Campaign
Kamesha Anderson, BA; Wan-Yu Jenny Lin, MS, MEd; Stephanie Weber, PsyD; Karen Edwards, MD, MPH; David Schor, MD, MPH; Cheryl Rhodes, MS, LMFT; Georgina Peacock, MD, MPH; Jennifer Bogin, MSEd, BCBA
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (LEND) Program The Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics , Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center University of Cincinnati University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Examples of Strategies Used by States to Fulfill the Objectives of the Act Early Campaign
Creating Awareness
Customization of Materials
For Alaskas Act Early brochure, images of
children wearing summer outfits were changed to children wearing snowsuits and other cold weather clothing Idaho developed a physician resource packet (including a CD) Indiana produced a document called What to Do If You Suspect Your Child Has ASD
Building Knowledge
Residency Training
In California, the ACT Curriculum has been approved for the Resident Education Portal Delaware is providing ACT training to pediatric residents and conducting pre-and post-tests to measure the effectiveness of the training
Changing Systems
Early Recognition, Screening, and Evaluation
Utah, Oklahoma, and Alaska have offered community-based events where children are observed in play and then provided with screenings Hawaii, Tennessee, and Maine have been working to implement statewide, coordinated systems of developmental screening Childrens Home Society of New Jersey has developed a pictorial supplement to be used in conjunction with the M-CHAT, and have begun to use it in several underserved communities
Community Collaborations
The New Hampshire team has established collaboration with the Infant Mental Health Board Center for Professional Excellence in Child Welfare and with the Maternal Child Health Home Visiting Programs West Virginias Autism Training Center is collaborating with Autism Society of West Virginia to reach parents and educators across the state to extend the Act Early message