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Receiving Unwanted or Multiple Phone Calls from an Autism Organization
February 19, 2013

It has been brought our attention that the Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation is currently conducting a telemarketing campaign, whereb

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Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation, Financial Assistance, Ways to Give
Teens with Autism Lack Healthcare Transition Services
February 19, 2013

Study finds young people with autism half as likely to receive healthcare transition support as those with other longterm medical needs

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Adults, ASD, Asperger Syndrome, autism, Autism Speaks, autism spectrum disorder, healthcare, PDD-NOS, Pediatrics, Science News, teens, teens with autism, transition services
Help Autism Speaks win $10,000 and register to win an iPad!
February 15, 2013

Autism Speaks has an amazing opportunity to win $10,000 thanks to Frankel & Kershenbaum

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autism, Autism Speaks, Firstrust Bank, Frankel & Kerhenbaum, ipad, Philly's Business First Award
Study Looks Beyond the Risk of Autism in Baby Siblings
February 14, 2013

Many younger sibs of children with autism have symptoms and delays that fall short of ASD but warrant early intervention

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Alycia Halladay, autism, autism risk, Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum, autism symptoms, baby siblings, Baby Siblings Research Consortium, Daniel Messinger, Early Intervention, Science News
Researchers Link New Autism Gene to Serotonin Production
February 13, 2013

Findings illustrate how a genetic change affects a vital brain pathway, with implications for the development of treatments

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Andy Shih, ASD, autism, autism research, Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum, CELF6, gene mutations, genetic factors, Geri Dawson, Journal of Neuroscience, Science News, serotonin, Washington University
Sonia Gandhi: Policy "Has Not Kept Pace" With Rising Prevalence of Autism
February 12, 2013

Yesterday, representatives from the governments of India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Timor-Leste, wit

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SAAN, Saima Wazed Hossain, Sonia Gandhi, South Asia Autism Network
More Evidence that Folic Acid Reduces Autism Risk
February 12, 2013

Large study supports earlier findings that taking folic acid around conception reduces risk that a child will develop autism

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Alycia Halladay, Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum, Ezra Susser, folate, folic acid, JAMA, prenatal factors, Science News, vitamins
Ad Council celebrates 70 years of PSAs
February 11, 2013

Congrats to our partners at the Ad Council for more than 70 years of remarkable PSA campaigns.

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Ad Council, autism, Autism Speaks, Awareness, PSA, Today Show