Info on a free online course

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Dear AutismLink fans.....

We are re-sending our last post regarding a free, online conference.

Why? You might ask? Because one of our newer volunteers at

AutismLink failed to attach the website address where the information

originated. Our friends at Bella Online

(http://www.bellaonline.com/about/AutismSpectrumDisorders) have

threatened us with a lawsuit, due to the fact that a mom with two

children on the autism spectrum who volunteers for AutismLink forgot

to add a url address to one of our posts. We are usually extremely

careful to give credit where credit is due -- it is one of the things

that we pride ourselves in. We apologize for the mistake. I'm sure

you share with AutismLink when we say...... get a life.

Free International online autism conference

From the wonderful, swell, and nice person that she is.....Bonnie Sayers

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art34424.asp

This FREE autism online conference takes place October 17 - 21, 2005.

Over 30 experts have agreed to take part giving participants free

access to these speakers.

The target audience is those with autism or Asperger's Syndrome,

parents, teachers, social workers, therapists, medical professionals,

police officers, researchers and caregivers.

The topics will include:

Autism in Society

Brain Research

Therapies

Services

Adults with Autism

Brain Research

Diagnosis and Screening Education

Theories of Autism

Savank Skills

Splinter skills

Prevalence

Language and Autism

Genetics

Speakers include:

Professor Simon Baron-Cohen

Donna

Lawson

Dr. Geraldine Dawson

Professor Tony Atwood

Professor Uta Frith

Dennis Debbaudt

Dr. Fiona

Dr. Digby Tantam

Theo Peeters

Shattock

The presentations will be grouped in sections. " The Papers section

opens one week before the official opening date for the conference.

This gives you the chance to read the papers and think about any

questions or issues you wish to raise during the conference. "

To register for FREE visit Autism2005.org. The list of speakers is

expanding. Keynote papers are already posted. Registration is quick

and simple. They will ask for your name, email address, physical

address, country, age range, position, gender, how you heard about the

conference and if you want to read in flat or threaded mode.

You can post a profile telling others about yourself and include a

link to your site. Registrants (delegates) will have to choose a

password and confirm it. I typed in parent for position. Lastly, you

check off whether you want to be contacted about the conference. This

will be in the form of email updates. I clicked on and then it

recognized me and welcomed me by name.

Here is the Discussion Forum that will open up in October and has

specific themes that will focus on the papers and allow delegates to

converse on these subjects.

If you need information on autism in Wales. There is a listing of

ground rules to read, a copyright notice stating all the papers are

the copyright of the speakers and T's & C's - which means Terms and

Conditions.

Autism Cymru is Wales' national charity for autism with offices in

Aberystwyth, Cardiff and Wrexham. Autism Cymru is to host Wales'

second International Autism Conference in Cardiff between 8-10 May 2006.

To register go to www.autism2005.org and please do let other parents,

teachers, therapists, Doctors and aides about this free online

conference. Make sure you also give them feedback on this wonderful

service they are providing!

Source for content - Awares.org/conference

**UPDATE** Per email update received from conference - Kirby,

author of Evidence of Harm and Sallie Bernard of Safe Minds have been

added to the speakers list. " Both Sallie Bernard and Kirby will

address biomedical approaches to understanding autism. "