Friday, August 10, 2007

Fisher-Price To Recall Almost A Million Toys

Fisher-Price is recalling 83 types of toys -- including the popular Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters -- involves 967,000 plastic preschool toys made by a Chinese vendor and sold in the United States between May and August because their paint contains excessive amounts of lead.

Owners of a recalled toy can exchange it for a voucher for another product of the same value. To see pictures of the recalled toys, visit www.service.mattel.com. For more information, call Mattel's recall hot line at 800-916-4498. child-autism-parent-cafe.com

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Morgan Autism Center Autism Conference

Morgan Autism Center 6th Annual Autism Conference Co-Hosted By Santa Clara Valley Medical Center/Santa Clara University, Saturday September 29th At Santa Clara From 8:00am - 5:30pm


Speakers:

Dr. Steven Gutstein – “Going To The Heart Of Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome And Pervasive Development Disorder”

Michelle Garcia Winner – “ Implementing Social Thinking Vocabulary And Concepts Into Our Home And School Day”.

Blue Ribbon Commission – Led By Dr. Albert Wang – Update On Recommendations From California Legislative Blue Ribbon Commission On Autism.

Dr. Pilar Bernal – “Understanding Diagnosis And Screening To Achieve Best Practices Care Plan”

Dr. Richard Coolman –“Asperger Syndrome; A Professional/Parent Perspective”

Dr. Robert Hendren – “ What The M.I.N.D. Institute Is Learning About Autism And Neurodevelopment”

Dr. Glen Elliott – “ Alternative Treatments For Autism: A Skeptical Survey Of The Terrain”

Kevin Dotts – “Introduction To Applied Behavioral Analysis”

For more information contact the Morgan Autism Center

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