Promoting Healthy Weight in Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder/ Developmental Disabilities: Current Research and Future Directions
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Hilton Baltimore - 401 Pratt Street, Baltimore, M
Join colleagues for this special symposium focused on research and intervention strategies for encouraging healthy weight in children and youth with ASD/DD. This is a free symposium.
Topics include:
- Prevalence and Risk Factors for Obesity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Disabilities
- Eating Behaviors and Parent Feeding Practices in Children with ASD
- Physical Activity Participation among Youth with ASD: What We Know
- Interventions Promoting Physical Activity and Weight Loss in Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities
- Supporting Physical Activity and Recreation in the Community (SPARC): A Community-based Participatory
This event is sponsored by the Healthy Weight Research Network.
Registration Space is limited; please register by May 1, 2016 at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/hwrnsymposium
