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Celebrity Golf Challenge Celebrates Fifteen Years of Success

Drive. Determination. Single-minded focus. These are qualities you’d expect to see on the golf course—especially drive. But today at the famed USGA Winged Foot Golf Course in Mamaroneck, N.Y. those words took on extra meaning.... More...

Sibling Bullying Subject of New Study

The journal Pediatrics came out today with a study focused on sibling bullying and the affect it can have on the mental health of children and teens. The paper's lead author Corinna Jenkins Tucker referenced the impact of The National Survery ... More...

Theater Magic for Children on the Spectrum

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Introducing Rob Ring, Autism Speaks’ New Chief Science Officer

Tell us a little about yourself. What do you bring to this new position tha... More...

Autism: When Autistic Children are No Longer Children

In this article, the Evening Sun illustrates the deficiencies in the adult se... More...

Autism Speaks Responds to Alex Spourdalakis Tragedy

On Sunday, 14-year-old Alex Spourdalakis was found stabbed to death in his suburban Chicago home. Alex was severely affected with autism and his mother and his caregiver have been charged in his death.

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Bob Wright Gives Commencement Address at Fairfield Country Day School

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Bob Wright Talks Career Path at Fairfield Country Day School

In one word, Autism Speaks Co-Founder Bob Wright taught 9th graders today -- his key to changing the world of autism and business. "Empathy."

The 9th Grade graduating class of the Fairfield Country Day Sc... More...

Carving Out Space in the Workplace for Those with Autism

On Monday, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams featured a segment on the emergence of job initiatives for individuals with autism at several companies. The segment features an interview with Peter Bell, Executive Vice President of Programs and Se... More...

Center for Autism and the Developing Brain Holds Ribbon-Cutting

On Monday the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital marked its official opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its campus in White Plains, N.Y. The facility, located at the hospital’s Westchester camp... More...