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Podcast on Virtual Reality Tools for Autism
June 28, 2012

Dr. Simon Wallace discusses research on using virtual environments to help children with autism.

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Autism Matters, Autistica, Innovative Technology for Autism, Laura Crane, Simon Wallace
Autism Speaks Funds Research on Impact of DSM-5 on Autism Diagnosis
June 25, 2012

Autism Speaks is funding a three-year study to assess the impact of proposed DSM-5 revisions on diagnosis and prevalance of ASD.

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ASD, autism, Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum, CDC, DSM-5, Geraldine Dawson, Geri Dawson, Laura Carpenter, Lydia King, Prevalence, research grants
Autism Speaks Awards New Research Grants
June 21, 2012

Autism Speaks announced nearly $2.9 million in new funding for high priority areas of autism research.

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Autism Speaks Postdoctoral Fellowship in Translational Autism Research, autism spectrum disorder, Dennis Weatherstone Predoctoral Fellowship, research grants, Suzanne and Bob Wright Trailblazer Award
Three New ATN Tool Kits
June 21, 2012

Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network is pleased to announce the publication of three new tool kits for parents.

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ABA, AIR-P, Applied Behavior Analysis, ATN, autism, Autism Speaks, Autism Treatment Network, behavioral health treatments, Toilet Training, Tool Kit
New Alliance for Developing Autism Medicines
June 20, 2012

Roche and Seaside share goal of bringing autism medicines to market.

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An Early Start for Your Child with Autism
June 20, 2012

New book offers parents strategies for using everyday activities to help toddlers and preschoolers connect, communicate and learn.

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An Early Start for Your Child with Autism, Applied Behavior Analysis, autism, Autism Speaks, autism spectrum disorder, autism treatments, Early Intervention, Early Intervention, Geri Dawson, Laurie Vismara, Sally Rogers
Harvard Brain Bank: A Letter from our CSO
June 11, 2012

Autism Speaks CSO Geri Dawson reports on the loss of precious tissue at the Harvard Brain Bank.

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autism, Autism Speaks, Autism Spectrum, Autism Tissue Program, CSO letter, Geri Dawson, Harvard Brain Bank, Letter from the CSO
Grants for Environmental Epidemiology of Autism Projects
June 06, 2012

Autism Speaks invites grant applications for research projects using epidemiological approaches to study environmental risk factors in

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Autism Speaks, autism spectrum disorder, EEARN, Environmental Risk Factors, gene-environment interactions, Grants, RFA