Research
ARI awarded more than $400,000 in grants to scientists whose work will have a direct impact on the lives of those on the autism spectrum. The funds supported research in immune, gastrointestinal, metabolic, neurologic, and sensory issues.
We continue to publish our quarterly science newsletter, Autism Research Review International (ARRI), summarizing current medical, sensory, and educational research.
We sponsored a major think tank, attended by researchers and experienced medical clinicians. In order to make progress in the field, ARI knows it is critical for scientists and experienced clinicians to meet and discuss issues related to treatment.
ARI helps fund two tissue banks, including a whole-body tissue bank for the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the University of Maryland, and a gastrointestinal tissue bank at the Digestive Function Laboratory Repository at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
We support an active dialogue among researchers and clinicians in a private Internet discussion group limited to those with advanced science degrees and extensive autism experience.
Continuing Medical Information
2016 Annual Report
ARI offers, in joint providership with the Cleveland Clinic, complimentary AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ to physicians and the general public on gastrointestinal, medical, metabolic, and neurological comorbidities in autism. This year we premiered talks on treating sleep problems by Dr. Kenneth Sassower, and on interacting with patients on the autism spectrum by Dr. Temple Grandin. We also translated videos into Spanish and Portuguese.
Since premiering these webcasts, more than 12,000 viewers have tuned in to learn about the medical comorbidities associated with ASDs. This continuing medical education activity has been reviewed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and is acceptable for a maximum of 6.00 AAP credits (per series). These credits can be applied toward the AAP CME/CPD Award available to Fellows and Candidate Members of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Online Learning
Our YouTube channel offers free access to experts with more than 100 free, up-to-date webcasts on medical support and educational videos, social stories, and selected talks from past conferences – users have tuned in for more than 400,000 viewings at bit.ly/autism_education.
ARI hosts three to four live webinars featuring top researchers and treatment professionals on the Internet each month in partnership with The Johnson Center for Child Health and Development. The topics include research updates, diet, nutrition, ABA, assessment, educational therapies, adult issues, and much more. Participants can receive a free Certificate of Attendance for most webinars. Visit our webinar portal at www.ariconference.com.
Domestic Outreach
ARI’s adult program, the Autistic Global Initiative
ARI moderates several Internet discussion groups for parents.
International Outreach
ARI’s Accomplishments in 2021
For more than five decades, we have been challenging the traditional view of autism as an untreatable disorder and have advanced research to improve the health and well-being of people on the autism
ARI’s Accomplishments in 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic upended many lives, and the need to provide meaningful support while sustaining research has been as important as ever. While the causes of ASD remain unclear, recent scientific advances challenge
ARI’s Accomplishments in 2019
At ARI, we have always been mindful of the needs of those on the autism spectrum and their family members. Their support over the past five decades has magnified our focus on
ARI Accomplishments in 2018
At ARI, we have always been mindful of the needs of those on the autism spectrum and their family members. Their support over the past five decades has magnified our focus on advancing
ARI Accomplishments in 2017
Advancing an ambitious research agenda while providing the latest science-based information for people of all ages on the spectrum is our focus at the ARI. In 2017 we did so through our annual
ARI Accomplishments in 2015
Outreach ARI now offers, in joint providership with the Cleveland Clinic, complimentary webcasts offering AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ to physicians and the general public on gastrointestinal, medical, metabolic, and neurological