IACC Report available Online - Comments welcome

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Dear Friend of ASO:

The latest report of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee is available online and the Committee is taking public comments until January 17, 2007. The Children's Health Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-310), Title I, Section 104, mandated the establishment of an Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) to coordinate autism research and other efforts within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). A great opportunity to make your voice heard. FYI - please share.

Sincerely,

Barbara C. YavorcikPresidentAutism Society of Ohio701 S. Main St.Akron, OH 44311(330) 376-0211fax: (330) 376-1226email: askASO@...home: byavorcik@...web: www.autismohio.org Please note: This is provided for information purposes only. The ASO does not endorse or recommend any providers, methodologies or services. Providing this information should not be construed as an endorsement by the ASO, either explicit or impiled.

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Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee's Report available for comments.

At the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee's (IACC) meeting on May 9, 2006, it was agreed that it was an opportune time to evaluate progress on the Autism Research Matrix. NIMH was tasked with conducting the evaluation, and on September 25th an evaluation meeting was held that included Panel members who were originally involved with the development of the matrix, as well as new members who were selected to broaden the Panel's expertise. Over the course of the day, the Panel reviewed the state of autism research, moving section by section, element by element through the matrix. The results of the evaluation were reported to the IACC at its November 17th meeting. The IACC agreed to post the report for comments from the public, and all comments will be accepted until January 16, 2007.The draft report is available at: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/autismiacc/Send comments to iacc@....