Attention Parents & Caregivers!

This workshop is for those eager to learn the most direct, effective, and safe approaches to healing autism symptoms and pursuing children's full potential. Our presentations, workshop content, and information tools will help parents as well as the pediatricians, private nutritionists, behavioral therapists and wellness professionals who support them.

Autism rates have skyrocketed to 1 in 91 children. There are more that 50,000 cases in the San Francisco Bay Area. Though the causes of the epidemic remain uncertain, parents should know that NOW, more than ever, hope and healing are REAL and available for you to explore - come learn what's working, what's not, and how to begin the journey.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Registration: 7:30AM
Workshop: 8:15AM – 5:30PM

Workshop Location:
South San Francisco Conference Center
255 South Airport Boulevard
South San Francisco, California 94080

Information Email: Info@AutismHopeInAction.com
Information Emai: 415-235-2960
Getting To The Conference: www.MapQuest.com

Special "Nourishing Hope" Hotel Rate ($89):
http://fourpointsssf.com/

Online Workshop Registration Fee – $95
Day of Workshop Registration Fee – $125

Workshop Scholarships: Jeannine@NourishingHope.com

Dr. Kurt Woeller

Medical Director, Founder
Stillpoint Center for Integrative Medicine
& AutismActionPlan.com

Kurt N. Woeller, D.O. is an osteopathic physician who specializes in traditional osteopathic medicine, cranial osteopathy and integrative medicine. His primary focus is treating children with autism-spectrum disorders. Dr. Woeller is currently the Medical Director for Stillpoint Center for Integrative Medicine in Murrieta, CA, a clinic that successfully treats children with autism. He is also Founder of Autism Action Plan™, a biomedical resource web site for parents and caregivers.

Dr. Woeller graduated in 1995 from the University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM) in Biddeford, Maine and completed his postgraduate training at Mesa General Hospital in Arizona. Since 1998 Dr. Woeller has been a referral physician for the Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) organization of doctors dedicated to the biomedical assessment and treatment of children with autism-spectrum disorders.

He is also the Autism Outreach Director for The Great Plains Laboratory outreach clinics where he also teaches doctors the latest biomedical diagnostic testing and treatment protocols for children with autism-spectrum disorders.

Julie Matthews, CNC

Autism Nutrition Specialist
Certified Nutrition Consultant
Founder, NourishingHope.com

Julie is an internationally respected autism nutrition specialist and Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) Practitioner. As a Certified Nutrition Consultant, Julie provides diet and nutrition intervention guidance backed by scientific research and applied clinical experience. She has helped thousands of children worldwide as an educator and coach at public education programs, autism conferences and private consultations.

Julie is author of Nourishing Hope for Autism, a 2009 award-winning parent and clinicians guide regarding the fundamentals of autism nutrition, diet implementation and supplementation. She is also the Founder of Cooking to Heal™, an autism nutrition and cooking class program that provides support for parents implementing diet. Read about Julie's Autism Diet Tools.

Julie supports parents, nutritionists, and physicians worldwide from her private practice in San Francisco. She provides nutritionist training and healthy pregnancy workshops through Nourishing Hope and regularly educates at Autism Research Institute events. Julie’s received her degrees from Bauman College and University of California, Davis. She has been a Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) practitioner since 2002.

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Stan Kurtz

Founder, revitaPOP
Father, Researcher, Educator

Stan is a father who, along with his wife Michelle, has successfully recovered his son from autism through biomedical intervention. Through the journey beginning with his son’s diagnosis and including his own illnesses, Stan has become an amazing researcher, educator and advocate for the autism and chronic illness communities. His contributions are great and his breadth of knowledge in the area of autism and chronic illness recovery are stunning. He has invented widely used therapies including Methyl-B12 Nasl Spray and Methyl-B12 revitaPOPs™ – supplementation that helps children with autism.

Stan is highly regarded in the autism community and provides inspiration and information to parents as they are working to find healing for their children. His website (StanKurtz.com) features autism and chronic illness recovery stories and information to guide parents learning.

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Workshop Schedule

7:30 – 8:15	REGISTRATION - Sign in, get your name badge, meet others...
8:15	Martin Matthews	Welcome to Parents
8:30 – 9:15	Stan Kurtz	Recovering Our Son: The Story - From diagnosis to recovery, successful strategies that helped Ethan lose his autism diagnosis and start a normal life. • Discovering his particular signs and symptoms • Making decisions about doctors and treatments • Things Stan would do different • Ethan Today
9:15 – 10:15	Dr. Kurt Woeller	Autism as a Whole Body Disorder – Successful Strategies to Understanding and Implementing an Integrative Medical Approach with Supplements, Medicines and Other Clinically Proven Therapies • What is Biomedicine for Autism-Spectrum Disorders? • How do you know if this approach will be helpful for your child? • The 4 pillars to a biomedical approach for autism – what are they? • The role of diet in an autism-spectrum disorder • The role of supplement therapy • Environmental and biochemical challenges often seen in autism • The information needed to begin biomedical therapy for your child
10:15 – 10:45	BREAK	Network with Parents & Visit Our Autism Resource Providers
10:45 – 12:00	Julie Matthews	Taking Charge of Diet and Nutrition: The Essentials for Children on the Spectrum • The biochemistry behind autism- why and how diet helps • Sound nutritional advice for autism - how it differs from other children • Autism Diets: Gluten-Free/Casein-Free (GFCF), Specific Carbohydrate Diet, Body Ecology and Feingold Diets, and low oxalate diet • Basics for beginners new to diet and the latest science and clinical experience for experienced parents • Nourishing foods and suggestions for picky eaters
12:00 – 1:15	LUNCH	Take a Healthy Food Break – Compare Notes and Exchange Phone Numbers. Lunch sponsored by OxyHealth - Local practitioner panel Q&A. . Get your questions answered by bay area physicians and meet local resources. Lynne Mielke, M.D. specializing in Chronic Psychiatric and Neurologic disorders David Traver, M.D. and Board Certified Pediatrician specializing in ASD Rai Patel, M.D. specializing in ASD and Lyme Disease (onsite lunch available, register beforehand)
1:15 – 2:15	Dr. Kurt Woeller	Biomedical Assessment and Treatment 101 – Laboratory Testing, Supplement Support, Antifungal and Methyl-B12 Support, Critical Steps, and more… • Important laboratory testing for your child • Why biomedical tests are critical to learning what's going on with your child • The importance of the right supplements to support your child nutritionally • Chronic yeast and antifungal therapy • Methyl-B12 Therapy – a key component of any biomedical program • The clinical benefit of integrating the 4 pillars of biomedical intervention
2:15 – 3:00	Stan Kurtz	Connecting the Dots: Examples of how diet and supplements can improve chronic illness, behavioral difficulties, unhealthy thinking and addictive behaviors • Videos of Recovery
3:00 – 3:30	BREAK	Network with Parents & Visit Our Autism Resource Providers
3:30 – 4:30	Julie Matthews	Cooking to Heal: Implementing Diets at Home & Cooking for the Whole Family • How to implement a special diet (with specifics for GFCF, SCD and more) • Meal planning, cooking instruction, menu ideas • Ways to make vegetables and nutrient-dense foods kid-friendly • Recipes the whole family will enjoy
4:30 – 5:30	Stan Kurtz Dr. Kurt Woeller Julie Matthews	Ask the Experts Exactly What You Need to Know – Get Straight Answers

Do not miss this opportunity...

to learn what's going on with autism - Please tell anyone affected by or supporting autism (parents, caregivers, clinicians, therapists, grandparents, etc.) - let them know about this chance to become Informed and Empowered.

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