President Obama has signed the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2011. The bill extends the Combating Autism Act of 2006 for an additional three years for a total of $693 million for continued biomedical and treatment research on autism. For each of the next three years, the bill authorizes spending levels of $ 22 million [...]
Archive for September, 2011
Thank You President Obama: Combating Autism Reauthorization Act Signed Into Law
Posted in autism on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dr. Joseph Buxbaum and Dr. Bryan King Join ASF’s SAB
Posted in autism on September 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We are pleased to announce that two additional autism scientists have joined our Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). Please join us in welcoming Dr. Joseph Buxbaum, Director of the Seaver Autism Center and Professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and Dr. Bryan King, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington and [...]
Launch of Our NEW Website
Posted in autism, Autism Science Foundation, tagged Autism and Vaccines, Website on September 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Online Autism Research Destination for Parents, Individuals with Autism, Scientists and Teachers We are pleased to announce the re-launch of our website as an enhanced, interactive resource for parents, individuals with autism, teachers, scientists and other autism stakeholders. The website is the central distribution point for the latest in autism science and research. The site [...]
An Interview with Dr. Ami Klin, Marcus Autism Center
Posted in autism on September 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dr. Ami Klin is the Chief of Autism and Related Disorders of the Marcus Autism Center. Dr. Klin is also a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar at Emory University and director of the Division of Autism and Related Developmental Disabilities in the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Klin is also [...]
Autism Sequencing Consortium Meeting Update
Posted in autism on September 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The Autism Sequencing Consortium is meeting today at the National Institute of Mental Health. The conference is organized by Dr. Joseph Buxbaum of Mt Sinai School of Medicine and Dr. Matt State of Yale Medical School, both members of the Autism Science Foundation Scientific Advisory Board. Presentations will focus on the pathways from genes to [...]





