Mother of two children,(one of them autism).She worked in major french humanitarian organizations: Handicap International, Ligue Contre le Cancer (french cancer society), A.I.D.E.S. (aids organization), A.P.F.(motor-handicapped persons' organization).Due to her son’s illness, she created the Fondation Autisme, Paris, France with others parents of autistic children, Fondation Autisme is recognized of "public interest" under the shelter of the Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale. Its main program, the constitution of a biological ressource dedicated to autism research, aims at "hurrying" science thanks to data issued from blood samples (DNA), biological and clinical information collected among families living in France with one or several children affected by autism. The objective is to find efficient molecular and cellular treatments as soon as possible for people affected by autism.

Boyd Haley, PhD, former Chairman of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Kentucky from 1996-2005, has now chosen to devote additional time to research, in addition to his being an active professor. An NIH Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Physiology, Yale University Medical School from 1971 to 1974, in the past 17 years, Dr. Haley has emphasized studies on the biochemistry of Alzheimer's University disease also led to his identifying mercury toxicity as a major factor in this disease. He was one of the first to propose that the organic-mercury preservative (Thimerosal) in infant vaccines was the most likely toxic agent involved in Gulf War Syndrome and autism related disorders. His articles include Reduced Levels of Mercury in First Baby Haircuts of Autistic Children, which was published in the International Journal of Toxicology.

is and the director and founder of Laboratory Philippe Auguste in Paris, France holds a Doctorate in Medicine from Paris VII, University and received certifications in clinical bacteriology and virology, general immunology, haematology , and clinical biochemistry. At the Laboratory Biologie Medicale Philippe Auguste, Dr Nataf set up over 40 specialized panels on functional and preventive medicine, including those pertaining to autism, chronic fatigue, and oxidative stress and protection. He is co-author of the study in press entitled, "Porphyrinuria in childhood autistic disorder”.

Dr Diane Lynch Fraser Ed D holds a doctorate in child development and special education from Columbia University. Before beginning playmake Educational Consulting in 1995.Dr Fraser was the coordinator of the graduate child development program at St John’s University (Jamaica, NewYork) and the assistant director of the School for language and communication development (currently in glen cove, New York). Dr Fraser is the author of ten books on human development; her publications have been Literary Guild Selections; her Early Childhood Curriculum Resource Handbook won the 1994 District Choice.

James A. Neubrander, M.D., F.A.A.E.M. is board certified in Environmental Medicine with special interests in heavy metals and B-12 biochemistry. At his medical practice in Edison, New Jersey, Dr. Neubrander helps patients seeking the Defeat Autism Now approach to autism. An international conference speaker, Dr. Neubrander specializes in methylcobalamin ,also known as MB-12 therapy, and he is a co-author of the study entitled Metabolic biomarkers of increased oxidative stress and impaired methylation capacity in children with autism, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2004. He will present also on HBOT who is for him the 2nd most powerful treatment in his practice.

Dr. Usman is director of True Health Medical Center in Naperville, Illinois. She specializes in the treatment of biochemical imbalances in children with ADD and Autism. She has been involved in research involving copper/zinc imbalances, metallothionein dysfunction, and metallothionein promotion therapy. She is actively involved in the Defeat Autism Now (DAN) movement as a speaker and researcher. Dr. Usman received her medical degree from Indiana University. She completed a residency in Family Practice at Cook County Hospital, in Chicago, Illinois and is board certified in Family Practice.

She is President and the founder of the French charity Ariane and a DAN! Practitioner. She holds a Doctorate in Medicine from Paris VI University and followed a specialisation in psychiatry. She is specialized in the field of biomedical aspects of developmentally delayed children. Dr Skorupka has over the last few years treated over 1000 children in France and Europe who have an Autistic Spectrum Disorder. She is co-author of the study in press entitled, "Porphyrinuria in childhood autistic disorder."