6th Annual Autism Spectrum Disorder Update
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Growing up with Autism: Genes, Families, Friends and Schools
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford is here to help parents find answers. On June 1, 2013, the Stanford Autism Center at Packard Children’s Hospital presents its 6th Annual Autism Spectrum Disorders Update, an event that gives members of the community a chance to learn about new autism research and therapies.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
Stanford University
Registration Fee
The registration fee is $100. The fee includes a continental breakfast and buffet lunch.
The symposium will be held in McCaw Hall in the Francis C. Arrillaga Alumni Center. The address is 326 Galvez Street, Stanford, California 94035. Parking is free and located at Galvez Field on the corner of Galvez Street and Campus Drive East. View a map of the Galvez Field parking area.
For further information, please contact the Stanford Autism Center at Packard Children’s Hospital at (650) 721-6327 or e-mail autism@lpch.org.
Register for the 6th Annual Autism Spectrum Disorder Update
Learn More
For more information, please view:The program for the 6th annual Autism Spectrum Disorders Update at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital features two plenary sessions. Our morning speaker will be Ricardo Dolmetsch, PhD, Senior Director Allen Institute for Brain Science, Department of Neurobiology, Stanford School of Medicine. Dr. Dolmetsch will discuss Stem Cell Research and the Brain in Autism. Our afternoon speaker is Lynn Koegel, PhD, CCC-SLP, Clinical Director, Koegel Autism Center, Director, Eli and Edythe L. Broad Center for Asperger Research, University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Koegel will discuss Improving Peer Friendships in Children with Autism. Participants will chose from eight break-out sessions on: Early Intervention Pivotal Response Training; DSM5 Clinical Trials; Genes and Environmental Factors, Helping Families Post-Diagnosis, Making Friends, Attention, Language and Math Abilities in Autism; Translation to Adulthood and Parenting Tools
WHERE: Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, Stanford University, 326 Galvez St., Stanford, Calif. Register online by visiting www.autism.lpch.org and following the link to the "5th Annual Autism Spectrum Disorder Update."
WHEN: Saturday, June 1, 2013, 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Registration and continental breakfast begin at 7:30 am).
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Parents, teachers, pediatricians, psychologists, caregivers, media and anyone with an interest in autism are invited to attend. The $100 registration fee includes a continental breakfast and a buffet lunch.