Research by Topic: families

Podcast: Tristram Smith, 1961-2018

Published August 27, 2018

Two weeks ago, the autism research community lost a pioneer, mentor and advocate for the autism community. This podcast only highlights a portion of the enormous contribution he made to autism research and the impact his research had on families with ASD. Also, two people that know him best, one of his current mentees, Suzannah […]

Filed under: ASD, asf, Autism, Behavior, children, families, featured, podcast, research, science, therapy, Treatment

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Share your story with ASF

Published August 9, 2018

We’re collecting some background stories on how your child’s restrictive and repetitive behaviors are effecting his/her life and your whole family’s experience. Our goal is to encourage more research in this area. Please share your stories by sending an email to ASF at contactus@autismsciencefoundation.org.

Filed under: asf, Behavior, children, families, featured, research, restricted and repetitive, story

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Dr. Tristram Smith of the University of Rochester passes away at age 57

Published August 8, 2018

It is with great sadness that we share the news that Dr. Tristram Smith passed away suddenly Monday morning. He was a hero—quietly changing the face of evidence-based interventions for autism and giving families both hope and plans for how to get there. Our sincere condolences to his family and his colleagues at the University […]

Filed under: advocacy, Autism, children, families, featured, hope, interventions, research, science, services, Tristram Smith, University of Rochester

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Banking on brains for clues to autism: A Spectrum News Deep Dive

Published November 2, 2017

Banking on brains for clues to autism

Filed under: autism brainnet, brain tissue, donation, families, featured

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