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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

Ten Important Things We Know About Autism Today – That We Didn’t Know a Year Ago

Date Posted: March 29, 2013

Thanks to your support, we know more about helping those with autism than ever before

Asperger Syndrome, autism, autism business opportunities, autism investment, autism medicines, autism prevention, autism risk, Autism Speaks, autism spectrum disorder, autism treatment, Early Intervention, language delay, PDD-NOS, presymptom markers

Autism Speaks ATN Requests Applications from Hospitals and Academic Medical Centers

Date Posted: March 25, 2013

Funding will expand access to Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network care model through partnerships with community providers

ASD, Asperger Syndrome, ATN, autism, autism and associated medical conditions, Autism Speaks, autism spectrum disorder, autism treatment, Autism Treatment Network, PDD-NOS

Federal Panel Urges National Standard for Autism Coverage

Date Posted: March 25, 2013

Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee urges Secretary of Health to establish national standard for autism health insurance coverage

Affordable Access to Care Act, autism, autism and insurance coverage, Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum, federal minimum standards for autism coverage, Geraldine Dawson, Geri Dawson, Health and Human Services, IACC, Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, Sebelius

What Does '1 in 50' Mean for our Community

Date Posted: March 22, 2013

A Letter from Autism Speaks President Liz Feld

1 in 50, ASD, Asperger Syndrome, autism, autism prevalence, Autism Speaks, autism spectrum disorder, Liz Feld, PDD-NOS

Autism Speaks Awards More Than $500,000 in New Research Grants

Date Posted: March 21, 2013

Ground-breaking projects include Trailblazer study on autoimmunity and autism and seven career-launching Weatherstone fellowships

Abigail Hogan-Brown, Alison Singer, ASD, Asperger Syndrome, autism, autism research, autism research grants, autism spectrum disorder, AutismSpeaks, Avery Voos, Eyal Ben-David, Geri Dawson, Helen Wong, Jae-Yoon Jung, Jonathan Weiss, Lauren Bishop-Fitzpatrick, Madeleine Cunningham, PDD-NOS, Whitney Guthrie

National Survey Pegs Autism Prevalence at 1 in 50 School-age Children

Date Posted: March 20, 2013

Government health survey of families bolsters research indicating that many affected children go uncounted and without services

1 in 50, Asperger Syndrome, autism, autism prevalence, Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum, CDC, Michael Rosanoff, PDD-NOS

Delayed Gaze Shifting an Early Marker for Autism

Date Posted: March 20, 2013

Differences in brain circuitry may cause slower shifting of attention between objects in babies who are at high risk for autism

American Journal of Psychiatry, Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum, autism symptoms, California Institute of Technology, early diagnosis, Geraldine Dawson, Geri Dawson, IBIS, Infant Brain Imaging Study, Jed Elison, Joseph Piven, Science News, University of North Carolina