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A new ASHA Ad Hoc Committee on Autism Spectrum Disorders was established by the ASHA Executive Board in 2004 with a charge to develop a family of documents (i.e., technical report, position statement, guidelines, and knowledge and skills) related to the role of the SLP in the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of communication disorders associated with autism spectrum disorders across the age span. The committee members are Amy Wetherby (chair), Sylvia Diehl, Emily Rubin, Adriana Schuler, Linda Watson, Jane Wegner, Ann-Mari Pierotti (ex-officio), and Celia Hooper (monitoring vice president). For more information, contact Ann-Mari Pierotti at apierotti@asha.org.
In 2004, ASHA's Executive Board established a new ASHA Ad Hoc Committee on the Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist in Early Intervention to develop a family of documents (i.e., technical report, position statement, guidelines, and knowledge and skills) related to the role of the SLP in the assessment and treatment of communication and swallowing disorders in the birth-to-three population. The documents will address issues related to specific cultural and linguistic needs of infants and toddlers and the need for culturally appropriate practice. The members of the committee are M. Jeanne Wilcox (chair), Melissa Cheslock, Elizabeth Crais, Trudi Norman-Murch, Rhea Paul, Froma Roth, Juliann Woods, Diane Paul (ex officio), and Celia Hooper (monitoring vice president). For more information, contact Diane Paul at dpaul@asha.org.
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