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{{Autism cure movement}} |
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'''Cure Autism Now''' (CAN) describes itself as an organization of parents, clinicians and leading scientists committed to accelerating the pace of biomedical research in ] through raising money for research projects, education and outreach. Founded by Jonathan Shestack and Portia Iversen -- parents of a child with autism -- in 1995, the organization has grown from a kitchen-table effort to a provider of support for autism research and scientific resources. The organization's primary focus is to fund essential research through a variety of programs designed to encourage innovative approaches toward identifying the causes, prevention, treatment and a cure for autism and related disorders. |
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Since its founding, Cure Autism Now has committed more than $39 million in research, the establishment and ongoing support of the ] (AGRE), and numerous outreach and awareness activities aimed at families, physicians, governmental officials and the general public. |
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On Feb. 1, 2007, CAN announced that it is combining operations with ]. It is expected to take a year for the full integration of the two organizations to be completed. |
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==Criticism from autistic self-advocates== |
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A wide variety of autistic ] find the prospect of a cure for their autism extremely insulting and hurtful <ref></ref>. Many people on the autism spectrum, as well as parents of autistics, see autism as more of a way of being than as something inherently wrong, and believe that seeking a cure is not the best way to help autistic people today. |
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], author of ''Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals'', has described the most pervasive problem among autistic adults as being a feeling that their families have rejected them and what they are. Some autistic people and the professionals who work with them feel that Cure Autism Now exacerbates this feeling of rejection. However, CAN supporters point out that the autistic individuals opposed to a cure are mostly on the high-functioning end of the ] and that many autistic individuals have such low social, verbal, and full-scale IQ's that they are classified as ]. |
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==See also== |
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==External links== |
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* - Autism Speaks homepage |
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* - Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE) |
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* - ISAAC (Internet System for Assessing Autistic Children) |
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* - MSNBC news article |
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* - An autistic explains his skepticism |
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* - Walk Now fund raising homepage |
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