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About Autism Speaks… Our Vision A world where all people with autism can reach their full potential. Our Impact Autism Speaks is enhancing lives today and accelerating a spectrum of solutions for tomorrow. Our Mission Autism Speaks is …
How is autism diagnosed?… The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all children be screened for autism at their 18 and 24-month well-child checkup. If you're not sure if your child has been screened, you can ask for a screening. You can also complete the online autism screener , print the results, and bring them to your healthcare provider to discuss your concerns. If the screener …
Autism and Your Family… How will I deal with this diagnosis? It's not easy to hear the news that your child has autism, and realize that your life will be utterly different than you had expected it to be. Daily life with a special-needs child presents many unique challenges. How do you come to terms with the fact that your child has autism? How do you cope once you get over the initial shock? We aim to help you by providing regular features on topics …
Autism Speaks Tele-Learning… Autism Speaks Tele-Learning Programs are virtual presentations for families, meant to provide information about Autism Speaks and the free resources available to individuals with autism and their families We are currently revising out …
Autism grants for families… The following is a list of autism grants from national organizations that offer support to families with autistic loved ones. For questions, please contact the organization listed directly. Autism Speaks is not responsible for and does not administer or monitor the grants below. If you are in need, please …
Contact Autism Speaks… If you are not able to see the above form, click here to contact us . Donations Give Online: You can donate generally at autismspeaks.org/donate or in support of a Walk or TeamUp participant’s personal fundraising page. For offline donations … event page to donate. For all other donations, please mail this form with your donation to: Donations Processing Center Autism Speaks P.O. Box 37148 Boone, IA 50037-0148 This address can only accept regular mail at this time. If you need to …
Finding myself in autism… Meet Dorian M., 34 Virginia I was diagnosed with autism at age 33. I was already married and had a 4-year-old child of my own at the time. I welcomed the diagnosis because … if a major question in life was answered, yet hundreds of others arose. I immediately made the decision to be open about my autism diagnosis and share my experience. My greatest struggle is also my greatest accomplishment in being a parent. It is … the way I do. It answered so many questions I had never been able to answer up until this point in my life. How does your autism make you unique? I'm not sure that I am unique. For a very long time, I felt alone. It was like I was the only one …
Autism clothing issues… Today’s “Got Questions?” answer is by psychologist Stephanie Weber, of the Kelly O’Leary Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. The center and hospital are part of the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network (ATN) . Editor’s note: The following information is not meant to diagnose or treat …
Autism and speech therapy… this opportunity to highlight the important services that a speech-language pathologist can provide for someone who has autism. What is a speech-language pathologist? Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) have masters or doctoral training in … in particular areas. So it’s important to find one with training and experience helping children and/or adults with autism. The speech-language pathologist’s most-familiar role involves helping someone produce speech – making sounds, …
Autism and Digestive Issues… Center and the Center for Celiac Research, at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Fasano is conducting Autism Speaks-funded research on GI issues and autism . If my child has autism-related GI issues, will this affect his ability to absorb nutrients from multivitamins and …