Speaker Handouts
PRISMS 12th International Conference included a variety of topics and speakers. Below are some of the handouts and other materials that speakers provided to the SMS community.
Speaker Handouts: Thursday, July 11th, 2024
Teacher & Support Staff Training – Part 1 – Barbara Haas-Givler, BcBa, and Cora Taylor, PhD
Speaker Handouts: Friday, July 12th, 2024
Setting the Stage for Success: Effective Strategies to Support Behavior and Learning in Students with SMS – Barbara Haas-Givler, BCBA
Building Bridges and Navigating Adult-based Healthcare for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities – John Berens, MD
Medical Management of SMS – From Newborn to Early Adolescence – Ann C.M. Smith, DSc(hon) and Gail Reiner, DNP,FNP-c
Approach Severe Problem Behaviors with Understanding: Strategies to Support Individuals with SMS – Mary Beall, Kerry Boyd, MD,FRCPC, Timothy Vollmer, PhD, Kerri Peters, MD, Barbara Haas-Givler, BCBA
Speaker Handouts: Saturday, July 13th, 2024
A SMS Parent’s Perspective on Estate Planning and Guardianship – Randy Beall, MBA
Prioritizing Your Relationshio – Nancy & David Cordrey, Parents
Diane Erth
Martina Vit
Lynda Kilian
Michelle Larscheid
Percy Huston
Maria Feagin
Amy Myers
Noémie Grebler
Allison Stephanouk
Ilse Ciprich
Sasha Piastro-Tedford
Randi Tanenbaum
Jean Bishop
Natasha Schaller
Barbara Watson
Amanda Collins
Lori Martin
Laura Russell
Erin Morrison
Linda Johnson
Roxana Dragan
Patty Loyer
Eric Rogers
Ana Witherspoon
Sinan Omer Turnacioglu, MD
Christopher Vlangos PhD, FACMG
Cora Taylor, PhD
John Berens, MD, FAAP, FACP
Amy Pereira
Rachel Franciskovich, MS, CGC
Santhosh Girirajan, MBBS, PhD
Rebecca Foster, PhD
Nancy Raitano, PhD
Christine Brennan, PhD CCC-SLP
Andrea Gropman, MD
Kerry Boyd, MD, FRCPC
Barbara Haas-Givler, MEd, BCBA
Ann C.M. Smith, MA, DSc (Hon), CGC
Sarah Elsea, PhD
Glen & Kristine Braden
John Roseborough
Barclay Daranyi
Ashton Charmaine
Carissa Le
Rhonda Lowney
Ron Dixon
Maria Feagin
Caitlin Seldon
Julia Hetherington
Liz and Bill Yates
Tracie Belcher
Rhonda Franklin
Marni Rolston
Michele Zdanowski
Theresa & Mark Smyth
Mick Pearson
Abby Bell
Heather Boney
Bela Kafengauz & Alexander Tzetlin
Kevin Daly
Phil Ruedi
Brandon Daniel
Denien Rasmussen
Jackie Fallenstein
Theresa Wilson, MS, RD
Margaret Miller
Jason Michaud
Michelle Lee
Michelle Larscheid
Jill Wood
Kim Wirth
Jane Charles, MD
Brandi Wilson
Debbie Brooks
Amanda Downey
Laurie Bellet
Remi Robbins,
Many SMS patients experience frequent infections but the immunological basis for this phenomenon is currently unclear
Smith-Magenis Syndrome is a genetic disorder most commonly caused by a deletion of chromosome 17p11.2, and less commonly by mutations in the RAI1 gene
The SMS IEP Research Study team conducts research in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder
Growth Patterns in SMS
Do you have a child with Smith-Magenis syndrome?
Leah Baigell
Judy Bogdan
Mary Hards
Denien Rasmussen
Heidi Graf
Annetta Zidzik
Jennifer Klump
Eric and Kim Hoffman
Alejandro and Delma Aguilar
Mary Beall
Jennifer Comford
Charlene Liao
Diane Erth
Sheila Herndandez-Vale
Maria Elena Carrancedo
Eliane Barros
Sabrina Bisiani
A new clinical study is investigating circadian rhythms and sleep disturbances in people with Smith-Magenis Syndrome to guide the development of a possible treatment.
Allison Leatzow
Kevin O’Connor
Bernadette Huston
Brooke Widmer
Maureen Monroe
Trevor Gritman
Cally Bauman
Brianna Ryczek
Carissa Le
Osman Umarji
Callihan Marshall