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4.8.11 | Statewide expert to present free workshop for Autism Awareness Month
Haddonfield, NJ—April 6, 2011— A statewide autism expert will present a free workshop on autism for parents and professionals in Haddonfield on Wed. April 20.
The session will be presented by Caroline Eggerding, M.D., chair of the New Jersey State Task Force on the Education of Students with Autism and a member of the N.J. Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism. Dr. Eggerding is also vice president of clinical services and chief medical officer for Bancroft, a leading nonprofit organization serving people with autism and other neurological challenges.
The workshop will focus on the latest medical advances in the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders. Topics will include genetic etiology, neuro-brain chemistry, medications, special diets, assessments and therapeutic interventions.
Designed for family members and professionals who support people with autism spectrum disorders, the workshops will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in the Farrington building on Bancroft’s Haddonfield Campus at 425 Kings Highway East.
For more information or to register for the workshop, call Pat Reid at (856) 524-7453 or email preid@bnh.org.
Bancroft is a leading nonprofit provider of programs and supports for people with neurological challenges. This event is part of Bancroft’s ongoing series of free disabilities workshops. For the complete list of upcoming workshops, visit www.bancroft.org.
About Bancroft
A nonprofit organization founded in 1883, Bancroft annually serves more than 1,300 children and adults with intellectual and developmental challenges and acquired brain injuries. Bancroft strives to ensure that every person is given opportunities for lifelong learning and fulfillment. It does this by altering perceptions and supporting people with neurological challenges in achieving their life goals as valued and respected members of our world.
Based in Haddonfield, N.J., Bancroft has sites in Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, Ocean, Salem and Middlesex counties, New Jersey; in New Castle County, Delaware; and in Philadelphia, Delaware and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania. Programs include early childhood, education, vocational and supported employment, structured day programs, rehabilitation, community living, behavioral treatment, as well as in-home and outpatient services.