 Dr. William Shaw received a Ph.D. in biochemistry and human physiology from the Medical University of South Carolina. He is board certified in the fields of clinical chemistry and toxicology by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry. He has supervised large endocrinology, nutritional biochemistry, and toxicology and immunology departments in positions at the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Smith Kline Laboratories in Mansfield. He was Director of Clinical Chemistry, Endocrinology and Toxicology at Children's Mercy Hospital, the teaching hospital of the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine. Dr. Shaw is now the Director of The Great Plains Laboratory for Health, Nutrition and Metabolism in Lenexa, Kansas specializing in testing for autism spectrum disorders, metabolic disorde2rs in adults and children, PDD, and AD(H)D and has authored the book “Biological Treatments for Autism and PDD”. He is the stepfather of a child with autism and has helped thousands of parents and physicians successfully contribute to improving the lives of autistic children.
 Patricia S. Lemer is a co-founder and the Executive Director of Developmental Delay Resources (DDR), an international, non-profit organization integrating conventional and holistic approaches for children with developmental delays. She holds a Masters of Education in counseling and learning disabilities from Boston College and a Masters in Business from Johns Hopkins University. Ms. Lemer is a National Certified Counselor, and practiced as an educational diagnostician for over 30 years. She lives in Pittsburgh, PA.
Ms. Lemer lectures internationally on prioritizing therapies for those with developmental delays and autism spectrum disorders. Author of many articles, including Attention Deficits: A Developmental Approach and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Treating Causes, Not Symptoms. She discourages labeling of children, and specializes in combining developmentally appropriate practice with sound theory. She is especially interested in combining a biomedical approach with vision and other movement and sensory-based therapies. For more information about please visit their website at www.devdelay.org
 Lori Knowles is a mother of a recovered child and General Manager of New Beginnings Nutritionals. She is a frequent speaker on biomedical interventions to parents and professionals at autism conferences around the world. Over the past five years, she has worked closely with Dr. William Shaw, PhD to create New Beginnings Nutritionals, a cutting edge nutritional supplement company that supports the unique needs of children with autism. She collaborates with physicians, naturopaths, scientists, autism researchers and parents in order to create a diverse product line that parents and physicians can trust. Lori enjoys drawing from both her extensive research, professional and personal experience in recovering her own child to support parents and practitioners seeking answers to improve the lives of children affected with autism.
 Phillip C. DeMio, M.D. B.Sc., N.D. is the father of a child with autism, and has been an M.D. for over twenty years. He graduated from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine with honors in metabolism, women and children’s health, and neurosciences. Prior to medical school he taught and worked in the organic chemistry laboratory at Creighton University in Omaha Nebraska. He is an author of medical topics including alternative and conventional medicine, and is accredited for speaking at several national conferences on medical topics including brain toxicology, nutrition, and use of supplements in health and disease for children and adults. He attends the Defeat Autism Now! conference every year and has served in the Defeat Autism Now! think tank. Dr. DeMio’s philosophy is that our children and loved ones are first and foremost in all of our treatments.
 Nancy Chamlin is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who owns and operates Autism Concepts, Inc. Ms. Champlin is the Executive Director of ACI Learning Centers in Lenexa, Kansas and Edmond, Oklahoma serving children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and developmental delays. She has over 25 years of teaching experience working with children of all ages with autism and developmental disabilities. Ms. Champlin is a certified elementary education teacher and holds a MA in Learning Disabilities and certification in Early Childhood Special Education. Ms. Champlin has lectured and trained professionals and parents internationally on Applied Behavior Analysis incorporating B.F. Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior.
Ms. Champlin’s area of expertise is teaching evidenced-based interventions for social interaction and play skills for children with autism. Social Skills groups are conducted to teach children with ASD to interact with typical peers. Ms. Champlin has created and designed PlayTubs® to teach children how to engage in socio-dramatic play. She works collaboratively with parents and the child’s school to apply behavioral principles for reduction of inappropriate behaviors in both home and community.
 Emily Iland, M.A is the co-author of Autism Spectrum Disorders from A to Z, which draws on her experiences advocating for her son Tom who has ASD, and assisting other families. She is a member of the Transition Task Force of the California Blue Ribbon Commission on Autism. Is the Secretary of the ASA of Los Angeles, and a founding member of SCAAN (Santa Clarita Autism Asperger Network), and is a founding member of CLEAR (Community and Law Enforcement Aware Response). She currently works with the University of Minnesota’s Institute on Community Integration and The Bubel Aiken Foundation to develop curriculum for an Inclusive Service Learning program for students. As the California State Representative of the Yes I Can Program for Social Inclusion, Emily has trained staff and families to help teens with developmental disabilities make friends and have fun. She received a Master’s Degree in Special Education with distinction at California State University, Northridge in summer, 2007 and was the Nathan O. Friedman Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year. Emily received a B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from Marquette University and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Emily is a 2003 graduate of the City of Santa Clarita/College of the Canyons Community Leadership Program and received the 2005 Community Service Award from the City.
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Dr. Debra Nash, will be seeing patients on Saturday and Sunday from 8:30am-5:30pm. The fee for Dr. Nash’s initial 40-minute visit is $200.00 and is due at the time of your appointment in the form of a check. Dr. Nash will develop a treatment plan for each child individually according to the results of their testing and can provide follow-up appointments in her private Tipp City office or over the phone to review laboratory test results with patients and their families. Follow-up appointments will last 40-60 minutes at $200/hour. We will provide information regarding the physician’s phone number and office hours at your Outreach Clinic appointment. Please note that Dr. Nash has a cash-only practice and does not accept any forms of insurance.