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Expert Opinion
3.13.2017
Can cognitive behavioral therapy ease autism-related sleep problems?
Researchers evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for improving sleep in children, ages 6 to 12, who have autism and sleep
News
3.10.2017
One World Trade Center will Light It Up Blue on April 2
One World Trade Center will Light It Up Blue for the 3rd year in a row on April 2, 2017 in honor of World Autism Awareness Day!
News
3.7.2017
Emirates Spinnaker Tower to Light It Up Blue on April 2
Emirates Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, will Light It Up Blue on April 2, 2017 in honor of World Autism Awareness Day.
Press Release
3.6.2017
World’s largest autism genome database shines new light on many ‘autisms’
Latest study from the Autism Speaks MSSNG program identifies 18 new autism-linked genes, deepening understanding of autism's broad spectrum
Science News
3.6.2017
World’s largest autism genome database shines new light on many ‘autisms’
Eighty percent of the 61 gene variations discovered through MSSNG to date affect biochemical pathways that have clear potential as targets for future
News
3.3.2017
The 6th tallest building in the world will go blue on April 2
The Taipei 101, formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center - a landmark skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan - will Light It Up Blue on April 2, 2017
Expert Opinion
2.27.2017
Autism and taking turns
Dr. Janine Stichter answers a question about autism and taking turns. See her strategies and activities to promote sharing and turn-taking.
News
2.24.2017
Niagara Falls to Light It Up Blue on World Autism Awareness Day
On April 2nd, 2017, Niagara Falls will be lit blue for a 15-minute duration from 10:00 pm to 10:15 pm in honor of World Autism Awareness Day!
Life on the Spectrum
2.23.2017
I was nonverbal until I was 4; Now I'm graduating from college
This guest post is by Hannah Tsukroff, a young woman with a diagnosis of ADD and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS), a
Blog
2.23.2017
Why this man with autism is being honored at the Oscars
The post below is by Ron Suskind, a Pulitzer-winning journalist, author and one of the subjects of Oscar-nominated documentary Life Animated.
News
2.22.2017
Dunlap & Magee raises $11,890 for Autism Speaks in PTO donations
Read about how Dunlap & Magee raised $11,890 for Autism Speaks in PTO donations.
Life on the Spectrum
2.22.2017
How technology can help people with autism succeed in the workplace
Corporate culture has finally caught up so that those of us with autism spectrum disorder can use technology to help us not only survive in the
Press Release
2.21.2017
Powered by Love: T-shirt designed by Tommy Hilfiger supports the Autism Speaks Walk
Autism Speaks board member and advocate Tommy Hilfiger has designed a T-Shirt exclusively to support the 2017 Autism Speaks Walk
Science News
2.15.2017
Study finds altered brain growth patterns that predict autism
Experimental brain-imaging method predicts autism based on early differences in brain growth; potential for earlier diagnosis and therapy for high
Science Blog
2.14.2017
Teacher seeks advice: Student with autism intimidates others
I teach in a self-contained classroom for students who have autism. I hear a lot about kids with autism being victims of bullying. But can they be
Expert Opinion
2.12.2017