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Autism International

Geneva Centre for Autism Int’l Symposium: Nov. 3-5

On November 3-5, the Geneva Centre for Autism will be hosting its Autism 2010 Geneva Centre for Autism International Symposium. The symposium has been held every year since 1986 to provide a medium where autism experts and those affected by autism can communicate and [Read More]

Geneva Centre for Autism Int’l Symposium: Nov. 3-5

Autism Awareness

Athletes ‘Care 4 Autism’

Ernie Els, Darryl Strawberry, Dan Marino, Doug Flutie and Ted Lindsay are sports players that have all become dedication autism advocates by creating foundations across the country. Read the details and see if one is in your area... [Read More]

Athletes ‘Care 4 Autism’

Autism Research

Making the Connection: Autism and Immunology

There is a reoccurring theme that shows itself time and time again in children with autism, that theme is allergies. Although some parents have children with autism who show little or no adverse reactions to environmental factors, many parents comment on the severe physical and emotional reactions their children have to things like foods, fabrics, →

“I Cannot Tell a Lie,” Children with Autism, Missing Milestone

How many times do parents ask for small truths to be told from their child, or students (for the teachers out there). For a child without autism, it can be a very hard task to admit that they are the ones who took the cookie from the cookie jar. Anecdotal evidence and observational studies suggest →

Established as a nonprofit research organization, is creating a worldwide databank called iCAP (International Computer Analysis Program). iCAP will identify the various kinds of autism being researched by scientists and researchers worldwide to collaborate in the development of treatments. The database will be continually updated with information from international research data as well as data from published research studies and will be the largest source of genetic, environmental, and clinical information for autism research available to scientists worldwide. This collaborative data brings together new researchers from related disciplines into the field of autism and will help contribute valuable consensus information to the research community.

This international autism research databank strengthens our ability to work together with researchers, educators, therapists and families.