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Discovering Comprehensive Care; Advancing Autism Research

Date Posted: April 08, 2013

A family finds a medical home in Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network and gladly "gives back" to autism research

ASD, Asperger Syndrome, ATN, autism, autism and epilepsy, Autism Speaks, Autism Speaks Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health, Autism Speaks Treatment Network, autism spectrum disorder, Autism Treatment Network, Columbia University Medical Center, Developmental Neuropsychiatry, Epilepsy, epileptiform, epileptiform activity, Feature Profile, PDD-NOS, Reet Sidhu

Hunting for Autism's Earliest Clues

Date Posted: April 01, 2013

Researchers in North Carolina are developing the tools to screen for and treat autism as early as possible.

Autism Speaks, autism spectrum disorder, Baby Siblings Research Consortium, Diagnosis, Early Intervention, Feature Profile, Infant Brain Imaging Study, Joseph Piven, Lauren Turner-Brown, Program for Early Autism Research Leadership & Service, Toddler Treatment Network, University of North Carolina

Launching a Career in Autism Research

Date Posted: March 01, 2013

Thanks to a Weatherstone fellowship, Esther Berko is investigating why older mothers are more likely to have children with autism

autism, Autism Speaks, autism spectrum disorder, Dennis Weatherstone Predoctoral Fellowship, Esther Berko, Feature Profile, gene-environment interactions, maternal age, Risk Factors, Weatherstone Fellowship

Bonding over Oxytocin

Date Posted: January 24, 2013

Two Autism Speaks supporters establish a special bond with the families participating in the study they helped fund

Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum, autism symptoms, autism treatment, clinical trial, Eric and Laurie Chern, Feature Profile, Lin Sikich, Liz Klug, major donors, oxytocin, science feature, Science News, University of North Carolina

Sina's Last Gift

Date Posted: December 06, 2012

A family makes the ultimate gift to advance autism research.

ATP, autism Autism Speaks, autism spectrum disorder, Autism Tissue Program, Feature Profile

Researching Sleep, Tirelessly

Date Posted: November 07, 2012

Autism Speaks Treatment Network neurologist Beth Malow dedicates her career to helping families affected by autism – while advancing un

AIR-P, ATN, Autism Speaks, Autism Speaks Treatment Network, Autism Treatment Network, Beth Malow, Feature Profile, melatonin, sleep studies, sleep tool kit

Fighting for her Children

Date Posted: October 01, 2012

One mom inspires a GI specialist to embrace Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network’s “whole person” approach to care

Alberta, ATN, autism, Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum, Autism Treatment Network, Canada, Edmonton, Feature Profile, gastrointestinal disorders, GI, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Marcy Oakes-Henschel

Sharing our Genes for Research

Date Posted: August 25, 2012

When Kelli Gibson heard that families were needed for autism research, she enrolled her four sons.

AGRE, Autism Genetic Research Exchange, Autism Speaks, autism spectrum disorder, Clara Lajonchere, Feature Profile