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The Developmental Delay Registry (DDR) is sposoring two weekend
conferences in the near future: "After the Diagnosis, Then What? --
Healthy Options for Treating the Whole Child".  These conferences are
being held in San Diego (Feb. 23-25) and Stamford, Ct. (Mar. 15-17).
These conferences are for parents and professionals of or working
with children with Autism, PDD, learning deficits and attention
deficits.  Each of the conferences has several keynote speakers and
various workshops with Doctors, OTs, Vision specialists, etc.
 
One of the many topics which will be covered at the conference is
dietary intervention, and the effects of a gluten-free diet on
children and adults with these developmental disorders. Other
dietary topics include yeast-free, casein-free and additional
dietary modifications.
 
Some of the speakers at each of the conferences are as follows:
 
San Diego                     Stamford, Ct.
---------                     -------------
James Brady                   Doris Rapp
William Crook                 William Crook
Viola Frymann                 Kent MacCleod
Sudhir Gupta                  Debra Altschuler
Portia Iverson                Sydney Baker
Lynn Murphy                   Beth Hillson
Bernard Rimland               William Shaw
Michael Schmidt               Kelly Dorfman
Loran Jean King               Cindy Goldenberg
Kelly Dorfman
William Shaw
Cindy Goldenberg
 
The DDR is located in Bethesda, MD and can be reached at Tel.
301-652-2263 (sorry no e-mail address, yet).  I do not know the cost
of the conferences but it is fairly reasonable (call them and ask
if you are interested).
 
The DDR is a year-old non-profit organization formed to help meet the
needs of parents and professionals working with children who have delays
in motor, sensory motor, language, and social emotional areas, including
attention deficits.
 
Posted by Kevin J. McMahon for the DDR.  If you wish to contact them
directly use the contact number above.  If you wish to contact me
directly send mail to [log in to unmask] as I may not be a
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