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Autism Speaks opens applications for research grants on central auditory processing disorder… the needs of people with autism and their families, today announced the opening of applications for a new cycle of research grants on the study of central auditory processing disorder (CAPD) (PDF) in autism. With generous support from a Royal Arch Research Assistance grant, we anticipate funding one pilot research study, one predoctoral fellowship and one postdoctoral fellowship focused on …

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 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. Read more about this groundbreaking research program . “Our …

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, …

Autism Speaks and Royal Arch Masons fund research on auditory processing disorder … Autism Speaks, with the support of a Royal Arch Research Assistance grant, is funding a pilot study and a research fellowship to address sound-processing difficulties among people with autism …

Autism Speaks and Royal Arch Masons fund 3 researchers in auditory processing disorder … Autism Speaks, with the support of a Royal Arch Research Assistance grant, is funding two pilot studies and one Fellowship to understand central auditory processing …

Autism and thunder: Parents seek advice to ease child’s extreme fear … therapy for anxiety in children and adolescents with autism, with the support of an   Autism Speaks research grant . Editor’s note: The following information is not meant to diagnose or treat and should not take the place of personal …