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Combating Autism
 

This $42 million effort, HRSA's implementation of the Combating Autism Act of 2006, addresses some of the most urgent issues affecting people with autism and their families. A national evaluation also will be conducted to report to Congress on progress related to Autism Spectrum Disorders and other developmental disabilities.

The evaluation will contribute to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary's Report to Congress on progress related to Autism Spectrum Disorders and other developmental disabilities as required by the Combating Autism Act of 2006.

Funded Activities
Training for Professionals
State Demonstrations and Policy
Autism Intervention Research Networks
 
Increasing awareness;
Reducing barriers to screening and diagnosis;
Supporting research on evidence-based interventions for children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders or other developmental disabilities;
Promoting evidence-based guideline development for interventions; and
Training professionals to utilize valid screening tools to diagnose and to provide evidence based interventions.

Goal

Enable all infants, children and adolescents who have, or are at risk for developing, autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities to reach their full potential by

  • developing a system of services that includes screening children early for possible Autism Spectrum Disorders and other developmental disorders;
  • conducting early, interdisciplinary, evaluations to confirm or rule out Autism Spectrum Disorders and other developmental disorders; and,
  • providing evidence-based, early interventions when a diagnosis is confirmed.
 
About Autism
Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Knowledge Path Now Available (MCH Library at Georgetown University)
Prevalence of Parent-Reported Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children in the US, 2007(Pediatrics, October 2009) (PDF- 296 KB)
Autism Spectrum Disorders Knowledge Path Now Available (MCH Library at Georgetown University.)
Caregivers Count! Support for Women and Families with Special Needs Children Pod cast Archive (HRSA Office of Women's Health)
HHS Autism Information
(U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
Autism Spectrum Disorders (National Institutes of Health)
Autism Research at NICHD
(National Institutes of Health)
Autism Information Center (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
A National Profile of the Health Care Experiences and Family Impact of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children in the United States, 2005–2006 (Pediatrics, December 2008) (PDF - 279 KB)
Combating Autism Act Web cast archive Introduction to funded MCHB programs under the Combating Autism Act
Combating Autism Act
Combating Autism Act: Public Law 109-416 (PDF - 49 KB)
Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)