What's In Your Lunch Box: F.E.E.D. the Kids, Feeding is Much More than McNuggets!

What's In Your Lunch Box presents "F.E.E.D. the Kids" - The Autism Spectrum Disorder Collaborative  (Feed * Evaluate * Educate * Demonstrate) Feeding is Much More than McNuggets!   

This one day interactive program is essential to prepare for health care reform and its emphasis on early intervention and prevention.  The program is designed to empower participants with tools to identify, manage and overcome the unique feeding issues surrounding ASD and the barriers to effective quality care. Join with parents, caregivers and professionals for this bi-lingual education and training program to connect the dots from Diet to Sensory, Behavior to Nutrition, Exercise to Advocacy.  Solve challenging feeding issues surrounding Autism.  Get answers and gain confidence in understanding food and your children. The program provides evidence-based information from the bench to you, with resources to help recognize the importance of early intervention and prevention with nutrition and exercise; both needed to improve and sustain the general health and development of ASD children. Limited child care & fun-filled activities.

Featured Panel of Doctors & Professionals & Parents include, Patricia Novak MPH RD, Leslie Richard MD,  Karla Ausderau PhD OTR/L, Cary Kreutzer MPH RD, Blanca Siebels, Donna Ross-Jones and more!   WIYLBOX Collaborative Partners: Sutter Memorial & Sutter Neuroscience Medical Group, USC UCEDD CHLA, Marilyn Magaram Center CSUN, Center of Achievement, CSUN, NutritionWise. 

Date: Saturday October 24, 2009

Time:  8:30am-2pm

This event will be held at The Jeffrey Foundation, 5470 W. Washington Blvd., L.A., CA 90016 

Registration is required. To register go to www.whatsinyourlunchbox.net  or call  Deborah Tucker at (818) 241-1169.

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