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Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, 2023
The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) is a federal advisory committee that advises the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) on issues related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It was established by the "Children's Health Act of 2000" (Public Law 106-310), reconstituted under the Combating Autism Act of 2006 (CAA;…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Strategic Planning, Clinical Diagnosis, Identification
Ahlers, Kaitlyn; Stanick, Cameo; Machek, Greg R. – Communique, 2016
A recently filed lawsuit in Compton, California ("Peter P. et al. v. Compton Unified School District," 2015) has been making national news. The lawsuit highlights the prevalence of trauma exposure, particularly among underserved youth, as well as the need for school-wide, trauma-informed practices to enhance resiliency among students and…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Trauma, Physiology, Neurology
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC), 2011
The Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities Program (Part C) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was created in 1986 to enhance the development of infants and toddlers with disabilities, minimize potential developmental delay, and reduce educational costs to our society by minimizing the need for special education services as…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Disabilities, Toddlers, Infants