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Highlights

UCLA CART scientist honored with Presidential Early Career Awards
CART pilot grant recipient to study sensory over-reactivity in Fragile X Syndrome
CART pilot grant recipient to study songbird model for disorders of communication
Making Sports and Dance Fit for All Kids Conference highlights sports and dance program for children with developmental disabilities
Sigman Scholar award offers UCLA undergraduates with unique research opportunities at CART
Work in genetics and genomics continues to rapidly expand our understanding of the causes of autism
Dr. Connie Kasari named 2020 President-Elect for INSAR
In Memory of Edward Ross Ritvo, M.D., Renown Autism Researcher
CART awards Pilot Grants to Dr. Xia Yang and Dr. Abigail Dickinson
Sigman Scholars program provides unique experience for undergraduates to work with CART faculty
In Conversation with Dr. Connie Kasari
Ask the Expert
Unique Opportunity: UCLA CART Treatment Study targeting Social Skills in Teens and Young Adults with Autism
New Faculty joins CART
UCLA CART Announces 2021 Pilot Grant Recipients
UCLA CART Announces 2021 Sigman Scholars Recipients
International, multi-disciplinary commission report on the Future of Healthcare and Clinical Research in Autism sees hope, calls for science to work within diverse communities, and proposes a modified stepped care and personalized health model
Introducing Dr. Lucina Uddin
New Book Presents Groundbreaking JASPER Intervention
UCLA College to Career Plans to Increase Employer Awareness and Knowledge of Autistic Individuals’ Strengths in the workplace
SPARK aims to Speed Up Research and Advance our Understanding of Autism
Dr. Daniel Geshcwind, Director of the UCLA Center for Autism Research (CART) is Awarded National Academy of Medicine Prize for Work on Genetics of Autism
CART Team Earns Numerous Awards to Examine ASD
Researchers will examine sleep and bilingualism in CART’s Pilot Grant projects
CART Announces our 2022 Sigman Scholars
How quantitative evaluation of early infant movement may give us insight into Autism
Dr. Shulamite Green named the Friends of Semel Endowed Term Chair in Translational Mental Health Research
Supporting Autistic Teens and Young Adults in Navigating Dating and Romance Photo: Peers 2
Celebrating 20 Years of Innovation: UCLA CART Announces Pilot Grant Program Awardees!
UCLA CART Honors Chloe Ritika as the 2023 UCLA CART Sigman Scholar in Its 6th Consecutive Year

Research

Dr. Connie Kasari awarded new NIH RO1 grants to study minimally verbal children and new autism intervention for toddlers
Exome sequencing of 457 families in the SPARK for Autism study has led to exciting results
The Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) for Early Prediction of Autism
Dr. Connie Kasari and Dr. Catherine Lord Awarded New Grants to Study Treatment for Minimally Verbal Children with ASD and to Examine Language and Social Communication Skills for Children with ASD
Helping Young Adults with Autism Achieve Employment
Two New Studies from Dr. James McCracken are Examining Medication
Work, living, and pursuit of happiness: Examining the current outcomes of autistic adults
AIR-B 4 will continue to engage families and communities in effective evidence-based ASD interventions
Using a New CRISPR Approach to Rescue the Effects of Autism Risk Genes
Brain and Body in Motion: The importance of motor function in autism
'Brain' organoids grown in lab mature much like infant brains
Sensory, Cognitive, and Affective Neurodevelopment (SCAN) Lab combines brain imaging, measures of peripheral arousal to examine atypical sensory processing
Study examines adult quality of life, participation in employment, and trajectories of self-care skills and psychopathology across the lifespan
Join SPARK for Autism – and help advance autism research
Updates from the Kasari Lab
Updates from the SCAN Lab
Updates from the Lord Lab
College to Career is meeting need of autistic young adults
Examining Sensory Over-Responsivity in Autism
Join a CART Focus Group for Black/African American and LatinX Parents and Caregivers to Help Make Autism Research More Meaningful
College to Career shows significant gains for autistic adults through PEERS® for Careers training program
SPARK launces a Spanish version of their nationwide study
Spanish ADOS Training will be held March in preparation for a new Bilingual ADOS Study
Continuing the Journey to Explore Autism Genetics in African American Families
New Genetic Insights: UCLA's Geschwind Lab Unravels the Complex Role of Inherited Variants in Autism Among Multiplex Families
New Lord Lab Study to Explore Social Connectedness and Well-being Among Caregivers of Adults with Autism and Developmental Disorders
Advancing Autism Research: The Latest Updates from the Lord Lab

Clinical Services

Adults with autism: Independence and mental wellness
Helping out parents through autism education
Dating skills intervention for adults with autism spectrum disorder: UCLA PEERS® for Dating
Introducing Young Adults with Autism: Independence and Mental Health (AAIM) Group at the UCLA CAN Clinic
What’s happening at the CAN and CARING Clinics?
KidsConnect Maintains High Quality Treatment and Dissemination through COVID
New CAN Clinic Psychologists Offers Additional Treatment and Services for Adults

Center News

Thank you families for CART-wheeling with UCLA Gymnastics

Director’s Message

A Message From Our Director - June 2021

Training

BOSA training provides instruction for ASD assessment measures during COVID-19