{"id":16681,"date":"2023-06-05T14:18:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T19:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/last-drum.flywheelsites.com\/?p=16681"},"modified":"2023-06-06T15:53:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T20:53:39","slug":"ari-advancing-our-understanding-of-autism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autism.org\/ari-advancing-our-understanding-of-autism\/","title":{"rendered":"ARI: Advancing our Understanding of Autism"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Established in 1967, the Autism Research Institute (ARI) is the world’s longest-standing organization dedicated to autism research. For more than half a century, we\u2019ve worked to improve the quality of life for individuals on the autism spectrum, their families, and the clinicians and researchers working on their behalf.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Thanks to generous donor support<\/a>, we are continually expanding our work. Currently, our focus includes:<\/p>\n

Understanding Coexisting Conditions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today, many autism advocacy organizations are working hard to improve employment opportunities, housing options, and societal integration for individuals on the autism spectrum. These are crucial goals\u2014but many individuals on the spectrum cannot benefit fully from the new avenues opening up to them because they struggle with co-occurring conditions including anxiety, depression, discomfort or pain caused by sensory sensitivities and medical issues, and sleep and eating disorders. ARI is working diligently to understand these conditions and find successful treatments for them, so we can enhance the lives of everyone on the spectrum.<\/p>\n

Funding and Sharing Life-Changing Research<\/strong><\/p>\n

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We now know that autism is a multi-faceted condition and that researchers need to approach it from many angles. This is why ARI funds research in a wide range of areas including:<\/p>\n