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News
3.30.2023
A letter from Autism Speaks CEO
Autism Speaks has a clear vision that guides our organization. Read a letter from the CEO about our commitment to standing with the autistic community![Autism affects an estimated 1 in 36 children in the U.S.](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/1%20in%2036%20children%202023%20master%20graphic%20rgb.png.webp?itok=xJgirAON)
Press Release
3.23.2023
Autism Speaks Pledges to Make World of Difference as Autism Prevalence Rises to 2.7% of Children in U.S.
The CDC released a new report that shows an increase in autism prevalence with 1 in 36 children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in 2020, and![Autism Speaks Celebrity Chef Gala 2023 Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/ASLogo%26Honoree.png.webp?itok=4XwEnFgI)
Press Release
3.13.2023
Autism Speaks Celebrity Chef Gala Brings Celebrated Culinary Artists Together in Support of the Autism Community
Autism Speaks annual Celebrity Chef Gala will welcome notable chefs, philanthropists and advocates to celebrate the autism community and help fuel![Strand of DNA](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/DNA_0.jpg.webp?itok=j0XeAWvh)
Science News
2.27.2023
Autism Speaks partner DNAstack is named 2023 Company of the Year
Click here to read about DNAstack’s groundbreaking work to unlock the power of genomics and health data through software and their recent recognition![Autism Speaks welcomes Dr. Charles Reynolds and Dr. Brett Abrahams to our Medical and Science Advisory Committee](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/Autism%20Speaks%20welcomes%20Dr.%20Charles%20Reynolds%20and%20Dr.%20Brett%20Abrahams%20to%20our%20Medical%20and%20Science%20Advisory%20Committee.png.webp?itok=emLz_bZR)
Science News
2.27.2023
Autism Speaks welcomes Dr. Charles Reynolds and Dr. Brett Abrahams to our Medical and Science Advisory Committee
Dr. Charles Reynolds, M.D., and Dr. Brett Abrahams, Ph.D., have joined the Autism Speaks Medical and Science Advisory Committee (MSAC). The committee![Autism Speaks launches Early Career Investigators Advisory Subcommittee](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/Autism%20Speaks%20launches%20Early%20Career%20Investigators%20Advisory%20Subcommittee.png.webp?itok=KoBC50GA)
Science News
2.27.2023
Autism Speaks launches Early Career Investigators Advisory Subcommittee
Autism Speaks is establishing an Early Career Investigators Advisory Subcommittee that will operate alongside our Medical and Science Advisory![Autism Speaks Light Up The Blues 6 Presented by the Colts](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/Autism%20Speaks%20Light%20Up%20The%20Blues%206%20Presented%20by%20the%20Colts.png.webp?itok=Y9cdwJ1U)
Press Release
2.13.2023
Neil Young, Stephen Stills and more join Autism Speaks Light Up The Blues 6 Concert
Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Chris Stills, Oliver Stills, and more, along with many special guests, will return to![Autism Speaks - Coaches Powering Forward](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/Autism%20Speaks%20-%20Coaches%20Powering%20Forward.jpg.webp?itok=aQC1OzUD)
Press Release
1.31.2023
Coaches Powering Forward Week unites the NCAA community
Autism Speaks Coaches Powering Forward campaign is an annual effort to bring college basketball coaches, teams, schools, broadcasters and fans![Gunjan Seth](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/Gunjan%20Seth.jpg_0.png.webp?itok=szscotL2)
Science News
1.12.2023
Autism Care Network family partner wins CHC Patient and Family Leadership Award
Autism Speaks is thrilled to congratulate Gunjan Seth, family partner to the Autism Speaks Autism Care Network (ACNet), for winning the 2022 Children![2022 with colorful fireworks behind numbers](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/moritz-knoringer-4_MwbIq0CME-unsplash-min.jpg.webp?itok=_InOz7Td)
Advocacy News
12.31.2022
2022 Advocacy Highlights
Today, we celebrate the policy milestones and accomplishments that your support helped us achieve in 2022.![US Capitol building](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/andy-feliciotti-oN_cUY1v7hs-unsplash.jpg.webp?itok=m-xZpJIF)
Advocacy News
12.23.2022
Milestone wins for the autism community in federal bill
The hard work of advocates across the country and congressional champions for the autism community came to fruition with the passage of a federal![Award recipient Lindsey Carter and her colleagues at the Montana Dept. of Public Health's Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Division](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%282%29_0.png.webp?itok=1sd8rs5P)
Advocacy News
12.21.2022
Autism Speaks recognizes public health leaders for meaningful changes to Montana’s Medicaid Program for Children and Young Adults
Autism Speaks recognized Lindsey Carter, Bureau Chief of the Developmental Disabilities Program at the Montana Department of Public Health, with a![people taking notes at a conference](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/CAAAC%20Conference.jpg.webp?itok=KlyENCrp)
Science News
12.2.2022
Autism Speaks and CAAAC host research conference for Chinese American community
Click here to learn about the inaugural conference on autism across the life span hosted by the Chinese American Association for Autistic Community![crystallized DNA](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/DNAmssng_0.png.webp?itok=xbkTt8VB)
Press Release
11.17.2022
Autism Speaks MSSNG database provides data for world’s largest autism whole-genome sequencing study, revealing 134 autism-linked genes
Autism Speaks MSSNG database, the world’s largest autism whole-genome dataset, recently provided researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children![Photo of Santa Claus with child on lap](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/Cherry_Hill_Santa_Cares.png.webp?itok=IpYjJLyJ)
Press Release
11.15.2022
Cherry Hill Programs and Autism Speaks present Santa Cares events to make visiting Santa inclusive for all ages and abilities
Cherry Hill Programs, Autism Speaks, and Autism Speaks Canada are thrilled to continue hosting sensory-friendly Santa Cares events across North![Autism Speaks staff Josh Cobbs handing puzzle piece shaped acrylic award to Rep. Meyer](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/2022%20Iowa%20Rep%20Ann%20Meyer%20and%20Josh%20Cobbs_o.jpg.webp?itok=Fuuocxeu)
Advocacy News
11.15.2022