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The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network is a group of programs funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to determine the prevalence of the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) in their areas and includes: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina Utah and Wisconsin. The ADDM Network’s methodology is a multiple source, records-based monitoring system. The goals of the ADDM Network are:

To determine the prevalence of ASD in the communities listed above.

To describe the population of children with ASD.
To compare ASD prevalence in different groups of children and different areas of the country.
To identify changes in ASD prevalence over time.

Colorado-ADDM is a partnership between the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), and JFK Partners at the University of Colorado Denver.

The goal of CO-ADDM is to provide an ongoing estimate of the prevalence of ASD among children 8 years of age in the Denver Metropolitan area (Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Boulder, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties).

ADDM Network Results for the 2008 Monitoring Year

ADDM Network Results (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)

ADDM Network Results for the 2006 Monitoring Year

ADDM Network Results for the 2002 Monitoring Year

ADDM Network Results (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)

Please see the ADDM Network page for links to other ADDM sites.

Project Staff

Principal Investigator:	Lisa Miller, MD, MSPH Director, Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)
Co-Principal Investigators:	Cordelia Robinson, PhD, RN Director JFK Partners, University of Colorado Denver
Project Coordinator:	Kelly Kast, MSPH Autism Project Coordinator CDPHE
Abstraction Team:	Jean Menconi, RN Surveillance Specialist/Abstractor CDPHE Vicki Bondurant Surveillance Specialist/Abstractor CDPHE Beverly Meek Surveillance Specialist/Abstractor CDPHE Stephanie Comienski Surveillance Specialist/Abstractor CDPHE
Database Manager:	Jennifer Donnelly Data Manager CDPHE
Clinician Reviewers:	Judy Reaven, PhD Director, Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic JFK Partners, University of Colorado Denver Terry Hall, MS, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist JFK Partners, University of Colorado Denver Patti LaVesser, PhD, OTR Assistant Professor JFK Partners, University of Colorado Denver