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Distinguished Speakers Will Include:

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Kwame Anyane-Yeboa
Peter Bearman

Gerald D. Fischbach
Helen Tager-Flusberg
 
R. Douglas Greer

Rica Vizarra-Villongco
Agnes Whitaker
  • Kwame Anyane-Yeboa, M.D., Professor of Clinical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center

    Topic: The Role of Genetics in the Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders

  • Peter Bearman, Ph. D., Jonathan Cole Professor of the Social Sciences, Columbia University; Director, Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy

    Topic: Determining the Causes of the Rising Number of Autism Cases (NIH Pioneer Grant)

  • Gerald D. Fischbach, M.D., Scientific Director, Simons Foundation, Director of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, Former Dean, Columbia University Medical School

    Topic: Infantile Autism from Molecule to Mind

  • Helen Tager-Flusberg, Ph. D., Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology and Psychology, Department of Psychology, Boston University

    Topic: Language in Autism: Psycholinguistic, Neuroimaging and Developmental Perspectives

  • R. Douglas Greer, Ph.D., (2008 Leonard and Frances Blackman Lecturer), Professor of Psychology and Education, Teachers College

    Topic: A Rose by Naming: How to Develop Incidental Language Acquisition in Children

  • Rica Vizarra-Villongco, M.D., Developmental Pediatrician, Developmental Neuropsychiatry Program for Autism and Related Disorders at Columbia University Medical Center.
    Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    Topic: Early Signs of Autism: The Parent-Pediatrician Team

    • Agnes Whitaker, M.D., Director, Developmental Neuropsychiatry Program for Autism and Related Disorders, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center

      Topic: Psychopharmacology for Autism: Update