Autism lecture Nov. 4 at MSUM
Travis Thompson, a well-known autism clinician, researcher and author of several books, including “Straight Talk About Autism” (2008) and “Freedom from Meltdowns: Solutions for Children with Autism” (2008), will present a free, public lecture on “Autism: Early Intervention and Brain Development” Wednesday, Nov 4 at 7 p.m. in the Minnesota State University Moorhead Science Lab 104.
The lecture will focus on autism spectrum disorders and intensive early behavioral intervention with children with autism. He will present recent genetic and brain development research suggesting children who are responsive to the intervention form new brain connections that depend on the activation of genes early on.
Thompson will be a guest in MSUM classes Wednesday afternoon and will be available for questions at 2:30 p.m. in Science Lab 102.
Thompson is a professor in the Autism Program of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine; a faculty affiliate of the University of Minnesota’s Center on Neurobehavioral Development; and he serves as supervising psychologist for the Minnesota Early Autism Project, a community-based treatment program for young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
Thompson has been involved in research, teaching, and clinical activities related to developmental disabilities and related topics for many years. He has seven grandchildren, including a grandson with ASD.
This event is sponsored by the Solomon Comstock Fund.