I was up in Vancouver B.C. for a dental CE course at the Hilton. I went up to the second floor of conference rooms where we had it last time and I could see that there was some other huge event going on there. I was scanning the area and came across a HUGE room where hundreds were listening to speakers. Then I noticed the topic, Autism. It was a huge Autism Conference and they had a whole list of speakers and vendors for all kinds of stuff for autism. The next day as I was going to my car to leave and come home, I was in the elevator with a woman that was apparently at the conference. So, I asked her about it and mentioned that I had a niece that had autism. She went on to say how the conference was excellent and she wished Brooke and Mike would have been able to come. She said all the speakers were wonderful, but especially Temple Grandin. I don't know if you guys have heard of her yet, but she is a really well known speaker on Autism. This is an excerpt from her introduction:

"Dr. Grandin didn't talk until she was three and a half years old, communicating her frustration instead by screaming, peeping and humming. In 1950, she was labeled "autistic," and her parents were told she should be institutionalized. She tells her story of "groping her way from the far side of darkness" in her book Emergence: Labeled Autistic, a book which stunned the world because, until its publication, most professionals and parents assumed being diagnosed "autistic" was virtually a death sentence to achievement or productivity in life."

So this lady in the elevator went on to describe Dr. Grandin's presentation and said that she really thought you all should read about her. I guess she has a book or books on the subject. Any way, I am including the link to the speaker list because she said there were a lot of good speakers there, and it looks like you may be able to access the conference after-the-fact for information.

http://www.autismvancouver2007.com/1stlevel/speakers.htm

The organizer of the event was www.autismtoday.com

Dave