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Autism & GI-related Sleep Disturbances: Q&A … maternal or paternal ages independently increase autism risk – and to what extent each might do so. Supported by research grants from Autism Speaks , the iCare team looked at autism rates among 5,766,794 children – including more than 30,000 with … Explore all the research that Autism Speaks is funding – including research into autism risk factors – using this website’s Grant Search Engine . … Study also uncovers risk with wide gaps between parent ages; research needed to understand why … …
Holiday Safety Plan: Preventing meltdowns, wanderings and accidents… experience in teaching safety skills to people of all ages and all levels of autism. Kidpower was previously awarded a grant from Autism Speaks to increase the access and relevance of their “People Safety” curriculum for this community. … …
Five Tips for Grandparents of a Child with Autism… case an unexpected “crisis” develops. 2. Change what you can and let the rest go (a.k.a using the Serenity Prayer). “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know …
Autism & anxiety: Parents seek help for extreme reaction to loud noise… of cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety in adolescents with autism, with the support of an Autism Speaks research grant . Our 12-year-old son has autism, mild intellectual disability and anxiety attacks so severe that we end up in the …
Encouraging picky eaters with autism to try new foods … Center, its Department of Radiology and its Center for Autism Research . With support from an Autism Speaks research grant, Dr. Kuschner is developing and testing a cognitive behavioral treatment program that addresses the complex reasons …
Policy Pulse Newsletter - July 2023… said they're likely to leave their jobs within the next year and go into a field outside of K-12. How? The bill creates a grant program to support the retention and recruitment of paraprofessionals in public preschool programs as well as … is the Right IDEA Act sets new funding levels for IDEA Part B Section 619, which authorizes additional preschool formula grants, and IDEA Part C, which authorizes early intervention programs. Why? When IDEA legislation passed in 1975 and …
Advocating for those with severe, intense and challenging behaviors… teens who wandered away from safe places and drowned. Since its inception in 2018, $10.3 million has been awarded to 77 grant recipients working to reduce deaths and injuries among individuals with dementia and developmental disabilities who wander from safe environments. More specifically, it provides grants to local programs helping to 1) locate and recover individuals who have wandered and 2) proactively focus on …
ATN@Work: Improving emergency care for children with autism… how to communicate with patients who have autism. Autism Speaks’ helped fund the program with a Family Services community grant . … ATN@Work: Improving emergency care for children with autism …
ATN@Work: Personalizing hospital care for children with autism… around a document that pediatricians ask parents fill out prior to any hospitalization. The study was made possible by a grant from the Autism Speaks ATN in its role as the federally funded Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical …