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Kids and Teens with Autism Vulnerable to Video Game Addiction

Date Posted: April 19, 2013

Experts call for caution and further research; see potential for careful use of video games to teach social-communication skills

Andy Shih, Asperger Syndrome, ATN, autism, autism and video games, Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum, Autism Treatment Network, Micah Mazurek, PDD-NOS, video game addition, video games

See-Through Brain Tissue Promises to Advance Autism Research

Date Posted: April 15, 2013

A donation to Autism Speaks Autism Tissue Program played a key role in a stunning advancement in research on brain development and auti

Asperger Syndrome, autism, autism research, Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum, Autism Tissue Program, brain donation, Francis Collins, organ donation, PDD-NOS, Rob Ring, see-through brain, Tom Insel, transparent brain

Autism Journal Podcast on Adult Outcomes

Date Posted: April 15, 2013

Podcast features Autism Speaks-funded researcher studying how to promote employment and independence in adults with autism

Adults with Autism, ATN, autism, autism and employment, autism and independence, Autism journal, autism outcomes, autism research, Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum, Autism Treatment Network, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Julie Lounds Taylor, Julie Taylor, Michele Villalobos, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center

IACC Selects Top 2012 Advances in Autism Research

Date Posted: April 10, 2013

On the occasion of Autism Awareness Month, the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee announces 20 most-significant studies of 2012

ASD, autism, autism acceptance, Autism Awareness Month, autism research, Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum, autism treatment, Early Intervention, Early Start Denver Model, Geraldine Dawson, Geri Dawson, IACC, Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, liub, transition to adulthood

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

World Autism Awareness Day at the UN: Tackling Shared Global Challenges

Date Posted: April 03, 2013

Autism Speaks co-hosts UN panel on social, economic and public health challenges faced by individuals, families and societies worldwide

Andy Shih, autism, autism acceptance, autism adult support, autism advocacy, Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum, autism transition support, David Mandell, Geri Dawson, United Nations, World Autism Awareness Day

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

Study Addresses ‘Too Many Too Soon?’ Vaccine Concerns

Date Posted: March 29, 2013

Finds no link between autism and higher exposure to vaccine active ingredients during first two years of life or any one doctor’s visit

Asperger Syndrome, autism, autism risk factors, Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum, autism with regression, autistic disorder, baby shots, CDC, Geri Dawson, immunization, Journal of Pediatrics, PDD-NOS, regressive autism, vaccination, Vaccines