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Autism Speaks Grant supports a new swim program for children in the Bronx… Last week, we visited the New Settlement school in the Bronx, NY, which received a Norma and Malcolm Baker Recreation Grant in 2018. New Settlement collaborates with community residents and develops partnerships to create services and … with autism spectrum.  Almost all of the children who attend P10X are Black and Latino, man of whom are recent immigrants.  The median income in the surrounding community is less than $25,000 a year for a household of four. Swim Time is a …

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 …

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 …

Dr. Brian Boyd is bringing diversity to the field of autism research… in Autism on their group-based support model for Black families with children on the spectrum. We also just wrote a grant together to really look at risk and resilience in these families. How do you think the field of autism research could … get involved. Learn more: Read about Autism Speaks' Diversity, Equity, Access & Inclusion vision View our current research grant opportunities … Dr. Brian Boyd is bringing diversity to the field of autism research …

Spotlight on Autism Training for First Responders… to learn best practices for responding to emergency situations involving a person with autism. Through the Chapter Grants program, Autism Speaks was excited to provide $5,000 for the development of a vital training curriculum for first … about autism brings some peace of mind. This post is a spotlight on Pathfinders for Autism , an Autism Speaks Chapter Grant recipient. With funding from Autism Speaks, Shelly McLaughlin and Trish Kane at  Pathfinders for Autism developed  …

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.  … …

Breakthrough science from a Walk volunteer turned autism researcher… produce any solid evidence that the compound would help people. We even ended up returning some of the funds from the pilot grant to Autism Speaks. My team’s failure left us with a nagging doubt. Could we ever hope to understand autism in a rodent …