A group of scientists announced on March 3 the creation of an autism committee aimed at providing an alternative to the federal panel that is now made up of members selected by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Among the members of the new committee are Dr. Joshua Gordon, chair of the federal panel through 2024; former Pennsylvania Congressman Jim Greenwood, who helped establish the panel; and Helen Tager-Flusberg, an autism researcher and frequent Kennedy critic.
