Feeding Issues in Autism: Medical and Behavioral Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment

Presented by
Dr. Timothy Buie, Pediatric Gastroenterologist, MassGeneral Hospital for Children; Harvard Medical School and Dr. Kay Toomey, Pediatric Psychologist, Denver, Colorado

Dr. Buie will discuss how medical diagnoses can be causal for some feeding problems. He will discuss how the right medical treatment can address feeding and associated behaviors. Dr. Toomey will then give hands-on ideas and strategies for a family-centered program for assessing and treating children with feeding problems.

Dr. Tim Buie, is a pediatric gastroenterologist from MassGeneral Hospital for Children and is on the staff of Harvard Medical School. He has performed more than 500 gastrointestinal endoscopies with biopsies on children with autism. His findings show that more than half of these children had treatable gastrointestinal problems that ranged from moderate to severe including esophagitis, gastritis and enterocolitis along with the presence oflymphoid nodular hyperplasia.

Dr. Kay Toomey Ph.D is a Pediatric Psychologist who is internationally renowned for her groundbreaking work with children who are problem eaters. She developed the SOS Approach to feeding as a family-centered program for assessing and treating children with feeding problems. She also acts as a consultant to Gerber Products. Dr. Toomey helped to form The Denver Children's Hospital Feeding Clinic and Rose Medical's Pediatric Feeding Center and is currently the President and owner of Toomey & Associates, Inc.

Seminar meets the qualifications for 7 hours of continuing professional development hours for Speech-Language Pathologists or Audiologists as required by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board. Regional Center of Orange County provider number PDP 136. CE hours have been applied for 7 hours of continuing professional development hours for Social Workers, Psychologists and Marriage & Family Therapists. This activity is co-sponsored by the County of Orange Health Care Agency.

The County of Orange Health Care Agency is an approved provider of continuing education hours for the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (provider no. PCE389) and is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Orange County Health Care Agency maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

If you have questions, please call Karen Schaeffer at (714) 796-5330.

8:30am - 5:30pm Sat, Sun
This is a clinical seminar designed for providers of natural and integrative medicine. Advanced parents are also welcome. Using a functional medicine framework, you will learn which labs and diagnostic tools to use to identify underlying causes of Autistic symptoms, which drug-free therapies are available to treat them, and how to apply them effectively.

We will cover Understanding and Diagnosing Autism; Lab Assessment and Interpretation for ASD; Effective Drug-free Therapies: Biochemical, Neurological, Structural; Building Interdisciplinary Teams; Groups and Resources for Providers and Parents.

We have no affiliation to the church, so please do not contact them regarding our group.

Sibling Issues and ASD

To help prepare parents for some of the issues they will be facing when their child enters high school. We will be discussing what “transition services” are and how a student’s IEP must address transition services. In addition we will also be discussing, pitfalls to watch out for at IEP meeting when your child is in high school and changes to the California High School Exit Exam requirements.

Sponsored by Talk About Curing Autism (TACA) with the help and support of Families for Effective Autism Treatment (FEAT)

Pre-registration is required Registration closes Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Scholarships are available for families in need. Please contact Moira Giammatteo, TACA Family Scholarship Manager.

Advocating for your child is often a complex and sometimes counter-intuitive process. At Law Day, parents will learn the basic concepts of special education law, the importance of strategizing and how to use this knowledge to gain control of their child's education.

It's an intensive day of training designed to get parents up to speed quickly and become a more effective advocate for their child. To facilitate this process, each participant will receive a workbook with supporting information on key concepts, selected sections of IDEA, background facts on case studies as well as recommended reading and resources.

The primary goal of Law Day: parents will become empowered IEP team members by gaining an understanding of special education law, which then can be directly applied to their child's specific needs and situation.

Presenters:
• Timothy A. Adams, Esq., special education attorney
• Lynne Arnold, MA, TACA mom
• Mitchel Perlman, clinical forensic psychologist

Topics include:
• Documentation, letter writing, gathering and evaluating documents
• Timelines
• IEP Goals
• Independent educational evaluations
• Extended school year services (ESY)
• NRC's Educating Children with Autism
• When and how to use the services of a special education attorney
• Stay Put
• Prior Written Notice (PWN)
• Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

• Session #1: IDEA 2004 Overview
• Session #2: Assessments/Evaluations
• LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
• Session #3: IEP Strategy
• Session #4: Advanced Strategy -- Wrapping It All Up (case studies)
• Session #5: Questions & Answers

Open to Children of All Abilities and Disabilities. West Valley Girls Softball believes that every child should have the opportunity to learn and enjoy the game of softball, develop new skills, and enhance their own personal sense of accomplishment.

WVGS will assist all children regardless of their abilities or disabilities, strength or weaknesses, so that they may reap the benefits of the game of softball.

Open to Ages: 5 - 14 years old

Come and receive some extra support or to chat all topics related to autism and meet other TACA families. Hosted by Holly Riley.

To help parents feel less intimidated by their school district. Parents will learn best practices for advocacy at IEP meetings and how to use these skills to get a more favorable result for their child.