1st Istanbul International Autism Conference

[Guest guest]

OTED

Dear parents, professionals, physicians,

OTED is a non-profit organization in Turkey and our mission is to help special

children with autism.

This is second announcement of 1st Istanbul International Autism Conference at

Grand Cevahir Hotel Convention Center in Istanbu l- Turkey at 14 - 16th of june

2008.

15 speakers from Canada, England, France, Germany, Scotland, Turkey and USA

will do 28 presentations in 3 days. We are expected about 800-1000 attendies at

this conference from Europe, Middle-East and Asia.

Openning ceremony of the Photograph Exhibition by Erdal Kinaci MD : The Winner

of National Geographics International Photography Contest 2006 and 2007 and

Hulki Muradi : Finalist of National Geographics International Photography

Contest 2007 (Arman’s father) will be on first day.

Bugra Cankir : The best and the youngest “absolute pitch†in the world

(Diagnosed as a musical savant by Wisconsin Medical Society) will present a

piano concert at the closing ceremony on third day.

Conference fee is 100 Euros. If you are interested to attend this conference,

please see our website www.autismistanbul2008.org .

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

1st ISTANBUL INTERNATIONAL AUTISM CONFERENCE

14 – 16 th JUNE 2008

Grand Cevahir Hotel Convention Center

ISTANBUL – TURKEY

www.autismistanbul2008.org

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

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14th 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 PDDâ€. 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 PDDâ€. 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 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

18:50 PHOTOGRAPH EXHIBITION

Erdal Kinaci MD : The Winner of National Geographics International Photography

Contest 2006 and 2007

Hulki Muradi : Finalist of National Geographics International Photography

Contest 2007 (Arman’s father)

19:30 END OF THE 1ST DAY

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15th JUNE 2008 SUNDAY

08:00 Shaw MD,

Director, The Great Plains Laboratory for Health, Nutrition and Metabolism,

Author ,“Biological Treatments for Autism and PDDâ€. 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 PDDâ€. 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 COFFEE BREAK

18:30 B. ,

Professor, School of Materials, Arizona State University, Arizona, USA

Safety and Efficacy of DMSA therapy – 40 minutes

19:10 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

20:10 END OF THE 2ND DAY

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16th JUNE 2008 MONDAY

08:00 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

09:00 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

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 - 60 minutes

15:00 a Steinhaus, Psychologist

Head, Autism Center Oldenburg, Germany

Autism and integration in schools and society- 60 minutes (in German)

16:00 COFFEE BREAK

16:20 a Steinhaus, Psychologist

Head, Autism Center Oldenburg, Germany

The language of people with autism- 60 minutes (in German)

17:20 a Steinhaus, Psychologist

Head, Autism Center Oldenburg, Germany

Asperger Syndrome: New avenues in therapy and education- 60 minutes (in

German)

18:20 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

19:20 PIANO CONCERT

Bugra Cankir : The best and the youngest absolute pitch in the world

(Diagnosed as a musical savant by Wisconsin Medical Society) Hatay, Turkey

19:40 THANKS TO SPEAKERS

20:00 END OF THE 3RD DAY

For reservations: www.autismistanbul2008.org