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Science News
11.1.2022
Autism Speaks opens applications for research grants on central auditory processing disorder
Autism Speaks, the global non-profit dedicated to promoting solutions, across the spectrum and throughout the life span, for the needs of people with![Dr. Angelina Kakooza-Mwesige](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/Dr.%20Angelina%20Kakooza-Mwesige.png.webp?itok=AwIG5kEe)
Science News
10.26.2022
Autism Speaks welcomes Dr. Angelina Kakooza-Mwesige to the science advisory committee
Autism Speaks is pleased to announce that Dr. Angelina Kakooza-Mwesige, MB.Ch.B, MMed, Ph.D., has joined our Medical and Science Advisory Committee.![Autism Speaks announces new grant opportunity](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/Autism%20Speaks%20announces%20new%20grant%20opportunity.png.webp?itok=A_zRBlzl)
Science News
10.25.2022
Autism Speaks announces new grant opportunity for autistic scientists
As part of our mission to be a catalyst for life-enhancing research breakthroughs, Autism Speaks is proud to announce our new Predoctoral Fellowship![Christa Stevens handing Commissioner Mulready an puzzle shaped award with Judith Ursitti and Tara Hood standing next to them](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/2022%20OK%20InsurCommiss%20Glen%20Mulready%20Award.jpg.webp?itok=-g045zpu)
Advocacy News
10.20.2022
Autism Speaks recognizes Oklahoma Commissioner Mulready for work on autism insurance coverage
On Thursday, October 13, autism advocates and families joined us in recognizing Oklahoma Insurance Department Commissioner Glen Mulready with an![judge signing a document with wooden gavel resting nearby](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/pexels-ekaterina-bolovtsova-6077447-min.jpg.webp?itok=efS2qNOk)
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.![Autism Speaks $550,000 autism research grant winners](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/Autism%20Speaks%20%24550%2C000%20autism%20research%20grant%20winners.png.webp?itok=4qDXy8gg)
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,![Autism Speaks and Congresswoman Grace Meng Address the Importance of Caregiver Skills Training Programs in Local Communities at the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/Autism%20Speaks%20and%20Congresswoman%20Grace%20Meng%20Addressing%20the%20Importance%20of%20Caregiver%20Skills%20Training%20Programs%20in%20Local%20Communities%20at%20the%20Charles%20B.%20Wang%20Community%20Health%20Center.jpg.webp?itok=hEpPfWre)
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![Young Child](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/early-intervention-child.JPG.webp?itok=Lbo2ffLU)
Advocacy News
9.6.2022
Montana’s Medicaid benefit changes to provide more children with autism the treatment they need
In order to ensure more children with autism utilize Montana's Medicaid Program, the state has announced changes focused on expanded eligibility and![doctors reviewing paperwork](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/ACNet%20site%20announcement.jpg.webp?itok=k1KHyo9n)
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![autism speaks new logo](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/Autism%20Speaks%20New%20Logo.png.webp?itok=ykeRfyOn)
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![Autism Speaks Thought Leadership Summit on Autism and Aging](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/Autism%20Speaks%20Thought%20Leadership%20Summit%20on%20Autism%20and%20Aging_0.png.webp?itok=_ai0ij7t)
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.![Capitol Hill, Washington, DC](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/joshua-sukoff-5DDYHjk_KMU-unsplash.jpg.webp?itok=p5oBI4WP)
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![toddler playing with blocks, what is respite care](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/toddler%20playing%20with%20blocks%2C%20what%20is%20respite%20care.jpg.webp?itok=s9PmHcUL)
Advocacy News
6.13.2022
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%.![Autism Speaks logo](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/Logo_main%20imagee.jpg.webp?itok=psFaiC5Q)
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![Child wearing headphones to help with auditory processing disorder](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/Autism%20Speaks%20and%20Royal%20Arch%20Masons%20fund%20two%20new%20research%20projects%20on%20auditory%20processing%20disorder%20.png.webp?itok=PJ4O8b9E)
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![a child playing with blocks](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/what%20is%20asd%3Fdiagnosis%2C%20symptoms%2C%20little%20boy%20playing%20with%20blocks.jpg.webp?itok=KubLSSxX)
Advocacy News
5.31.2022