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Our sessions are scheduled for Thursday, May 24, 2012.
The conference will be held in Lombard, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
The five-day conference is free, with a nominal $25 material/ handling
fee.
Down Syndrome Track Session Overview
All T21 sessions are located at room Grand CD and will be presented one after the other with comedian and father to child w/T21, Bob Orvis as MC.
This information below is accurate, the schedule on the AutismOne website is not correct.
Dawn of a New Decade
8:00 am - 8:55 am
8:00 am - 8:55 am
Why talk about Down syndrome at an Autism Conference?
9:00 am - 9:55 am
9:00 am - 9:55 am
Parent-researcher, Laurette Janak, relates similarities in health
histories between DS and ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) families and how we can best learn from
them. Woven into the discussion will be valid, scientific reasons for trying biomedical options.
Biomedical Basics: Where to Begin
10:00 am - 10:55 am
Dr. Norman Schwartz explains how optimizing nutrition, exploring
supplementation, monitoring the thyroid, utilizing lab results and
avoiding environmental toxins are the building blocks needed to form a
solid foundation upon which your child may flourish.
Trisomy 21: Understanding the Problem
11:00 am - 11:55 am
11:00 am - 11:55 am
Dick Deth, PhD shares an easy-to-understand overview of some of the
major issues facing our children including the methylation cycle, the
Alzheimer's connection, oxidative stress and the effects of GABA
overexpression.
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--Lunch Break--
What's Next? Exploring Options
1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
Dr. Anju Usman will explain the next level of biomedical information including optimizing a healthy gut-brain connection, and nutrients for brain repair and neurogenesis, which is the brain's ability to create new brain cells and new connections.
Dr. Anju Usman will explain the next level of biomedical information including optimizing a healthy gut-brain connection, and nutrients for brain repair and neurogenesis, which is the brain's ability to create new brain cells and new connections.
Supporting Speech
Important Nutritional, Oral Motor, Feeding and Language Ideas to Ensure Optimal Development of Your Child with Down Syndrome
2:00 pm - 2:55 pm
Learn from Jill Rabin, MS, CCC-SLP, how proper
nutrition, medical intervention, supplementation and oral motor and
communication exercises must all be on track to pave the way to
excellent speech.
The Neurodevelopment Aspect
Sequential Processing and Alternative Treatment Methods
3:00 pm - 3:55 pm
Alison Wimmer will explain the fundamentals of neurodevelopment and
why it works beautifully with the holistic approach to DS therapy
giving our children the opportunity to succeed beyond our expectations.
The Future: Choose Your Own Adventure
4:00 pm - 4:55 pm
Sessions end with each parent's exciting new journey before them. Cheryl Greene will share her time-saving strategies to help parents fit everything in their busy schedules. Andi Durkin (parent to Jett) will unveil great new resources to support parents as they explore and implement OPTIONS for healthier children including a new Foundation and website with a parent database. The floor will open for questions and answers.
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