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Autism Around the World

Child Early Intervention Medical Center

Saturday, March 28, 2009


March 28 Lecture Title Speaker

8.00-9.00 Registration

9.00-11.00

The Role of ABA in Early Interven-tion for children on the Autism Spectrum (Part I)

Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh, PhD, BCBA Founder and Executive Director of C.A.R.D

11.00-11.15 Break

11.15-12.30

The Role of ABA in Early Interven-tion for children on the Autism Spectrum (Part II)

Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh, Ph.D, B.C.B.A. Founder and Executive Director of C.A.R.D.

12.30-1.30 Lunch

1.30-2.30

Community-based, Family Focused Service Model for Chil-dren with Disability

Dr. Hussain Ali Maseeh, Psy.D. Director of Dubai Early Childhood Development

Center Community Development Authority

2.30-3.30

Helping Children to Recover by Understanding Their Unique Bio-medical Profile (Part I)

Dr. James Jeffrey Bradstreet, MD, MD(H), FAAFP Founder and Director of Clinical Programs,

ICDRC The International Child Development Re-source Center

3.30-3.45 Break

3.45-5.45

Helping Children to Recover by Understanding Their Unique Bio-medical Profile (Part II)

Dr. James Jeffrey Bradstreet, MD, MD(H), FAAFP Founder and Director of Clinical Programs,

ICDRC The International Child Development Re-source Center

5.45-6.00 Spotlight on Autism in the UAE and Closure

Dr. Alya Al Merri, FRCPC

Consultant Psychiatrist

Autism Around the World Symposium

March 28th, 2009

Symposium Schedule Guest Speakers and Abstracts


Guest

Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh, Ph.D, B.C.B.A.

Founder and

Executive Director of

C.A.R.D.

Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh is the Founder and Executive Director of

the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (C.A.R.D.) and the Foun-

der and President of the Board of Autism Care and Treatment Today

(ACT Today).

Dr. Granpeesheh received her Ph.D. in Psychology from UCLA and is

licensed by the Medical Board of California and the Texas and Ari-

zona State Boards of Psychologists. Dr. Granpeesheh holds a Certifi-

cate of Professional Qualification in Psychology from the Association

of State and Provincial Psychology Board, is a Board Certified Behav-

ior Analyst, and has been providing behavioral therapy for children

with autism since 1979.

She is a member of the Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) Executive Coun-

cil, on the Scientific Advisory Board of the US Autism and Asperger's

Association, and is first Vice Chair of the National Board of Directors

of the Autism Society of America. Dr. Granpeesheh is a member of

the Autism Human Rights and Discrimination Initiative Steering Com-

mittee and on the Oversight Committee of the Department of Devel-

opmental Disabilities for the State of Arizona.

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Abstract: The Role of ABA in Early Intervention: The CARD Program,

Procedures and Curriculum

The Center for Autism and Related Disorders is among the world’s largest and most experienced

organizations effectively teaching children with Autism and related disorders.

Following the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis, a behavioral treatment approach that has

been thoroughly researched and empirically validated by the scientific community, C.A.R.D. devel-

ops individualized treatment plans that focus on teaching vital skills to children with Autism and re-

lated disorders.


Guest

Dr. Hussain Ali Al Maseeh, Ph.D. Director of Dubai Early Childhood Development Center Community Development Authority

Dr. Hussain Ali Maseeh is the Director of Dubai Early Childhood Development

Center at the Community Development Authority and Adjunct Assistant Professor

teaching at the College of Arts and Sciences (Natural Sciences) and Public

Health Department.

He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Sociology from the Uni-

versity of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA in 1991, a Master of Science in

Clinical Psychology from Radford University, Radford, Virginia, USA in 1997, and

a Doctorate of Clinical Psychology from the Forest Institute of Professional Psy-

chology, Springfield, Missouri, USA in 2002.

Dr. Hussain Ali Maseeh has served as Head of SEDIC since November 2006-

Takamul/ Screening, Early Diagnosis and Intervention Center (SEDIC) with the

goals of:

• Designing and implementation of

early intervention in Dubai

• Development of policies and proce-

dures to ensure the seamless inte-

gration of research activities, direct

services to children and families, and

clinical preparation of local University

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• Coordination of annual research symposium, annual workshop, monthly colloquium series, and monthly

seminar series

• Coordination of the development and implementation of a program services plan for the Center

• Coordination of the development and long-term strategic plan for the Center

From September 2007 to January 2008, Dr. Hussain worked in The Executive Office (Social Authority Project) on

the Research Team and was the leading researcher for the International Benchmarking Study. He is also a

member of the Service Provider Analysis Focus groups and an observer for the Social Needs Analysis in Dubai.

Abstract: Community-Based, Family Focused Service Model For Chil-

dren With Disabilities

Community based and family focused model provides services by qualified personnel in natural environments,

settings in which children without special needs ordinarily participate and that are most comfortable and conven-

ient for the family such as: home, a community agency, or child care setting.

Early intervention recognizes and respects the important and central role of the family in their child’s life. The pur-

pose of early intervention is to promote the child and family’s ability to meet developmental outcomes, chosen by

the family and outlined in the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). Developmental intervention helps families

and early interventionists implement child-focused early intervention services through a team approach that fa-

cilitates development within natural settings and activities and in the context of meaningful relationships. Early

intervention providers, service coordinators, families, and designated community agencies can work together as

a team to meet the child and family’s needs and support each child’s growth and development.


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Guest

Dr. James Jeffrey Bradstreet MD, MD (H), FAAFP Founder and Direc-tor of Clinical Programs, ICDRC

Dr. James Jeffrey Bradstreet is the Founder and Director of Clinical Pro-

grams, ICDRC (The International Child Development Resource Center).

Dr. Bradstreet graduated from the University of South Florida with a BA in

Natural Science in 1976. In 1979, Dr. Bradstreet earned his medical degree

in 1979 and received his residency training from Wilford Hall USAF Medical

Center. As a flight surgeon, he was involved in aerospace medicine re-

search and has extensive experience and training in environmental medi-

cine and toxicology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Family

Physicians and a member of the American College of Toxicology. He is

involved in autism related outcome studies and environmental research

with the University of Washington and UCLA and serves as an adjunct Pro-

fessor of Child Development and Neuroscience at Southwest College of

Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, Arizona.

Dr. Bradstreet has offices in Florida and Arizona and is internationally rec-

ognized as a lecturer and researcher in autism. He is the author of numer-

ous studies concerning the biomedical aspects of autism and recently has

finished a landmark study of critical biomarkers of oxidation and inflamma-

tion in autism spectrum disorders. His son, Matthew, is recovering from


autism with the combined help of biomedical and behavioral interventions.

Currently, Dr. Bradstreet is an Adjunct Professor of Child Development in the Department of Pediatrics

at the Southwest College of Naturo-

pathic in Tempe, Arizona. Dr Brad-

street has had a Family Practice since

1984 and is the Founder of Health Care

Associates of Brevard, Inc. (a medical

group). He is also the Founder of Crea-

tion’s Own Inc., The Good News Doc-

tor Foundation, and the International

Child Development Resource Center,

which is a not-for-profit medical re-

search center for the treatment for au-

tism in existence since 1996.

Abstract : Helping Children to Recover by Understanding Their

Unique Biomedical Profile


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