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NIH Partners on Language & Communications

NAAR and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently held the second scientific meeting of its new Language & Communications Initiative, which took place in Washington, D.C.

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NAAR Volunteers Ask Legislators to Increase Federal Support for Autism Research at NIH & CDC

More than 60 volunteers and staff from the National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR) kicked off National Autism Awareness Month by meeting with their legislators on Capitol Hill recently, to ask for their support in increasing federal support f... More...

NAAR and NIH Partner to Fund Extensive Autism Genetic Research

NAAR's quest to better understand the genetics of autism is continuing to gain momentum. NAAR is proud to announce a partnership with the National Institutes of Health and two other leading autism organization... More...

NAAR Chair Named to NIH Neurology Council

HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson recently anno... More...

Dana Research Grants

Autism Speaks Receives More-Than-Expected Number of Research Proposals

Dana Foundation to Assist in Administering Grant Requests

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Open Grants & How to Apply

Grants Programs Autism Speaks supports global biomedical research into the diagnosis, causes, prevention, and treatment of autism or its disabling symptoms. Our mission is to improve the future for ... More...

Research on High Risk Baby Sibs

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October 23, 2009 IACC Meeting Summary

Bethesda, MD (October 23, 2009) -- The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) met on Friday, October 23, at the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, Md.

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Obama Announces $85 Million in Stimulus Funds for Autism Research

Washington, DC (September 30, 2009) -- President Barack Obama announced a plan on Wednesday to spend $5 billion on medical and scientific research, medical supplies and upgrading laboratory capacity, as part of an overall $100 bil... More...

Autism Speaks Calls for $200 Million of Stimulus Funds for Autism Research

(February 20, 2009) - As a result of the stimulus plan recently signed into law by President Obama, (the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will receive more than $10 billion in new fu... More...