Article: International Rett Syndrome Association Invites Nationally Recognized Special Parenting Expert Judith Lavin To Keynote Annual Conference; 9 a.m., Sunday, May 26, Westin Michigan Avenue Hotel, Chicago.

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CHICAGO, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of the International Rett Syndrome Association (IRSA) who recently joined actress Julia Roberts when she appealed to Congress for more funding of Rett Syndrome research have invited nationally recognized special parenting expert Judith Loseff Lavin to deliver the keynote address at their 18th Annual Conference in Chicago next Sunday.

Rett Syndrome, a debilitating and incurable neurological disorder, is often misdiagnosed as Autism or Cerebral Palsy. Predominantly in females, the genetic disorder randomly afflicts seemingly normal girls between the ages ...






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