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Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Acknowledgments<br />

We are indebted to a tireless group of colleagues who made this report possible. Each step of<br />

systematic reviews draws on the skills and attention of an entire team.<br />

Ms. Rachel Bazan and Mr. Michael Tranchina were our energetic student workers. They<br />

spent hours helping to track and file documents, and were always positive and always ready to<br />

ensure that the project investigators had what they needed to do their work.<br />

Ms. Ellen Davis and Ms. Cheena Clermont provided invaluable research assistance on this<br />

report. Ms. Kathy Lee and Mr. Jeff Seroogy checked tables, <strong>for</strong>matted tables, and located<br />

citations.<br />

Dr. Mark Hartmann brought his extraordinary attention to detail—and his commitment to<br />

perfection—to completion of the evidence tables. He spent many, many hours checking and<br />

rechecking tables both <strong>for</strong> <strong>for</strong>matting and <strong>for</strong> content. His ability to point out inconsistencies and<br />

enhance uni<strong>for</strong>mity was key to ensuring smooth development of the evidence tables.<br />

Ms. Nikki McKoy provided invaluable advice and assistance with <strong>for</strong>matting and logistics.<br />

Ms. Rachel Walden and Ms. Pauline Alexander are key members of the library science staff.<br />

Their support of Ms. Jerome, including their detailed approach to literature searching and data<br />

abstraction, was invaluable. Their thoughtful attention to detail in reviewing abstracts and<br />

articles <strong>for</strong> inclusion in the review was a generous gift to the project and to the EPC as a whole.<br />

Technical Expert Panel<br />

Robin Dea, M.D.<br />

Regional Director, <strong>Autism</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong> Disorder Services<br />

Kaiser Permanente<br />

Redwood City, CA<br />

Bryan King, M.D.<br />

Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences<br />

University of Washington<br />

Seattle, WA<br />

Susan Levy, M.D.<br />

Medical Director, Regional <strong>Autism</strong> Center<br />

The <strong>Children</strong>’s Hospital of Philadelphia<br />

Philadelphia, PA<br />

Catherine Lord, Ph.D.<br />

Director, <strong>Autism</strong> and Communication <strong>Disorders</strong> Center<br />

University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI<br />

Doris Lotz, M.D., M.P.H.<br />

Medicaid Medical Director<br />

New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services<br />

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