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Carla Hannaford
Award winning author, biologist and educator, Carla
Hannaford has been sought after as an inspiring and knowledgeable lecturer, consultant
and workshop leader to 40 countries worldwide, quoted in more than 1,000
journals and books, and author of 4 books, all of which are translated into
many languages. She will explain the profound effect that
movement has for brain development and lifelong learning.
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Kathy Darrow
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Karen Axelrod
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Amy Cameron
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Kathy
Darrow is a Relationship Development Intervention (RDI) Consultant
and parent of four children. Kathy’s passion for
helping families
impacted by autism is fueled by her own journey with two of her sons
who were
diagnosed with autism. Kathy is the author of the blog
“What is RDI?”
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| Karen Axelrod, BA CST-D,
CMT, is a Certified Somatic
Therapist specializing in CranioSacral Therapy, a gentle, non-invasive
bodywork
modality that works to enhance the function of the central nervous
system.
She
specializes
in working with clients of all ages who are experiencing chronic,
debilitating
disorders; those going through life transitions; and infants and
children with
developmental delays.
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Amy, a Speech-Language Pathologist for
22 years and owner
of Pathways Treatment Center near Raleigh, NC, is a Certified RDI
Consultant and is training to be a Core Specialist in the Magutova
Sensory
Motor Reflex Integration (MNRI) program.
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Shay Corbin
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Kari Kindem
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Terri Wilton
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Dr.
Shay Corbin and his clinicians at the
Chiropractic Spine and Sports Rehab Center focus on a holistic approach
to
healing people by reducing stress to the body mechanically with
chiropractic
and chemically with nutritional supplements to support many conditions,
thus
strengthening the triad of health (mechanical, chemical, and
mind/spirit).
Dr. Corbin will discuss the "Pyramid of Health" and
how it relates to children with challenges. This discussion will leave
you with a better understanding of the importance of all three components and
how they directly relate to success for your child.
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Kari
Kindem is the director
of Homeopathy for Women specializing in classical homeopathy and
fertility. Kari provides chronic homeopathic care for women,
children and
families. She has extensive experience with complex
acute and
chronic conditions and regards homeopathy as a gentle yet incredibly
powerful
curative and preventative medicine. Kari resides in San Jose,
CA
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Terri
Wilton, L.O.T.R., has been practicing occupational therapy for over 30
years,
most of which has been spent at NeuroTherapy Specialists,
Inc. She is
certified in the administration of the Sensory Integration and Praxis
Tests and
trained in NeuroDevelopmental Treatment (NDT).
You won't want to miss Terri Wilton's informative discussion
about the "need to know information on sensory processing
disorders." Her parent-friendly way of describing this sometimes
confusing challenge will help parents and professionals alike.
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Tammy
Glaser
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Margaret Reed
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Dr. Leah Light
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Tammy, a
17 year homeschooling veteran of her now 23 year old daughter Pamela who has
autism, discusses taking a whole person and integrated approach to working with
her child and the joy of learning alongside her daughter. She describes
herself as a mindful mom, not a warrior mom, and gives insight to how
mindfulness has shaped her own thinking as well as her daughter's. Tammy
also discusses the Charlotte Mason curriculum and adapting it to meet her
child's needs.
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Margaret Reed holds both B.A. and M.A. degrees in
Speech-Language Pathology from Louisiana State University. Margaret
enjoys
treating all children and has a special interest in assisting children
with
feeding problems. She has developed feeding
programs focusing on
helping kids who are picky eaters and kids who have medical challenges
related
to feeding. Margaret’s work at Abilities has also
focused on children
with Autistic Spectrum Disorders.
Don't miss out on Margaret Reed's systematic method of
addressing "picky eaters." Her 10 step process and ability to
break down even the most frustrating moments for a parent with a picky eater
will be essential to your parenting toolbox.
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Dr.
Leah Light is the director of the Brainchild Institute. She completed her B.A. in Special Education
and her Master of Science and Doctorate degrees in Audiology. In addition, she
completed a year of speech pathology studies. Dr. Light is a member and is
certified by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA).She
is also a member of AAA, FLASHA and FLAA.
Having worked with almost every
aspect of hearing impairment and deafness from newborns to the aged, Dr. Light
has extensive clinical expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of hearing
loss, vestibular dysfunction and other auditory related disorders.
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