The Gottschall Autism Center proudly presents
the Second Annual
"When the Belly is the Beast"
How Intestinal Health Impacts Brain & Behavior
Friday, April 1, 2011
8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Rachel’s Lakeside | 950 State Road | Dartmouth, MA
Autism is often thought of as a developmental disorder or neuropsychiatric problem.
Join us on April 1st to hear how intestinal function plays a pivotal role in behavior, communication,
socialization, and cognition in people with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Featured Speakers
Dr. Martha Herbert
Pediatric Neurologist and the Director of the TRANSCEND Research Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston
and Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School
“Autism as a Chronic Whole Body Treatable Environmental Illness”
Dr. Alessio Fasano
Medical Director of the Center for Celiac Research and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Maryland
“Gluten, Leaky Gut, and the Autism Spectrum Disorder: How to Connect the Dots”
Pamela Ferro, RN
President of the Gottschall Autism Center and co-founder of Hopewell Associates, Inc. in Mattapoisett
“Gastrointestinal Pathology & the Use of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet in Autism”
“Mothers of Children with Autism: Strategies to Improve the Outcome of Health and Relationships”
Hosted by
Wendy Fournier
President of the National Autism Association
This year’s expanded schedule includes:
· It Takes a Village: Finding Family Resources
· Autism & the Law: Legal Basics for Parents
· Transition: A Parent’s Perspective
· Autism AWAAREness: Keeping our Loved Ones Safe
Registration is $65 per person and includes:
· Admission to all presentations
· Continental Breakfast (SCD legal menu)
· Lunch (SCD legal menu)
· Conference program book
· Family Resource Guide
For more information or to register, visit www.gotSCD.org
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