The Indian Health Service is committed to supporting individuals with autism spectrum disorder and we are dedicated to improving our efforts to support and educate providers and caregivers of individuals with ASD. To support our efforts, we are pleased to recognize April 2 as World Autism Acceptance Day and the month of April as Autism Acceptance Month, which is dedicated to supporting individuals with ASD and their families.
The IHS is proud to be a member of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, a federal advisory committee that coordinates federal efforts and provides advice to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on issues related to autism spectrum disorder. Through its inclusion of both federal and public members, the IACC helps to ensure that a wide range of ideas and perspectives are represented and discussed in a public forum.
Additionally, the IHS Indian Children’s Program has worked to equip health care providers working in the IHS, tribal, and urban Indian health system. IHS offers the training and education needed to provide excellent care for American Indian and Alaska Native youth with ASD and other neurodevelopmental disorders. You can find past recordings of these trainings on the program's website.
In honor of this year’s World Autism Acceptance Day, IHS is hosting a webinar entitled Applied Behavior Analysis: Love It, or Hate It, but First Understand It on April 5 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm EDT. Family members, community members, members of the health care team, and anyone else who is interested are welcomed to attend.
We hope this educational activity will help raise awareness and increase understanding and health care provider knowledge of this important topic. We hope to see you there!
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