The MCG Children’s Medical Center will present “CSRA Autism Workshop: From Discovery to Empowerment.” This free workshop will cover topics such as education, positive behavioral modifications, and parent support and collaboration. Parents, educators, community support representatives, caregivers, medical representatives and anyone affected by autism spectrum disorders are invited to attend on Saturday, November 17, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (please arrive early for registration). This workshop will be held at the MCG Children’s Medical Center Conference Room, located on the first floor next to the Family Resource Library.

Sponsors for this event include the Special Education Department of Richmond County Board of Education, Georgia Learning Resource System, Richmond County Navigator Team Parent Leadership Coalition and Parent to Parent of Georgia.

For more information, call Heather Murray at 706-721-5160 or Cassandra Stone at 706-826-1132, ext 3642, or visit MCGHealth.org/KIDS.

MCG Health System is composed of three organizations - MCG Health, Inc. and the clinical services offered by the faculty of the Medical College of Georgia and the members of the MCG Physicians Practice Group. MCG Health, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation operating the MCG Medical Center, MCG Children’s Medical Center, the MCG Sports Medicine Center, MCG Ambulatory Care Center, the Georgia Radiation Therapy Center and related clinical facilities and services. MCG Health, Inc. was formed to support the research and education mission of the Medical College of Georgia, and to build the economic growth of the CSRA, the state of Georgia and the Southeast by providing an environment for delivering the highest level of primary and specialty health care. For more information, please visit www.MCGHealth.org.