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Hear nutritionist Kelly Barnhill share updates about emerging research on nutritional approaches for supporting autistic people.
Free certificates of participation are available upon successful completion of a brief knowledge quiz after the webinar at autism.org/research-updates-nutrition-and-autism-2023 after the webinar concludes.
Kelly Barnhill, MBA, CN, CCN, is the Director of the Nutrition Clinic at The Johnson Center for Child Health and Development. She is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist, with over a decade of experience working with nutrition in children with autism and related disorders. At the Johnson Center she directs a team of dieticians and nutritionists that has served over 3000 children through this practice.
In addition to her clinical practice, Kelly also serves as the Johnson Center Clinical Care Director, overseeing management and implementation of multidisciplinary care across the practices within the organization. In 2008, Kelly accepted the position of Nutrition Coordinator for the Autism Research Institute. In this role, she designs and manages curriculum and training for hundreds of nutrition practitioners each year, as well as providing direct training for thousands of parents. Kelly is a sought-after presenter, speaking at several national and international conferences each year.
In this webinar:
1:30 – Goals and objectives
2:45 – Critical aspects of current discourse
5:28 – Sensory processing and diet
9:15 – Dietary changes
13:40 – Dietary supplements
14:30 – Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
19:00 – Significant findings from the last year
22:00 – Ongoing and future research
29:03 – Q&A
Hear nutritionist Kelly Barnhill share updates about emerging research on nutritional approaches for supporting autistic people.
Free certificates of participation are available upon successful completion of a brief knowledge quiz after the webinar at autism.org/research-updates-nutrition-and-autism-2023 after the webinar concludes.
Kelly Barnhill, MBA, CN, CCN, is the Director of the Nutrition Clinic at The Johnson Center for Child Health and Development. She is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist, with over a decade of experience working with nutrition in children with autism and related disorders. At the Johnson Center she directs a team of dieticians and nutritionists that has served over 3000 children through this practice.
In addition to her clinical practice, Kelly also serves as the Johnson Center Clinical Care Director, overseeing management and implementation of multidisciplinary care across the practices within the organization. In 2008, Kelly accepted the position of Nutrition Coordinator for the Autism Research Institute. In this role, she designs and manages curriculum and training for hundreds of nutrition practitioners each year, as well as providing direct training for thousands of parents. Kelly is a sought-after presenter, speaking at several national and international conferences each year.
In this webinar:
1:30 – Goals and objectives
2:45 – Critical aspects of current discourse
5:28 – Sensory processing and diet
9:15 – Dietary changes
13:40 – Dietary supplements
14:30 – Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
19:00 – Significant findings from the last year
22:00 – Ongoing and future research
29:03 – Q&A
