I just received this announcement from the IACC:
A Conference Call and Webinar of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) Subcommittee for Planning the Annual Strategic Plan Updating Process
Please join us for a conference call and webinar of the IACC Subcommittee for Planning the Annual Strategic Plan Updating Process that will take place on Monday, April 19, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET.
No registration is required
Conference Call Access
USA/Canada Phone Number: 888-577-8995
Access code: 1991506Webinar Access https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/455522202
The agenda for this conference call is to discuss plans for updating the 2010 IACC Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder Research.
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The Contact Person for this conference call is:
Ms. Lina Perez
Office of Autism Research Coordination
National Institute of Mental Health, NIH
6001 Executive Boulevard, NSC
Room 8185a
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301-443-6040
IACCpublicinquiries@mail.nih.gov
Please Note: This conference call may end before 12:00 PM if the discussion is completed ahead of schedule.
Left Brain Right Brain 
I deal with a 51 year old man who has autism.although he has worked at the same job for over 30 years. he cannot answer simple yes or no questions,without making me feel like i am getting on his nerves or bothering him.lack of eye contact,and many other signs i am just now learning about.I am in desperate need to talk to a real person. possibly a hotline? sincerely,HURTING
Dawn, your feelings are about you, not about him. I discuss the physiology behind it.
http://daedalus2u.blogspot.com/2010/03/physiology-behind-xenophobia.html
Because of the uncanny valley effect, how you feel as you get to know him may get worse before it gets better. Eventually it will get better, but the change that makes that happen is in you, not in him.