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

LOCAL GRANTS

Locally, twelve (12) projects representing over $1.164 million in investments have been funded in Oregon:

·         Oregon Health and Science University – Portland, OR

o        A computerized interactive game for remediation of prosody in children with autism

o        Automated Measurement of Dialogue Structure in Autism

o        Relationship between Autism and Cholesterol Metabolism

o        Quantitative Analysis of Expressive Prosody in Autism

o        Neurophysiological Training in Autism Research: Basic to Clinical

o        Therapeutic Interaction Project

o        Electrophysiological Signatures: An Intermediate Phenotype for Autism 

o        Inferior Olive and Autism: Electrical Synapses, Neuronal Synchrony and Cognition 

·         University of Oregon – Eugene, OR

o        Role of Neuroligin in Synapse Formation In-vitro and In-vivo

o        Role of Cell Adhesion Molecules in Synaptogenesis In-vivo

·         Lewis and Clark University – Portland, OR

o        Teaching Imitation Skills to Young Children with Autism: Predicting Response to a Naturalistic Social-Communication Intervention

·         Eugene Research Institute – Eugene, OR

o        Self-Management of Daily Living Skills: Development of Cognitively Accessible Software for Individuals with Autism

Get Involved!

We invite you to find out more and join us in national advocacy efforts, local community resources, upcoming events, and ways to get involved. We are also recruiting volunteers for our Portland Walk Now for Autism Speaks event throughout the year, so if you would like to get involved, please let us know by contacting our Pacific Northwest Office at (866) 362-6227 or portland@autismspeaks.org