The first annual Autism Summit will be held on October 10-12, 2008 in Cleveland, Ohio.  From the Autism Summit 2008 homepage:

The first Autism Summit… Will be truly extraordinary – it’s a must! Autismtoday.com (the world’s largest one-stop autism website) and Rainbow Babies & Children`s Hospital (rated as one of the world’s best pediatric hospitals) are pulling out all the stops to present the autism event of 2008!

• Hear world class leaders – parent advocates, doctors, educators – address the latest issues on Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome.
• Interact with our extraordinary speakers and workshop leaders… get your questions answered!
• Make new friends! - network and share experiences with others like you
• Find unique new national and local Autism and Asperger’s resources!
• Enjoy yourself!

The Sage Graduate School’s Master of Science in ABA and Autism has been approved by the New York State Board of Regents and is the only one in the U.S. that offers the program online.

Albany and Troy, NY (Vocus/PRWEB ) May 20, 2008 — Only a handful of colleges and universities in the United States offer master’s degrees in Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), a treatment for autism identified by the United States Centers for Disease Control as being effective in the education and treatment of individuals with autism, and The Sage Colleges’ Sage Graduate School is now among them.

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