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Science News
12.23.2020
How better understanding can support better outcomes in police interactions with autistics
People with autism who have communication differences or behavior challenges often use supports or learn skills that allow them to go to school, get
Science News
12.15.2020
Promising treatment programs highlighted at Thought Leadership Summit on Challenging Behaviors
As experts and the autism community gathered virtually for the second day of the Autism Speaks Thought Leadership Summit on Challenging Behaviors
Science News
12.15.2020
Thought Leadership Summit on Challenging Behaviors opens with closer look at solutions to severe behavior
This summit will help provide a framework for solutions needed for autistic kids and adults to reach their full potential. Click to learn more info.
Advocacy News
12.4.2020
Autism Speaks applauds Department of Veterans Affairs for including vital autism care in insurance coverage for families of disabled veterans
Click here to read about how the Department of Veterans Affairs is including vital autism care in insurance coverage for families of disabled veterans
Science News
12.2.2020
Autism Speaks to host Thought Leadership Summit on Challenging Behaviors
Autism Speaks will convene an invited group of researchers, clinicians, autistic adults and other autism community members virtually on Dec. 3 and 4,
Science News
12.2.2020
Stress study suggests parent training has benefits for caregivers as well as their kids
A study published in November points to a need for interventions that incorporate parent training to help support their child’s development, based
Blog
12.2.2020
Leaning into autism: Adapt the holiday season to fit your needs
Read helpful tips, shared by an autistic mother, to help people with autism and their families enjoy the holiday season and create new traditions.
Science News
11.30.2020
Autism Speaks announces new grant funding for early-career scientists
In further support of the mission objective to be a catalyst for life-enhancing research breakthroughs, Autism Speaks announced a new round of funding
Tool Kit Excerpt
11.17.2020
Caring for the caregiver
Remember that if you want to take the best possible care of your child, you must first take the best possible care of yourself.
Blog
11.17.2020
Why you should make friends with other parents of autistic kids
A mother of an autistic child shares why you should make friends with other parents of autistic kids.
Blog
11.4.2020
A parent’s perspective on understanding challenging behaviors associated with autism
When Ella was diagnosed with autism, her parents worried about their daughter’s future. Read about Ella’s autism journey in this Q&A with her mom and
Science News
10.26.2020
COVID-19 survey reveals widespread challenges for autism community and wider disparities for minority communities
A survey conducted in April by Autism Speaks – the first autism-specific survey to include a broad minority population - found that families of
Blog
10.21.2020
Autism and politics: Coping with political stresses
Click here to read rules that you can teach to children with autism when coping with political stresses.
Science News
10.21.2020
Study finds teens with autism more likely to develop suicidal behavior due to bullying
Study on Autism Research found that adolescents on the autism spectrum who were bullied were twice as likely to develop suicidal behavior over time.
Advocacy News
10.19.2020
Addressing barriers to behavioral health care services in California
Autism Speaks has expressed concern to the California Department of Health Care Services that some autistic students and their families are being
Blog
10.16.2020