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Families Make the Critical Difference in the Pace of Autism Research | March-April 1997
Families Make the Critical Difference in the Pace of Autism Research The Advocate March-April 1997 by: Portia Iversen & Jonathan Shestack Families of people with autism have taken the lead in genetic research by forming AGRE, the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange. This is the world’s first truly collaborative gene bank for autism. It is administered with…
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From Autism Acceptance Is More Than A Buzzword To April And Accommodations | April 2022
Genetic Research & Autism April is Autism Acceptance month — and acceptance is more than a buzzword. Working toward acceptance means welcoming autistic people’s leadership on the issues that most affect our lives. Since Autism Acceptance Month began, the autistic community has made a tremendous cultural impact in terms of how our society views autism.…
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Cure Autism Now | Families Make the Critical Difference in the Pace of Autism Research Via The Advocate | April 1997 #AutisticHistory
March-April 1997The Advocate By Portia Iversen & Jonathan Shestack Families Make the Critical Difference in the Pace of Autism Research Families of people with autism have taken the lead in genetic research by forming AGRE, the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange. This is the world’s first truly collaborative gene bank for autism. It is administered with the highest scientific…
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Autism Speaks | Top Ten Autism Research Findings of 2009 | Feb. 8, 2010 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Top Ten Autism Research Findings of 2009 Leading Autism Advocacy Organization Documents Progress to Discover Causes and Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorders NEW YORK, N.Y. (February 8, 2010)– Autism Speaks, the world’s largest autism science and advocacy organization, has released its annual list of the 10 most significant research achievements to have impacted autism during…
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Autism Speaks’ Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE), and Autism Tissue Program (ATP) in Collaboration with the Autism Genome Project (AGP) Continue to Support Important Genetic Research and Findings | Oct. 7, 2009 #AutisticHistory
Autism Speaks’ Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE), and Autism Tissue Program (ATP) in Collaboration with the Autism Genome Project (AGP) Continue to Support Important Genetic Research and Findings “A Genome-wide Linkage and Association Scan Reveals Novel Loci for Autism” published in Nature Using AGRE Data and ATP Tissue Extends Prior Research Findings New York, NY (October 7,…
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Archive | Clara Lajonchere of Autism Speaks, AGRE & Cure Autism Now | #AutisticHistory #StopBigAutism #BanABA
Clara Lajonchere Clara joined Cure Autism Now in June 2003 as AGRE Program Director. Under Clara’s leadership, AGRE has reached several landmarks including the acquisition of over 1600 family pedigrees and facilitating research in 15 countries. In September, 2006, Clara was promoted to Director of Clinical Research with responsibility for managing CAN’s ATN and CTN…
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Archived | Autism Group Softens Stance On Vaccines | August 16, 2009 #NotAnAutisticAlly #AutisticHistory
Autism group softens stance on vaccines Sunday, August 16, 2009 By Mark Roth, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The autism wars aren’t over — but they may have entered a new phase. Autism Speaks, the nation’s largest autism advocacy group, recently made its clearest public statement yet that minimizes the link between vaccines and autism. In a prepared…
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