NAC 2022 Conference Recordings

Recorded presentations, abstracts with speaker bios and PowerPoint slides are linked below the presentation titles.

2022 NAC Schedules
May 6th & 7th

Healing the Gut to Support the Brain by Dr. Anju Usman-Singh
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Resilience: Preventing COVID and managing post-COVID syndromes by Dr. James Neuenschwander
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Optimizing Your Family’s Health by Vicki Warren
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The Latest Findings on Mitochondrial Issues in ASD by Dr. Richard Frye
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HBOT & Healing for Multiple Ailments in ASD by Dr. Jason Sonners
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Mast Cell Activation by Dr. Michael Elice
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Demystifying PANS/PANDAS: A functional medicine guide on basal ganglia encephalitis: Healing through case studies by Dr. Nancy O’Hara
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The Full DNA Sequence of Temple Grandin and Many Others: How they tell a complex tale of multiple pathways by Dr. Richard Boles
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Environmental Issues within ASD including Lyme: Practical detox strategies by Dr. David Dornfeld
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Overview of the Biomedical Approach to Autism Spectrum Disorder by Dr. William Kracht
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Adult Services for Autism by Holly Bortfeld
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More Than You May Believe: How well do we really know our children? by Judy Chinitz
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Pandemic Lockdown & Disabilities: Lessons learned when the world shut down by Holly Bortfeld
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CBD Use in Autism Spectrum Disorders by Dr. John Gaitanis
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Novel Approaches to Managing Aggression and Self Injury by Dr. John Gaitanis
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The Persistent Cell Danger Response (CDR): Clinical strategies to optimize mitochondrial health & metabolism by Dr. Nancy O’Hara
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Mold: Mycotoxins, Colonization, and Sensitivity: How to recognize and recover by Dr. Anju Usman-Singh
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Addressing Genomic Variants for ASD Through Diet, Lifestyle and Supplements by Dr. Sharon Hausman-Cohen
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PANS & Lyme Disease in ASD by Dr. Lindsey Wells
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Keynote Address: Believe! by J.B. Handley and Jamison Handley
Both Hope & Believe Tracks
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Seizures in ASD by Dr. Richard Frye
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Living a Full Life: An overview of RPM & tips on increasing social opportunities by Shannon Zish
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Empowered 2 Communicate: Teaching communication through spelling by Dr. Dana Johnson & Dawnmarie Gaivin
(Dawnmarie will be presenting the whole session due to an emergency)

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Movement Differences in Autism: Why behavior is not always communication by Dr. Dana Johnson
(prerecorded due to emergency)
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What We Need You To Know: A panel discussion with Nonspeakers by Young Adults of SEEN
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Achieving Successful Communication in Students with Complex Motor Challenges by Dawnmarie Gaivin
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Keynote Address: Believe! by J.B. Handley and Jamison Handley
Both Hope & Believe Tracks
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Q&A with Speakers by Dawnmarie Gaivin, Dr. Dana Johnson & Shannon Zish
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