Global Autism Public Health

Autism Speaks Applauds the Unanimous Passage of a New UN Resolution on Autism

On December 12, 2012, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) unanimously passed a new resolution calling on governments to take urgent action to improve access to long-term healthcare, education, training and intervention programs for persons ... More...

U.N. Passes Unanimous Resolution Expressing 'Deep Concern' Over Long-Term Challenges for Persons with Autism, Developmental Disorders

NEW YORK, N.Y. (December 12, 2012) – Today the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) unanimously passed a new resolution calling on governments to take urgent action to improve access to long-term healthcare, education, training and interve... More...

First Lady of Albania Attends Opening of New Autism Support Center in Tirana

TIRANA, ALBANIA (November 30, 2011) – Liri Berisha, M.D., president of the Albanian Children Foundation (ACF), and her husband Prime Minister Sali Berisha joined representatives of Autism Speaks today to celebrate the opening of the Albanian... More...

Dhaka Declaration on Autism Spectrum Disorders and Developmental Disabilities 25 July 2011

We, as a group of leaders, policy makers, health actors and advocates, civil society representatives, family and service user representatives, and other stakeholders from South Asia and South East Asia, convened in Dhaka, Bangladesh to attend a Co... More...

Autism Takes a Huge Leap Forward in Bangladesh

August 1, 2011

By Andy Shih, Ph.D., vice president scientific affairs, Dana Marnane, vice president of awareness and events and Michael Rosanoff, associate director, public health research and scientific review

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International Conference Launches Revolutionary South Asia Autism Network

DHAKA, BANGLADESH (July 26, 2011) – Autism Speaks, the world’s largest autism science and advocacy organization, in collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh, the Centre for Neurodevelopment & Autism in Children, and the Bang... More...

GI Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): An Autism Treatment Network Study

Kent Williams, George J. Fuchs, Glenn Furuta, Margaret Marcon, Daniel L. Coury, Autism Treatment Network GI Committee. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AK; University of Co... More...

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