Rett Spectrum Conference Series: Annual Family Education Symposium

April 4, 2025
4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Eric P. Newman Education Center (EPNEC; Medical Campus)

The Rett Spectrum Conference Series Family Education Symposium is hosted by the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) at Washington University.

Speakers include:

  • Jane Lane, RN BSN (Nurse Coordinator, University of Alabama Birmingham; IRSF Rett Syndrome Center of Excellence) – “Womanhood in Rett Syndrome – a rite of passage”
  • Keith M Smith, CO LO FAAOP (ORTHOTIC & PROSTHETIC LAB, INC.) – “Orthoses criteria and helpful hints for equipment choices for families with Rett Spectrum disorders”
  • Judy Weisenberg, MD (Professor of Neurology, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Epilepsy Section; Co-Director Washington University Rett Spectrum Clinic; Washington University School of Medicine) – “A Beginner’s Guide to Gene Therapy: The Rett Spectrum Disorder Perspective”

Reception immediately following concluding remarks.

Sponsored by:
Golf FORE! Ellie, International Rett Syndrome Foundation, the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center at Washington University and the Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences and the International Foundation for CDKL5 Research