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Template:Autism cure movement Cure Autism Now (CAN) describes itself as an organization of parents, clinicians and leading scientists committed to accelerating the pace of biomedical research in autism 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.
Since its founding, Cure Autism Now has committed more than $39 million in research, the establishment and ongoing support of the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE), and numerous outreach and awareness activities aimed at families, physicians, governmental officials and the general public.
On Feb. 1, 2007, CAN announced that it is combining operations with Autism Speaks. It is expected to take a year for the full integration of the two organizations to be completed.
Criticism from autistic self-advocates
Dr. Tony Attwood, 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 autism spectrum and that many autistic individuals have such low social, verbal, and full-scale IQ's that they are classified as mentally retarded.
See also
- Autism rights movement
- Autistic culture
- List of autism-related topics
- Tito Mukhopadhyay
- Neurodiversity
- Lorna Wing
- Athletes Against Autism
External links
- AutismSpeaks.org - Autism Speaks homepage
- AGRE.org - Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE)
- AutismTools.org - ISAAC (Internet System for Assessing Autistic Children)
- Parents push for autism cure - MSNBC news article
- Cure autism? - An autistic explains his skepticism
- WalkNow.org - Walk Now fund raising homepage