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In Autism, Voices May Fail to Engage Brain Reward Center

Date Posted: June 18, 2013

Evidence supports idea that effective early interventions for autism should emphasize pleasurable social interactions and language

autism, autism and language, autism research, Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum, Daniel Smith, Stanford University Medical Center

WHO Publishes Autism Resolution

Date Posted: June 18, 2013

Final language of published resolution brings formal commitment to action on developmental disabilities by more than 50 countries

autism spectrum disorder, Dissemination, United Nations, World Health Assembly, World Health Organization

More Evidence that Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution Ups Autism Risk

Date Posted: June 18, 2013

Nurses Health study supports earlier findings that exposure to air pollution during pregnancy increases baby’s risk of autism

Alycia Halladay, autism, autism and pollution, Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum, Environmental Factors, environmental factors, Marc Weisskopf, Nurses Health Study, pregnancy

Celebrity Golf Challenge Celebrates Fifteen Years of Success

Date Posted: June 17, 2013

Autism Speaks Fifteenth Annual Celebrity Golf Challenge took place at the famed Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y.

Bob Wright, Deron Williams, Event Recap, Jim Calhoun, Kevin Murray, Susan Murray, Suzanne Wright, Winged Foot

Theater Magic for Children on the Spectrum

Date Posted: June 17, 2013

Freddie Gershon has been busy for a long time. After graduating from Juilliard as a music student, he’s been successful as an entertain

ArtsConnection, Freddie, Gershon, Myrna, P94, Theater

Sibling Bullying Subject of New Study

Date Posted: June 17, 2013

NBC News looks at a new study in the journal Pediatrics on the effects of sibling bullying.

Corinna Jenkins Tucker, National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence, NBC News, Pediatrics, Sibling bullying, Special Needs Anti-Bullying Toolkit

Minority Children with Autism Less Likely to Receive Specialty Care

Date Posted: June 17, 2013

Researchers find ethnic disparities in services for autism-related medical issues; Autism Speaks working to close the gap

AS-ATN, ATN, autism, autism and constipation, autism and epilepsy, autism and gastrointestinal disorder, autism and GI, autism and medical care, Autism Speaks, Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network, autism spectrum disorder, Autism Treatment Network, autism-associated medical conditions, Clara Lajonchere, EEG, Epilepsy, James Perrin, Jim Perrin

Introducing Rob Ring, Autism Speaks’ New Chief Science Officer

Date Posted: June 15, 2013

Rob Ring, our new chief science officer, talks about his work in translational medicine and his goals in his new position.

chief science officer, Rob Ring