Autism Initiatives at Kennedy Krieger Institute

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News & Updates

New Data Show Half Of All Children With Autism Wander And Bolt From Safe Places Interactive Autism Network releases new findings

Autism Media Highlights

View recap of national media coverage.

Publications

One Child with Autism: Why A One-Size-Fits-All Approach Doesn't Work in Autism Education

Overview of Autism Initiatives

At Kennedy Krieger, our doctors, researchers, educators, and therapists are working together to tackle the complex challenges surrounding autism spectrum disorders (ASD), which currently affect one out of every 110 children in the United States. The Institute’s participation in the Autism Treatment Network is helping to drive forward the understanding and treatment of these puzzling disorders, and our creation of the Interactive Autism Network is accelerating the pace of autism research nation-wide. Our investigators are developing new patient care models and therapies validated through innovative research conducted here at the Institute and at other research centers around the world. Informed by this knowledge, our interdisciplinary team has developed a wide array of programs and services to provide families with the diagnostic, treatment, and educational support their children need to succeed in family, school, and community life.

Events

CARD Autism Conference

A continuing education conference designed to foster the understanding of ASD in their early stages.

participate in autism research

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

New Study Affirms Handwriting Problems Affect Children with Autism into the Teenage Years
(Press Release: November 15, 2010)
Kennedy Krieger Researchers Confirm Children with Autism Are Unlikely to Outgrow Handwriting Problems, Recommend Intervention Therapies

Infant's Gaze May Be an Early, but Subtle, Marker for Autism Risk
(Press Release: September 01, 2010)
Research Findings Show Subtle Differences that Parents and Professionals May Easily Overlook

80 Percent Autism Divorce Rate Debunked in First-Of-Its Kind Scientific Study
(Press Release: May 19, 2010)
Kennedy Krieger researchers find autism does not affect family structure

RESEARCH INITIATIVES

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