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Commentary: Joint Statement from the National Autism Center and May Institute Regarding CDC’s New Rate of One in 68 Children Identified with Autism Spectrum Disorder
MEDIA RELEASE Randolph, Mass. – The following joint commentary by May Institute’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and the Executive Director of the National Autism Center, was distributed on the PR Newswire on March 28, 2014. The statistics recently released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the increase [...]
Self-Management Strategies for Students with Autism
[Examiner.com] According to the National Autism Center’s National Standards Report, Self-management is amongst the interventions or treatments identified in the category of “established” or effective treatments. Read the full article here
Medical professionals talk autism
Dr. Hanna Rue, National Autism Center Executive Director, speaks at the Autism Spectrum Lunch and Learn April 25, 2013, on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Read the full article here
Drastic Numbers Underscore Need for More Autism Services
[The Provider] A new estimate released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that one in 50 U.S. schoolchildren has autism. While prevalence rates continue to be debated and the cause(s) for the increases remain elusive, we must not lose sight of the critical realities this upward trend [...]
National Autism Center Awarded $25,000 Grant from Autism Speaks
MEDIA RELEASE Randolph, Mass. – The National Autism Center (NAC), May Institute’s Center for the Promotion of Evidence-based practice, has been awarded a $25,000 grant from Autism Speaks to educate military families with children who have autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The Center was the only Massachusetts-based nonprofit selected to receive [...]