Autism: Early Detection and Intervention in Infants and Young Children
Conference Agenda
Thursday, October 23, 2008
7:30am - 8:30am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30am - 8:45am Welcome
8:45am - 9:15am Parent Presentation
9:15am - 10:15am Dr. Sarah Spence, "Research updates from NIH Intramural Autism Program"
10:15am - 10:30am Break
10:30am - 11:30am Dr. Cathy Lord, "Developmental Trajectories in ASD"
11:30am - 12:30pm Dr. Kenneth Towbin, "Differential Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders"
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch (provided)
1:30pm - 2:30pm Dr. Kenneth Towbin, "Psychopharmacological Approaches to treating symptoms of ASDs"
2:30pm - 3:15pm Dr. Grace Baraneck "Sense and Sensitivity: The Nature of Sensory Experiences in Children with Autism: Part One"
3:15pm - 3:30pm Break
3:30pm - 4:15pm Dr. Grace Baraneck , "Sense and Sensitivity: The Nature of Sensory Experiences in Children with Autism: Part Two"

Friday, October 24, 2008
7:30am - 8:30am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30am - 8:45am Welcome
8:45am - 9:15am Parent Presentation
9:15am - 10:15am Drs. Brian Freedman and Elizabeth Stripling, "Strengthening the Ecological Validity of Social Skills Interventions through Clinic-Community Collaboration"
10:15am - 10:30am Break
10:30am - 11:30pm Terry Kelly, "Introduction to the Lindamood Bell Learning Processes"
11:30pm - 12:30pm Bob Gordon, "Mind, Body, and Spirit"
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch (provided)
1:30pm - 3:00pm Susan Norwell, "Literacy for the Nonverbal Child with Autism: Tweaking the Four Block Model: Part One"
3:00pm - 3:15pm Break
3:15pm - 4:45pm Susan Norwell, "Literacy for the Nonverbal Child with Autism: Tweaking the Four Block Model: Part Two"