Sleep and Autism: Melatonin Study Adds Options for Sleepless Families

This is a guest post from ASF Science Writer Jerri Sparks Kaiser. Jerri, a parent of four children, one of whom has autism, blogs for ASF from a parent’s perspective about the latest autism research. A former Congressional Press Secretary, Jerri is an experienced science writer and has written specifically about autism for many years. [...]

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IMFAR Travel Grants Funds Enable Autism Stakeholders to Attend the Leading Autism Research Conference

We are now accepting applications for travel grants to send a limited number of parents of children with autism, individuals with autism, special education teachers, and other stakeholders to attend the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR). This year the conference will be held in Toronto, Canada from May 17-19. The awards cover up to [...]

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Interview: Dr. Karen Piece Discusses the Success of the 1-Year Well-Baby Check-Up Approach

Dr. Karen Pierce is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurosciences at the University of California San Diego, and the Director of Clinical and Functional Brain Imaging Research at the UCSD Autism Center of Excellence (ACE). An autism researcher for over 20 years, Dr. Pierce researches early clinical and neurobiological signatures of autism. Her “1-Year Well-Baby [...]

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Blinking Study Sheds New Light on My Anecdotal Findings as a Parent

ASF welcomes Jerri Sparks Kaiser as our newest Science Writer. Jerri, a parent of four children, one of whom has autism, will blog for ASF from a parent’s perspective about the latest autism research. A former Congressional Press Secretary, Jerri is an experienced science writer and has written specifically about autism for many years. Before [...]

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