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      • Media Advisory: Trudeau Is Only Major Party Leader Not Committed To A National Autism Strategy
      • Large family-based study finds 80 percent of autism risk is from inherited genes
      • Autism Speaks Canada is excited to announce their new partnership with MKM group and Shattered Dreams Esports
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      • DNAstack and Autism Speaks® Announce Collaboration to Accelerate Scientific Discovery on One of the World's Largest Autism Genome Databases
      • Autism Speaks launches $1.5 million funding opportunity for treatment studies
      • Whole genome sequencing reveals new type of genetic influence on autism
      • Understanding the 2018 National Autism Spectrum Disorder Surveillance System (NASS) Report
      • Autism Speaks releases new strategic plan for science
      • World's largest autism genome databank adds more than 2,000 sequences
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      • Samsung Canada, Silken Laumann and Autism Speaks Canada Invite Canadians to Learn the Love Spectrum
      • Your ATN@Work: Treating anxiety in children and teens with autism
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      • Expanding Service Options for Children and Youth with Autism
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      • Thomas Frazier to join Autism Speaks as Chief Science Officer
      • Study Aims to Crack Autism Code
      • Ontario Ombudsman has released the report, Nowhere to Turn
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      • The University of Windsor is looking for fathers across Canada
      • Autism Speaks MSSNG study expands understanding of autism's complex genetics.
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      • The Sinneave Family Foundation and Autism Speaks Canada Partner With Organizations Across Canada to Improve Employment Futures for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder
      • Ontario Providing More Supports For Children With Autism
      • Autism Speaks ATN/AIR-P researchers present studies at IMFAR
      • More than 5,000 whole genome sequences now available for research into autism subtypes and personalized treatments
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      • 'Aging Out': What happens when children with ASD get older?
      • PBS NewsHour Looks at MSSNG Genome Project
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      • Largest genome sequencing study finds surprises: siblings' autism may have different genetic causes
      • Samsung Canada with Autism Speaks Canada Introduce The Look At Me Project to Help Make a Difference in the Lives of Families Living with Autism
      • Autism Speaks Names Dr. Stephen Scherer Director of AUT10K
      • Autism Speaks To Sequence World's Largest Collection of Autism Genomes
      • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Release New Autism Prevalence Rates
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      • 12 ways to beat the heat this summer
      • Is there research on the use of cannabis products with children with autism?
      • Transitioning to Summer: Strategies for Success!
      • Autism and 'optimal outcomes' – Is it time to refine our thinking?
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      • Reflections on Autism's Rise
      • Meeting the Basic Needs of Teenage Students with Autism, Brain Injuries and FASD: How One Classroom Team Uses the "HALT" Strategy to Increases Staff's Empathy and Ability to Support Students
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Family Services Community Grants

Family Services Community Grants

Since 2010, over $4 million has been granted to over 280 organizations across Canada to increase their capacity through the creation, expansion and development of programs to support individuals and families impacted by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

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Family Services Special Targeted Initiatives Grants

Learn more about the Family Services Special Targeted Initiatives Grants.

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Learn about our current Partnership Programs.

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Worktopia

Worktopia

Worktopia is a new, federally funded project designed to improve the employment futures of youth and young adults ages 15-29 with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as they transition from high school to independent adulthood.

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