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 Therapy” Room 3
Dr. Matthew Lewis - Lewis Wellness Center - Commack, Long Is. “Go with your Gut: Enzymes & Dietary Modifications” 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 - Wellness Pharmacy - 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 - United Press International - Washington, DC “The Age of 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 Sirri Center - Hicksville, Long Is. “Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Can We Remediate Them?” 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
Ellyn Levy, Maria Marini, Steven Rossi & Jennifer Donovan - All About Kids - Plainview, Long Is. “Treating Children with Autism: An Individualized & Integrated Approach” Room 3
Michael Lang - BrainChild Nutritionals - Santa Cruz, California “Natural Alternatives to Chelation Therapy“ 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 & Lorraine Zaksek - 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
Marti Leimbach - London, England “Daniel Isn’t Talking” 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
Kimberly Shamoun, Mari Watanabe & Mike Marroquin - Shamoun Early Learning Center - Elmont, Long Is. “Reinforcement & Beyond: How to Effectively Increase Desirable Behavior” Room 4



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





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