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Can brain scans help personalize autism therapies and supports? … Yung-Jui (Daniel) Yang is a social neuroscientist of the Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute at George Washington University. An Autism Speaks Meixner Postdoctoral Fellowship in Translational Research supported the research Dr. Yang describes here. …
Autism researchers Coyle, Lord and State win international honors… Autism Speaks is pleased to see three leaders in autism research honored with the National Academy of Medicine’s 2017 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental …
Whole genome sequencing reveals new type of genetic influence on autism… used the power of whole genome sequencing to discover a previously hidden type of genetic change associated with autism. They also discovered that these rare structural variations are inherited almost exclusively from fathers – for … today in the journal Science. “These unexpected findings broaden our appreciation for the enormous diversity of ways that autism develops, and in doing so, hold promise for the development of personalized therapies and services,” says Autism …
IACC announces top autism research advances of 2017… The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) has published its annual list of the past year’s highlights in autism research – 2017 IACC Summary of Advances in Autism Spectrum Disorder Research . Eight of the “Top Twenty” reports …
Keith Wargo Appointed President and CEO of Autism Speaks… (Princeton, NJ) - October 7, 2021 - Autism Speaks, the nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting solutions across the spectrum and throughout the life span for people with autism and their families, today announced that Keith Wargo has been named president and CEO of the organization. Mr. …
Many children with autism on medication without behavioral therapy… Study by Autism Speaks ATN raises red flag because, in most cases, first-line treatment should involve non-drug behavioral approaches … consultation, as appropriate, with a qualified healthcare professional and/or behavioral therapist. A new study out of the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network (ATN) found that around a third of children who were taking anti-psychotic medication …
Febrile seizures, epilepsy and autism: Your questions answered… A Q&A with neurologist Jamie Capal of the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Febrile – or fever-induced – seizures are …
Autism Speaks announces grant funding for early-career scientists… As part of our mission to be a catalyst for life-enhancing research breakthroughs, Autism Speaks is proud to empower early-career scientists through our Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. The … application date. “Our fellowship program supports the growth of a promising cadre of early career scientists who will make autism research their chosen field. Through this program, researchers will gain the quality training they need to drive …
Improving autism therapies by exploring the roots of social avoidance… Post by Katherine Stavropoulos, a 2012-13 Autism Speaks Dennis Weatherstone Predoctoral Fellow. Today, Dr. Stavropoulos is a clinical psychologist and neuroscientist … Her recently published research findings grew out of her Weatherstone research project on “ Motivation and Autism. ” Autism and avoiding social situations In my work with children and families affected by autism, I see the …
Do you have a child with autism and a new baby?… the last decade, IBIS researchers have identified brain changes as early as 6 months of age in infants who go on to develop autism. In two separate studies using findings from brain scans (MRI), IBIS researchers were able to predict with 80 percent accuracy which high-risk babies (those with older siblings with autism) later develop autism by two years of age. The findings potentially possess extremely important implications for early detection and …