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What is the IACC and what do they do?

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On this week’s podcast we interview Dr. Susan Daniels who is the National Autism Coordinator for the Department of Health and Human Services. This position is created by the Autism CARES Act (which is under reauthorization) and represents one of the only disorders that provides coordinating functioning across funding agencies. We talk about what her office does, what the IACC is responsible for, and what the strategic plan for autism from the IACC advises congress to do. She also discusses some upcoming events for Autism Awareness Month.

Links referenced in our conversation are below:

https://iacc.hhs.gov

https://iacc.hhs.gov/publications/strategic-plan/2023/

https://iacc.hhs.gov/funding/data/

https://p2a.co/tCy86Lk

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The IACC has some ideas on how to spend money for research, and here they are

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This week the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee or IACC, finalized next year’s strategic plan on autism research.  This podcast explains what the IACC does, who serves on it, and also, what ideas they have for maximizing use of the research dollar for ASD.  It’s a long document and every taxpayer in the US does contribute money towards autism research, so it’s worthwhile to hear what the US government, researchers, stakeholders, service providers and individuals with autism thinks should happen to that money.  If you want to read the whole, thing, go for it.  You can download it here.