Science
Participant's Guide to Autism Drug Research
Autism Speaks announces the publication of A Participant’s Guide to Autism Drug Research.
DSM-5 Update: Field Testing
DSM-5 Update on Field Testing: A Letter from our Chief Science Officer
Hunting for Autism's Earliest Clues
Researchers in North Carolina are developing tools to screen for and treat autism as early as possible.
Your Research Ideas
An important report to our community from our chief science officer
Science News
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...
Date: May 09, 2012
A letter from Autism Speaks Chief Science Officer on field trials using the proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria More...
Date: May 07, 2012
New research suggests that some milder forms of autism may be associated with a gene defect that hampers the body’s ability to make carnitine. More...
Grants & Fellowships
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Translational Research
Updated 12/29/2011
With the goal of improving the lives of those with autism, this fellowship supports multidisciplinary postdoctoral training in translational science, focused on preclinical studies or clinical trials that aim to ultimately lead to new and more effective treatments. This fellowship is designed to promote closer collaboration between basic and clinical scientists and involves training and mentorship in both the basic science laboratory and clinical settings.
Access the RFA.
Updated 12/28/2011
Autism Speaks places a high priority on innovation, and the Trailblazer Award allows rapid funding of potentially transformative “out of the box” research. The goal is to open new avenues to understanding the causes, diagnosis, subtyping, prevention, treatments and cure of autism spectrum disorders.
Access the RFA.
Science Blog Posts
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Posted by Amy Daniels, Ph.D., Autism Speaks assistant director of public health research
This month, the journal Autism Research...
Friday, May 11, 2012
My child from a previous marriage has autism. I’m now remarried and wondering what the chances are that we will have a child...
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Autism Speaks Chief Science Officer Geraldine Dawson, Ph.D., was interviewed by NPR on the latest study out on the DSM-5, the diagnostic manual...
Monday, May 7, 2012
April 2012 marked the biggest World Autism Awareness Month to date and Autism Speaks was at the forefront, leading the charge with our Light it...
Monday, May 7, 2012
Marian Sigman
Posted by Autism Speaks Chief Science Officer Geri Dawson, Ph.D.
It was 1980, and I was a clinical intern at UCLA...
Friday, May 4, 2012
What’s with the new research that links autism and genetic mutations with having an older father? My wife and I were in our 20s when we...
Clinical Programs
Our Autism Treatment Network is a collaboration of medical centers dedicated to providing families with More...
Our Autism Genetic Resource Exchange is a research repository of genetic and clinical information. More...
Our Autism Tissue Program is a research repository of post-mortem tissue donations. More...
Our Autism Clinical Trials Network is a collaboration of treatment and research centers that More...
The Interactive Autism Network (IAN) is an innovative online project bringing together tens of thousands More...
Initiatives
Launched in 2004, the Autism Genome Project is the world's largest research project on identifying genes associated with risk for autism.
Many of the world's leading genetics researchers pooled their resources and used a promising More...
The role of environmental factors in the development of autism is a crucial area of study. Although we know that genetics is an important factor, genetics alone may not account for all cases of autism. The increase in the reported number of autism More...
Autism transcends social, cultural and geographic boundaries. Our international priorities are to increase awareness, service delivery and research collaborations around the world. We firmly believe that our local communities benefit from these More...
Autism Speaks Innovative Technology for Autism Initiative is supporting the development of therapies and assistive technologies by promoting collaboration among designers, engineers, scientists and individuals and families affected by autism. More...
Launched in March 2012, “Move the Needle” is a national plan and collaborative campaign to lower the average age of autism diagnosis and improve access to high-quality early intervention services for all children with autism More...
Autism Speaks High Risk Baby Siblings Research Consortium brings together multiple research groups to promote the discovery of the earliest behavioral and biomedical markers of autism among children in affected families.
The group currently More...
Autism Speaks Toddler Treatment Network supports a consortium of research sites studying behavioral interventions that are appropriate for children younger than 18 months.
Learn more about an upcoming scientific conference on toddler More...
