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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The content presented on these Act Early Summit Project webpages has been generated by AUCD staff, speakers, and participants in the Act Early Summits. The content of this material does not necessarily reflect the views and policies of NCBDDD, CDC. No official support or endorsement by the NCBDDD, CDC is intended nor should be inferred.