Two national experts on autism will speak in Jacksonville at the Fourth Annual Autism Symposium: Current Medical Evidence and Interventions Regarding Autism. The public is invited to attend the symposium, set for Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 9 am – 5 pm, at the University Center at the University of North Florida.
The symposium will address medical evidence about the causes of autism as well as strategies in treating children with the disorder. Guest lecturers are:
- Ami Klin, PhD, a professor and chief, Division of Autism & Related Disorders, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, and director, Marcus Autism Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. He is a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar at Emory University. Dr. Klin is an internationally known psychologist and researcher. He is the former director of the Yale Child Study Center, Autism Program at Yale University School of Medicine.
- Celine A. Saulnier, an assistant professor, Division of Autism and Related Disorders, Department of Pediatrics Emory University School of Medicine, and clinical director of research, Marcus Autism Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Dr. Saulnier, is a former associate research scientist, Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine.
Wolfson Children’s Hospital, the University of Florida/Jacksonville and Nemours Children’s Clinic are presenting the symposium.
Parents, caregivers, special needs teachers, social workers, psychologists, nurses, speech therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, behavioral therapists, marriage and family therapists, and mental health counselors are encouraged to attend. Lunch is included in the $45 registration fee. Pre-registration is required and will be accepted through Friday, March 9, 2012.
For general questions, call 904.202.6039. Online registration is available beginning February 3, 2012, at http://www.wolfsonchildrens.org/autism.