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Early Results from Autism Study: Arbaclofen May Improve Sociability

Date Posted: May 01, 2013

If benefits and safety confirmed by additional trials, medicine could become first to treat a core symptom of autism

arbaclofen, ASD, Asperger Syndrome, autism, autism medicines, autism research, Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum, Geraldine Dawson, Geri Dawson, IMFAR, IMFAR 2013, International Meeting for Autism Research, Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele, PDD-NOS, sociability, social withdrawal, STW209, Vanderbilt

Speech Devices Can Help Build Language in Schoolchildren with Autism

Date Posted: May 01, 2013

Minimally verbal schoolchildren with autism gained spoken language faster when play-based therapy included speech-generating device

ASD, autism, autism acceptance, autism and language, autism and language delay, autism research, Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum, Connie Kasari, delayed language acquisition, IMFAR, IMFAR 2013, International Meeting for Autism Research, Lauren Elder, speech generating devices, speech-generating iPad, UCLA

High-Quality Early Intervention for Autism More Than Pays for Itself

Date Posted: May 01, 2013

Early Start Denver Model program for toddlers produces cost savings by reducing subsequent need for therapy and support services

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Autism Speaks at the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR)

Date Posted: May 01, 2013

Public invited to register for live streaming of IMFAR press conference; daily news reports and blogs on Autism Speaks website

Asperger Syndrome, autism, autism acceptance, autism research, Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum, IMFAR 2013, International Meeting for Autism Research, PDD-NOS, science, Science News

Early Intervention Found Cost Effective Through School Years

Date Posted: April 30, 2013

Early Start Denver Model minimizes therapies required through school years following intervention

Early Intervention, Early Start Denver Model, ESDM

Boston Red Sox Host Autism Awareness Day 2013

Date Posted: April 30, 2013

Fenway Park event part of Major League Baseball’s partnership with Autism Speaks

Boston Red Sox, Event Recap, Major League Baseball, World Autism Awareness Day

Autism Speaks Day at the Races returns to "FedEx 400"

Date Posted: April 30, 2013

“FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks” NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway takes place on June 2

Dover International Speedway, FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks

Parade Magazine Feature on Family Struggles Without Autism Insurance Coverage

Date Posted: April 30, 2013

Parade Magazine profiles one family's struggles to raise a child with autism without autism insurance coverage.

Family, Finances, insurance coverage, PARADE Magazine, Sandy Utah