• Provide support for competitively bid and peer reviewed scientific research on the causes and potential modes for the prevention and the treatment of ACD.
• Propel awareness of ACD among relevant physicians and allied health professionals, at-risk parents and the public at-large.
• Promote ACD as a public health priority within the appropriate agencies of the federal government (including the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

A Caring Hand is a not-for-profit granting organization which raises funds to provide educational opportunities and bereavement counseling to children that have lost a parent and therefore, have lost the ability to afford a quality education. We plan on helping such children with educational levels from pre-school to graduate school. Education helps shape our children and prepare them to be our leaders. Without giving children the opportunity to obtain a quality education, we are jeopardizing our children's future. A child that loses a parent has already lost enough without having to lose the opportunity to receive a quality education. If your child qualifies for funding or you know of a child that may qualify, please click here to view the criteria and application. To learn more about our involvement in the area of bereavement counseling for children click here.

At Autism Speaks, our goal is to change the future for all who struggle with autism spectrum disorders.

We are dedicated to funding global biomedical research into the causes, prevention, treatments, and cure for autism; to raising public awareness about autism and its effects on individuals, families, and society; and to bringing hope to all who deal with the hardships of this disorder. We are committed to raising the funds necessary to support these goals.

Autism Speaks aims to bring the autism community together as one strong voice to urge the government and private sector to listen to our concerns and take action to address this urgent global health crisis. It is our firm belief that, working together, we will find the missing pieces of the puzzle.

Autism Speaks. It's time to listen.