Autism One 2004 Conference, May 27 - 30, 2004, Chicago

The Most Comprehensive Conference on Autism Ever Assembled
Autism One 2004, the most comprehensive conference on autism ever
assembled, will be held May 27 - 30, 2004, in Chicago. It is a
conference for parents and professionals for the care, treatment, and
recovery of children with autism. Our web site is
http://AutismOne.org.

The conference organizers are themselves parents of children with
autism. Parents are, and must remain, the driving force of our
community. The issues are too sacred and the stakes too high to
delegate to outside interests.

Keynote Address
Congressman Dave Weldon, MD will deliver the keynote address. Dave
Weldon, a physician by training, has been for the past several years,
and continues to be one of the autism community's staunchest
supporters on Capital Hill.

More than 100 Presentations - World's Leading Authorities
Autism One features many of the world's leading researchers,
educators, practitioners, agencies, and parents. Featuring over 100
speakers including such experts as Dr. Boyd Haley, Dr. William Walsh,
Dr. Jeff Bradstreet, Dr. Andy Wakefield, Dr. Sudhir Gupta, and Dr.
William Shaw, among others. Learn about the latest treatments, your
rights when dealing with school districts, the best ways to handle
insurance companies, how to petition government agencies, along with a
host of other pressing issues. In addition, leading parent-advocates
and autism organizations will be on hand to present and inform.

Special Conference Prep Day
Autism One is even more comprehensive with a special Conference Prep
Day, Thursday, May 27, to help you get more out of the conference and
understand autism at a broader and deeper level. It will be a day of
lofty ideas and practical everyday applications.

Meet Officials from the CDC, NIH and IOM
High-ranking officials from the Center for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Institute
of Medicine (IOM) will present, answer questions and explain the
government's present and future commitments in the fight against
autism. Register your concerns and make your voice heard.

Questions and Answers Do Not Stop at the Boundary of a Discipline
Autism is a multivariate disease. As parents we know questions and
answers do not stop at the boundary of a discipline. We offer four
tracks to help you make the most informed choices, and decisions.

The tracks include:  
1. Biomedical Treatments
2. Behavior / Communication / Education Therapies
3. Complementary and Alternative Medicine
4. Government / Legal / Personal Issues

1. Biomedical Treatments (some of the topics by track include)
Autoimmune factors / treatments
Biochemistry of autism
Casein- gluten-free diet
Chelation - many forms of
Dental care
Diagnosis
Enzymes
Essential fatty acids
Food / nutrition / diet / vitamins / minerals / organic foods
Environmental medicine / toxins
IVIG, secretin, transfer factors, IV glutathione
Neurological testing, findings, treatments
Phenol sulfur transferase deficiency
Ongoing research
Vaccinations

2. Behavior / Communication / Education Therapies
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
Auditory Integration
Computers as learning tools
Greenspan / Floor time
Home schooling
Music therapy
Occupational Therapy
Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
Pivotal Response Training (PVT)
Psychological counseling, testing
Puberty and beyond
Relationship Development Intervention (RDI)
Supra-Modal Integrative Learning Experience (SMILE)
Sensory Integration
Verbal Behavior
Vision Therapy

3. Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Ayurveda Medicine
Chiropractic
Detoxification
Homeopathy
Naturopathic Medicine
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment
Mother's milk
Neurofeedback
Neural organization technique
Orthomolecular Medicine
Raw milk
Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD)
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

4. Government / Legal / Personal Issues
Autism the law and you
Center for Disease Control (CDC) findings and future directions
Counseling - Coping and communication for parents
Dealing with insurance companies
Estate Planning
Fathers and autism
Individual Evaluation Plans (IEPs) and School systems
Institute of Medicine (IOM) findings and future directions
Legislative action
National Institutes of Health (NIH) findings and future directions
Obtaining government services
Vaccines the law and you

A partial list of speakers
Lisa Ackerman
Dr. James B. Adams, PhD
Christina Adams, MFA
Jack H. Anthony, Esq.
Dr. Tapan Audhya, PhD
Dr. Michael Austin, PhD
Dr. James Ball, EdD
Sallie Bernard
Dr. Roger Bernier, MD
Liz Birt, Esq.
Dr. Constantine Bitsas, PhD
Mark Blaxill
Mary Bolles
Laura and Scott Bono
Dr. Jeff Bradstreet, MD
Mary Helen Brauninger
Dr. Barbara Brewitt, PhD
Kathy Brunner
Julie Burk  
Dr. Rashid Buttar, MD
Dr. Jeff Cantor, DDS
Dr. John Cassidy, MD
Linda Carlton
Sherri Cawn, MA,CCC-SLP
Laura Cellini
Prof. James Croxton
Dr. Andy Cutler, PhD
Jock Doubleday
Dr. Stephen Edelson, MD
Mary Anne Ehlert, CFP
Dr. Jane El-Dahr, MD
Dr. Sydney Finegold, MD
Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Forrester, PhD
Kim Garvey-Hoehne
Dr. Mark Geier, MD and David Geier
Carmen Gendel
Robin Goffe
Elaine Gottschall, BA, MSc
Dr. Sudhir Gupta, MD, PhD
Dr. Boyd Haley, PhD
Kathie Harrington, MA
Dr. Paul Herscu, ND and Dr. Amy Rothenberg, ND
Dr. John Hicks, MD
Dr. Karoly Horvath, PhD
Dr. Devin Houston, PhD
Dr. Jon J. Kabara, PhD
Artie Kempner
Diane Kennedy
Dr. Robert L. Koegel, PhD and Dr. Lynn Kern Koegel, PhD
Lori Knowles
Dr. Arthur Kriegsman, MD
Michael Lang
Dr. Amy Lansky, PhD
Dr. Allen Lewis, MD
Joy Lunt, RN
Dr. Christine Majors, PhD
Mike Maloney
Dr. Peter Marcelo, PhD
Dr. Mary Majebe, OMD
Joan Matthews
Dr. Woody McGinnis, MD
Lori McIlwain
Dr. Mary Megson, MD
John Melnychuk, RSHom(NA) CCH
Deborah Michael, MSOTR/L
Mary Beth Palo
Dr. Seth Pearl, DC
Deborah Peluso
Cindy Peters
Morana Petrofski, ECE and Paul Madaule
JoAnne Pike
Dr. Cathy Pratt, PhD
Lyn Redwood, RN, MSN, CRNP
Shelley Reynolds
Mary Romaniec
Adrienne Rousseau
Ted Rubenstein, MFA, MA, RDT
Brian Rubin, Esq.
Dr. Valerie Scaramella-Nowinski, PsyD
Dr. William Shaw, PhD
Stephen Shore
Dr. Chloe Silverman, PhD
Andrea Unruh Sovern PhD, DD
Dr. Kathleen Stratton, PhD
Dr. John Sweeney, PhD
Dr. Denise Tarasuk, ND
Dr. Anju Usman, MD
Dr. Judy A. Van de Water, PhD
Dr. Andrew Wakefield, MB BS FRCS FRCPath
Dr. Anne Wagner, PhD
Dr. William Walsh, PhD
Congressman Dave Weldon, MD
James Williams
Dr. John Wilson, MD

Please let me know if there are any other question I can answer. Thank
you.

My Best,
Edmund Arranga
714.680.0792
http://AutismOne.org
earranga@autismone.org