Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee
The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) coordinates all efforts within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) concerning autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Through its inclusion of both Federal and public members, the IACC helps to ensure that a wide range of ideas and perspectives are represented and discussed in a public forum.
The IACC mission is to:
- Provide advice to the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding Federal activities related to autism spectrum disorder.
- Facilitate the exchange of information on and coordination of ASD activities among the member agencies and organizations.
- Increase public understanding of the member agencies' activities, programs, policies, and research by providing a public forum for discussions related to ASD research and services.
IACC meetings are open to the public and include presentations and discussions on a variety of topics, including activities and projects of the IACC, recent advances in science and autism policy issues. A portion of each meeting is reserved for public comment. A summary of each meeting is posted on the meetings & events page of the IACC web site.
IACC News
The IACC issued a Request for Information (RFI) in August 2009 that solicited feedback on the 2009 IACC Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Research. The public comments received in response to the RFI can now be viewed here. The comments were taken into consideration by members of the IACC and the panelists who participated in the 2009 IACC Scientific Workshop as they developed recommendations for the 2010 update of the Strategic Plan. Updates to the Strategic Plan are currently underway. Thank you to all who submitted comments.
