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The ACC Network

5749 Merrill Hall, Room 118

College of Education and Human Development

University of Maine

Orono, Maine 04469-5749

(207) 581-3119

um-acc@maine.edu

Co-founders:	Kathryn Schilmoeller, Ph. D. & Gary Schilmoeller, Ph.D.
Director:	Gary Schilmoeller, Ph. D.
Research Associate:	Donna Doherty, M.S., R.N.
Faculty Consultants:	Gary Schilmoeller, Ph.D., Associate Professor Child Development and Family Studies Shihfen Tu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Education and Applied Quantitative Methods
Administrative Support:	Janice Bacon, Administrative Assistant Human Development College of Education and Human Development

ACC Network team members – from left, front, Gary Schilmoeller, Kathryn Schilmoeller; back, Janice Bacon, Donna Doherty, Shihfen Tu.

ACC Network Overview

The ACC Network was co-founded by Kathy and Gary Schilmoeller in 1989 in response to the lack of information available to understand and help their son, Matthew, who has ACC. From the beginning, the goal of the ACC Network has been to assist families and professionals to communicate about ACC and other conditions involving the corpus callosum.

Since that time, the ACC Network has grown from a few like-minded families in the early 1990's to the current network of more than 5,000 individuals, families, and professionals around the world. Now located at the University of Maine, the network continues to foster a community of knowledge and support for individuals and families living with callosal conditions. In addition, the ACC network team conducts ACC research and presents information and research findings to a variety of audiences to further the understanding of callosal disorders among families, professionals, and service providers.

Services

The ACC Network is available to answer questions and provide information and support through email and regular mail correspondence and phone calls. We produce and distribute information packets, newsletters and other educational materials. The network staff facilitates communication among families and professionals by maintaining a network directory, the ACC listserv, and the ACC Network Album.

Research

The ACC Network team conducts research to develop a behavioral, cognitive and physical phenotype of persons with ACC and other callosal disorders. They also collaborate with researchers of disorders of the corpus callosum within and outside the University of Maine and facilitate in the recruitment of participants for ACC-related research projects.

To be placed on the ACC Network mailing list, contact us at:

ACC Network

5749 Merrill Hall Room 118

College of Education and Human Development

University of Maine

Orono, ME 04479-5749

USA

 

Phone: 207-581-3119

E-mail: um-acc@maine.edu

FAX: 207-581-3120