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ICDRC (International Child Development and Resource Center )
Dr Bradstreet M.D F.A.A.F. P, Founder of ICDRC
Dr Emar Vogelaar, PhD, Director of the European Laboratory of Nutrients, The Netherlands
Dr Jane Maroney El-Dahr, M.D., is the Director of Pediatric Allergy /Immunology/ Rhematology at Tulane University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
Rosemary Kessick is the CEO of AiA, Allergy Induced Autism
Stephen Shore, Director of Autism Society of America, and also is the Board President of the Asperger's Association of New England, Director of Unlocking Autism; Autism Services Association of Massachusetts; Asperger Syndrome Coalition of the United States.
ICDRC (International Child Development and Resource Center )
The ICDRC was founded by Dr Bradstreet, when he brought together a group of diverse specialists who could bring their own expertise to the area of autism and so treat children with the latest knowledge in diet, nutrition, medical and other therapies. What makes the ICDRC special is the fact that the majority of these specialists are also parents of autistic children. The results of this combined approach have been spectacular, they have created a center based in Florida that not only treats children but is also very involved in research. They take time out a couple of times a year to speak at major conferences ASA, DAN and AutismOne. They also give the Open Windows Essential Training Conference about twice a year. The ICDRC was set up to treat children with autism and to educate parents, practitioners, educators, researchers and others in the autism community.
Dr Bradstreet M.D. F.A.A.F.P
Dr. Jeff Bradsheet is co-founder of the International Child Development Resource Center where he treats children from around the world. The center has two full-time physicians, several research assistants, behavior therapists and a consulting staff in clinical psychology.
Dr Bradstreet has presented his research findings at conferences around the globe and has affiliations for research with Tulane , Washington University, St. Louis , Utah State University, University of Arizona , McGill University , University of Cambridge , Boston University , and University of Copenhagen . He has advised Congress and the National Academies of Sciences - The Institutes of Medicine on his findings, and has numerous papers in the process of publication. Dr. Bradstreet is a regular participant and presenter on the expert panel of the DAN (Defeat Autism Now) Organization.
Dr Bradstreet M.D. F.A.A.F.P attended the University of South Florida for both undergraduate and medical school graduation from medical school in 1979, while attending medical school he received research grants for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the American Cancer Society and the South Atlantic OB/GYN Society.
He participated in research in the properties of HSV-1 and 2 replication with Dr Gerald Lancz and obtained post-graduate residency training in OB.GYN at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center , before moving into aerospace medicine. In 1979 Dr Bradstreet completed his fellowship in aerospace medicine at USAF Brooks School of Aerospace Medicine.
Dr Emar Volgelaar
Dr Emar Volgelaar, PhD, Director of the European Laboratory of Nutrients, the Netherlands , has conducted extensive research into the nutrient abnormalities observed in ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder). Using this information he has shown that testing and subsequent supplementation has highly beneficial effects on children within the Autistic Spectrum. He has presented papers in the Netherlands , U.S. , Ireland and Australia on his findings. Dr.Vogelaar participated on the expert panel of the DAN (Defeat Autism Now) Organization in the U.S. November 2002.
Dr Jane Maroney El-Dahr, M.D.
Dr Jane Maroney El-Dahr, M.D., is the Director of Pediatric Allery/Immunology/Rhematology at Tulane University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisiana; She additionally is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in the School of Medicine. Her undergraduate education was completed at Harvard University , and included a year in the Department of Genetics at Trinity College , Dublin . She received her medical degree from Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and did her residency and fellowship at Yale-New Haven Hospital and at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center. She has been actively involved in the immunological and toxicological aspects of ASD for several years. She and Dr Bradstreet continue to collaborate on immunotoxicological disorders in Autism.
Rosemary Kessick
Rosemary Kessick is the CEO of AiA , Allergy Induced Autism, a U.K. based charity dedicated to identifying the underlying causes and biochemical effects of autistic spectrum disorders.
AiA was born fourteen years ago out of one Great Ormond St. doctor's observations. He had a growing group of patients whose parents had identified common foodstuffs and everyday chemicals as seriously exacerbating their condition. Since gaining UK charitable status in 1997, AiA has gone from strength to strength with an explosion in membership. International seminars, presentations and conferences have served to heighten awareness of the condition, providing a platform for medical research and a focal point for scientists, clinicians and parents.
Stephen Shore
Stephen was diagnosed with "Atypical Development with strong Autistic tendencies" and nonverbal until age four, at which time he was recommended for institutionalization. He has since become one of the worlds leading and renowned specialists in the field of Autism. Stephen is a Director on the Board’s of the Autism Society of America, Unlocking Autism, the Autism Services Association of Massachusetts, the Asperger Syndrome Coalition of the United States and is board president of the Asperger’s Association of New England.
In addition to working with children and talking about life on the Autism spectrum, Stephen presents internationally on adult issues pertinent to relationships, employment, and disclosure as discussed in his book ‘Beyond the Wall: Personal Experiences with Autism and Asperger Syndrome’, currently in its second edition.
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