Autism Research Network

WHAT IS AUTISM

SEE HOW THE CPEA/STAART NETWORKS ARE ADDRESSING THE CONGRESSIONAL AUTISM RESEARCH PLAN

The National Institutes of Health support two major research networks dedicated to understanding and treating autism. This Web site provides a single source of information about these networks and the research they conduct.

The Collaborative Programs of Excellence in Autism (CPEA) Network conducts research to learn about the possible causes of autism, including genetics, immunological, and environmental factors, as well as diagnosis, early detection, behavioral and communications characteristics, and treatment of autism.

Studies to Advance Autism Research and Treatment (STAART) Network As one of the responses to the Children's Health Act of 2000, NIH established an autism research network, known as the Studies to Advance Autism Research and Treatment (STAART) Network.

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	Boston University, MA
	Kennedy Krieger, Baltimore, MD
	Mount Sinai, New York, NY
	University of California, Davis
	University of California, Los Angeles
	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

	University of Pittsburgh, PA
	University of Rochester, NY
	University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
	University of Utah, Salt Lake City
	University of Washington, Seattle
	Yale University, New Haven, CT

	CPEA
	Title: A Longitudinal Assessment of Behavior Problems, Puberty, and Epilepsy Lead Center: Yale University School of Medicine Description: The primary aim is to investigate which children in a sample ascertained independently of epilepsy status develop seizures and whether there are changes in behavior or adaptive functioning that either precede or follow the development ...

	STAART
	Title: Electrophysiological and fMRI Studies of Face Processing in Autism Lead Center: University of Washington Description: This project was designed to study the brain bases of one of the most basic aspects of social cognition, face processing. Measures of brain function assess both (1) the temporal aspects of face processing, using face-sensitive ERP...

About the NIH Autism Research Network (ARN) Web site

The ARN Web site is maintained by DM-STAT Inc. through HD045023 (a grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development).