1. Autism research needs
to include considerations of all aspects of autism
and related conditions, in all age ranges, including
a) accurate screening, diagnosis and condition assessment;
b) biological/medical conditions related to autism,
or with implications in autism
c) effective treatments/condition improvements
d) vocational training and support
e) family and life consequences, as well as training,
supports, services and assistance, including caregiver
wellbeing
f) relating autism-specific knowledge/research to
autism related conditions
g) treatment/support cost benefit
h) causes of or contributing factors to autism conditions
2. Autism needs to be a priority for Canadain
governments, in consideration of the staggering
increase in number of reported cases, associated
cost of autism service provision, much greater
cost of ineffective or non-provision of effective
autism treamtnes and supports, and with the involvement
of all research organizations, including:
a) Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)
b) Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI)
c) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
(SSHRC)
d) Health Canada
e) Canadian health, health education and education
institutions (including universities)
f) Canadian Coordinating Office of Health Technology
Assessment
g) Provincial offices of Health Technology Assessment
h) Provincial Research Councils
3. Canadian autism research needs improved communication
and collaboration with similar endeavors in the
international autism community, including
a) attendance of Canadian autism decision makers,
autism professionals, and autism-related professionals
at gatherings of international autism researchers
b) Canadian government research representatives
seeking communication/collaboration with the US
National Institute of Health Autism Coordinating
Committee.
c) Canadian autism researchers working in collaborative
international networks to increase the global
autism knowledge base.
ASC Priority for Canadian autism research
EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OF AUTISM :
- Improve research-based autism knowledge
- Develop research-based autism expertise and
interest in autism research
- Develop university-based autism effective treatment
comparitive projects in a variety of disciplines
Researchers, SK Society for the Autistic
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