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Autism Speaks Applauds Chicago Police Department for Incorporating Autism Awareness into Training

NEW YORK, NY (May 20, 2007) – Autism Speaks, the nation's leading autism advocacy organization, today applauded the Chicago Police Department for creating a new training video designed to help officers gain a bette... More...

Autism Speaks UK Hosts Annual House of Commons Reception

On Monday, May 19th, Janet Dean, MP, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Autism addressed the crowd attending the annual Autism Speaks House of Commons reception. Dean spoke briefly of Autism Speaks UK's eff... More...

Bell Q&A at Autism One 2008

Peter Bell, Executive Vice President for Programs and Services at Autism Speaks, will hold a Q&A session on Friday, May 23 from 7:00 - 7:45 p.m. as part of Autism One 2008, which takes place May 21 - May 27 in Chi... More...

2003 Research Awards (NAAR)

In 2003, NAAR committed approximately $4.9 million to fund 35 pilot studies, 13 pre- and post-doctoral fellowships and two autism training programs. NAAR's 2003 research commitments funded autism investigations in the U.S., Canada, England, Scotla... More...