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3914 Understanding the Role of Medical Interventions In Autism (ARI's Defeat Autism Now! Session)

Thursday, July 10, 2008: 4:00 PM-5:15 PM

Sun Ballroom 5 & 6 (Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center)

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In this lecture, Dr. Jepson will present the critical elements in understanding the medical nature of autism. He will discuss such topics as the history of the disease and how it has affected mainstream thinking, the autism epidemic and how it implicates the environment as a cause, and the nature of the biochemical interactions between the major organ systems and how that relates to autism symptoms. He will also give a general approach to medical treatment and review the scientific rationale for various treatment options. tba

Content Area: Medicine and Research

Presenter:

Bryan L. Jepson, M.D.
Associate Medical Director
Thoughtful House Center for Children

Bryan Jepson, M.D. is a physician who specializes in the medical treatment of people with autism spectrum disorders. He is a board-certified emergency medicine physician who became involved in autism care after his own son was diagnosed in 2001. He founded the Children's Biomedical Center of Utah in 2002 and joined the staff of Thoughtful House Center for Children in January 2006. Thoughtful House is a treatment and research center in Austin, Texas, dedicated to the care of ASDs and other neurodevelopmental disorders. He is the author of Changing the Course of Autism, published in summer 2006.

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