Dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with autism through intervention, education, professional training, and research aimed at effective treatments, prevention, and cure.

UW Autism Center provides diagnostic evaluations and multi-disciplinary intervention services for children with autism spectrum disorders from infancy through adolescence and a wide range of professional training opportunities.

Our mission is to provide state-of-the-art clinical services, increase capacity for services through training, increase knowledge and awareness about autism in the professional community and general public, and conduct research aimed at improving the lives of individuals with autism and their families.

UW Autism Center is part of the Center on Human Development and Disability at the University of Washington and incorporates faculty and staff from the UW School of Medicine, College of Arts and Sciences, and College of Education.

The research program at the Autism Center collaborates with scientists from a variety of disciplines in an effort to discover the cause of autism and develop effective treatments. Our program is part of a large, national research network and is funded by the National Institutes of Health Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) program and the Studies to Advance Autism Research and Treatment (STAART) network. Collaboration among scientists is essential as we address the questions confronting individuals, families, and the larger autism community.

Our research efforts are focused on
1. Increasing early diagnosis of autism and related disorders
2. Understanding the neurobiological basis of autism
3. Understanding brain functioning, language, and cognitive development in autism
4. Identifying early biological and behavioral predictors of outcome
5. Identifying the genes related to autism
6. Developing and assessing behavioral and biological treatments for autism

UW Autism Center has a satellite clinic on the UW Tacoma campus . Through active collaboration with local professionals and parents, the Tacoma site strives to identify and provide clinical services needed in their area. and to plan efforts to serve as an autism resource for the broader Washington state community.

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2009
November 10, 2009, 7 - 8:30pm
UW Autism Center partners with FEAT of WA to present "Autism: Tips from Parents on Navigating the System"
October 5, 2009
According to a new U.S. government study, autism may be more common than originally thought.
September 22, 2009
The UW Autism Center is now a TriCare ECHO Demonstration project provider.
September 18, 2009
Families needed for
Simons Simplex Collection Research Project at the UW Autism Center.

August 28, 2009
Health Management of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Co-Occurring Gastrointestinal Problems and Sleep Disorders. A summer newsletter sponsored by the Children with Special Needs Health Care Program.

August 21, 2009
UW Autism Center selected to participate in the SEIU Healthcare NW Training Partnership in 2010.
August 6, 2009
The UW Autism Center enthusiastically participated in the Greg Haugen Foundation fundraiser downtown Seattle. Watch an interview with Drs. Steve Dager and Annette Estes here.
March 24, 2009
UW research study links region of the brain to social deficits associated with autism.
Autism resource DVD - My Next Steps: A Parent's Guide to Understanding Autism. READ MORE
Autism Center

C
enter on Human Development and Disability

Box 357920, University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195

Phone:
206-221-6806
Fax
:
206-598-7815

Autism Center Tacoma Satellite

Cherry
Parkes Building
, 1900 Commerce Street
Box 358455, University of Washington  Tacoma, WA 98402

Phone:
253-692-4721
Fax
:
253-692-4718