Welcome and Introductions
by Tommy Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services

Session A: Early Childhood/Birth to Five

• Moderator: Merle McPherson, M.D., Health Resources and
  Services Administration
• Adrian D. Sandler, MD, FAAP, The Graham Children's Health
  Center
• Sue Baker, Autism Services Consultant, Child Health Specialty
  Clinic
• Juliann Woods, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Florida State University
  Jeff Sell
• Bonnie Strickland, Ph.D., Health Resources and Services
  Administration

Session B: School-Age

• Moderator: Gail Houle, Ph.D., Office of Special Education
  Programs
• Ilene Schwartz, Ph.D., University of Washington
• Cathy Pratt, Ph.D., Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
  Andrew Bauman
• Robin Welsh, M.S., M.A., Esq., Department of Special Education,
  Calvert County, Maryland
• Beth Caron, Ph.D., Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative
  Services

Session C: Secondary/Transition

• Moderator: Joan Mele-McCarthy, D.A., Office of Special
  Education and Rehabilitative Services
• Susan E. Levy, M.D., Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Teresa Grossi, Ph.D. Indiana Institute on Disability and
  Community
• Jim Ball, Ed.D., Sawtelle Learning Centers
• Mayer Max, M.S., SharkaTech
• Merlene Simon-Burroughs, Ph.D., Office of Special Education
  Programs

Session D: Adults

• Moderator: Lee Grossman, Autism Society of America
• Stephen Shore, M.A.
• Representative from VR/RSA services TBA
• Anna Hundley, NARPAA
• Evelyne Milorin, Kennedy Fellow, Office of Special Education
  and Rehabilitative Services
• Jenn Rigger, M.S., Rehabilitation Services Administration

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3:15-4:45 pm

Presentations from Experts in the field

• Moderator: Joan Mele-McCarthy, D.A., Office of Special
  Education and Rehabilitative Services
• Eric Schopler, Ph.D., TEACCH, University of North Carolina,
  Chapel Hill
• David Holmes, Ed.D., Eden Services
• Robert Koegel, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
• Stanley Greenspan, M.D., George Washington University Medical
  School
• Ivar Lovaas, Ph.D., Lovaas Institute for Early Intervention
• Lee Grossman, Autism Society of America

THEME 2: Early Screening and Diagnosis

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8:30-9:30 am

Plenary Session –

• Moderator: Jose Cordero, M.D., M.P.H., CDC
  The Current State of Developmental Screening General
  Developmental Screening and Screening for the ASDs
  - Barry Zuckerman, M.D., Boston University
  - Peter Mundy, Ph.D., University of Miami

Session A: “How to build awareness among parents, practitioners, and educators”

• Moderator: Lucille (Lu) Zeph, Ed.D., University of Maine
  
  Speakers
  • Nancy Wiseman, First Signs, Inc.
  • Katherine Lyon Daniel, Ph.D., Centers for Disease Control and
    Prevention
    
    Panel Discussion
• Lee Grossman, Autism Society of America
• Adrian Sandler, M.D., Mission Children’s Hospital
• Margaret Dunkle, George Washington University

Session B: “How to test – best tests and why”

• Discussant: Wendy Stone, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
  
  Speakers
  • Frances Page Glascoe, Ph.D., Vanderbilt and Penn State
    Universities
  • Amy Wetherby, Ph.D., Florida State University
  • Deborah Fein, Ph.D., University of Connecticut

  General Discussion

Session C: “How to put into practice—best models”

• Moderator: Marian Earls, M.D., Guilford Child Health, Inc.
  
  Speakers
  • Ed Schor, M.D., The Commonwealth Fund
  • Jennifer Pinto-Martin, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
  
  Panel Discussion
  • Jim O’Brien, Ph.D., Agency for Children and Families, Head Start
    Bureau
  • Mary M. Gottesman, Ph.D., Ohio State University
  • Paul Dworkin, M.D.,University of Connecticut
  • Eric London, M.D., National Alliance for Autism Research

1:00 – 2:00 pm

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Session 1: Genetics Research

• Steve Moldin, Ph.D., NIMH
• Dan Geschwind, M.D., Ph.D. University of California at
  Los Angeles
• Andy Shih, Ph.D, National Alliance for Autism Research

Session 2: Epidemiological and Environmental Research
Leaders:

• Cindy Lawler, Ph.D., NIEHS
• Diana Schendel, PhD NCBDDD, CDC
• Judith Grether, Ph.D., California Department of Health
  Services
• W. Ian Lipkin, Ph.D., Columbia University
• Kathleen Berry

Session 3: Early Intervention Research
Leaders:

• Ann Wagner, Ph.D., NIMH
• Geraldine Dawson, Ph.D., University of Washington
• Richard Fade, Northwest Autism Foundation