Next Meeting:	December 16, 2009 (Wednesday) 8:30 - 9:30am
Location:	CHDD 301
Contact:	(206) 221-6461 sjwebb@u.washington.edu
Topic:	Sensory Integration

Research Discussion Survey – Please provide your input about your interest in the autism research discussion groups, seminar series, and other professional activities. 

Archived Readings

Joint Visual Attention: Eyeing Social Cognition (from 11/18/09 meeting)
	Brooks & Meltzoff. (2002) The importance of eyes: how infants interpret adult looking behavior. Developmental psychology. Brooks & Meltzoff. (2008) Infant gaze following and pointing predict accelerated vocabularly growth through two years of age: a longitudinal, growth curve modeling study. J. Child Lang.

Privacy & Identifiability in Genetics Research (from 9/16/09 meeting)
	Inferential genotyping of Y Chromosomes in Later Day Saints Founders and Comparison to Utah Samples in the Hap Map Project. Gitschier (2009). The America Journal of Human Genetics. Resolving individuals contributing trace amounts of DNA to highly complex mixtures using high density SNP genotyping microarrays. Homer et al. (2008). PLOS Genetics.

Thimerosal and the Search for Environmental Links to Autism: Science, the Media and Politics (from 6/17/09 meeting)
	Comparison of blood and brain mercury levels in infant monkeys exposed to methylmercury or vaccines containing thimerosal. Burbacher, Shen, Liberato, Grant, Cernichiari, & Clarkson (2005). Environmental Health Perspectives, 113, 8, 1015-1021. Early Thimerosal Exposure and Neuropsychological Outcomes at 7 to 10 Years. N Engl J Med 2007;357:1281-92.

Regression in Autism (from 3/18/09 meeting)

Regression, developmental trajectory and associated problems in disorders in the autism spectrum: the SNAP study. Baird G, Charman T, Pickles A, Chandler S, Loucas T, Meldrum D, Carcani-Rathwell I, Serkana D, Simonoff E. J Autism Dev Disord. 2008 Nov;38(10):1827-36. Regression of language and non-language skills in pervasive developmental disorders. Meilleur AA, Fombonne E. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2009 Feb;53(2):115-24.

31st Annual Duncan Seminar
Maximizing Mobility Through Adaptation and Innovation | Save the Date Flyer
This one-day conference will focus on children and youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities and other special healthcare needs. The Duncan Seminar is designed for all health-care providers, including nurses, physicians, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech pathologists, educators, nutritionists and family members.

Autism Task Force Guidebook
www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/mch/Autism/guidebook.htm
The guidebook created by the Autism Task Force contains a wealth of relevant information for families, educators, medical professionals, care providers, and others who make informed decisions about individual care of children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and related disorders.