Presenter: Liz Lipski, PhD, CNS, CCN, BCHN, CFM, LDN
Format: MP4 Video file of Slides and Audio

The incidence of autism has risen exponentially. According to the Center for Disease Control, the incidence has risen from 1 in 5000 (1974), to 1 in 2500 (1985), 1 in 166 in 2004, to 1 in 88 (2008), 1 in 88 (2010), to 1 in 50 (2013). Another 11% have been diagnosed with ADD or ADHD, and rates of both are rising at 3% a year. Cancers, Type 2 Diabetes, depression, anxiety and autoimmune conditions are also rising exponentially. What if these conditions were mostly preventable? What if couples were coached in preconception planning, were offered personalized nutrition care prenatally, and to infants and toddlers? Research is beginning to substantiate this approach. Parents who already have a child on the autistic spectrum have a 19% risk of subsequent children also being on the autistic spectrum. Dr. Liz Mumper, at the Rimland Center, reports that out of consecutive 294 pediatric patients there were no new cases of autism, while the expected CDC risk would have been six new cases. David Berger MD reports that in 10 years of practice with continued care of over 500 newborns, not one has developed autism or diabetes, only one has developed asthma, and only one family of three children have developed recurring ear infections. This session will focus on current research and provide a summary of practical ways to implement these into practice.Learning Objectives:

1. Become familiar with the epidemiology of autism and developmental disorders
2. Understand how preconception planning, personalized prenatal nutrition care, and early childhood intervention can reduce developmental issues in our children.
3. Learn to implement personalized nutrition and care to prevent autism and chronic conditions
4. Recognize personalized nutrition, methylation and detoxification pathways provide a common link for intervention