9:30–10:00 a.m.

Diagnosis and Assessment of Autism

Fred Volkmar, M.D., Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology, Yale Child Study Center

10:15–10:45 a.m.

Epidemiological Evidence on Rates of Autism and Time Trends

Eric Fombonne, M.D., FRCPsych, Reader in Epidemiological Child Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London

10:45–11:00 a.m.

Trends in Students with Autism in IDEA Programs

Louis Danielson, Ph.D., Director of Research to Practice Division, Office of Special Education Programs, Department of Education

11:00–11:45 a.m.

Discussion Panel

Kathryn Carbone, M.D., Chief, Laboratory of Pediatric and Respiratory Viral Diseases, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration

Karin Nelson, M.D., Senior Investigator, Neuroepidemiology Branch, National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health

Ezra Susser, M.D., Head, Division of Epidemiology, Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University