News Release

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June 13, 2006

Autism Expert to Speak at Boise State June 29

Robert Hendren
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The Center for Health Policy at Boise State University presents Robert Hendren, executive director of the M.I.N.D. Institute at the University of California, Davis, at 7 p.m. June 29. Hendren will address “Current Psychopharmacology Options for Autism” in Room 118 of the Simplot/Micron Instructional Technology Building. The event is free and open to the public. Hendren will speak for about 45 minutes and will answer audience questions for a half hour.

Hendren is a child psychiatrist who specializes in the neurodevelopment of serious emotional disorders, including autism spectrum disorders, bipolar disorder and psychotic disorder. He also has clinical interests in the psychopharmacologic treatment of children and adolescents. Hendren was listed in “The National Registry of Who’s Who” in 2000 and has been named one of the Best Doctors in America every year since the award was first established in 1998.

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Contact: Ron Oberleitner, TalkAutism, (609) 306-9181, rono@talkautism.org 
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu

July 12 is the deadline for degree-seeking students to submit admission materials to Boise State University for the fall 2006 semester. Students must meet the deadline if they plan to take more than seven credits or apply for federal financial aid. For more information, call (208) 426-1820 or go online at http://admissions.boisestate.edu.
 



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