ICare4Autism International Autism Conference – New York City 
June 30 – July 2, 2014
Hotel Pennsylvania

 

Day 1 – Global Autism Workforce Initiative
Dedicated to developing and promoting Autism Workforce Programs.

Day 2 – Scientific Advances, Novel Drug Development Efforts, and BioMedical Perspectives
Presentations on current medical research, novel drug development efforts, and best practices.

Day 3 – Technology and the Road to Opportunity
Presentations on current research, standards, best practices and cutting edge technology being used for autism treatments and educational plans.

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Our Conference Speakers Were:

Joshua Weinstein, Ph.D., M.B.A., USA  – Founder & CEO of ICare4Autism, Shema Kolainu – Hear Our Voices, School and Center for Children with Autism
Opening Remarks, Introduction to the Workforce Initiative, and Round Table Discussion: Transition Planning, Self-Advocacy & Support in the Workplace 

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Eric Hollander, M.D., USA – Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Director of the Autism and Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Program, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center; and Director-Spectrum Neuroscience and Treatment Institute, Chairman of the ICare4Autism Advisory Council
Oxycotin-Vasopressin, Temperature, and Immune-Inflammation in ASD and Syndromal ASD

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Keynote Speaker: Randy Lewis – Former Walgreens Executive Vice President, Supply Chain and Logistics

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Guest Speaker: Ari Ne’eman, USA – President of Autistic Self Advocacy Network, appointed to the National Council on Disability by President Obama

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Anat Baniel, M.A., USA – Founder of the Anat Baniel Method (ABM), Author of Bestselling books "Move Into Life: The Nine Essentials For Lifelong Vitality" and "Kids Beyond Limits."

NeuroMovement ®: Viewing ASD as a Brain/Movement Disorder can lead to Breakthrough Outcomes for the Child on the Spectrum  

James Emmett, USA – Corporate Disability Consultant, Social Coaching Institute

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Peter Gerhardt, Ed.D., USA – President, Peter Gerhardt Associates, LLC, Founding Chair of the Scientific Council for the Organization for Autism Research
Developing Lives of Dignity and Quality for Adults with ASD :Targeting Skills for the Next Environment, and Transitioning from HS to Work: Underlying Issues & Quality of Life Considerations

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Car’Melo Grau, USA – President of YAI NYC Self-Advocacy Association, presenting with members Steven Holden & Tom Ott
Power of Self-Advocacy

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Mark Grein, USA – Executive Director, Specialisterne-USA
A Case Study:  Harnessing the unique skills of people with Autism to gain a competitive edge in business

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Gregory P. Hanley, Ph.D., BCBA-D, USA – Professor of Psychology, Western New England University, Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Functional Assessment of Severe Problem Behavior of Persons with ASD: A Focus on a Safer, Faster, and Still Effective Process Treating and Preventing Severe Problem Behavior: A Focus on Strengthening Socially Important Behavior of Persons with ASD 

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Martha Herbert, M.D., Ph.D., USA – Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, Pediatric Neurologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Director of the TRANSCEND Research Program (Treatment Research and Neuroscience Evaluation of the Neurodevelopmental Disorders)
Taking a Fresh Look at Autism: Chronic Dynamic State-not Fixed Trait, and Transcending Autism: A whole-body systems and gene-environment approach

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Joanne Lara, M.A., USA –  Founder/President, Autism Movement Therapy, Inc
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts (Movement, Music, and the Sensory System)  

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Michele McKeone, USA – Founder and CEO of Autism Expressed
Rethinking Transition through Digital Skills  

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Dana R. Reinecke, Ph.D., BCBA-D, USA – Asst Professor and Chair, Center for Applied Behavior Analysis at The Sage Colleges, presenting with Laura M. Stolfi, MS, BCBA, USA – Director, The Achieve Degree, The Sage Colleges
Technology Opens Doors for Students of all ages on the Spectrum 

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Miguel Salazar, M.A., USA – CEO of Salazar & Associates- Family & Child Educational Advocacy Services
What Happens in School and Beyond

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Celine A. Saulnier, Ph.D. USA– Clinical Director for Research, Marcus Autism Center and Assistant Professor, Division of Autism and Related Disorders, Department of Pediatrics Emory University School of Medicine
Detecting Risk for ASD in the First Year of Life: The Bioethical Dilemma of Identifying Prodromal Autism, and The Role of Adaptive Behavior in ASD: Implications for Functional Independence

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Marcia Scheiner, USA – President & Founder, Asperger Syndrome Training & Employment Partnership
Becoming an Autism Friendly Employer – A Model for Success   

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Amie Senland, Ph.D., USA – Fordham University
Empathy and Sociomoral Problem Solving as Predictors of Positive Developmental Outcomes in Young Adults with Autism

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Michele Shapiro, MSW, USA – AHRC Project Manager
A Case Study:  Harnessing the unique skills of people with Autism to gain a competitive edge in
business

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Stephanie Sherlock Roemer – Director of Diversity, Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Freddie Mac
Round Table Discussion: Transition Planning, Self-Advocacy and Support in the Workplace

Stephen Shore, Ed.D., USA – Assistant Professor, Dept. Of Special Education, Adelphi University, Member of the ICare4Autism Advisory Council
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts (Movement, Music, and the Sensory System) 

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Steve Sommer, M.D., Ph.D., USA – Clinical Genomologist, Founder and Medical Director, MEDomics, LLC., and Mi IDEA Has Love Foundation
Treating the 400+ diseases that we call “Autism Spectrum Disorder”: NextGen DNA sequence mediated personalized medicine lights the way  

 

Gary Steinman, M.D., Ph.D., USA – Chairman, Dept. Of Biochemistry, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
The proposed role of insulin-like growth factor-1 in autism: A review

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Pamela Wolfberg, Ph.D., USA – Professor of Autism Spectrum Studies, San Francisco State University and Director, Autism Institute on Peer Socialization and Play, California
Integrated Play Groups: Guiding Children with Autism in Social and Imaginary Worlds with Typical Peers

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Alisa G. Woods, Ph.D., MS., USA – Research Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, State University of New York at Plattsburgh Neuropsychology Clinic and Psychoeducational Services, Member of the ICare4Autism Advisory Council
Protein Biomarkers in Autism Spectrum Disorders 

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Gulnoza Yakubova, Ph.D., USA – Assistant Professor of Special Education, Duquesne University, PA
Problem-Solving Intervention and Autism: Improving Vocational Task Performance 

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Ariane Zurcher and Emma Zurcher-Long, USA –  Parent and child writers
Ariane Zurcher –Writer, Huffington Post, Emma’s Hope Book, Member of the ICare4Autism Advisory Council
Writings from Personal Experience to the Public Domain, and “My body does not obey my mind”

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Dalia Zwick, Ph.D., P.T., USA – Senior Rehabilitation Supervisor, Coordinator – The Program for People with Physical Disability Premier HealthCare
Autism and Posture

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Konstantin Zborovskiy, USA – AHRC Employment Specialist
A Case Study:  Harnessing the unique skills of people with Autism to gain a competitive edge in
business