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At no cost to families, the World Health Organization’s Caregiver Skills Training (CST) program teaches parents and caregivers the day-to-day skills they need to help their children reach their full potential. Learn to build your child’s communication, engagement, positive behavior, daily living skills and more.

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Advocacy priorities

Autism Speaks influences policy at the state and federal government levels. To do this, we work with Congress, the White House, state legislators, agencies, and regulators.

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6.13.22

Maryland reduces waitlist for autism services by half

Maryland puts the needs of kids and families first by enacting the End the Wait Act which will decrease the waiting time for the Autism Waiver by 50%.

6.10.22

Autism Speaks and Herox Announce Innovative Winning Solutions of Autism Employment Connect Challenge

Autism Speaks announced the winner of the "Autism Employment Connector Challenge,” launched in partnership with HeroX, the leading platform and open

Autism Speaks and Royal Arch Masons fund two new research projects on auditory processing disorder

6.10.22

Autism Speaks and Royal Arch Masons award $170,000 of funding to researchers studying auditory processing disorder

Autism Speaks, with the support of a Royal Arch Research Assistance grant, is funding one pilot research project and one post-doctoral fellowship to

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5.31.22

Georgia celebrates expanded coverage of autism services

Georgia's new Mental Health Parity Act boosts protections for autistic individuals and improves coverage of autism services by Medicaid, the State

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5.31.22

New law improves coverage for autism in Iowa

When Iowa lawmakers gathered in Des Moines this year for their legislative session, they passed a new law that secures coverage for a wider range of

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5.23.22

2022 Florida Advocacy Wins

Autism Speaks supported several policy efforts that will expand access to special education supports, therapy services and insurance information for

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Sarah K. | 21 years old

You can be anything and anyone you want in this world as long as you believe it, and celebrating Pride is a representation of that.

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Joshua C. | 23 years old

I just want to support all people in this world, autism or not, to be who they choose to be. I include myself in that too. All of us are who we were born to be and it’s okay to embrace it.

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Dave D.

It’s been said that a grandparent is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher and a little bit best friend.

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Kendall and Keith F.

Autism has taught me that my son may see some things differently, but when it comes to love and cherishing your family, we see the same things.

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If you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism.

- Dr. Stephen Shore