IMFAR 2012: Complete Coverage
Read the latest developments from the International Meeting for Autism Research.
House Votes to End Insurance Discrimination Against Military Families
The House of Representatives approved a bipartisan amendment sponsored by Representative John Larson of Connecticut that would assure all members of the military receive autism insurance benefits for their dependents.
DSM-5 Update: Field Testing
DSM-5 Update on Field Testing: A Letter from our Chief Science Officer
"What Would You Do?"
Lisa Goring, the parent of a child with autism and vice president of family services for Autism Speaks, offers her personal perspective ABC's "What Would You Do?" segment on what it is like for a family that has a child living with autism to go out to eat.
News
Date: May 18, 2012
New evidence that emphasizing social skills benefits children in other areas of learning More...
Date: May 17, 2012
Chief Science Officer, Geraldine Dawson was quoted today in an article in US News and World Report about a recent study that finds that many More...
Date: May 17, 2012
Four barriers keep families and pediatricians from sharing in treatment decisions for children with autism More...
Date: May 15, 2012
Autism Speaks, Dover International Speedway, NASCAR and FedEx have teamed up to create "Autism Speaks Day at the Races" an unprecedented More...
Date: May 16, 2012
Oxytocin nasal spray increased activity in the social centers of the brain in a small study of children with autism More...
Date: May 14, 2012
New study finds that young adults with autism have a more difficult time navigating work and education after high school More...
Research
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Our Autism Treatment Network is a collaboration of medical centers dedicated to providing families with state of the More...
The role of environmental factors in the development of autism is a crucial area of study. Although we know that More...
Official Blog Posts
Friday, May 18, 2012
Autism Speaks Chief Science Officer Geri Dawson, Ph.D., read the following letter from Cheryl Weatherstone-Vance at a reception for the third...
Friday, May 18, 2012
If anyone knows how hectic life can get – WE DO! That’s why we have created the Autism Speaks Weekly Whirl to fill you in on all of...
Friday, May 18, 2012
This Sunday, May 20 at 3 p.m. – tune in to watch a live stream of the Fairfield University (Fairfield, Conn.) graduate school...
Friday, May 18, 2012
Maplewood Drum Band, comprised of individuals with autism, performed before nearly 2000 at the IMFAR Opening Reception.
For more news and...
Family Services
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Advocacy News
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Autism Speaks, the nation’s leading autism advocacy and science organization, today hailed the U.S. House of Representatives for approving a...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Autism Speaks today praised Governor Peter Shumlin for signing S.223, a bill that will dramatically improve the coverage provided under the...
Friday, May 11, 2012
Autism Speaks, the nation's leading autism science and advocacy organization, today saluted autism advocate Jeremy Hilton on being named 2012 “...
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Autism Speaks praised the Kentucky Department of Insurance for issuing an advisory opinion directing health insurers to start...
