Do you have a child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder who has a younger infant sibling?
The Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO is looking for interested families to participate in a new study of infant siblings
Autism Speaks announced in February it had provided $5 million to expand and link two large-scale, multi-site studies of more than 2000 infant siblings of children with autism, who are at higher genetic risk for developing the disorder.This unprecedented research effort will investigate genetic and environmental risk factors for autism from pre-natal development through early childhood. Read more about the Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) Network and the Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation projects here.
We are proud to be able to fund this research – and couldn’t do that without every dollar raised through our Walk program, special events and donations. Thank you for your support. Twin and family studies have shown that younger brothers and sisters of children with autism are at a higher risk of developing autism than those children who do not have relatives with this condition. Information gained about early brain development in children at risk for autism may improve methods of early detection and intervention for infants who later develop autism. Earlier identification and treatment may lead to better outcomes for these young children and their families. Washington University is part of a large multi-site national study which aims to identify very early brain features that may be characteristic of infants at risk for autism. To do this, they are actively seeking to enroll families who have a child with an autism spectrum disorder and an infant sibling 10 months old or younger for the Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS). Developmental evaluations and MRI scans of your infant’s brain will be completed at 6, 12, and 24 months of age. MRI scans will be obtained while your infant is naturally sleeping. These services are provided at no charge to your family. Compensation for participation is also provided, and travel arrangements can be made for families traveling from further distances. To learn more about participating in this study, please contact our study coordinator, Lisa Flake at 1-888-845-6786, flakel@psychiatry.wustl.eduor visit our website at http://infantsibs-stlouis.org. *The Principal Investigator for this study is Kelly Botteron, MD 660 S. Euclid St. Louis, MO 63110 | 
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Yes, they do provide support including helping assist parents with getting insurance companies to pay, but their primary plan is to WIPE OUT AUTISM.
Here is a fairly decent representation of my viewpoint and others from those of us on the Autism Spectrum. Not Autistic enough? Give me a break. You can't separate and pigeonhole us into neat little groups. If they find a gene or combination of genes that is clearly responsible for the majority of Autistim Spectrum conditions, those of us who are "not autistic enough" will be prevented from being born in the future along with those who are apparently "not worthy of existence due to their noncooperation with society or inability to communicate".
I do not know enough about this place to say anything about them, though never any kind of help from them either.
If it was up to hitler and his followers how many of us would not be allowed to live??
How much are they paying the participants?