The purpose of the Interdisciplinary Technical Assistance Center (ITAC) on Autism and Developmental Disabilities at AUCD is to improve the health of infants, children, and adolescents who have, or are at risk for developing, ASDs and other developmental disabilities. The Center accomplishes this by providing technical assistance to interdisciplinary training programs (i.e., the LENDs and Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics (DBP) programs) to better train professionals to utilize valid and reliable screening tools to diagnose or rule out and provide evidence-based interventions for children with ASD and other developmental disabilities.
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AIR-P Scholars & Pilot and Feasibility Funding
The Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P) is currently in its second year of funding under the direction of UCLA and Project Investigator Dr. Alice Kuo! AIR-P establishes and maintains an interdisciplinary, multicenter research network for scientific collaboration and infrastructure to increase the life expectancy and quality of life for autistic individuals. The mission of the AIR-P is to develop a robust research infrastructure that will foster measurable improvements in optimal physical health and well-being of autistic individuals and their families across the lifespan
COVID-19 Vaccines & Children with Developmental Disabilities: Let's Talk
By: Rachel C. Passmore, MPH; Lisa H. Shulman, MD
Dr. Lisa Shulman is a developmental pediatrician who specializes in the care of children with autism and is the Interim Director of the Rose F. Kennedy Children's Evaluation & Rehabilitation Center (RFK CERC) at Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) in the Bronx, New York. For the past 10 years, she has given a lecture entitled "Shattering the Myths around Vaccination" for families in the Bronx as well as worked with pediatricians on communicating with vaccine hesitant families.
2021 LEND Directors Meeting
Wednesday, November 3, 20212:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET
Location: Virtual Zoom Platform
Meeting Description: The 2021 LEND Directors Meeting will be held virtually on November 3rd from 2-5pm ET via Zoom. There will be an optional happy hour at 5pm ET. The meeting is an opportunity for leaders in the LEND network (LEND Directors, Associate Directors, Training Directors, etc.) to discuss new and emerging technical assistance needs, share information and best practices, and facilitate meaningful collaboration. For questions, please contact Jackie Czyzia at [email protected]