Environmental Factors

Study Finds Pregnancy and Birth Environment May Affect Development of Autism in Twins

NEW YORK, N.Y. (July 4, 2011) – Autism Speaks, the world’s largest autism science and advocacy organization, joined in announcing significant findings from the largest known study of twins with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This work... More...

Mt. Sinai CEHC Presents Conference on Autism and the Environment

December 16, 2010 - On December 8, 2010, Mt. Sinai Children's Environmental Health Center (CEHC), in partnership with Autism Speaks, presented a day long meeting at the New York Academy of Medicine in New York. T... More...

Autism Speaks Announces $3.6 Million in Grants Focusing on Environmental Factors and Autism

In March of 2008, Autism Speaks released a Request For Applications that solicited proposals for projects that focused on studying environmental contributions to autism, with a special emphasis on environmental factors and their interaction with g... More...

CAN: Grants on Environmental Factors (2000-2005)

Total Funding Commitment: $828,041

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NAAR: Grants on Environmental Factors (1997-2005)

Total Funding Commitment: $2,164,888

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Grants Related to Potential Environmental Factors in Autism

Autism Speaks is committed to facilitating research that will uncover the causes of autism and develop effective biomedical treatments. As part of this commitment, Autism Speaks has funded research projects that explore potential environmental fac... More...

Environmental Factors in Autism Initiative

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