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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 …

Early Childcare Provider's Guide to Managing Challenging Behaviors… Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, an  Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network (ATN)  site, through a generous grant from Autism Speaks … Early Childcare Provider's Guide to Managing Challenging Behaviors …

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 …

ATN/AIR-P Visual Supports and Autism… detailed information This tool kit is a result of on-going activities of the ATN and was developed with the support of a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to Vanderbilt University. Download our one-page overview on …

Meet Bin F.… & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage month important to you? For a long time, the AAPI communities are regarded as “Model Immigrants” and also called “Silent People.” We always try to keep peace and avoid confrontation; we don’t want to fight with … we are trying to promote CST in other cities in U.S. Learn more about the Autism Family Caregivers Act  which would provide grant funding to caregiver skills training programs across the United States.  Join us in asking for Congress’s support. You …

This inclusion project is supporting preschoolers with autism … and an accompanying toolkit for teachers that would be widely available. Our program was fortunate to obtain this generous grant from Autism Speaks. With this funding, we were able design a training package on how to effectively include children … Thank you so much for including our preschool, Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Preschool, in your Autism Speaks grant. It has been an honor and privilege to be able to work alongside of you. I really enjoy sharing and showing you how we …

Autism Speaks Names 2017 Weatherstone Predoctoral Fellows… in the field. Autism Speaks established the  Dennis Weatherstone Predoctoral Fellowship Program  in 2008 with a generous grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. The program honors the late financier Sir Dennis Weatherstone and his commitment … about Roxana Mesias's research project here . Explore all the research that Autism Speaks is funding using this website’s Grant Search .  … Weatherstone program launches highly promising careers in autism research with ground-breaking studies …

Autism Speaks funds promising new treatment and diagnostic studies …   Autism Speaks is pleased to announce more than $1.6 million in grants for three promising research projects that will each span three years. The first study will rigorously test a new … Mindy Scheithauer, of Emory University’s Marcus Autism Center, will lead the study. It will enroll 76 children.  The second grant will support a clinical trial of leucovorin (a form of folate, or vitamin B9) that has shown early promise in …

Autism Speaks and Royal Arch Masons expand funding for auditory-processing research… fellowship and second pilot study focused on central auditory processing disorder – all made possible by a generous grant from the Royal Arch Research Assistance program. “Our longstanding partnership with the Royal Arch Masons has enabled …