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Girls, genes and autism… , at the University of Washington, in Seattle. I want to start by saying "thank you" to the Autism Speaks community for its support of my research. My Weatherstone Fellowship launched my scientific career by helping fund my first big study – into … and I wanted to use a relatively new gene-sequencing technique – called exome sequencing – to sequence  all  the genes in a group of girls and women on the autism spectrum.  [Editor’s note: Standard genetic testing involves the sequencing of only a … disrupted the normal formation of synapses – the vital connections that link brain cells with each other. This finding supported earlier evidence that problems with brain connectivity are a root cause of autism. In addition, we found many …

International Autism Organizations… your child may have autism, you may also have an autism organization in your country that could provide additional support (listed alphabetically by country). If you would like to have your organization added to this list, please email  … (Quebec) H2R 2W3 Canada Phone: (514) 270-7386 Fax: (514) 270-9261 Email:  secretariatfqa@contact.net   Autism Working Group Yukon 508 F Main Street Whitehorse, Yukon Canada Y1A 2B9 Phone:  867-667-6406 Fax: 867-667-6408 Email:  … dell'autismo Italy Phone: 39-06-65-00-00-63 Email:  autismo@tin.it Countries -J (back to  top ) JAMAICA Jamaica Autism Support Group c/o Kingston YMCA, 21 Hope Road Kingston 10 Jamaica, West Indies Phone: 876 926 8081 Fax: 876 929 9387 Email:  …