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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Autism and the Environment: What Do We Know?

oin the Autism Society for a webinar this month

Eager to learn more about the biomedical aspects of autism and environmental influences on autism spectrum disorders? Join internationally known autism physician experts and researchers on July 23 for a state-of-the-science review of autism and environment.

Dr. Martha Herbert, M.D., Ph.D., of Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Dr. Claudia Miller, M.D., M.S., of the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio will review the dramatic rise in autism, the role of environment in autism, the whole-body aspects of autism and the implications of toxic exposures in immune function and autism. This is part one of a two-part series sponsored by the Autism Society and it is free to all from the convenience of your home computer.

Go to http://www.autism-society.org/news/in-the-news/autism-and-the-environment.html for registration information!SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, July 23, 2011 p.m. EST