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Blog
1.24.2023
Expert Q&A: Tips for an active and healthy lifestyle
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Jean Gehricke, a clinician and researcher at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), an Autism Speaks-supported
Blog
1.23.2023
CEO’s Letter: Addressing the crisis in access to autism care
Click here to read an op-ed by Keith Wargo, CEO of Autism Speaks, on the lack of access to autism care, especially in the Emergency Room.
Science News
1.12.2023
Autism Care Network family partner wins CHC Patient and Family Leadership Award
Autism Speaks is thrilled to congratulate Gunjan Seth, family partner to the Autism Speaks Autism Care Network (ACNet), for winning the 2022 Children
Blog
1.6.2023
Genetic testing helped family stay healthy
Jeff he was diagnosed with autism, epilepsy and global developmental delay at age 4. Through genetic testing, his family found that he has a genetic
Blog
1.3.2023
My New Year's resolution this year is simple
Most years I am very specific in my “improvement desires,” but this year I went old school.
Advocacy News
12.31.2022
2022 Advocacy Highlights
Today, we celebrate the policy milestones and accomplishments that your support helped us achieve in 2022.
Advocacy News
12.23.2022
Milestone wins for the autism community in federal bill
The hard work of advocates across the country and congressional champions for the autism community came to fruition with the passage of a federal
Advocacy News
12.21.2022
Autism Speaks recognizes public health leaders for meaningful changes to Montana’s Medicaid Program for Children and Young Adults
Autism Speaks recognized Lindsey Carter, Bureau Chief of the Developmental Disabilities Program at the Montana Department of Public Health, with a
Blog
12.19.2022
What autism has taught me, as a mom
Perhaps two of the greatest gifts autism has given me are the ability to communicate with or without words and responding to behaviors. Jonathan’s
Science News
12.2.2022
Autism Speaks and CAAAC host research conference for Chinese American community
Click here to learn about the inaugural conference on autism across the life span hosted by the Chinese American Association for Autistic Community
Blog
12.1.2022
Catching up with Scarlett: Autistic second grader and her super mom thrive in 2022
Catch up with 7-year old Scarlett D., who has progressed to a new school in a co-teaching classroom and started cheerleading, and learn how she and
Blog
11.29.2022
How to make the holidays more meaningful for yourself and your autistic loved ones
Making the holidays enjoyable for and inclusive of autistic people and their families is not necessarily about avoiding challenges. It is about doing
Press Release
11.17.2022
Autism Speaks MSSNG database provides data for world’s largest autism whole-genome sequencing study, revealing 134 autism-linked genes
Autism Speaks MSSNG database, the world’s largest autism whole-genome dataset, recently provided researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children
Blog
11.17.2022
Giving Thanks: Autistic adult credits his family, friends and therapy for his good life
My name is Sean H. I’m 34-years-old and I have autism. I was diagnosed at 2, but I didn’t really understand that I had autism until
Blog
11.16.2022
Tips for autistic people to make the holidays happy
Contributor Brigid Rankowski shares tools and supports to help other autistic people manage holiday gatherings.
Blog
11.16.2022