ASF Funded Research

Every day scientists are unraveling the complexities of autism. Every day researchers and scientists are asking the right questions and discovering a broad-spectrum of causes, treatments and cures for autism. It is critical that we fund autism research because only through the most brilliant scientific minds will we unlock the answers to autism.

We need your help to fund autism science, because there are just so many answers still to be discovered. Funding research today will not only help children, teens and adults with autism, but will create breakthroughs for the next generation that aren’t even imaginable.

The reality we face is there isn’t enough funding to keep pace with the growing need. This work is complex and takes years of research. With the fluctuating economy and other factors, the National Institute of Health (NIH) and funding entities are not able to sustain their funding for autism research. It is up to individual funders and private foundations to answer the call and fund this critical research.

We just don't know where the perfect solution for autism will come from. We need a wide diversity of science to fully understand the complexities of autism. Many studies go underfunded and uncompleted. ASF is here to make sure that science is accomplished and answers are found.

ASF funds research in accordance with the federal Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder Research. This document is a blueprint for the most pressing research needs and opportunities in the field today. With this as our guidepost and with your support we are finding the answers to autism.

By making a donation today you will be funding the research that is finding solutions for people with autism. Together we can do amazing things.