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Autistic & Ally Voices: “I Will Die On This Hill” To Therapies That Actually Help Autistic Children | August 2022
WHICH THERAPIES ACTUALLY HELP AUTISTIC CHILDREN? By Shannon Des Roches Rosa At two-and-a-half, my autistic son spoke more words than many other autistic kids in his early intervention speech therapies group. At the time I knew very little about how varied autistic traits could be, so I assumed this pattern would continue. Yet, two years later, several […]
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Autism and Childhood Vaccines Hearing Testimony: James Smythe | April 6, 2000
See testimony here >> Read full testimony here >> Mr. Smythe. Thank you very much, Congressman Burton, Congressman Waxman, and other Members of Congress, for this opportunity to speak here for my son and for the tens of thousands of autistic children around this country and the millions of people who are affected by this, […]
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Cure Autism Now | Overview of Autism Research 1998 – 2000 | #AutisticHistory
What’s New, What’s Old and What’s Next? 1998-2000: Overview of Autism ResearchBy Portia Iversen After forty years in the desert, major change has been underway in the field of autism research. The past two years in particular, have seen a major increase in autism research. Significant new data are beginning to accumulate, laying the ground […]
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Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Symptoms Worsen Quality of Life for Individuals with Autism | Sept. 18, 2011 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Symptoms Worsen Quality of Life for Individuals with Autism Research Supported by the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network Presented at the Society for Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics Annual Meeting NEW YORK, N.Y. (September 18, 2011) – Research supported by the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network (ATN), demonstrating that symptoms of attention […]
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Archive | Joseph Horrigan of Autism Speaks | #AutisticHistory #StopBigAutism #BanABA
Joseph HorriganAssistant Vice President, Head of Medical Research Joseph Horrigan, M.D., joined Autism Speaks in October 2011 to serve as assistant vice president, head of medical research. In this position, Dr. Horrigan oversees Autism Speaks’ medical research activities, with the goal of speeding the development of safe and effective medicines that can improve the lives […]
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FYI | Akili Founders Recognized by Newsweek on Inaugural List of America’s 50 Greatest Disruptors | December 17, 2021 #AutismMarket
Akili Founders Recognized by Newsweek on Inaugural List of America’s 50 Greatest Disruptors Eddie Martucci, Adam Gazzaley and Matt Omernick are featured alongside visionaries, innovators and pioneers who are transforming the world through technology December 17, 2021 01:00 PM Eastern Standard Time BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Akili Interactive (“Akili”, the “Company”), a leading digital medicine company building cognitive treatments through game-changing […]
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Archived | Autism Speaks: Arguments In Support of Private Insurance Coverage of Autism-Related Services (PDF available) | October 24, 2007 #BanABA #AutisticHistory #AutismPolitics
Autism Speaks Arguments In Support of Private Insurance Coverage of Autism-Related Services October 24, 2007 Contents Page 4: Executive Summary Page 5: About Autism & About Autism Speaks Arguments in favor of a legislative mandate for coverage of autism: Page 6: Argument 1: Mandated private health insurance coverage will provide services that are desperately needed […]
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