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Autism One Conference 2006|Chantal Sicile-Kira - lnterview with Dr. Mayer Eisenstein Episode
Mayer Eisenstein, MD, JD, MPH is a graduate of the University of Illinois Medical School, the Medical College of Wisconsin School of Public Health, and the John Marshall Law School.
Since 1973 he has been in private medical practice and is currently the Medical Director of Homefirst® Health Services, the largest physician attended home birth service in the country. In his thirty years in medicine, he and his practice have delivered over 15,000 babies at home.
He is the author of numerous books including the award winning Give Birth at Home with the Home Birth Advantage. His guest appearances on television include "The Phil Donahue Show" and "Oprah Winfrey Show."
Since 1987 his weekly radio show "Family Health Forum," has aired in the Chicagoland area. He is a NOHA Professional Advisory Board Member.
Chantal Sicile-Kira is the author of Autism Spectrum Disorders (Penguin), recipient of the ASA 2005 Outstanding Literary Work of the Year. Chantal has over 20 years of experience with ASDs as a professional and as a parent raising her severely autistic child (now 16 years old) in three different countries. Chantal is active in various non-profits including the San Diego Chapter of the Autism Society of America, Cure Autism Now, Helping Autism through Learning and Outreach (HALO), and La Casa Center for Autism. Chantal is also a national speaker on autism spectrum disorders, advocacy, and adolescent issues, Her next book, Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum, will be published by Penguin in March 2006. Visit Chantal’s website at www.chantalsicile-kira.com
[ 28 May 2006 16:00:00 GMT ]
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