April is autism awareness month, and each week we will share a list of resources related to one aspect of autism. This week we are focusing on finding and interpreting research. Follow along on social media to gain additional insights on this topic.
The Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC)
The Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist, or ATEC, was developed within ARI by Bernard Rimland, Ph.D., and Stephen Edeson, Ph.D., to evaluate the efficacy of autism treatment and monitor how an individual progresses over time. The ATEC is available in 24 languages and contains 77 questions that are classified into four subscales: Speech/Language/Communication, Sociability, Sensory/Cognitive Awareness, and Physical/Health/Behavior. Over a half-million ATECs have been completed over the past two decades.
A guide to identifying and understanding scientific research about autism
There is a great deal of information about autism on the internet and other media channels, but how accurate is that information? Knowing how to understand scientific research studies can help you find reliable and relevant information. This article is a tool to help you assess information about autism based on scientific principles.
Data-based decision making
Physicians, psychologists, therapists, and researchers all keep records. Records help them track the efficacy of treatments, see how their patients progress over time, and adjust their methods and tactics accordingly. Learn about how to collaborate with your care team by keeping records in tandem to achieve similar goals.
Top five most-viewed webinars 2020
For the past 50 years, ARI has dedicated its efforts to pioneering groundbreaking research and sharing free educational resources with people worldwide. One of our main channels for distributing this information is through our online webinars. Last year, we were proud to feature many great scientists and health care professionals on many different topics. All of our webinars this year were equally important to us and can be replayed at any time. That being said, we are pleased to share with you a list of five of our most popular webinars of 2020.
ARI-funded research studies 2020
Autism research continued in 2020 despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, with ARI providing investigators with more than $280,000 in grant funding. Learn about ARI’s 2020 research grant recipients.
ARI’s Latest Accomplishments
Connecting investigators, professionals, parents, and autistic people worldwide is essential for effective advocacy. Throughout 2023, we continued our work offering focus on education while funding and support research on genetics, neurology, co-occurring medical
Animal study adds to evidence of link between pyrethroids and autism
A new animal study adds to evidence that prenatal exposure to common insecticides called pyrethroids may increase the likelihood of a child developing autism or another neurodevelopmental disorder. Melissa Curtis and colleagues,
Research Updates: Nutrition and Autism 2023
Hear nutritionist Kelly Barnhill share updates about emerging research on nutritional approaches for supporting autistic people. The speaker: Kelly Barnhill, MBA, CN, CCN, is
Animal study reveals clues that developmental vitamin D deficiency may be associated with gut alterations in autism
Vitamin D deficiency is strongly implicated as a risk factor for autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and researchers in Australia report evidence that vitamin D deficiency during early development may increase the
Prenatal exposure to cannabis may increase likelihood of autism
Cannabis use during pregnancy may alter placental and fetal DNA methylation (the process of turning genes “on” and “off”) in ways that increase the likelihood of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or
New multi-national study adds to evidence linking alterations of the gut microbiome to autism
Strong new evidence linking alterations of the gut microbiome to autism spectrum disorders (ASD) comes from a new multi-national study by James Morton and colleagues. In the study, researchers in North