Photo: Hawaii Summit Group

About the Summit

CDS led a team of key stakeholders from Hawaii to the Region IX “Act Early Summit” in Sacramento, California, June 8-9. The team met to create a state plan to identify ways to enhance statewide screening, identification, service provision and coordinator for families and children with autism-spectrum disorders and related disabilities. This meeting was organized by the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) with financial support from the federal Maternal and Child Health Program and the Centers for Disease Control. The Hawaii team plans to meet quarterly and will present the results of its activities at the Pac Rim Conference, April 14-15, 2009.

• Report to the Twenty-fifth Legislature—State of Hawai‘i 2009 (PDF Format)
• Login Model Template—Act Early Summit HI [Doc Format | PDF Format]
• Presentations from the Region IX Summit