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Autism Speaks Funds First DELSIA Award

Date Posted: December 03, 2012

DELSIA to form partnership with Seaside Therapeutics to support work on biomarkers for the safe development of ASD treatments.

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American Psychiatric Association Approves DSM-5 Revisions

Date Posted: December 02, 2012

Autism Speaks Chief Science Officer Geri Dawson, Ph.D., expresses cautious optimism and vows continued testing and monitoring of impact

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Research Explosion Parallels Dramatic Rise in Autism Prevalence

Date Posted: November 26, 2012

Autism Speaks CSO Geri Dawson provides editorial commentary on three autism studies in Archives of General Psychiatry.

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Immune Changes Linked to Regression, GI Distress & Repetitive Behaviors

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Study Sheds Light on Treatment Targets for Autism

Date Posted: November 26, 2012

Researchers reverse autism symptoms caused by abnormal production of brain proteins in adult mice.

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Youth with Autism Gravitate toward Science and Technology in College

Date Posted: November 19, 2012

But college enrollment among those with ASD remains lower than that of students with other disabilities.

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Field of Genes

Date Posted: November 16, 2012

Toronto Star video features Autism Speaks "10K Genome" project and lead researcher Steve Scherer.

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President-elect of American Academy of Pediatrics Calls Autism an Epidemic

Date Posted: November 13, 2012

Dr. Perrin tells Boston Globe: Doctors need more time to screen for and treat autism spectrum disorders.

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