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Advocacy News
10.10.2022
The Importance of Generally Accepted Standards of Care
The Wit decision represents the most successful effort to date to hold health insurers accountable for unequal coverage of mental health disorders.
Science News
9.13.2022
Autism Speaks awards over $550,000 for autism research
Autism Speaks announced $555,850 in grant funding to five researchers studying autism. Click here to learn more,
Advocacy News
9.9.2022
Autism Speaks and Congresswoman Grace Meng address the importance of Caregiver Skills Training Programs in local communities
Autism Speaks President and CEO Keith Wargo joined Congresswoman Grace Meng, leaders and staff of the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center and
Science News
8.16.2022
Autism Speaks welcomes five new sites to the Autism Care Network
Autism Speaks is proud to announce that five academic medical centers in the U.S. are joining the Network, raising the total number of sites in this
Press Release
8.16.2022
Autism Speaks awards $320,000 in grants to 71 organizations serving the ASD community
Autism Speaks announces this year’s recipients of their annual Local Impact Grants. These grants fund nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations that provide
Science News
7.26.2022
Autism Speaks hosts the Thought Leadership Summit on Autism and Aging
Click here to watch some of the key sessions from Day 1 and Day 2 of the Autism Speaks Thought Leadership Summit on Autism and Aging.
Advocacy News
7.13.2022
Autism Speaks applauds progress in U.S. House on key funding priorities
The House Appropriations Committee advanced a bill that includes $10 million increase to expand the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring
Press Release
6.10.2022
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
Science News
6.10.2022
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
Press Release
5.16.2022
Autism Speaks Appoints Kelli Seely Chief Marketing Officer
Autism Speaks announced that Kelli Seely has been named Chief Marketing Officer of the organization. Click here to read more.
Science News
5.15.2022
INSAR Day 3: Keynote speaker Liz Pellicano redefines “autistic flourishing”
Liz Pellicano, Ph.D., professor of autism research at University College London, says there is often a gap between the research lab and autistic
Science News
5.14.2022
INSAR Day 2: The Lancet Commission reports on the future of autism care and research
The Lancet Commission helped to create a report of recommendations that can improve quality of life for autistic people and their families worldwide.
Science News
5.13.2022
INSAR Day 2: ECHO Autism works to improve mental health care for autistic people
Autistic people experience a high risk for co-occurring psychiatric conditions, particularly anxiety and depression. Click here to learn more.
Science News
5.12.2022
INSAR Day 1: MSSNG research reveals new genes associated with autism
At INSAR 2022, seven researchers previewed their findings on topics ranging from the genetic causes of autism to chronic physical health disorders in
Advocacy News
5.11.2022
Autism Speaks strongly supports proposed ban on electrical stimulation devices
Proposed legislation includes reinstatement of FDA ban on electrical stimulation devices to curb self-harming and aggressive behaviors
Science News
5.9.2022