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ix international congress autism-europe a future for autism centro fieristico le ciminiere catania italy 8 10 october 2010 scientific programme

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scientific programme day by day

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08.00-09.00 registration friday 8 october 2010 09.00-10.20 10.40-13.00 chair 10.40-11.40 opening ceremony green room symposium health policies for asd giuseppe calaciura general director asp catania the italian guidelines on treatment for asd franco nardocci president sinpia italian society of child and adolescent psychiatry scientific responsible of the regional programme for autism in emilia-romagna kns 11.40-12.10 better health better life the who s european declaration on children and young people with intellectual disabilities and their families matthijs muijen head mental health department ,world health organisation europe kns kns 12.10-12.40 ernesto caffo full professor child and adolescent psychiatry university of modena and reggio emilia 12.40-13.00 13.00-14.30 14.30-17.10 chair discussion lunch break symposium early diagnosis and intervention in asd gaetano tortorella npi dipartimento di scienze pediatriche policlinico univ messina delegato del rettore per la disabilità 14.30-15.10 early diagnosis and early treatment of asd sally rogers professor department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences uc davis m.i.n.d institute sacramento ca usa kns 15.10-15.30 imitation and joint attention in young children with asd a randomized controlled intervention study herbert roeyers ghent university belgium 211 15.30-15.50 prospective identification of asds in infants and toddlers using a developmental surveillance approach the social attention and communication study sacs josephine barbaro olga tennison autism research centre school of psychological science la trobe university melbourne 356 15.50-16.10 parent-mediated communication-focused treatment for preschool children with autism a randomised controlled trial jonathan green university of manchester 244 3

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friday 8 october 2010 16.10-16.30 green room reconciling organizations and individuals research and clinical practice the italian early and intensive intervention model for autistic children mipia paolo moderato iescum-iulm parma milano 254 16.30-16.50 efficacy of the early start denver model parent intervention for toddlers with asd delivered via internet technology laurie vismara uc davis m.i.n.d institute sacramento ca us 180 16.50-17.10 17.10-17.30 17.30-18.30 chair 17.30-17.50 17.50-18.10 18.10-18.30 discussion coffee break poster session communication development and early intervention in asd p101-p107 sally rogers p101-p104 p105-p107 discussion 4

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saturday 9 october 2010 08.40-09.20 state-of-the-art lecture the mirror neurons and asd giacomo rizzolatti green room full professor director of the department of neurosciences university of parma 09.20-13.00 chair 09.20-10.00 symposium social development and cognition in asd po pp 131-137 sally rogers identifying risk for asd in the first year of life ami klin director autism program,yale child study center yale university school of medicine new haven ct usa kns 10.00-10.20 context-dependent atypical face scanning in 12-month-old infants later diagnosed with asd katarzyna chawarska yale university school of medicine new haven ct 287 10.20-10.40 an investigation of social attention in the development of autism cheryl dissanayake olga tennison autism research centre la trobe university melbourne 188 10.40-11.00 lack of attention to referential cues explains difficulties in understanding intentions in autism giacomo vivanti m.i.n.d institute university of california davis medical center sacramento 149 11.00-11.20 11.20-11.40 coffee break continuity and change over time of the social and non-social behaviors in asd roberto militerni professore ordinario di neuropsichiatria infantile ii università napoli 93 11.40-12.00 voice processing in children and adults with autism an electrophysiological study nicole bruneau umr inserm u930 chu de tours 268 12.00-12.20 12.20-12.40 12.40-13.00 13.00-14.30 p131-p134 p135-p138 discussion lunch break 5

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saturday 9 october 2010 14.30-16.10 chair domenico mazzone green room symposium:the neurobiology of asd direttore npi università di catania presidente regionale sinpia 14.30-15.10 the neural basis of asd nancy minshew professor of psychiatry and neurology director of the center of excellence in autism research university of pittsburgh usa kns 15.10-15.50 the social brain fred volkmar director child study center,yale university school of medicine chief child psychiatry children s hospital at yale-new haven ct usa kns 15.50-16.10 16.10-16.30 16.30-18.30 chair 16.30-17.10 discussion coffee break symposium environmental risk factors for asd gianfranco ayala università di palermo neurobiological and neuroimmune factors in autism david amaral professor department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences director of research uc davis m.i.n.d institute sacramento ca usa kns 17.10-17.50 environmental risk factors for autism evidence from epidemiology eric fombonne head of the division of child psychiatry mcgill university director of the department of psychiatry montreal children s hospital canada kns 17.50-18.10 prevalence of the asd in multiple areas of the united states catherine rice us centers for disease control and prevention atlanta 136 18.10-18.30 20.00 discussion social dinner 6

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sunday 10 october 2010 08.40-09.20 green room state-of-the-art lecture towards dsm v new trends in diagnosis and classification of asd catherine lord director autism and communication disorders center umacc university of michigan usa 09.20-12.20 chair 09.20-10.00 psychological functioning in asd po pp161-p164 empathizing and systemizing in the autism spectrum conditions simon baron-cohen director of the autism research centre arc cambridge uk vice-president of insar kns 10.00-10.20 what s in a voice mindreading and prosody in asd coralie chevallier institute of psychiatry king s college london 57 10.20-10.40 collaborative problem solving in young children with hfasd yael kimhi bar ilan university israel 117 10.40-11.00 11.00-11.20 coffee break the development of theory-of-mind and the theory-of-mind storybooks lessons from a non-linear approach of developmental data els blijd-hoogewysands lentis autism team north netherlands 447 11.20-11.40 language and cognition in siblings of non-verbal children with autism yonata levy hebrew university 36 11.40-12.00 12.00-12.20 12.20-13.00 k p161-p164 discussion state-of-the-art lecture progress in understanding autism 2007-2010 sir michael rutter honorary director of the medical research council child psychiatry unit 13.00-13.30 closing ceremony 7

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friday 8 october 2010 09.00-10.20 10.40-13.00 chair opening ceremony and welcome blue room symposium brain anatomy in asd milena sidoti director child and adolescent psychiatry s marta and s.venera hospital acireale catania italy 10.40-11.20 brain imaging studies and developmental considerations sebastiano russo past director child and adolescent psychiatry s marta and s.venera hospital acireale catania italy kns 11.20-11.40 tbss study of young children with autism whole brain comparison and correlation to behavior ben bashat daphna the functional brain center tel aviv sourasky medical center 403 11.40-12.00 evidence of white matter abnormalities in young men with autism a diffusion tensor imaging study matteo pardini department of neurosciences ophthalmology and genetics university of genoa 443 12.00-12.20 clinical report of 146 patients affected by autism leonardo zoccante u.o npi azienda ospedaliera universitaria integrata,verona 251 12.20-12.40 complex network properties of intrinsic brain functional organization in autism spectrum conditions lai meng-chuan autism research centre department of psychiatry university of cambridge 391 12.40-13.00 13.00-14.30 14.30-15.50 chair 14.30-14.50 14.50-15.10 15.10-15.20 15.20-15.50 15.50-16.10 discussion lunch break poster session genetic and biological features in asd p1-p10 j.fuentes t bourgeron p001-p004 p005-p008 p009-p010 discussion coffee break 8

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friday 8 october 2010 16.10-18.10 chair 16.10-16.50 genetic abnormalities in asd thomas bourgeron symposium genetics in asd blue room kns director of the human genetics and cognitive functions unit department of neuroscience institut pasteur paris 16.50-17.10 slc25a12 gene variants confer protection from autism antonio persico lab of mol psychiatry neurogenetics university campus bio-medico rome 208 17.10-17.30 dopamine receptors mrna levels in pervasive developmental disorders a case-control study ledina derhemi child neuropsychiatry clinic irccs c mondino foundation pavia 382 17.30-17.50 genetic and environmental influences on autistic traits a communitybased twin family study in adults rosa hoekstra department of life sciences faculty of science the open university milton keynes uk 329 17.50-18.10 discussion 9

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saturday 9 october 2010 09.00-13.00 chair dario ianes blue room symposium meeting the special needs of persons with asd docente di pedagogia speciale e didattica speciale università di bolzano centro studi erickson trento 09.00-09.40 educating children with autism rutger jan van der gaag universitair medisch centrum st radboud 6500 hb nijmegen the netherlands kns 09.40-10.00 pivotal behavior checklist an instrument to assess basic and transversal skills francesca faggi fondazione opera santa rita prato 154 10.00-10.20 application of behavioral assessment and treatment procedures to reduce interfering rituals and improve selfregulation in an adult with autism living in a community-based residence marco de caris nuovi orizzonti scientifici rome 132 10.20-10.40 coping with the lack of flexibility in autism contextualizing strategies peter vermeulen autisme centraal centre for concrete communication gent belgium 22 10.40-11.00 11.00-11.20 coffee break the treatment of feeding disorders in individuals with autism spectrum disorders mark j palmieri center for children with special needs glastonbury ct usa 144 11.20-11.40 a study of excessive drinking of fluids in children and adults with autism spectrum disorder richard mills nas uk and research autism bristol 32 11.40-12.00 diagnosis by treatment when autism is covered up by sensory impairment a case study video wilma denteneer van der pasch koninklijke kentalis the netherlands 28 12.00-12.20 medical care program for autism spectrum disorders city population letizia boada hospital general universitario gregorio marañón madrid 102 12.20-12.40 translating research implications for parents and teachers fred volkmar director child study center,yale university school of medicine chief child psychiatry children s hospital at yale-new haven ct usa kns 12.40-13.00 discussion 10

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saturday 9 october 2010 14.30-16.10 chair 14.30-15.10 autism in adulthood and old age patricia howlin blue room symposium understanding and meeting the evolving needs of persons with asd across the lifespan kns professor of clinical psychology saint george hospital university of london uk 15.10-15.30 what about old age in autism michael baron nas uk 133 15.30-15.50 autism and ageing what are the issues carol povey nas cambridge uk 156 15.50-16.10 16.10-16.30 16.30-18.30 chair 16.30-16.50 discussion coffee break symposium employment for persons with asd johan ten-geuzendam head of unit inclusion of persons with disabilities eu commission dg v adults with autism@work sarah schelstraete vlaamse vereniging autisme gent belgium 179 16.50-17.10 molas a unique approach to gainful employment for people with asperger syndrom combining sought after professional skills with work life skills ellen kleven statped vest bergen 135 17.10-17.30 how to employee clients with asperger syndrome a structured working model adjusted to the target group gunilla andersson satsa projektet Örebro kommun sweden 231 17.30-17.50 progress in vocational training in external training centres and inclusion of people with asd in semi-sheltered and competitive workplaces matthias dalferth university of applied sciences faculty of social sciences regenburg germany a workers cooperative created by people with asperger syndrome luca brivio cooperativa lem a r.l milano 216 17.50-18.10 536 18.10-18.30 discussion 11

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sunday 10 october 2010 09.00-11.00 chair maurizio elia blue room symposium medical treatments in asd vice direttore scientifico direttore unità operativa di neurologia e neurofisiopatologia clinica e strumentale associazione oasi maria ss troina 09.00-09.40 psychopharmacology in autism spectrum disorders what when how joaquin fuentes biggi scientific responsible of the gautena programme for asd director of the child pasychiatry policlínica gipuzkoa spain kns 09.40-10.00 a proposal of rational and evidence-based treatment with anti-epileptic drugs renato scifo responsible of the the programme for asd department of child psychiatry s.marta and s.venera hospital acireale catania kns 10.00-10.20 the falpaa fondation autisme luxembourg psychofarmachological approach to autism reducing medications in adults with autism stefano lassi fondation autisme luxembourg 174 10.20-10.40 high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation associated with eye-hand coordination training in children with low-functioning autism simonetta panerai oasi irccs maria ss research institute troina 166 10.40-11.00 11.00-11.20 11.20-12.20 chair discussion coffee break round table the science and fiction of autism giovanni marino president f.a.n.t.a.si.a federazione delle associazioni nazionali a tutela delle persone con autismo e sindrome di asperger 11.20-11.30 11.30-11.40 11.40-11.50 11.50-12.00 12.00-12.10 12.10-12.20 12.20-13.00 k n minshew e fombonne michel favre vice-president autism-europe vincenzo papa autismo italia presidente associazione locale un futuro per l autismo pietro cirincione vice-presidente gruppo asperger-onlus discussion state-of-the-art lecture progress in understanding autism 2007-2010 sir michael rutter honorary director of the medical research council child psychiatry unit 12

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friday 8 october 2010 10.40-13.00 chair 10.40-11.00 brown room symposium autism in girls and women autism in girls and women cross sectional data in a developmental perspective van wijngaarden cremers patricia j.m dimence mental health care ggz overijssel zwolle umcn nijmegen 406 11.00 -11.20 similarities and differences in boys and girls in an early detection sample of children with autism spectrum disorder asd iris oosterling karakter university centre child & adolescent psychiatry zwolle the netherlands 411 11.20-11.40 developmental aspects of autism spectrum disorders asd in girls and boys in childhood and adolescence rutger jan van der gaag umcn st radboud nijmegen ucn nijmegen 414 11.40-12.00 gender issues in adults with autism spectrum disorders asd from a female perspective patricia j.m.van wijngaarden cremers dimence mental health care ggz overijssel zwolle umcn nijmegen 419 12.00-12.20 the female profile of autism mark stokes deakin university,victoria australia 540 12.20 -12.40 the identification and education of girls on the autism spectrum jacqui ashton smith nas uk 99 12.40-13.00 13.00-14.30 14.30-17.10 chair 14.30-14.50 discussion lunch break symposium supporting and including adults with asd laura imbimbo president gruppo asperger onlus epidemiology and assistance for people with pdd in adult life giuseppe arduino centro autismo asl cn1 mondovì 441 14.50-15.10 aggregation initiative for people with asperger syndrome and hfa fabrizia bugini gruppo asperger onlus milano 538 15.10-15.30 psycho educational groups a norway-wide network kari steindal the national autism unit oslo university hospital 82 13

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friday 8 october 2010 15.30-15.50 brown room an outpatient social competences training group program for adults und adolescents with aspergers and high functioning autism schide nedjat christoph dornier-klinik fuer psychotherapie muenster germany 348 15.50 -16.10 planning for transition and improving retention for applicants and students on the autism spectrum at scottish universities charlene tait university of strathclyde glasgow 228 16.10-16.30 training of narrative competence as a method of enhancing motivation in teenagers with asperger s syndrome anna waligórska warsaw school of social sciences and humanities 292 16.30-16.50 identification of evidence-based practices illustrated through the evaluation of social skills group interventions brian reichow yale university child study center new haven ct usa 400 16.50-17.10 17.10-17.30 17.30-18.20 discussion cofffee break poster session supporting social understanding and inclusion of adults with asperger syndrome p201-p206 r van der gaag p201-p204 p205-p206 discussion chair 17.30-17.50 17.50-18.00 18.00-18.20 14

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saturday 9 october 2010 09.20-11.00 chair 09.20-09.40 rosaria correnti brown room symposium mental health issues in asd head of service of child and adolescent psychiatry asp catania autism and schizophrenia behavioral differences and overlap annelies spek ggz eindhoven 53 09.40-10.00 the phenomenology diagnosis and assessment of comorbid depression in young people with autistic disorder rafaela karas monash university melbourne 281 10.00-10.20 asperger syndrome and comorbid bipolar disorder a clinical sample m.cristina porfirio tor vergata university rome 374 10.20-10.40 psychiatric disorders in adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability a representative study in one county in norway lise bakken trine psychiatric department for adults with id oslo university hospital oslo 74 10.40-11.00 11.00-11.20 11.20-12.45 chair 11.20-11.40 11.40-12.00 12.00-12.20 12.20-12.25 12.25-12.45 13.00-14.30 discussion coffee break poster session treatment education and services for asd p221-p233 p howlin p221-p224 p225-p228 p229-p232 p233 discussion lunch break 15

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