Private initiative makes ‘historic’ investment in autism research
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A private initiative, Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA), has committed over $450 million to advance autism research, with more than $300 million announced since June, matching the U.S. National Institutes of Health's annual autism research budget. This marks a significant increase in private funding for autism research, following similar efforts by foundations like the Simons Foundation. The investment aims to build a multidisciplinary network to uncover the causes of profound autism and develop potential treatments.
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