor of neuroscience in 2006. In 2007

he was also promoted to adjunct professor of pharmacology. Dr. Fatemi

authored GABAA Receptor Downregulation in Brains of Subjects with

Autism and Expression of GABAB Receptors Is Altered in Brains of

Subjects with Autism.

Sunday, May 24

THRiiiVE at Autism One!

A yearly favorite hosted by Dana Gorman of THRiiiVE! Come hear

Dr. Joe Mercola, homeotoxicologist Coyle, and other " alternative "

favorites in 10 hours of fascinating information.

Look for the Autism One 2009 Conference schedule at

www.autismone.org on December 8.

Registration opens December 15. Westin O'Hare Hotel guest room

prices remain the same!