Programme
 

This will be the first international autism conference of such scale to be held in Hong Kong. A diversity of topics will be covered to address the educational, medical and therapeutic aspects of the autism spectrum disorder. Details of the program rundown will be provided shortly.

15 May, 2010 (Saturday)
From To Presentation Topic Description / Speaker
08:00 08:30
Registration
08:30 09:00
Welcoming address by Ms. Isabel Bayonas, President, World Autism Organization
    Opening Address by Legislative Council Member
    Plenary Session (1/F Run Run Show Hall)
09:00 10:00 Unlock the Mystery of Autism:
Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment - a Full Overview
Dr. Robyn Young
10:00 11:00
Possibility and probability of a gut to brain axis in mental disorders
Dr. Kalle Reichelt
11:00 11:20 Break & exhibit viewing
11:20 12:20
Designing & Implementing Effective Language Interventions for Children with Autism
Dr. James Partington
Panel Discussion (Q and A)
12:20 12:50
Dr. Robyn Young / Dr. Kalle Reichelt / Dr. James Partington
13:00 14:00 Lunch & exhibit viewing
    Biomedical Session
(1/F Run Run Show Hall)
Educational Services Session
(G/F, Pao Yue Kong Auditorium)
14:00 15:00
Dr. Kenneth Bock:
4-A disorders: Autism, ADHD, Asthma and Allergies
Mr. Lee Grossman:
President of American Society of Autism : How to create effective support network for your child at home, in school and in the community
15:00 16:00
Dr. Jaquelyn McCandless:
Immunity/Autoimmunity and LDN in Autism
Dr Stephanie Lord:
Help young people with ASD set out on a hopeful road towards their adult lives.
16:00 16:20 Break & exhibit viewing
16:20 17:20
Dr. Andrew Wakefield:
The Gut-brain Axis and Environmental Triggers in Childhood Autism
Mr. Jeff Sell:
Autism, Across the Globe; An issue of Human Rights
Panel Discussion (Q and A)
17:20 18:00
Dr. Kenneth Bock / Dr. Jaquelyn McCandless /
Dr. James A. Neubrander
Mr Lee Grossman, Dr Stephanie Lord and Mr Jeff Sell

16 May, 2010 (Sunday)
From To Presentation Topic Description / Speaker
08:00 08:30
Registration
    Biomedical Session
(1/F Run Run Show Hall)
Educational Services Session
(G/F, Pao Yue Kong Auditorium)
08:30 09:30
Dr. Luis Carlos Aguilar:
Brain repair and functional recovery in Autism, using neurotrophic factors and cytokines
Dr. Nilda Etorma:
Safeguarding issues in Autism
09:30 10:30
Dr. Leonard Maitland McEwen:
An environmental physician's view of autism
Mr. Michael Maloney:
A proven method to teach autistic children and case study - Precision teaching and Direct Instruction
10:30 10:50 Break & exhibit viewing
10:50 11:50
Dr. James A. Neubrander:
The effectiveness of methylcobalamin and hyperbaric oxygen therapy for children on the autism spectrum: electrical correlation of brain wave activity to clinical findings before and after treatment
Dr Tom Berney:
The diagnosis of ASD in able adults
Panel Discussion (Q and A)
11:50 12:30
Dr. Luis Carlos Aguilar /
Dr. Leonard Maitland McEwen /
Dr. Andrew Wakefield
Dr Nilda Etorma, Mr michael Maloney and Dr Tom Berney
12:30 13:30 Lunch & exhibit viewing
Plenary Session (1/F Run Run Show Hall)
13:30 14:30
Metabolic Aspects of Autism
Professor Tim Roberts
14:30 15:30
Useful diagnostic tests to assess oxidative stress and impaired methylation in Autism
Professor Tapan Audhya
15:30 15:50 Break & exhibit viewing
15:50 16:50 The Next Twenty Years
Dr. Paul Shattock:
Panel Discussion (Q and A)
16:50 17:30
Professor Tim Roberts / Professor Tapan Audhya / Dr. Paul Shattock
17:30 18:00
Closing Remarks


* The above program rundown is subject to change.