Studies to Advance Autism Research and Treatmen
The following are a few links related to autism and autism research:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is one of 27 components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Federal government's principal biomedical and behavioral research agency. NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
National Institute of Health (NIH) Autism Research Network (CPEA & STAART)
www.autismresearchnetwork.org
The NIH support two major research networks dedicated to understanding and treating autism:
1• The Collaborative Programs of Excellence in Autism (CPEA) Network conducts research to learn about the possible causes of autism, including genetics, immunological and environmental factors, as well as diagnosis, early detection, behavioral and communications characteristics, and treatment of autism.
2• Studies to Advance Autism Research and Treatment (STAART) Network was created as one of the responses to the Children's Health Act of 2000, NIH established an autism research network.
The Seaver & New York Autism Center of Excellence
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
http://www.mssm.edu/psychiatry/autism/
The Seaver and New York Autism Center of Excellence, funded by a major grant from the Seaver Foundation since 1993, is dedicated to unraveling the biological causes of autism and related disorders, and developing effective treatments for autism.
Cure Autism Now Foundation
www.cureautismnow.org
Cure Autism Now has established the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange, increased federal funding for autism research and generated greater media awareness of the issues confronting families affected by autism spectrum disorders.