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Meet Ryan Yuen, Ph.D.… disorders, including autism.  In a new study that uses MSSNG data, funded by an Autism Speaks Dataset Analysis Grant in 2019, Yuen is using genome sequencing data to find strategies for locating new genetic variants linked to …
Financial Assistance Resources… Insurance (SSDI) Medicaid Waiver ABLE Accounts Community and State Financial Assistance Emergency Assistance Family Grant Opportunities Special Needs Financial Planning Tool Kit Mapping out the financial future of your child can seem like a … information on a variety of government and other assistance. In particular, see the page on  Government Benefits, Grants, and Loans . The  Patient Advocate Foundation  is also a good place to search for grants and other financial …
For individuals and families… say thank you. Again, thank you so much for your help. I greatly appreciate the assistance you have provided to us. ~2023 grant recipient For more about Autism Speaks grants check out: Scientific Research Grants and Fellowship Programs Local Impact Grants for Service Providers What Autism Speaks Has Funded … For individuals and …
Autism Speaks Grantee Recipient Story: ChildServe … that provide people with autism with fulfilling social and educational experiences through the Autism Speaks Local Impact Grant program .  ChildServe, a recipient of our Local Impact Grant, shared their story: ChildServe offers 30+ pediatric specialty services, and 16 of those services support children and …
Autism Speaks-supported research at INSAR 2022… Behavioral & Intellectual Assessment II Abstract ID #41081 – Supported by the Autism Speaks Predoctoral Fellowship ( Grant #12841 ) Author: Einat Waizbard Bartov Institution: University of California, Davis Title: “Psychopathological … Adult Outcome: Medical, Cognitive, Behavioral Abstract ID #39453 – Supported by the Autism Speaks Predoctoral Fellowship ( Grant #12854 ) Author: Elaine Clarke Institution: University of California, Los Angeles Title: “Vocational Trajectories and …
Autism Speaks awards over $550,000 for autism research… spectrum and throughout the life span, for the needs of people with autism and their families, today announced $555,850 in grant funding to five researchers studying autism. As a major funder of autism research, Autism Speaks is committed to … support a promising group of young scientists who are propelling the field of autism research forward in new directions.”  Grant applications were peer reviewed by a panel of scientific reviewers, community advocates and self-advocates who …
Collaboration Addresses Transition to Adulthood for Autism Patients … to adulthood has been awarded a total of $1 million over the next three years from the Cleveland Foundation. The grant will help to support the work of a three-year pilot in which The MetroHealth System, Autism Speaks and Milestones … support these young people and their families and the partnership among these entities allows us to do that at scale.” The grant will fund a joint effort between MetroHealth and Autism Speaks to develop a Transition Clinic with a specific focus on … Milestones or other community providers and organizations”, said Kate Brown, MetroHealth’s Chief Development Officer. The grant from the Cleveland Foundation will launch the program while additional philanthropic funds are secured to complete the …
Basic advocacy skills: Step by step… you are advocating and to whom you ultimately need to advocate. Does the person you are addressing have the authority to grant your request or resolve your situation? What constraints does s/he face? Step 6. Present your “case.” Step 7. Consider … shape your strategy. You are bringing your concerns to your child’s teacher and school principal. But are they empowered to grant your request ? If you are advocating to someone who lacks sufficient authority, no matter how hard you press – and regardless of whether they are sympathetic to your position – they will be unable to grant your request. The goal of your advocacy with the team might then be to get them to support you in bringing your …
Nutrition and Autism… the nutritional needs of those with autism. You can explore these and other funded research using this website’s Grant Search . For advice and perspective on eating issues, please see these recent blog posts by Autism Speaks-funded …
Autism Speaks launches Early Career Investigators Advisory Subcommittee… exceptional research training opportunities related to the study of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Since 2006, we have granted nearly $19 million in predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowship awards to 236 researchers studying the biology of ASD, … We welcome their diversity of expertise and perspectives to our science advisory committee”. In addition to advising on grant funding and research opportunities, the subcommittee will provide guidance on career development issues relevant to …