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Ad Hoc Committee to Review /Revise Current Practice Policy Documents Related to Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Members of the committee are Howard Goldstein (chair), Kevin Cole, Phil Dale, Jon F. Miller, Patricia A. Prelock, Krista M. Wilkinson, Diane Paul (ex officio), and Celia Hooper (monitoring vice president).
- New position statement, technical report, guidelines, and knowledge and skill documents. The documents address the needs of individuals with communication disabilities across diagnostic groups, including autism.
(Nov. 2004-Documents undergoing peer review)
For further information, contact Diane Paul (ex officio) at dpaul@asha.org
Ad Hoc Committee on Autism Spectrum Disorders. Members of the committee 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).
- Developing a position statement, technical report, guidelines, and knowledge and skill documents related to the role of the speech-language pathologist in the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of communication disorders associated with autism spectrum disorders across the age span.
For further information, contact Ann-Mari Pierotti (exofficio) at apierotti@asha.org
National Joint Committee for the Communication Needs of Persons With Severe Disabilities (NJC). The 2004 members of the NJC and their respective representatives include American Association on Mental Retardation, Mary Ann Romski; American Occupational Therapy Association, Jane Davis Rourk; American Physical Therapy Association, Irene McEwen; ASHA, Nancy Brady (ASHA chair), Mary Hunt-Berg, and Diane Paul (ex officio); Council for Exceptional Children, Division for Communicative Disabilities and Deafness, Lee McLean (joint committee chair), Billy Ogletree; RESNA, Beth Mineo Mollica; TASH, Ellin Siegel and Martha Snell; and United States Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Rose Sevcik.
- Developed a set of frequently asked questions for consumers/parents and professionals related to communication services and supports for persons with severe disabilities (available on the NJC web page).
For further information, contact Diane Paul (ex officio) at dpaul@asha.org.
Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society
- Completed a practice parameter on screening and diagnosis of autism in 2000. Barry Prizant was ASHA's representative to the group
- Working on a practice parameter on intervention of autism. Amy Wetherby is ASHA's representative to the group.
For further information, contact Diane Paul at dpaul@asha.org.
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