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The symposium in downtown Omaha at the DoubleTree Hotel is sponsored by the Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The conference is targeted towards health professionals, and students in special education, pediatrics, psychology, occupational therapy and speech pathology.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The two-day conference will feature lectures and in-depth workshops to help professionals in all fields develop new skills and strategies for helping kids with special needs. <\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Covering a range of pediatric topics, the program will feature management of autism spectrum disorders, pediatric feeding disorders, ADHD, metabolic and genetic diseases, treatment of pediatric bone disease, and options to promote mobility in children with special needs. <\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Registration fee is $84. For event details and registration information, visit <b><i>www.mmisymposium.com<\/i><\/b> or contact Joan Husted of UNMC at (402) 559-6235.&nbsp; <\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Topics and presenters are listed below<\/div>\n<div><b>Current Concepts: Autism Spectrum Disorders<\/b> <\/div>\n<div>Wayne Fisher, Ph.D., director, Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute <\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>Today&rsquo;s Management of ADHD<\/b> <\/div>\n<div>Cynthia Ellis, M.D., director of developmental medicine, UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute <\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Joseph Evans, Ph.D., director of psychology, UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute <\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>Understanding Metabolic and Genetic Diseases <\/b><\/div>\n<div>Bruce A. 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