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            Graduate School of Education

Present
The 5th Annual Early Childhood Conference:
Autism and Developmental Disabilities,
Understanding and Intervention
Friday   April 27, 2007  8am – 4pm

Sponsors
Autism Speaks
Riverside Publishing

Co-sponsors
Bank Street College Family Center
NY Association of School Psychologists
Association of Early Childhood and Infant Psychologists
Psychwatch.com

This event has already occurred. Stay tuned for details on the 2008 conference!

Location

Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus, 113 West 60th Street @ Columbus Avenue (1 block west of Columbus Circle), New York, NY 10023

Conference Description

This conference brings together experts on Autism and other Developmental Disabilities in Early Childhood who will review the latest research and practice to help us understand these conditions, and learn about best practices for intervention. Professionals and parents are encouraged to attend. The sessions will help those working with young children in the Early Intervention Program, Preschool Special Education, Head Start programs, and in homecare, university, private, center-based, and hospital settings. Specialized programs and new approaches will help professionals and parents address issues of young children with special needs.

Intended Audience

• Teachers
• Psychologists
• Social Workers
• Speech Therapists
• Occupational Therapists
• Physical Therapists
• Pediatricians
• Health Care Professionals
• Early Childhood Evaluators
• Early Childhood Staff
• Administrators
• Parents
• Students

Los Ninos Services, Inc. Early Intervention Program is funded and regulated by the New York State Department of Health, in New York City, by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and in Westchester County by the Westchester County Department of Health.

Sponsors

Autism Speaks is dedicated to funding global biomedical research into the causes, prevention, treatments, and cure for autism; to raising public awareness about autism and its effects on individuals, families, and society; and to bringing hope to all who deal with the hardships of this disorder. Go to www.autismspeaks.org

Riverside Publishing is a division of Houghton Mifflin Company and a charter member of the Association of Test Publishers, dedicated to providing society with the finest professional testing products and services available. Go to www.riverpub.com

The conference committee greatly appreciates your sharing this information with potentially interested colleagues and parents. Thank you for spreading the word and we look forward to seeing you for a rewarding day of learning.

For more information on this conference, please click the links at the top of the page, or download a PDF.