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10.5.09 | Experts to speak about autism and person-centered planning during fall lecture series

The Clarence York Lecture Series will continue this fall, with talks by prominent authorities on providing supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and acquired brain injuries.

Lectures will include:

  1. Autism treatment controversies: Navigating an effective course
    Fri. Sept. 25, 9 am to noon, at the Cherry Hill (N.J.) Library. Keynote speaker: Oliver Mudford, Ph.D., BCBA, of the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
  2. Person-centered planning: Lessons from the front lines
    Wed. Oct. 21, 10 am to noon, at Tavistock Country Club near Haddonfield.
    Keynote speaker: Angela Novak Amado, Ph.D., of the University of Minnesota.
    The talks are designed for professionals, family members and people with disabilities.

“Drs. Mudford and Amado are two of the most knowledgeable speakers in their fields,” says Bancroft executive Caroline Eggerding, M.D. “I’m sure they will provide a lot of useful, inspiring and enlightening information.”