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Book signing and discussion by Barbara Firestone, president of The Help Group, a nonprofit organization that serves children with autistic spectrum disorders. Autism Heroes: Portraits of Families Meeting the Challenge, provides a compelling and sensitive account of the experiences of families from different walks of life confronting the challenges of autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
With empathy and expertise gained from her three decades of leadership of The Help Group, Firestone engages ASD families in powerful and deeply affecting conversations about their lives set against the backdrop of her insightful essays about dignity, hope, opportunity and love. All author royalties are being donated to The Help Group.
For additional information, please visit www.autismheroes.org. Barbara Firestone, PhD, president, CEO & founder, The Help Group; vice chair, California Legislative Blue Ribbon Commission on Autism.
COST: Free; parking below the Medical Plaza is $8. The UCLA Nathanson Family Resource Center and UCLA’s Center for Autism Research and Treatment will receive a $5 donation for each book purchased during this event.
For more information, please call Connie Jackson at (310) 794-9584.
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2008-2009 Courses - Admin Announcement to Teaching Faculty
It is now time to renew classroom reservations for the coming 2008-09 academic year. Please complete the Conference Room Reservation Form - save or print and return to Carla Vera (cvera@mednet.ucla.edu or campus mail Office of Education #C8-238, Semel)....
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Conference to explore successful aging in a high-tech world - May 9
What are the greatest challenges we face as we age? Will our health care and lifestyle improve?
What is clear is that advances in technology will impact how older adults interact within their environment in every way - from social relations to health care delivery.
In one of the first conferenc...
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Dr Edythe London - 2008 recipient of the Marian W. Fischman Lectureship Award
Dr. Edythe London, of the Semel Institute, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, and Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, has been selected as the 2008 recipient of the Marian W. Fischman Lectureship Award. This award in memory of Marian W. Fischman, a much admired lea...
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In the Media
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- Prozac Nation: Revisited Wed, 26 Mar 2008
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- Depiction of Prescription-Pill Abuse by Teens is Legit Mon, 24 Mar 2008
- When Bad Meth Trips Never End Fri, 21 Mar 2008
- Pregnancy Hormone Shows Promise for Treating Multiple Sclerosis Wed, 19 Mar 2008
- Don't Forget: Practice Keeps Memory Sharp Tue, 18 Mar 2008
- UCLA Hospital Bans Cell Phones, Laptop Tue, 18 Mar 2008
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