Passavant Hospital Foundation

Autism through the Lifespan

Friday, April 20, 2012
Passavant Hospital Foundation Conference Center & Legacy Theatre

·         8:15 a.m. – Doors Open

·         9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Exhibitors Fair, Networking, & Morning Refreshments/Lunch

·         9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Lectures

o    Plenary Session I:  (9:00 to 10:15 a.m.)

  • Latest Advances in Autism Research –  Clara Lajonchere, Ph.D

(Vice President of Clinical Programs, Autism Speaks-Corporate)

o    Plenary Session II:  (10:15 to 10:45 a.m.)

  • Bureau of Autism Services Update – Elizabeth (Lisa) Kimball

(Human Services Program Specialist, PA Bureau of Autism Services)

o    Concurrent Sessions:  (11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.) Select from one of the following:

  • #1: Publicly Funded Services through the Lifespan – David Gates, Esq.

(Director of Policy & Senior Attorney, PA Health Law Project)

  • #2:  Aspects of Social Communication  Difficulties in Students –

 Cassie Budzilek, MA, CCC-SLP

(Licensed & Certified Speech-Language Pathologist; Educational Consultant, The Watson Institute)

·         12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Lunch

o    Concurrent Sessions:  (1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.) Select from one of the following:

  • #3:  Emotions & Emotional Control in ASD– Carla A. Mazefsky, Ph.D, LCP

(Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry,

  University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine)

  • #4:  Child Adjunctive Treatments; Psycho-social & Psychotropic Medication –

Benjamin L. Handen, Ph.D, BCBA-D

                                                (Clinical & Research Director, Center for Autism & Developmental Disorders, WPIC of UPMC)

Cynthia R. Johnson, Ph.D, BCBA-D

(Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry & Education, Director, Autism Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of  UPMC)

Martin J. Lubetsky, MD

                                     (Chief, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Svcs & Ctr for Autism & Developmental Disorders, WPIC of UPMC

                                     Chief, Behavioral Health/Behavioral Science Division, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

                                     Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine)

o    Concurrent Sessions:  (2:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.) Select from one of the following:

  • #5:  Tools to Support Behavior – Cassie Budzilek, MA, CCC-SLP
  • #6:  Co-occurring Psychiatric Diagnosis & Psychotropic Medication – 

John J. McGonigle, Ph.D

(Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Rehab Science & Technology and Director of               

                                                Western PA Region (ASERT) in the Center for Autism & Developmental Disorders, WPIC of UPMC)

Martin J. Lubetsky, MD