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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 …
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 …
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 …
Study shows that many nonverbal autistic children overcome severe language delays… and services that can improve function and quality of life for nonverbal individuals. You can use the Autism Speaks Grant Search to see more. … Hopeful news for families; study counters belief that nonverbal children won’t acquire speech …
Speech Devices Can Help Build Language in Schoolchildren with Autism… Angeles; Vanderbilt University, Nashville; and the Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore. It was supported by  a research grant from Autism Speaks Sixty children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) participated in the study. They ranged in age …
Study Finds Sensory Integration Therapy Benefits Children with Autism… online in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders . The study was funded by an Autism Speaks treatment research grant . Autism’s symptoms often include difficulty processing sensory information such as textures, sounds, smells, tastes, …
Small study finds B12 injections ease autism symptoms in some children… Some earlier research has suggested that the process is impaired in some people with autism . The new study, supported by a grant from Autism Speaks , appears online in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology . It is the first …
What is Discrete Trial Training?… interventions and the development of more effective interventions. You can explore  these  and other Autism Speaks research grants using this website’s Grant Search. … What is Discrete Trial Training? …
Newly diagnosed adult with autism seeks therapy advice… for developmental disabilities at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Dr. Farley received an Autism Speaks research grant to study the factors that help or hinder the development and success of adults with autism. I’m a newly diagnosed …