Federal Autism Committee IACC Meeting Agenda April 8th, 2014

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IACC Full Committee Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, April 8, 2014
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern

National Institutes of Health
31 Center Drive
Building 31, C Wing, 6th Floor, Conference Room 10
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Map and Directions

On-site registration is from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Eastern for members of the public attending in person, and the meeting will also be available to the public by live videocast and conference call. The materials for the meeting can be found here.

Time Event
  9:00 a.m. Welcome, Introductions, Roll Call and Approval of MinutesThomas Insel, M.D.
Director, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Chair, IACC

Susan Daniels, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Autism Research Coordination (OARC), NIMH
Executive Secretary, IACC

  9:15 Science UpdateThomas Insel, M.D.
Director, NIMH
Chair, IACC
  9:30 CDC Prevalence Jon Baio, Ed.S.
Epidemiologist
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
 10:00 Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive! Linda Smith
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison
Early Childhood Development
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
 10:15 Break
 10:30 The BRAIN InitiativeStory Landis, Ph.D.
Director
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
 10:50 Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), Autism Research Program (ARP)Donna Kimbark, Ph.D.
Program Manager, Autism Research Program, Congressionally Directed
Medical Research Programs
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
 11:20 National Database for Autism ResearchGregory K. Farber, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Technology Development and Coordination
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
 11:40 Teaching a Neurodiversity CourseJohn Elder Robison
Self Advocate, Parent, Author
Neurodiversity Scholar in Residence
College of William & Mary
 12:00 p.m. Lunch
  1:00 Public Comment
  1:45 Discussion of Public Comment
  2:00 Services Research for Autism Spectrum Disorder across the Lifespan (ServASD)Denise Juliano-Bult, M.S.W.
Program Chief, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  2:15 Autism Policy Update

Stuart Spielman, Esq.
Senior Policy Advisor and Counsel
Autism Speaks
  2:30 Committee Business Thomas Insel, M.D.
Director, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Chair, IACC

Susan Daniels, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Autism Research Coordination (OARC), NIMH
Executive Secretary, IACC

  3:30 Break
  3:45 Committee Business – continued
  4:00 Round Robin
  5:00 Adjournment

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