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Date Posted: 11:55:22 02/05/02 Tue
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>>The Developmental Disabilities Leadership Forum
(www.ddleadership.org) is a
>>new Website designed by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center's
University
>>Center on Developmental Disabilities at the University of
Massachusetts
>>Medical School. The "Forum," found at www.ddleadership.org
>>, disseminates information about
developmental
>>disabilities through a number of venues:
>>* Ask the Expert: Beginning on February 4 through February 17,
2002
>>Kathleen Braden, M.D., a developmental pediatrician, will be fielding
>>questions about ADHD. Her answers will be posted, along with a link
for
>>those wishing to discuss her answers on line. Ask the Expert is a
quarterly
>>feature of the Forum.
>>* On-Line Courses: Courses in Applied Behavior Analysis and
Autism,
>>Universal Newborn Hearing Screening, Developing Cultural Competency,
>>Children with Special Health Care Needs, Assistive Technology and
many
>>others will be offered. The courses are being designed and tested by
the
>>Shriver Center and will soon be offered by Excelsior College, an
established
>>distance-learning college. Courses will be offered for credit, CEU's
and
>>for orientation purposes, as appropriate.
>>* Discussion Sessions: Discussion topics are either open or
linked to
>>a particular part of the forum. If you have a topic you'd like to
discuss,
>>this is the place to do it!
>>* On-Line Journal: Leadership Perspectives in Developmental
Disability
>>is our on-line journal. Please take a look at the current issue
entitled
>>"Autism Recovery: Does it Work?" Articles discuss the use of the term
>>'recovery,' clinical aspects of recovery, and more. Our next issue,
>>"Genetics and Developmental Disabilities", will address issues such
as
>>genetic discrimination, what it is like to be diagnosed with a
genetic
>>disability from a parent's and child's points of view, research,
diagnosis
>>and ethical perspectives.
>>* e-conference: Please join us in early April, 2002 for our
first
>>annual e-Conference, entitled "On the Road to Recovery-Directions in
Early
>>Behavioral Intervention in Autism." The keynote speaker will be John
>>Jacobson, Ph.D., BCBA. Dr. Jacobson, a leader in the field of early
>>behavioral intervention for children with autism will present three
short
>>talks via streamed video.
>> The e-conference will also feature a number of
poster
>>presentations that provide a range of perspectives from researchers,
service
>>providers, parents and individuals with autism. The online poster
format
>>will allow you to view the various presentations at your convenience
and
>>converse with the presenters.
>>
>>Please distribute this email (or Word file) to all interested
parties.
>>
>>Susan Dyer
>>Research Coordinator
>>University Affiliated Program
>>Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center
>>University of Massachusetts Medical School
>>200 Trapelo Road, Rm C116A
>>Waltham, MA 02452
>>
>>781-642-0261
>>FAX: 781-642-0162
>>susan.dyer@umassmed.edu
>>www.shriver.org
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