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An employment success story from an Autism Speaks grantee… Check out this update from one of our recent grantees,  Taking the Lead  in Maryland! We are accepting applications from service providers across the country to our Norma and Malcolm Baker Recreation program through August! Learn more and apply for an Autism Speaks grant  here. "I just wanted to thank Autism Speaks for the grant that was given to Taking the Lead.  Because of this grant, we created our vocational program that is teaching people …
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 …
Meet Lisa H.… work to ensure other children are just as fortunate. “What inspired me to really step up my donations was the Autism Cares grant program. Anything I can do to reduce the burden on other families in similar situations, I will do. It’s just really …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Autism Speaks awards $148,000 of funding to autistic researchers… whose combination of academic expertise and lived experience can greatly impact the field of autism research. This grant opportunity allows us to fund innovative research that resonates with the autistic community and makes a meaningful … Andy Shih, chief science officer at Autism Speaks. Researchers will be awarded $37,000 per year for two years. Meet our grantees: Scout Bolton University of Missouri Primary Mentor: Shawn Christ, Ph.D. Approximately 56-70% of autistic youth …