Autism Speaks and Royal Arch Masons fund research on auditory processing...
With the support of a Royal Arch Research Assistance award, Autism Speaks launches a pilot study and research fellowship With the support of a Royal Arch Research Assistance award, Autism Speaks...
View ArticlePodcast on including the minimally verbal in autism research
Autism Speaks-funded researcher Helen Tager-Flusberg describes ways to broaden autism research to include a neglected population Autism Speaks-funded researcher Helen Tager-Flusberg describes ways to...
View ArticleHow do you evaluate and select autism services?
Autism Speaks wants to learn how people on the spectrum and their caregivers evaluate and make decisions about therapies and other support services. We'll use your guidance to create a powerful...
View ArticleAutism Speaks launches $1.5 million funding opportunity for treatment studies
Researchers are invited to apply for funding to evaluate new interventions and support services for disabling autism symptoms and associated health conditions Researchers are invited to apply for...
View ArticleAutism Research Series – ‘Discovery to Solutions’ – in six cities this summer
Autism Speaks invites community members to local presentations on new advances in autism research, featuring Chief Science Officer Tom Frazier and local autism scientists Autism Speaks invites...
View ArticleAn advance peek at the 2018 meeting of the International Society for Autism...
More than 20 presentations by Autism Speaks research fellows, senior investigators and our Autism Treatment Network clinicians More than 20 presentations by Autism Speaks research fellows, senior...
View ArticleIACC announces top autism research advances of 2017
The U.S. Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee annual list of top 20 studies includes 8 funded by Autism Speaks and/or its Autism Treatment Network The U.S. Interagency Autism Coordinating...
View ArticleCDC increases estimate of autism’s prevalence by 15 percent, to 1 in 59 children
Autism Speaks calls on nation’s leaders to adequately fund critically needed research and support services Autism Speaks calls on nation’s leaders to adequately fund critically needed research and...
View ArticleWhole genome sequencing reveals new type of genetic influence on autism
Research taps Simons’ and Autism Speaks’ whole genome databases to detect hidden structural DNA changes associated with autism Research taps Simons’ and Autism Speaks’ whole genome databases to detect...
View ArticleFDA embraces autism community’s priorities for new treatments
Agency distills take-home messages from 2017 public meeting; read the report and a Q&A with two parent participants from Autism Speaks Agency distills take-home messages from 2017 public meeting;...
View ArticleAutism Speaks and Royal Arch Masons to fund research on auditory processing...
Seek research proposals focused on improving understanding, evaluation and treatment of challenges in how the brain processes sound Seek research proposals focused on improving understanding,...
View ArticleAutism Speaks names Top Ten Autism Studies of 2017
Autism Speaks science staff and advisers review the 2017 studies that most powerfully advanced understanding, treatment and support for people on the autism spectrum Autism Speaks science staff and...
View ArticleAutism Speaks releases new strategic plan for science
Three-year plan focuses funding on research that can best improve lives today and accelerate the delivery of personalized therapies and other services in the years ahead Three-year plan focuses...
View ArticleAnnouncing Autism Speaks Science Digest (the relaunch)
Sign up to receive Autism Speaks Science Digest, a bi-weekly digest of science news, blog posts and feature profiles.September 30, 2017We've relaunched the Autism SpeaksScience Digest as a quarterly...
View ArticleWorld’s largest autism genome databank adds more than 2,000 sequences
The Autism Speaks MSSNG program marks another milestone toward its goal of 10,000 fully sequenced human genomes for autism research The Autism Speaks MSSNG program marks another milestone toward its...
View ArticleThe results are in: Priorities in autism research
A report from the Chief Science Officer on the results of the 2017 Autism Speaks Science Planning Survey A report from the Chief Science Officer on the results of the 2017 Autism Speaks Science...
View ArticleAutism researchers Coyle, Lord and State win international honors
Autism Speaks congratulates Joe Coyle, Cathy Lord and Matt State on receiving the National Academy of Medicine’s Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health Autism Speaks congratulates Joe Coyle,...
View ArticleAutism Speaks Names 2017 Weatherstone Predoctoral Fellows
Weatherstone program launches highly promising careers in autism research with ground-breaking studies conducted under the mentorship of leading scientists Weatherstone program launches highly...
View ArticleThank you for taking the 2017 Autism Speaks Science Planning Survey
We appreciate your input as Autism Speaks develops its next three-year strategic plan for science; we'll be sharing the results in the coming weeks We want your input as Autism Speaks develops its...
View ArticleAutism Speaks at the International Meeting for Autism Research 2017
A look ahead at more than 50 presentations by Autism Speaks science staff and funded researchers at IMFAR 2017, May 10-13, in San Francisco A look ahead at more than 50 presentations by Autism Speaks...
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