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Career Opportunities… IL Senior Manager, Community Engagement - Upper Mid - West Remote / Chicago, IL Philanthropy & Government Relations Grant Writer Remote Individual Giving Vice President, Individual Giving Remote / near an airport Corporate Initiatives Vice …
Autism Speaks resources and information for researchers… * Learn about Autism Speaks’ research programs . * Learn about funding opportunities through Autism Speaks research grants and fellowships . * Explore the studies we’ve funded and those we’re currently funding. * Check out our Participate in Research search tool for people on the spectrum, and register in our grant system to apply to post an IRB-approved study to this database. * Contact us at research@autismspeaks.org for more …
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 …
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 …
Is there research on the use of cannabis products with children with autism?… Spafford Ackerly Chair for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He also has served as a reviewer for the Autism Speaks special grant program for preclinical translational research and the Autism Speaks translational postdoctoral fellowship grant program. Q: Is there research on the use of cannabis products with children with autism? Cannabis products have been …
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 …
COVID-19 information and resources for educators and health professionals… elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutes of higher education. Additional resources address questions about grant funding, adult education, and WIOA. CDC Guidance for Administrators of US K-12 Schools, Early Childhood Education, …