3rd Annual State Medical Conference On Autism “Autism:
Putting the Puzzle Pieces Together” Univ. of Texas Health Science Center
Auditorium 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas February 23, 2002, 8:00
a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the Texas Center for Autism Research and
Treatment
and the
Autism Society of America - San Antonio
PROGRAM
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Saturday, February 23
7:00 a.m. Registration
Opens
8:00 - 8:15 Welcome
- Eric Green, President, ASA-SA - Morning Moderator
8:15 - 8:30 Dr.
Ray Palmer, Ph.D. “The Epidemiology of Autism: Texas and
Beyond”
8:30 - 9:00 Dr.
Vernon James, M.D. “The Diagnosis is Just the Beginning”
9:00 - 10:00 Ted
Kniker, M.D., Pediatric Immunologist “The Immune System
and the Central Nervous System”
10:00 - 11:00 Dr.
Jane El-Dahr, M.D. “The Immune System and Autism”
11:00 - 11:15 Break,
submission of written questions to panel
11:15 - 12:00 Panel
Discussion - “Treatment of Immunologic Dysfunction”
(Drs. Freeman, El-Dahr)
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
Afternoon Moderator - Steven Levine
1:00 Dr.
Paul Hardy, M.D. “The Neurology of Autism - The Evidence for
Brain Dysfunction”
2:00 - 2:45 Dr.
Jerry Tomasovic, M.D. “The Presence of Abnormal EEGs in
Autism”
2:45 - 3:45 Dr.
Cindy Schneider, M.D. “Gastroenterology, Secretin and
Autism”
3:45 - 4:00 Break,
submission of written questions to panel
4:00 - 4:45 Panel
Discussion (Drs. Hardy, Tomasovic, and Schneider)
4:45 p.m. Closing
Remarks - Barry Schklar, President, TCART
Registration can be online, or through postal mail. If
your registration is online, payment must be through our secure PayPal form
(below). PayPal accepts secure online payments by MasterCard or Visa, as well
as direct bank drafts.
If you prefer to register via postal mail, please print
our Registration Form , complete it, and then mail it with a check for payment
to:
Convention Coordinators
3030 Nacogdoches Road, Ste. 104
San Antonio, Texas 78217
Please direct any registration questions to Ms.
Elizabeth Smith or Mr. Brad Smith, Convention Coordinators, 210.828.6848,
210.822.8488 (fax) .
To register online go to
:http://secure.grandcentralhosting.com/autismsociety/
The deadline to register has been eliminated, but is
still recommended to guarantee a seat.
Peacefully,
Jeff Sell
Hitt * Patterson * Sell
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Suite 2000
Houston, TX 77006
713.654.7776
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