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Fever effect in autism… study on this “fever effect,” in the journal Pediatrics. The research was made possible, in part, by a 2001 research grant from an organization that eventually merged with others to form Autism Speaks in 2005. Led by graduate student Laura …
Autism and fear of thunderstorms… therapy for anxiety in children and adolescents with autism, with the support of an Autism Speaks research grant . My son has autism and is very sensitive to noises. Recently he’s become afraid of thunder. I notice that his heart …
Autism & GI-related sleep disturbances: Q&A … maternal or paternal ages independently increase autism risk – and to what extent each might do so. Supported by research grants from Autism Speaks , the iCare team looked at autism rates among 5,766,794 children – including more than 30,000 with … Explore all the research that Autism Speaks is funding – including research into autism risk factors – using this website’s Grant Search Engine . … Study also uncovers risk with wide gaps between parent ages; research needed to understand why … …
Autism & anxiety: Parents seek help for extreme reaction to loud noise… of cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety in adolescents with autism, with the support of an Autism Speaks research grant . Our 12-year-old son has autism, mild intellectual disability and anxiety attacks so severe that we end up in the …
Autism and highways… accessories like wristwatches or shoes. A neighbor alert form can be found below. Autism Speaks has recently provided a grant to Project Lifesaver to protect individuals with autism prone to wandering through a multi-faceted approach involving …
Autism and anxiety: Loud noises… of cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety in adolescents with autism, with the support of an Autism Speaks research grant . Our 12-year-old son has autism, mild intellectual disability and anxiety attacks so severe that we end up in the …
Study finds autism early intervention highly effective… of the department of speech and hearing science, Portland State University, Portland, Ore. The study was funded by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). NIMH has also funded a multi-site trial of the Early Start Denver …
Encouraging picky eaters with autism to try new foods … Center, its Department of Radiology and its Center for Autism Research . With support from an Autism Speaks research grant, Dr. Kuschner is developing and testing a cognitive behavioral treatment program that addresses the complex reasons …
Advocating for those with severe, intense and challenging behaviors… teens who wandered away from safe places and drowned. Since its inception in 2018, $10.3 million has been awarded to 77 grant recipients working to reduce deaths and injuries among individuals with dementia and developmental disabilities who wander from safe environments. More specifically, it provides grants to local programs helping to 1) locate and recover individuals who have wandered and 2) proactively focus on …
Policy Pulse Newsletter - July 2023… said they're likely to leave their jobs within the next year and go into a field outside of K-12. How? The bill creates a grant program to support the retention and recruitment of paraprofessionals in public preschool programs as well as … is the Right IDEA Act sets new funding levels for IDEA Part B Section 619, which authorizes additional preschool formula grants, and IDEA Part C, which authorizes early intervention programs. Why? When IDEA legislation passed in 1975 and …