The panel, convened by the National Institutes of Health, advised against waiting until adulthood to start moving.

On April 22, 1994, after a day and a half of presentations and arguments, a panel convened by Niaid made its recommendation.

In a report last year, a panel convened by the institute dismissed the Geiers' work as having such serious flaws that their studies were "uninterpretable."

But many other experts have endorsed them, including the panel convened by the National Academy of Sciences.

But in a 155-page report, the 12-member panel convened by the National Academies said "an array of evidence" supported the main thrust of the paper.

The panel, convened in 1992 by the scientific advisory council at the request of Congress, included 17 experts from various disciplines.

Still, some toxicologists told the panel, convened by the Institute of Medicine, that mercury levels were higher in children with autism.

The panel convened by the Centers for Disease Control recommended expanding screening.

Not so fast, says an expert panel convened by the prestigious Institute of Medicine.

A panel convened by the National Academy of Sciences generally concurred.