IMFAR Update on Adolescents and Adults with Autism
Posted by Anita Miller Sostek, Ph.D., Autism Speaks vice president of scientific review and operations. In the past few years, Autism Speaks has responded in several ways to the challenge of...
View ArticleAn AutismCares Thank You
This letter is from Katherine, an AutismCares recipient Dear Autism Speaks Family, I want to thank you all so very much for your gracious grant donation to my family, Justin (10 autistic), Aaron (20...
View ArticleWeekly Whirl - Summer Time!
If anyone knows how hectic life can get – WE DO! That’s why we have created the Autism Speaks Weekly Whirl to fill you in on all of the highlights of the week! The last thing we want is for you to be...
View ArticleiPads Sent to 651 Financially Disadvantaged Families
Earlier this week, the team at Autism Speaks began packing and sending out the 651 iPads that we awarded to families and schools acrossEarlier this week, the team at Autism Speaks began packing and...
View ArticleFamily Services Visit the New York Transit Museum
In 2011, Autism Speaks gave a grant to the New York Transit Museum and it’s program for kids with ASD, “Subway Sleuths.” This post is by Serena Selkin, Assistant Director, Grants.In 2011, Autism...
View ArticleCommunity Grants: Making a Long-Lasting Impact
The Autism Project which we funded in 2011 shares an update with us that includes starting a course for paraprofessionals!In 2011, Autism Speaks funded a project at The Autism Project in Johnston,...
View Article"These grants hit my heart even more than I could imagine"
A volunteer talks about her experience reviewing grant applications for the Autism Speaks grants announced today!Today Autism Speaks announced the recipients of the 2013 Chapter, Regional and...
View ArticleYour Dollars @ Work: Technology Helps Teen Club Connect Online!
Autism Speaks Grant helps purchase technology equipment to enable Teen Club to develop and maintain a website and Facebook page!A 2012 Chapter Grant to Pasadena Child Development Associates provided...
View ArticleYour Dollars @ Work: iPads Open Doors for Adults with Autism
Three hundred iPads generously donated to Autism Speaks were distributed to organizations serving adults with autism.Last year, the Celgene Corporation donated over 300 gently used iPads to Autism...
View ArticleYour Dollars @ Work: Camp Helps Kids with Autism Find Acceptance
One recipient of this year's Baker Summer Camp Program featured on CNN for helping kids with autism find acceptance at camp.This Your Dollars @ Work post features Brainy Camp, one of this year's Baker...
View ArticleYour Dollars@Work: Online Course for Caregivers of Adults with Autism!
Funded through an Autism Speaks grant to Autistic Global Initiative, 12-week online course trains family members and service providers.In 2011, Autism Speaks provided a grant to the Autistic Global...
View ArticleYour Dollars @ Work: Helping Campers One Grant at a Time
Since 2010, the Autism Speaks Baker Summer Camp Program has allowed more than 2,000 campers to attend camp by providing funding to camps to award scholarships to financially disadvantaged individuals...
View ArticleYour Dollars @ Work: Preparing students for the transition to college!
This Your Dollars @ Work post is about College Success, a recipient of a Brian and Patricia Kelly Postsecondary Scholarship Fund grant last year. The program prepared individuals with autism for the...
View ArticleYour Dollars @ Work: Providing tools to support parents and providers
With funding from Autism Speaks, child care providers were invited to attend training sessions on supporting children on the spectrum. In addition, more than 300 early childhood educators and parents...
View ArticleYour Dollars @ Work: Helping students with special needs learn to swim
In this post, one college student reports on his observations of a swim school in Maryland that received scholarship funding through the Autism Speaks Swimming and Water Safety Scholarship Fund.Autism...
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