Public Lecture and Discussion- Neurological background of disabilities, esp. Downs Syndrome and Autism,

Public Lecture and Discussion

The Fulbright Alumni Association of Sri Lanka (FAASL)

will be hosting

a lecture and a group discussion for parents and for therapists

by

Dr. Alan Ernst

on the neurological background of disabilities,

esp. downs syndrome and autism,

and

the need to look beyond the label of “disability” based on his experiences of working with adults with mental illnesses and disabilities.

Date: 23rd of April 2010

Discussion group for parents – Time: 10.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.

Discussion group for therapists – Time: 11.30 a.m.– 12.30 p.m.

Venue: United States-Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission Auditorium

New Address:  22 Flower Terrace (off Flower Road), Colombo 7

Entry: By prior registration – seating on a first-come first-served basis.

Call: 471- 8744 to register

Dr. Alan Ernst holds a PhD in neuroscience from the University of Minnesota and has post-doctoral research experience at the Harvard Medical School. He has worked as an instructor and Music Director at the Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Minnesota, where he worked with adults with a range of mental illnesses and disabilities.

Dr. Ernst is Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Medicine and Health Sciences, West Indies. He is currently working in Nepal on a Fulbright Senior Scholar