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Joint Statement in Support of the 2026 IACC Strategic Plan

by Christine Sigel | Sep 9, 2026 | Uncategorized

As organizations serving a large and diverse population in the autism community, we support the 2026 Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) Strategic Plan and the process through which it was deliberated, amended, and approved. The Plan reflects years of...

NAA Awarded DoJ Grant for its ‘Big Red Safety Box’ Program

by Wendy Fournier | Nov 3, 2020 | Uncategorized

News Release For Immediate Release November 3, 2020 Contacts: Lori McIlwain (919) 741-1646 Wendy Fournier (401) 835-5828 Portsmouth, RI – The National Autism Association announced today that it has been awarded a $130,000 Department of Justice (DoJ) grant under...

Autism & Wandering: A Heartbreaking Start to July

by Lori McIlwain | Jul 12, 2017 | Autism ATRIUM, Featured, Uncategorized

Autism & Wandering: A Heartbreaking Start to July

USPSTF Rejects Universal Autism Screening

by Wendy Fournier | Feb 16, 2016 | Featured, Uncategorized

Regarding the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation on Autism Screening

It’s National Missing Children’s Day. Where is Jason Sims?

by Lori McIlwain | May 25, 2015 | Uncategorized

After months of searching, a 15-year-old boy with autism remains missing from Fairfield, Alabama. How long he’s been missing, no one can say for sure. Staff members from the National Autism Association contacted Fairfield Police three weeks ago, but there were...

Joint Statement in Support of the 2026 IACC Strategic Plan

NAA Awarded DoJ Grant for its ‘Big Red Safety Box’ Program

Autism & Wandering: A Heartbreaking Start to July

USPSTF Rejects Universal Autism Screening

It’s National Missing Children’s Day. Where is Jason Sims?

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