Novel H1N1 Vaccine and Autism: What You Need to Know

The Centers for Disease Control have issued guidelines for 2009 Novel H1N1 vaccination. Included in the priority groups are: All persons aged 6 months to 24 years Caregivers of children < 6 months Pregnant women Health care providers People age 25-64 years with high-risk medical conditions. The September 3, 2009 issue of CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) reported that of the 36 [...]

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Autism Science Foundation Issues First Request for Scientific Grant Proposals

Grants will Fund Doctoral Students Focused on Autism Research The Autism Science Foundation has released its first request for scientific proposals. ASF is inviting applications for a Doctoral Training Award for graduate students interested in pursuing careers in basic and clinical scientific research relevant to autism spectrum disorders. The proposed training must be scientifically linked [...]

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Twitter Roundup: Autism, Vaccines, & the Brain.

Left Brain/Right Brain covered the National Autism Association’s press release regarding Autism Science Foundation board member Dr. Paul Offit. LB/RB first covered the press release itself, then Dr. Offit’s response to the NAA via Kim at Countering Age of Autism. Another Left Brain/Right Brain post detailed the “money side” of the rotavirus vaccine developed in [...]

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“Association for Science in Autism Treatment” Newsletter Now Available

ASAT has resumed publication of its quarterly newsletter, Science in Autism Treatment.  Parents can often be enticed and distracted by the myriad of alternative autism treatments that have been put forth, many of which lack evidence of efficacy. Often, these treatments run counter to effective approaches and may deplete precious resources.  We believe that ASAT’s [...]

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Speaking Out About “Autism Every Day”

By Alison Singer President, Autism Science Foundation This post is in response to Marc Rosen’s examiner.com post “Why Autistic People Don’t Like Autism Speaks”. http://www.examiner.com/x-21742-Long-Island-Autism-Examiner~y2009m9d7-Why-autistic-people-dont-like-Autism-Speaks#comments. I am posting here because of the 1000 character limit at examiner.com. In  his blog post, Marc Rosen writes, “Another huge reason why autistics hate Autism Speaks is their film [...]

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Guide for Preschool Teachers Supports Autism Inclusion

A manual was created by Karen Griffin Roberts to help preschool teachers understand that it’s possible to include children with autism spectrum disorder in their classes.

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