Bluegrass Autism Symposium

[Guest guest]

The Autism Society of the Bluegrass

and

Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital

proudly present

The Bluegrass Autism Symposium

Saturday, February 25, 2006

8:30a.m.-5:00p.m.

at Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital

2050 Versailles Road

Lexington, Kentucky.

This conference will feature presentations on a variety of topics of

interest to parents, care-givers, educators, students, therapists,

and health care professionals. They will include educational

issues, biomedical interventions,

and therapeutic options. Join us to learn more about

autism spectrum disorders and various treatment methods.

Presenters and Topics include

Sheila Wagner M.Ed., Assistant Director of the Emory Autism Center

~Including Elementary Students with ASD: Setting the Stage for the

Future, and

~Including MS/HS Students with ASD: Realizing the Dream

Boyd Haley, Ph.D., University of Kentucky Department of Chemistry

~Role of Mercury in Developmental Disorders

Megson, M.D.

~Vitamin A and Bethanecol

Ralston, BCABA

~Applied Behavior Analysis

Glaser, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor in the Departments of

Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Anatomy and Neurobiology at the

University of Kentucky Medical Center

~Pharmaceutical Interventions

Tori Carraway, M.A., CCC-SLP

~Introduction to Relationship Development Intervention

Camille Skubik-Peplaski, MS, OTR/L, BCP

~Sensory Integration Dysfunction

Kersting, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Communications Disorders Clinic at

Western Kentucky University

~Higher Education

Dr. Neel Soares

~Early Intervention

Sturgill, MS SLP, Fayette County Autism Resource Specialist

~Respecting Autism: What We Learn From Our Friends On The Spectrum

M. , M.D., Lancaster, KY

~Vitamin B6

Cheryl Dunn

~Visual Strategies and Structured Teaching

Registration:

$50 & #150; Early Bird (until 1/31/06)

$60 & #150; Regular (2/1/06 & #150; 2/24/06)

$70 & #150; At the door

To Register, or For More Information:

Visit the conference website at www.bgas.org.

PLEASE FORWARD to others who may be interested!

If you have any questions, contact Sara Spragens

(sspragens@..., 859-299-9000) or Patti Parsons

(pagepro100@..., 859-278-6749).