Act Early Region VIII Summit
Thursday, March 5, 2009- Friday, March 6, 2009Location: Salt Lake City, UT
State Materials
Event Materials
Keynote
- Implementing Community-Based Systems of Care for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders [, 811KB]
Speaker: Paul S. Carbone, MD, FAAP - The Kansas Experience with The AUCD Regional Summit [,162KB]
Speaker: Lee Stickle, MSEd
Speaker Presentations
- CDC Activities: Autism Spectrum Disorders [,1,811KB]
Speaker: Coleen Boyle, PhD - Learn The Signs. Act Early. [,1,294KB]
Speaker: Katie Kilker Green, MPH, CHES - Combating Autism Act Initiative (CAAI) [,280KB]
Speaker: LT Deidre Washington, MPH, CHES - The National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders: Promoting Early Identification of ASD [,1,106KB]
Speaker: Linda Tuchmann, PhD - National Conference on State Legislatures [,3,144KB]
Speaker: Jennifer Saunders, MSW - State Public Health Coordinating Center for Autism [,38KB]
Speaker: Grace Pushparany Williams - Federal Legislative Updates [,110KB]
Speaker: Kim Musheno
Articles
The following articles offer unique perspectives from Summit participants.
States Collaborate To Improve Identification and Intervention Systems for Children with ASDs at Act Early Summit in Region VIII by Tracy Mann, MA, 2008 Association of University Centers on Disabilities/National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Fellow
Act Early Summit Brings Autism Stakeholders Together by JoLynne Lyon, Center for Persons with Disabilities, Utah State University
Impressions From the Act Early Region VIII Summit by Norbert Soke, LEND Trainee, URLEND
Hosts Center for Persons with Disabilities, Utah State University
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