Why counts count: Today's autism numbers, tomorrow's projections

Description

This symposium takes a policy-focused look at the CDC's new autism prevalence numbers estimating that 1 in 59 children have an autism spectrum disorder. The event, at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, also will be webcast live at www.jhsph.edu/autism.

Presentation topics will include:

• New and historic autism prevalence data, by Li-Ching Lee, principal investigator of the Maryland site of the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network
• Perspective of an autism services agency: Mission and overview of services for teens and adults, by Eric Salzano, executive director of CSAAC, a Maryland nonprofit autism services provider
• Demographic projections of adults with autism spectrum disorder, by Qingfeng Li and Amy Ong Tsui of JHSPH

The event is sponsored by the Wendy Klag Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities at JHSPH. Questions? Email mlandru5@jhu.edu.