Events at the DeWitt Wallace Institute

Lecture Title: "Early Life Epilepsy and Autism, A Convergence" Zachary Grinspan, MD, MS Associate Professor Vice Chair, Pediatrics (Health Data Science) Director of Pediatric Epilepsy Research NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Lecture Title: "Behavioral addiction in the digital age" Marc N. Potenza, MD, PhD Steven M. Southwick Professor of Psychiatry, in the Child Study Center, and of Neuroscience Yale School of Medicine

Lecture Title: "Updates in Nicotine and Tobacco Use and Treatments" Jill M. Williams, MD Professor of Psychiatry Director, Division of Addiction Psychiatry Rutgers- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School New Brunswick, New Jersey

Autistic youth have complex medical needs, which often require the care of a multidisciplinary team of providers from varied health care specialties. Lack of awareness and understanding of these needs, coupled with a lack of knowledge regarding the management of these health care issues, can result in disparities in the provision of health care services for autistic youth. Through participation in this conference, medical and health care providers can better understand the complex needs and management of this patient population, which will help to close the gap related to the provision of medical and behavioral services, as well as promote equity in health care for these individuals. The panel of providers includes specialists from the following disciplines: psychology, child neurology, sleep medicine, genetics, gastroenterology, speech-language therapy, behavioral therapy, nutrition, psychiatry, developmental pediatrics and family navigators. Providers will present information related to their specialty to provide background information and will discuss indications for referral to their particular specialty for further evaluation and provision of care.

Autistic youth have complex medical needs, which often require the care of a multidisciplinary team of providers from varied health care specialties. Lack of awareness and understanding of these needs, coupled with a lack of knowledge regarding the management of these health care issues, can result in disparities in the provision of health care services for autistic youth. Through participation in this conference, medical and health care providers can better understand the complex needs and management of this patient population, which will help to close the gap related to the provision of medical and behavioral services, as well as promote equity in health care for these individuals. The panel of providers includes specialists from the following disciplines: psychology, child neurology, sleep medicine, genetics, gastroenterology, speech-language therapy, behavioral therapy, nutrition, psychiatry, developmental pediatrics and family navigators. Providers will present information related to their specialty to provide background information and will discuss indications for referral to their particular specialty for further evaluation and provision of care.