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Autism Speaks is dedicated to:

• Science and Research - leading us to answers and interventions
• Family Services - providing families with information, tools and resources
• Awareness - increasing public knowledge and understanding of autism
• Advocacy - accelerating national and state autism legislation


Nationwide we have funded over $62 million in these areas and in Virginia $63,395 in Community grants. With your help we can to do even more! Whether you are interested in raising money, volunteering your time, researching local services, encouraging your politicians to support autism legislation, or just staying up to date with what is happening in the Virginia autism community, we invite you to visit these community pages often.

Emile Rissman, Ph.D. at the University of Virginia received an Autism Speaks 2008 Environmental Factors and Autism Award of $300,000 over 3 years for his study entitled "Epigenetics, hormones and sex differences in autism incidence." 

Virginia State Legislature
Senate Fails to Pass SB 1260.  The Virginia Senate debated Senate Bill 1260 and eventually sent the bill back to the Senate Finance Committee, which does not meet again this session.  Please stay tuned... more information to come!

For more information or to make plans to attend please visit our Autism Votes website.
 

Richmond Community News
As the nation's leading autism organization, we are excited to be coming to Virginia! Please join us for our upcoming informational meeting in Richmond to learn about Autism Speaks and our Walk Now for Autism. Find out how you can help make a difference to increase the pace and progress of autism research, advocacy, awareness, programs, and services. It is our firm belief that, working together, we will find the missing pieces of the puzzle.

2009 Inaugural Richmond Walk Now for Autism
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Richmond International Raceway

To learn more about Autism Speaks, Walk Now for Autism, volunteering, becoming part of the Leadership Committee or just to ask general questions, please contact us at virginia@autismspeaks.org or (609) 613-2430.  We are looking forward to growing Autism Speaks in the Richmond Community!