The public is invited to a town hall featuring clinical and community outreach and education programs on autism and a kickoff of the 2016 Autism Speaks Walk from 4-5:30 p.m. Aug. 9 at Arkansas Children’s Hospital.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is holding the event in conjunction with the Arkansas Autism Treatment Network, Autism Speaks and Arkansas Children’s Hospital. The event is for parents, clinicians and the community.
Ed Buckner, chief meteorologist with KTHV Channel 11, will emcee. The event will be in Arkansas Children’s Hospital Chairman’s Hall, S1161-1 Sturgis Building. Participants are asked to RSVP at Events.AutismSpeaks.org/ARKickoff2016. Space is limited.
UAMS’ James L. Dennis developmental Center is one of the national sites for the Autism Treatment Network, which is a collaboration of Autism Speaks and children’s hospitals and academic institutions specializing in treating autism.
The Autism Speaks Walk is the world’s largest awareness and fundraising event for autism. The Arkansas event is at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 1 at the Clinton Presidential Center. The 2016 goal is to raise $115,500 to support research and treatment programs. More information is available at AutismSpeaksWalk.org.
In addition to the kickoff, the event will feature poster exhibits highlighting clinical and community outreach and education projects of the Arkansas Autism Treatment Network site and its community partners. There will be a series of short presentations that feature key programs projected to enhance ways children with autism and their families can access services.