4th Annual Autism Spectrum Disorder Update Agenda

Below is the agenda for the 4th Annual Autism Spectrum Disorder Update:

7:45 – 8:30 am	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 am	Welcome Carl Feinstein, MD Director, Stanford Autism Center at Packard Children’s Hospital and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University
8:45 – 9:30 am	Understanding the New Biology of Autism Sophia Colamarino, PhD
9:30 – 10:15 am	How Can Research in Stem Cells Help to Develop Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorders? Ricardo Dolmetsch, PhD
10:15 – 10:30 am	Break
10:30 – 11:15 am	The Trading Zone: How Doctors and Families of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder Can Learn to Understand Each Other Noah Feinstein, PhD
11:15 – 12:00 pm	Parent Education Strategies for Improving Social Communication: Focus on Pivotal Response Treatment Grace Gengoux, PhD
12:00 – 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 – 1:45 pm	Medications for your Child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder Glen Elliott, MD
1:45 – 2:30 pm	Autism and Sleep (or not enough sleep) Ruth O’Hara, PhD
2:30 – 2:45 pm	Break and proceed to Breakout Sessions
2:45–4:30 pm	Breakout Sessions Medications for Autism Spectrum Disorders: Ask the Experts Antonio Hardan, MD and Glenn Elliott, MD What Parents Want to Know From Doctors and Scientists Corinne Callan, MEd, Educational Specialist, Children's Health Council (Parent) Eamonn Callan, PhD, Associate Dean for Student Affairs in the School of Education and Pigott Family School of Education Professor (Parent) Sophia Colamarino, PhD, Scientist Carl Feinstein, MD, Child Psychiatrist Noah Feinstein, PhD, Education Professor Finding out about Autism and How to Best Help Your Young Child Linda Lotspeich, MD, Jennifer Phillips, PhD and Grace Gengoux, PhD