4th Annual Long Island
          Autism Conference

         Saturday & Sunday
       October 20 & 21, 2007

     Hyatt Regency Wind Watch
     Hauppauge, New York USA

Christine Zichittella-Heeren
Event Coordinator
631-245-0293
christine@autismfair.com

The Long Island Autism Conference
PO Box 129
Middle Island, NY 11953



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Please click here for a printable schedule (PDF)

Download the Hyatt Event Floorplan here (PDF)

2007 Breakouts:





Saturday 10:00am Keynote

Dr. Vincent Carbone - The Carbone Clinic - Valley Cottage, NY “Verbal Behavior” Main- 1



Saturday 11:45am Breakout One

Jeanne Ganz - Island Therapies - Deer Park, Long Is. “Including SI: Sensory Integration Strategies at Home & School” Main- 1

Beth Clay - BC&A International - Onley, Maryland “Autism Advocacy- How to Make Your Voice & Vote Count” Room 2

Dr. Muneer Imam - Center for Advanced Medicine - Center Moriches, NY “Chelation and other IV Therapies” Room 3

Dr. Matthew Lewis & Dr. Keri Chiappino - Lewis Wellness Center & New Life Chiropractic Commack, Long Is. “Maximizing Brain Function with Fuel & Activation… Nutrition & Neurological Rehabilitation” Room 4



Saturday 2:00pm Breakout Two

Donna Morrison & June Hamilton - Just Kids Autism Program (JKAP) - Middle Island, NY “Relationship Development Intervention” Main- 1

William J. Heslin - Melville Financial Group - MetDesk - Melville, Long Island “Estate Planning” Room 2

Dr. Leigh Ann Chapman - Gresham, Oregon “Autism & Oxidative Stress: Safe & Gentle Therapies to Protect Your Child” Room 3

Robert J. Krakow & John Gilmore - A-Champ & Autism United - Nassau Co., NY “A Culture of Advocacy for a Lifetime of Care” Room 4



Saturday 3:45pm Breakout Three

Dan Olmstead - Washington, DC “Smoking Gun- The Truth about Mercury and Autism” Main- 1

Dr. Gayle DeLong - Morristown, New Jersey “Biomedical Interventions: Why We Chose Them, How We’re Implementing Them” Room 2

Donna Conk - Bilinguals Inc, Nassau BOCES & Rosemary Kennedy School, Long Is. “Meeting the Unique Challenges of Teaching Students Aged 11-21 with ASD’s” Room 3

Dr. Michael Gruttadauria - The Long Island Spectrum Center - Hicksville, Long Is. “When the Brain isn’t Working Properly, Can It Be Fixed?” Room 4



Saturday 5:15pm Breakout Four

Karen Mulcahy-Walsh - Long Island Developmental Consulting, Inc. - Lake Grove, Long Is. “Addressing Challenging Behaviors in Children with ASD’s” Main- 1

Dr. Christy Russell-Shae - Simply Vibrant - Garden City, Long Is. “New Breakthroughs in Natural Medicine” Room 2

Lisa Terenzio - Parent to Parent of New York State - Hauppauge, Long Is. “Understanding Special Education” Room 3

Andrew Barsky - East Meadow High School, Long Island “Video Modeling & Children with ASD’s ” Room 4



Sunday 10:00am Keynote

Stan Kurtz - Van Nuys, California “A Summary of Research Surrounding Ethan Kurtz’s Recovery” Main- 1


Sunday 11:45am Breakout One

Dr. Bryan Jepson - Thoughtful House - Austin, Texas “Changing the Course of Autism” Main- 1

Edward J. Nitkewicz - Nitkewicz & McMahon, LLP - Commack, Long Is. “How to Effectively Work with your School District” Room 2

Kim Halter - Kidz Therapy Services - Garden City, Long Is. “Promoting Spontaneous Language” Room 3

Kimberly Shamoun, Mari Watanabe & Mike Marroquin - Shamoun Early Learning Center - Elmont, Long Is. “Reinforcement & Beyond: How to Effectively Increase Desirable Behavior” Room 4

Sunday 2:00pm Breakout Two

Dr. Arthur Krigsman - Thoughtful House - Austin, Texas “A Practical Approach to Common Gastrointestinal Problems seen in Children with ASD” Main- 1

Dr. Laurie Lundblad - Cross Bridge Academy - Plymouth, Michigan “Beyond the Basic of Autism: What about the Academics?” Room 2

Christina Burk - Bronx, NY - “Verbal Behavior in the Home” Room 3

Kim Stagliano & Barbara Fischkin - HuffingtonPost.com - Conn. & Long Island “Two Autism Moms, Two Writers” Room 4



Sunday 3:45pm Breakout Three

Dr. Sidney Baker & Dr. Andrea Libutti - Sag Harbor, Long Island “Autism: Effective Biomedical Treatments” Main- 1

Liza Bergman-Geonie - Fay J. Linder Center for Autism, NSLIJ - Hemptead, Long Is. “Never Too Early- The Importance of Teaching Pre-Vocational Skills” Room 2

Raun Kaufman - Autism Treatment Centers of America Sheffield, MA “From Autism to Recovery- The Son Rise Program” Room 3

Anthony Dolan & Robert Behrle - Suffolk County Sheriff DeMarco’s Office – Long Island “Project Lifesaver” Room 4



Sunday 5:15pm Breakout Four

Dr. Michael Elice & Allan Goldblatt - Autism Associates of New York - Woodbury, Long Is. “Biomedical Treatment of Autistic Spectrum Disorders” Main- 1

Helene Fallon & Valerie Kelly - Long Island Parent Center & Early Childhood Direction Center “Navigating Through the World of Special Needs- Birth Through 21” Room 2

Scott Shoemaker - Hilliard, Ohio “From His World to Ours: An Autism Recovery Story” Room 3




Each presentation is approximately 90 minutes long. Schedule is subject to change.





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