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Grant Type	Year	Title	Investigator/Fellow	Institution	Award Type	Fund Amount
	2011	Social-Pragmatic Treatment for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Interview Skills Curriculum Project Description Longitudinal research following individuals with ASD into adulthood generally paints a bleak picture of outcomes, suggesting that 60-75% of people with autism have poor... Learn More »	Morgan, Lindee	Florida State University	Treatment	$113,708
	2011	Comparing AMMT vs. Control Therapy in facilitating speech output in nonverbal children with autism Project Description Up to 25% of individuals with autism are nonverbal. At present, there are hardly any established methods that have consistently produced improvements in speech output.... Learn More »	Schlaug, Gottfried	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Treatment	$120,000
	2011	Salivary Melatonin as a Biomarker for Response to Sleep Interventions in Children with Autism Project Description Sleep disruption is common among children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and represent a significant clinical challenge for treatment. Melatonin is a naturally... Learn More »	Laudenslager, Mark	University of Colorado Denver	Treatment	$117,644
	2011	The role of mTOR inhibitors in the treatment of autistic symptoms in symptomatic infantile spasms Project Description Infantile spasms are the characteristic seizures of infantile epileptic encephalopathies that often lead to cognitive impairment and pose a high risk for the development... Learn More »	Galanopoulou, Aristea	Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University	Treatment	$120,000
	2011	Deployment Focused Model of JASPER for Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders Project Description Children with autism have difficulty in social communication skills, particularly joint attention and play skills. Joint attention refers to the ability of the child to... Learn More »	Kasari, Connie	University of California, Los Angeles	Treatment	$450,000
	2011	Examining Vocational Services for Adults with Autism Project Description This study examines vocational experiences and needs as well as opportunities for enhanced vocational services to adults with ASD in Canada. It aims to examine : those... Learn More »	Nicholas, David	University of Calgary	Treatment	$119,100
	2011	Transitions from Augmentative or Alternative Communication (AAC) to Speech: A Pilot Investigation Project Description Nonverbal school-age children with autism have not received sufficient attention from the research world (NIH conference, April 2010). Despite considerable efforts to... Learn More »	Brady, Nancy	University of Kansas	Treatment	$60,000
	2011	Transitioning Together: An Intervention Program for Adolescents with ASD and their Families Project Description Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are developmental disabilities that affect an estimated 1 in 110 children in the U.S. However, there are few programs available to... Learn More »	Smith, Leann	Waisman Center	Treatment	$119,878
	2011	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Core Autism Symptoms in School-Age Children Project Description Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are among the most common childhood neurodevelopmental syndromes. A fundamental goal in the field is the discovery of methods that... Learn More »	Wood, Jeffrey	University of California, Los Angeles	Treatment	$450,000
	2011	Effectiveness of Reciprocal Imitation Training for Adolescents with Low-Functioning Autism Project Description There has been a substantial increase in social interventions for young children with autism. Many of these are based on a developmental or naturalistic behavioral... Learn More »	Ingersoll, Brooke	Michigan State University	Treatment	$112,605