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Webcasts of interest to the autism community

June 02, 2017

Learn more in our regularly updated listings of webchats, webinars and podcasts of interest to the autism community

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Autism BrainNet, autism health care, autism research, autism webinars, epigenetics of autism

Autism Speaks at the International Meeting for Autism Research 2017

May 09, 2017

A look at more than 50 presentations by Autism Speaks science staff and funded researchers at IMFAR 2017, May 10-13, in San Francisco

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autism research, Autism Speaks, IMFAR 2017, International Meeting for Autism Research

Autism and Health: A Special Report by Autism Speaks

April 26, 2017

Advances in understanding and treating the physical and mental health conditions that frequently accompany autism

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anxiety, ASD, autism, autism and health, bipolar, depression, Epilepsy, GI, premature mortality, schizophrenia, sleep, Special Report by Autism Speaks

FDA invites autism community to guide May 4 meeting on medicine development

April 25, 2017

Participate in person or online; panelists include Autism Speaks Chief Science Officer and autism researcher Thomas Frazier, the father of a... More...

Autism Spectrum, FDA, Food and Drug Administrations, new medicines for autism, Patient Centered Drug Development, self advocacy, Thomas Frazier

IACC announces its top autism research advances of 2016

April 24, 2017

The U.S. Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) has published its annual summary of advances in autism research, with portfolio... More...

autism research, IACC, Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee

Autism and the transition to adult healthcare: Guidelines for lifelong care

April 20, 2017

Parents of teenager with autism and complex medical needs seek guidance for the transition from pediatric to adult healthcare

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AIR-P, ATN, autism medical guidelines, Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network, Dan Coury, Daniel Coury, Got Questions, healthcare for individuals with autism, medical guidelines for care of individuals with autism, Vanderbilt

Populations in movement: Addressing the needs of migrants with autism

March 31, 2017

In recognition of World Autism Awareness Day, United Nations panel discusses challenges and solutions to providing services to refugees and... More...

autism services, Bangladesh, China, GAPH, Global Autism Public Health, India, migrants, Qatar, refugees, Turkey, United Nations, World Autism Awareness Day, World Autism Awareness Day

World’s largest autism genome database shines new light on many ‘autisms’

March 06, 2017

Latest study from the Autism Speaks MSSNG program identifies 18 new autism-linked genes, deepening understanding of autism’s broad spectrum... More...

Autism Speaks, Mathew Pletcher, MSSNG, Nature Neuroscience, Stephen Scherer, whole genome sequencing