Act Early Region IVA Summit

Thursday, January 8, 2009- Friday, January 9, 2009
Location: Nashville, TN

 

 

State Materials

Kentucky KY State of the State Presentation [520KB,] KY Act Early State Plan [44KB,]     North Carolina NC State of the State Presentation [255KB,] NC Act Early State Plan [27KB,]

South Carolina SC State of the State Presentation [236KB,] SC Act Early State Plan [ 40KB, ] SC State Plan Presentation [ 88KB, ]     Tennessee TN State of the State Presentation [135KB,] TN Act Early State Plan [36KB,  ]

 

 

Event Materials

 

Keynote

• Implementing Community-Based Systems of Care for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders [634KB,]
  Speaker: Paul S. Carbone, MD, FAAP

Speaker Presentations

• CDC Activities: Autism Spectrum Disorders [1,511KB,]
  Speaker: Georgina Peacock, MD, MPH
• Combating Autism Act Initiative [313KB,]
  Speaker: Laura Kavanagh, MPP
• The National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders: Promoting Early Identification of ASD [1,106KB,]
  Speakers: Deborah Hatton, PhD & Ann Cox, PhD
• Easter Seals: Autism Services for Young Children [402KB,]
  Speaker: Patricia Wright, PhD, MPH
• National Conference of State Legislatures: Working with State Legislators on Autism Issues [3,302KB,]
  Speakers: Martha King, MPA, MSW & Jennifer Saunders, MSW
• State Public Health Coordinating Center for Autism [38KB,]
  Speaker: Brynn Rubenstein
• Acting Early in Disorders of the Developing Brain [2,230KB,]
  Speaker: Edwin Trevathan, MD, MPH

 A State Perspective

An article by Jan Rosemergy of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center captures the perspective of the Tennessee State Team's summit experience.

 

Hosts

• Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Vanderbilt University
• Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

 

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