CYKE Goes to Washington

In a joint effort, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) have recently announced the agencies are sponsoring a conference entitled, Autism Summit Conference: Developing a National Agenda. The conference is scheduled to take place on Nov. 19 and 20 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. CYKE will be attending the Autism Summit to learn about and discuss future projects to educate the public about autism.

Online Resource for Autism

Andy Shih, Ph.D., National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR)'s director of Research and Programs, has also recently been recruited to join some of the country's leading autism researchers as a member of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)'s CYKE Advisory Committee, which will help the Institute develop an one-stop, online resource for autism.

The NIMH has recently awarded the design group, CYKE a contract to create an Internet resource about autism. This website will serve as a central portal for information about autism that will be of primary interest to families, educators, and clinicians.

Joining Dr. Shih on NIMH’s CYKE Advisory Committee are:

  • David Amaral, MIND
  • Dan Geschwind, UCLA
  • Judith Grether, California Department of Health
  • Lee Grossman, ASA
  • Patricia Juhrs, CSAAC
  • Gary Mesibov, UNC
  • Nancy Minshew, University of Pittsburgh
  • Joe Morrissey, UNC
  • Donna Noyes, New York Department of Health
  • Cathy Pratt, Indiana University
  • Fred Volkmar, Yale University

NIMH Officers for this project are Dr. Enid Light and Dr. Ann Wagner.

Dr. Shih and other members of the advisory committee will help NIMH and CYKE develop and implement the new autism website and information portal. CYKE will work with NIMH and the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) to consolidate information about autism into a user-friendly, one-stop resource. In addition to the IACC, CYKE will coordinate information efforts with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). During a previous project, CYKE produced an immunization information website for the AAP. Information about autism and immunizations were high areas of inquiry on this site.

Founded in 1997, CYKE is a media design company dedicated to the emotional and physical health of children that creates Internet sites, CD-ROMs, books, and videos for kids and the important adults in their lives (family, teachers, and health professionals). The firm was established through a grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and has received additional funding and contracts from the NIMH, the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism, and the American Academy of Pediatrics to create useful, innovative resources for children and families. CYKE stands Cyber Knowledge Emotion.

 
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