This section includes resources that may serve as guides for providers, families, and youths to learn more about Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability. Resources include general information about Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability as well as specific resources that providers can use with patients and families.

Autism and Intellectual Disability Committee Members

• Roma Vasa, MD - Co-Chair
• Natasha Marrus, MD, PhD - Co-Chair
• M. Frampton Gwynette, MD
• Gagan Joshi, MD
• Kathleen Koth, DO
• Rebecca Muhle, MD, PhD
• Ernest Pedapati, MD
• Pankhuree Vandana, MD
• Amandeep Jutla, MD
• Daniel Moreno De Luca, MD, MSc
• Takahiro Soda, Md, PhD
• Tyler Fanning, MD
• Alicia Marhefka, MD

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Autism and Intellectual Disability Committee Charge

1. To work towards improving quality of life for children, adolescents, and young adults with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, and related neurodevelopmental disorders and their families. 
2. To serve as an expert resource for AACAP regarding evidence-based practices and systems of care for children, adolescents, and young adults with these conditions.
3. To pursue activities that:
   • Enhance training and education 
   • Improve the access to and quality of psychiatric care across various settings 
   • Advocate for policies and best practices
   • Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion pertaining to clinical care and research
   • Enable collaboration with other AACAP committees and outside organizations
   • Foster workforce development to provide evidence-based psychiatric care 
4. To organize and present at the AACAP meeting:
   • The James C Harris MD Developmental Neuropsychiatry Forum 
   • Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability Institutes
   • The George Tarjan Award for significant contributions to the field 
   • Other relevant submissions in the field of neurodevelopmental disorders

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Past Chairs

• Fred Robert Volkmar, MD 1993-2007
• David M. Ellis, MD 2001 - 2007
• Edwin H. Cook, Jr., MD 2006-2009
• Bryan H. King, MD, MBA 2007-2017
• Jeremy Veentra-VanderWeele, MD  2011-2021

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Working Groups

• Training and Education
• Policy Statements
• Early Career
• IDD Subcommittee
• Telepsychiatry in ASD/IDD

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Awards

Past AACAP George Tarjan, MD Award for Contributions in Developmental Disabilities Winners

• 1993 - Ludwik Szymanski, MD
• 1994 - Edward Ritvo, MD
• 1995 - Bryan King, MD
• 1996 - Stella Chess, MD
• 1997 - Magda Campbell, MD
• 1998 - Carl Feinstein, MD
• 1999 - Gregorio Katz, MD
• 2000 - James C. Harris, MD
• 2003 - Edwin Cook, Jr., MD
• 2005 - Allan Reiss, MD
• 2006 - Peter Tanguay, MD
• 2007 - Fred Volkmar, MD
• 2008 - Bennett Leventhal, MD
• 2009 - Peter Szatmari, MD
• 2010 - Andrew Russell, MD
• 2011 - Kerim Munir, MD
• 2012 - Christopher McDougle, MD
• 2013 - Joseph Piven, MD
• 2014 - Matthew State, MD
• 2015 - John N. Constantino, MD
• 2016 - James T. McCracken, MD
• 2017 - Joaquin Fuentes, MD
• 2018 - L. Eugene Arnold, MD, MEd
• 2019 - Agnes Whitaker, MD
• 2020 - Susan Folstein, MD
• 2021 - Janet E. Lainhart, MD
• 2022 - Jeremy Veentra-VanderWeele, MD
• 2023 - Roma Vasa, MD

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Past James C. Harris, MD Developmental Neuropsychiatry Forum Presenters

• 2016 - Joseph Piven, MD and Jason Wolff, PhD
• 2017 - Charles A. Nelson, III, PhD and Michael Rutter, MD
• 2018 - Jeffrey E. Max, MD and Brian Brooks, PhD
• 2019 - Claire D. Coles, PhD and Heather C. Olson, PhD
• 2020  - Agnes Whitaker, MD & Cynthia Rogers, MD
• 2021 - Suma Jacob, MD, PhD  & Amanda Calhoun, MD, MPH
• 2022 - John Constantino, MD and Aaron Besterman, MD
• 2023 - Rick Guidotti and Craig Erickson, MD

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