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Autism Speaks Funds Research on Impact of DSM-5 on Autism Diagnosis

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Senate Armed Services Grills DoD on TRICARE Autism Coverage

WASHINGTON, DC (June 21, 2012) -- A Senate Armed Services subcommittee sharply questioned representatives from the Department of Defense (DoD) today on why they offer limited autism insurance benefits to military families, particularly in light of... More...

Geri Dawson Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

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Many Parents of Kids With Autism Don't Put Faith in Pediatricians

Chief Science Officer Geraldine Dawson was quoted today in an article in US News and World Report about a recent study that finds that many parents don't feel that they can talk to their pediatricians for advice on treatment for autism spectru... More...

Findings from DSM-5 Field Testing

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Geri Dawson to Speak at Alexandria Summit

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Media Coverage of 1 in 88 Autism Prevalence Numbers

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its estimate of autism prevalence in the United States to 1 in 88 children (1 in 54 boys and 1 in 252... More...

Autism Risk Gene Linked to Sensory Overload

New research may help explain how a specific gene mutation produces the hypersensitivities to sound experienced by many pe... More...

In Support of the Caring for Military Kids with Autism Act

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Annual Letter from the Chief Science Officer

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