Autism and the Environment Challenges and Opportunities for Research: Workshop Proceedings (2008) / Chapter Skim
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The autism community was involved in the early discussions that led to the Secretary's request for this workshop and subsequent sponsorship by the Forum and supplemental sponsorship by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Four of the thirteen members of the workshop planning committee⎯which was solely responsible for organizing the workshop, identifying topics, and choosing speakers⎯were members of 1
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An ad hoc planning committee will organize a public workshop that will focus on the following three questions: • What are the most promising scientific opportunities for improving the understanding of potential environmental factors in autism? • What scientific tools and technologies are available, what interdisci plinary research approaches are needed, and what further infrastructure in vestments will be necessary in the short and long term to be able to explore potential relationships between autism and environmental factors?
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Subsequent appendixes include a copy of the workshop agenda (Appendix B) , a list of the workshop registrants (Appendix C)
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