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2024

Press Releases:

• Defense Health Program Department of Defense Autism Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24)
  January 23, 2024

Research Highlights:

• CDMRP Funds Innovative Research to Support the Autism Community
• A Novel Provider-Focused Training Program to Serve Transition-Age Youth and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

News:

• Autism Training for First Responders Expands Across Virginia (external link)
  University of Virginia, July 18, 2024
• MU study shows blood pressure drug can reduce anxiety for people with autism (external link)
  University of Missouri, February 13, 2024

2023

Press Releases:

• Defense Health Program Department of Defense Autism Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23)
  February 2, 2023

Research Highlights:

• A Multidisciplinary Intervention for Encopresis in Children With ASD
• The Influence of Social, Educational, and Work Experiences on Psychological Health for Transition-Aged Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders
• School-Based Intervention Programs for Children with ASD

News:

• Study shows autism profiles can be identified early via tele-assessment with a tool created at VUMC (external link)
  VUMC Reporter, August 21, 2023

2022

Press Releases:

• Defense Health Program Department of Defense Autism Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22)
  January 18, 2022

Research Highlights:

• Autism Associated Mutations Impact on Ca2+ Channels and Behavior
• Flame Retardant Exposure During Early Development and Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Using Propranolol to Treat the Core Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder

News:

• For kids with autism, a different way of learning (external link)
  The Buffalo News, October 19, 2022
• Autistic Adults Report High Rates of COVID-19 Vaccination (external link)
  Drexel News, May 10, 2022
• Research that potentially links Autism and brain-gut microbiome (external link)
  Neuroscience News, January 7, 2022

2021

Press Releases:

• Defense Health Program Department of Defense Autism Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21)
  January 14, 2021

Research Highlights:

• Prenatal Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Levels and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders
• A Clinical Trial of a Commercially Available Intervention in Pediatric Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Moderate Language Delays

News:

• Students with autism get a new tool for independence: A smartwatch (external link)
  News@Northeastern, January 26 , 2021

2020

Research Highlights:

• The Development of Novel Drugs to Treat the Core Symptoms of ASD
• Evidence-Based Social-Emotional Therapy Using Augmented and Virtual Reality on Google Glass to Improve Employability and Job Skills in Adults with Autism

News:

• Institute for Autism Research at Canisius College finds innovative outpatient treatment (MAXout) highly effective for children with autism (external link)
  Newswise, September 28 , 2020

2019

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Autism Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20)
  December 24, 2019
• Department of Defense Autism Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19)
  February 8, 2019

Research Highlights:

• Facilitating the Transition to Employment for Young Adult Military Dependents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

News:

• Low-Cost Blood Pressure Drug Improves Brain Function in Individuals with Autism (external link)
  University of Missouri - School of Medicine, October 3, 2019
• This Wearable Device Can Predict Aggressive Outbursts in People with Autism A Minute in Advance (external link)
  News@Northwestern, August 30, 2019
• How the Gut Microbiome Could Provide a New Tool to Treat Autism (external link)
Smithsonian Magazine, June 26, 2019
• Research confirms gut-brain connection in autism (external link)
  RMIT University, June 4, 2019
• Is there a link between gut bacteria and autism? A first-of-its-kind study investigates (external link)
  USC News, May 13, 2019
• Working to Employ Young Adults with Autism (external link)
  Michigan State University, April 3, 2019
• How virtual reality may provide a new non-invasive therapy for autism (external link)
  EurekAlert! Science News, March 26, 2019

2018

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Autism Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18)
  March 26, 2018

Research Highlights:

• Cognitive Enhancement Therapy: A Promising Approach for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

News:

• Tricare seeking right mix of therapies for kids with autism (external link)
  Stars And Stripes, December 14, 2018
• Creating automatic analysis of body language to gauge attention using Amazon Video Streams and AI Services (external link)
  AWS Machine Learning Blog, August 9, 2018
• Therapy Helps Those With Autism Navigate Adulthood (external link)
  US News, March 13, 2018

2017

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Autism Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2017
  May 2, 2017

Research Highlights:

• Understanding the Consequences of Aging in Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Maternal Brain-Reactive Antibodies and Autism Spectrum Disorder

News:

• New Autism Drug Shows Promise in Preclinical Study (external link)
  Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, November 17, 2017

2016

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Autism Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2016
  March 11, 2016

Research Highlights:

• Altered Placental Tryptophan Metabolism: A Crucial Molecular Pathway for the Fetal Programming of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
• Risk Factors, Comorbid Conditions, and Epidemiology of Children with Autism in Military Families

News:

• Mini-brain Model of Idiopathic Autism Reveals Underlying Pathology of Neuronal Overgrowth
  University California San Diego, July 13, 2016

2015

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Autism Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2015
  March 9, 2015

Research Highlights:

• The Gut-Brain Interaction and Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Songbirds and Autism: the connection through neural circuitry and vocal communication
• A Randomized Clinical Trial of Cognitive Enhancement Therapy for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders

News:

• Advanced 3-D Facial Imaging May Aid in Early Detection of Autism (external link)
  MU News Bureau, March 26, 2015

2014

Press Releases:

• Autism Research Program Fiscal Year 2013 Awards Recommended for Funding
  April 4, 2014
• Department of Defense Autism Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2014
  March 19, 2014

Research Highlights:

• Discordant Monozygotic Twins as a Model for Genetic-Environmental Interaction in Autism
• Systematic Characterization of the Immune Response to Gluten and Casein in Autism Spectrum Disorder

News:

• Autism Risk Much Higher for Children of Pregnant Women Exposed to Air Pollution in 3rd Trimester (external link)
  Newsweek, December 22, 2014
• Preliminary findings of a randomized clinical trial of a virtual training program for applied behavior analysis technicians (external link)
  ScienceDirect, July 2, 2014
• Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder Need Better Health Care Transition Services (external link)
  University of Missouri, June 24, 2014

2013

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Autism Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2013
  April 19, 2013

Research Highlights:

• Maternal Risk Factors for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children of the Nurses' Health Study II
• Development of an Internet-Based Parent Training Intervention for Children with ASD
• A Randomized Clinical Trial of Cognitive Enhancement Therapy for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Improving Synchronization and Functional Connectivity in Autism Spectrum Disorder through Plasticity-Induced Rehabilitation Training
• An Interview with Dr Michael Platt at Duke University on The Study of Empathy and Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Probiotic Therapy Alleviates Autism-like Behaviors in Mice (external link)
  Caltech, December 16, 2013
• Exposure to high pollution levels during pregnancy may increase risk of having a child with autism (external link)
  Harvard School of Public Health, June 21, 2013
• Alzheimer's drug aids autism mouse model (external link)
  Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, April 5, 2013
• U.S. Presidential Proclamation for World Autism Awareness Day (external link)
  The White House, April 2, 2013
• Women Abused as Children More Likely to Have Children with Autism (external link)
  Harvard School of Public Health, March 28, 2013
• Neuroscientists Find Excessive Protein Synthesis Linked to Autistic-Like Behaviors (external link)
  New York University, January 3, 2013
• Decision to Give Group Effort in the Brain (external link)
  Duke University, January 2, 2013

2012

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Autism Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2012
  April 6, 2012

Research Highlights:

• Novel Probiotic Therapies for Autism
• Intranasal Oxytocin for the Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

News:

• What's Different About the Brains of People with Autism? (external link)
  NPR, June 18, 2012
• The New Genetics of Autism - Why Environment Matters (external link)
  National Institute of Mental Health, April 4, 2012

2011

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Autism Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2011
  April 19, 2011

Research Highlights:

• Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Autism

2010

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Autism Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2010
  January 4, 2010

Research Highlights:

• Gestational Neuro-Immuno-Pathology Hypothesis

News:

• Autism Awareness Day 2010
  Published: March 31, 2010

2009

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Autism Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2009
  January 21, 2009

Research Highlights:

• Reliability and Validity of Autism Assessments and Diagnosis Using Telemedicine
• Autism and Associated Neuro-Behavioral Functioning Among Patients in a Psychiatric Hospital

News:

• DoD Autism Research Program Recognizes World Autism Awareness (PDF)
  Published: April 2, 2009

2008

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Autism Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2008
  April 21, 2008

2007

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Program Announces Integration Panel Members
  May 15, 2007
• Department of Defense Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2007 Pre-Announcement
  April 30, 2007

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