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Archived | Autism Speaks Announces New Staff Appointments | Circa November 6, 2006 #NotAnAutisticAlly
Autism Speaks Announces New Staff Appointments Organization Names New National Director of Leadership Giving, National Director of Creative Services and Director of Communications (NEW YORK, NY – November 6, 2006) – Autism Speaks, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing awareness of autism and raising money to fund autism research, today announced the appointment of three…
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Autism Speaks Timeline | #NotAnAutisticAlly
note: The “Autism Community” is not the Autistic Community The Autism Community was created by non-Autistic led organizations and includes mostly parents, professionals and their friends and networks. Most of what the world know about Autism is sourced from the non-autistic “Autism Community.” What’s the difference between Autism Advocacy and Autistic Advocacy? Autism Advocacy (by…
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Archived | Wrights Honored with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Inaugural Double Helix Medals | Circa November 9, 2006 #NotAnAutisticAlly
Cold Spring Harbor Double Helix Medals Autism Speaks Co-founders Suzanne Wright and Bob Wright received the Double Helix Medal for Corporate Leadership from the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CHSL) on Nov. 9, 2006, at CHSL’s annual awards ceremony. Muhammad Ali received an award for humanitarianism and Dr. Philip A. Sharp, winner of the 1993 Nobel…
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Archived | Kennedy Krieger Institute: Study Finds Fever May Lead to Improved Behavior in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders | Circa 2005 #NotAnAutisticAlly
In The News | As Seen On Autism Speaks Kennedy Krieger Institute: Study Finds Fever May Lead to Improved Behavior in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Can fever lessen symptoms of autism? A new study published in Pediatrics aimed to find out, inspired by anecdotes from parents and clinicians of behavioral improvements during fever in people with…
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Archived | Autism Speaks Press Releases 2005 | #NotAnAutisticAlly
Autism Speaks press releases from 2005. Highlights of the year: Merger with NAAR, Introduction of the Combating Autism Act, Mark Roithmayer joins as Autism Speaks President, Hurricane Katrina and more.
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Archived | AutismCares Marks 100 Days of Providing Critical Assistance to Families Impacted By This Fall’s Devastating Hurricanes | Circa December 22, 2005 #NotAnAutisticAlly
Helping Already Vulnerable Families Affected by Autism Overcome the Disruptive Effects of Katrina, Rita and Wilma BOISE, Idaho (Dec. 22, 2005) – AutismCares, a consortium of leading autism organizations spearheading a national emergency relief and recovery initiative, marks its 100th day of helping families on Christmas Day. The organization was created in September in response…
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Archived | Winning Apprentice Contestants Raise Awareness, Funds for Autism Speaks | Circa December 20, 2005 #NotAnAutisticAlly
More Than $98,000 Raised from The Apprentice Finale Will Go Toward Research into Growing National Health Crisis (New York, New York – December 20, 2005) – Autism Speaks, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing awareness of autism and raising funds for critical autism research, was a big winner on the season finale of the hit NBC-TV show The…
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