Autism Conference At Fairfield University

By JOHN VOKET

Published: May 23, 2008 12:00 am

Autism Conference

At Fairfield University

FAIRFIELD â âTranslating Autism Spectrum Disorders: Bench to Bedside and Beyondâ is the focus of a conference Monday, June 2, sponsored by AIND/Giant Steps, a private school for children diagnosed with autism and other developmental disabilities, Hall-Brooke Behavioral Health Services and Fairfield University. The conference will take place in the Quick Center for the Arts and begins at 7 am.

Due to the complex nature of autism spectrum disorders and related developmental brain disorders, bench researchers face the challenge of translating their findings far beyond the bedside to a wide community of caregivers. This conference is intended to provide a forum for dialogue between research and treatment and should be of special interest to doctors, nurses, researchers, educators, therapists, advocates, families, and students who are eager to learn from each other. Continuing education credits, including Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Continuing Education Units (CEU) are available.

The presenters at the conference include: David G. Amaral, PhD, the MIND Institute (Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders) University of California, Davis; Margaret L. Bauman, MD, director of the Autism Research Foundation and the Autism Research Consortium, Boston; Timothy Buie, MD, pediatric gastroenterologist at MassGeneral Hospital in Boston; Marie Duggan who, along with Dr Howard Shane, was instrumental in the creation of the first âhighly innovative technological program for adolescents with Autismâ within the City of Boston; Pat Levitt, PhD, director of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. Marvin Natowicz, MD, PhD, a medical geneticist and biochemist whose clinical interests include metabolic and genetic aspects of autism; Howard C. Shane, PhD, director of the Center for Communication Enhancement and the Autism Language Program at Childrenâs Hospital Boston; and Michael J. Weiss, PhD, a developmental psychologist at Giant Steps School-Connecticut and adjunct professor in psychology, Fairfield University.

To register for the conference, call 203-259-5067. Registration by May 23 is $100; walk in registration is $125.

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