It is with a mix of sadness and gratitude that the Atlanta Autism Consortium’s Board of Directors announces Siobhán Alvarez’s forthcoming departure as AAC Executive Director.
The Atlanta Autism Consortium announces the appointment of Nadrat Nuhu, PhD, BCBA-D and Tyler Whitney, PsyD, as Co-Chairs of the Atlanta Autism Consortium Board of Directors, with their tenure beginning in January 2023. Dr. Nuhu and Dr. Whitney secede Dr. Celine Saulnier, who served as the Chairperson for the past two years. “I am honored…
On Tuesday, July 26th from 5:30pm to 7pm, join the Atlanta Autism Consortium for “Navigating Social Security Disability: Eligibility, Application, and Appeals.” Anjel Burgess, expert social security attorney, will share how the Social Security Administration reviews applications for SSI (and how to make sure your application is thorough). She will also explain the process for…
The Atlanta Autism Consortium is searching for a Part-Time Communications & Development Associate Job Summary: Reporting to the Executive Director, the Communications & Development Associate will implement digital marketing strategies and support to build the Atlanta Autism Consortium’s visibility, impact, and financial resources. In particular, they will support all marketing, communications and fundraising efforts of…
Join the Atlanta Autism Consortium Young Professionals Committee- Recruiting new members now!
The Atlanta Autism Consortium today announced the appointment of Celine Saulnier, PhD as Chair of its Board of Directors. Dr. Saulnier, who joined the Atlanta Autism Consortium board in 2011, succeeds Dr. Gregory Abowd, Atlanta Autism Consortium Founder and Chairman Emeritus, who served as Chairman since the inception of the organization in 2008.
It is with both sadness and gratitude that we share Dr. Gregory Abowd has announced his resignation as President and Board Chair of the Atlanta Autism Consortium. Gregory will be leaving Atlanta, and as of March 1, 2021 will be the new Dean of Engineering at Northeastern University in Boston. As founder of the Atlanta…
Atlanta Autism Consortium’s new Executive Director, Siobhan Alvarez, named to Georgia Trend Magazine’s 40 Under 40.
The program of the symposium, including the abstracts of the talks and list of posters can be downloaded at this link: 2017-Autism Res Symposium-handout-FINAL
Dr. Abowd received the 2017 Autism Achievement Award at the annual Autism Conference & Expo of Georgia. This award also represents recognition of the value of the AAC by the Georgia Autism Community. Thank you!
Autism awareness short video/cartoon. Well done! https://autismawareness.com/amazing-things-happen-an-autism-video/
Exploration of autistic individuals with various sensory approaches, through interview-videos. Link to one review on PBS of this video series: http://www.pbs.org/education/blog/spectrum-a-story-of-the-mind?utm_source=lmnews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mktg_2017&elqTrackId=c155e979492e426997fd3fc5534b24a7&elq=b9dad0ca0c8443a2a3cf224515fe42fa&elqaid=2700&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=1367 Link to the PBS videos: http://www.pbs.org/program/spectrum-story-mind/ A series of educative videos on the topic of sensory perception in autism: “SPECTRUM: A story of the Mind”. This series of short videos explores, from their own point of…
Interesting story: http://www.11alive.com/news/local/he-has-autism-she-doesnt-and-theyre-best-friends-heres-what-we-can-learn-from-them-/431849739
http://news.wabe.org/post/new-autism-study-changes-game-treatment-toddlers Scientific article ref: Mechanisms of Diminished Attention to Eyes in Autism. Moriuchi JM, Klin A, Jones W. Am J Psychiatry. 2016 Nov 18:appiajp201615091222. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 27855484
Autism Speaks revamps its mission statement
Parent or Caregiver: participate in an innovative research study called “Educational Experiences of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders” conducted by Christina Simmons under the direction of Dr. Scott Ardoin at the University of Georgia. Study purpose: to identify and describe the reasons parents choose to homeschool children with ASD and explore the educational choices, experiences, concerns,…
Gathering Perspectives from the Autistic Community about Employment and Higher Education STUDY NOW CLOSED (JAN 2017) Dr. Jennifer Sarrett from Emory University (IRB #00087911) is conducting a study aimed at developing strategies for creating autism-friendly, neurodiverse workplaces and institutes of higher education. If you identify as being autistic, live in the United States, and are…
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Emory Autism Center SPARKing Research The Emory Autism Center has been selected, among 20 other leading national research institutions, to launch the Simons Foundation Powering Autism Research for Knowledge, or SPARK, a research initiative intended to become the largest autism study ever undertaken in the United States. SPARK will be sponsored by the Simons Foundation…
Please consider giving today and BEFORE the end of the year as we have a Financial CHALLENGE going on! An anonymous donor has agreed to match all donations up to a total of $10,000. If you donate today or soon, you can effectively double your contribution! We have already collected $5100 towards this goal, so we…
It is a day to support your favorite organizations so that they can continue to do good work for you and the community! The Atlanta Autism Consortium has been in existence since 2008 and over that time, we have survived on a bare bones budget. We don’t need a lot of funds to carry out…
Natl Autism Indicators Report – July 2015
You can DONATE to the AAC without spending any money! Just register for free to iGive.com and this organization will give a percent of the sale to the AAC at no cost to you, every time you shop online using the secured iGive Button. For more details please go the AAC donation page and/or to iGive.com to set up the iGive…
Looking forward to see you on April 29-30, 2015 in Macon! Details below and on attached pdf flier (for download and direct access to links): AutismConfShortFlyer2015-03-23
Interested in wining a $250 scholarship to attend the 2015 Autism Conference & Exposition of Georgia, in Macon, April 29-30? Submit your resume and a 300-word statement to Dr. Goursaud at agoursa@emory.edu. For more details on the Travel Award Competition please click HERE. Application deadline: April 1st, 2015. CONTACT: Anne-Pierre Goursaud at agoursa@emory.edu
In September 2014, the second Innovative Technologies for ASD conference was hosted in Paris, France. This conference has been sponsored by the Orange Foundation and Autism Speaks and attempts to connect researchers who develop and evaluate technologies to educators, clinicians and families dealing with autism. This year’s conference had additional sponsorship from the Adapta Foundation…