Autism: Early Detection and Intervention in Infants and Young Children
Conference Speakers

Sarah J Spence, M.D., Ph.D.
Staff Clinician
Pediatrics and Developmental Neuropsychiatry Branch
National Institute of Mental Health

M. Therese Kelly, B.A., M.L.A.
Educational Therapist
Director
New Heights Center

Brian Freedman, Ph.D.
Acting Clinical Director
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Center for Autism and Related Disorders

Elizabeth Stripling, Ed.D.
Autism Training & Technical Assistance Coordinator
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Center for Autism & Related Disorders

Susan Norwell, M.A.
Educational Specialist

Kenneth E. Towbin, M.D.
Clinical Professor
Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington University School of Medicine

Grace Baranek, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Division of Occupational Science
Department of Allied Health Sciences

Catherine Lord, Ph.D.
Director, University of Michigan Autism and Communication Disorders
Center (UMACC)
Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry
Research Professor, Center for Human Growth and Development (CHGD)