Posted Oct. 14, 2014 | The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced the opening of nominations for public members of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. The committee was established by the Combating Autism Act of 2006 and reauthorized by the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support Act of 2014. Those eligible for nomination include leaders or representatives of major Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) research, advocacy and service organizations, parents or guardians of individuals with ASD, individuals on the autism spectrum, health care and service providers, educators, researchers and other individuals with professional or personal experience with ASD. Nominations are due Nov. 14, 2014.
Courtesy of the AUCD Legislative News Brief