{"id":266,"date":"2023-10-03T23:48:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T23:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/?page_id=266"},"modified":"2024-01-25T19:21:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T19:21:35","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"266\" class=\"elementor elementor-266\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa80fcd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa80fcd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;mountains&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.33\" d=\"M473,67.3c-203.9,88.3-263.1-34-320.3,0C66,119.1,0,59.7,0,59.7V0h1000v59.7 c0,0-62.1,26.1-94.9,29.3c-32.8,3.3-62.8-12.3-75.8-22.1C806,49.6,745.3,8.7,694.9,4.7S492.4,59,473,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.66\" d=\"M734,67.3c-45.5,0-77.2-23.2-129.1-39.1c-28.6-8.7-150.3-10.1-254,39.1 s-91.7-34.4-149.2,0C115.7,118.3,0,39.8,0,39.8V0h1000v36.5c0,0-28.2-18.5-92.1-18.5C810.2,18.1,775.7,67.3,734,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M766.1,28.9c-200-57.5-266,65.5-395.1,19.5C242,1.8,242,5.4,184.8,20.6C128,35.8,132.3,44.9,89.9,52.5C28.6,63.7,0,0,0,0 h1000c0,0-9.9,40.9-83.6,48.1S829.6,47,766.1,28.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c7ed64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c7ed64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-446f9cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"446f9cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4134146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4134146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1960s<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0f0be9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_timeline\" data-id=\"f0f0be9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-timeline qodef-timeline--vertical qodef-timeline-layout--vertical-side qodef-line--outside qodef-point--standard qodef-qi--has-appear\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-9e08f7d qodef-obverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tDr. Ivar Lovaas establishes behavior modification as the first effective treatment for autism, finding that children make remarkable progress when they received intensive intervention based on applied behavior analysis (ABA). ABA continues to demonstrate efficacy through rigorous clinical trials.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-9bc407e qodef-reverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tDr. Edward Ritvo and Dr. Edward Ornitz describe the first EEG-based studies used to investigate the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying autism. They are the first to recognize sensory processing abnormalities in autism.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aca79b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aca79b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1970s and 1980s<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3ad02c elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_timeline\" data-id=\"c3ad02c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-timeline qodef-timeline--vertical qodef-timeline-layout--vertical-side qodef-line--outside qodef-point--standard qodef-qi--has-appear\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-2ff2285 qodef-obverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sigman.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tDr. Marian Sigman creates one of the first well-articulated developmental programs of research that uncovers many of the characteristics that are now considered core deficits of ASD. These core deficit areas include social communication, joint attention, social motivation and social orienting; they remain central to CART\u2019s research program.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42a205e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42a205e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1990s<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb66e03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_timeline\" data-id=\"cb66e03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-timeline qodef-timeline--vertical qodef-timeline-layout--vertical-side qodef-line--outside qodef-point--standard qodef-qi--has-appear\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-8a69d37 qodef-obverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tDr. BJ Freeman establishes the Early Childhood Partial Hospitalization Program (ECPHP), recently renamed KidsConnect and currently directed by Dr. Stephanny Freeman and Dr. Tanya Paparella. This unique, effective day-treatment program is for young children who have been diagnosed with, or may have, autism, developmental disabilities, and behavior disorders.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-bcf6811 qodef-reverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t1997\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tDr. Daniel Geschwind and Cure Autism Now Foundation establish the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE). At this time, AGRE is the largest, private, open-access repository of clinical and genetic information dedicated to autism research.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-5c1cf4f qodef-obverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t\t<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"http:\/\/google.com\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t1997\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tDr. Marian Sigman and colleagues are recognized as a Collaborative Program of Excellence in Autism (CPEA) by the NIH. The CPEA network is the first of its kind to address unique research topics at each center. This 5-year program enables researchers to focus on the neurobiology and genetics of autism. Dr. Marian Sigman and colleagues examine the bases for communication and social deficits in children with autism. Read more here.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96c26d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96c26d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2000-2005<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f20aca elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_timeline\" data-id=\"1f20aca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-timeline qodef-timeline--vertical qodef-timeline-layout--vertical-side qodef-line--outside qodef-point--standard qodef-qi--has-appear\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-5c1cf4f qodef-obverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dan-and-Marian-2007.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t\t<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"http:\/\/google.com\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t2003\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tDr. Marian Sigman and Dr. Daniel Geschwind establish the Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART) in the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA bringing together experts at UCLA in genetics, brain imaging, pharmacology, and behavioral intervention.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-80f5108 qodef-reverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t2003\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tDr. Marian Sigman leads Studies to Advance Autism Research and Treatment (STAART) at UCLA. Funded by the NIH, STAART is a five year program enabling sites to conduct individual and collaborative projects to learn more about the causes, diagnosis, early detection, prevention, and treatment of autism.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-8e11e12 qodef-obverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/qi-addons-for-elementor-placeholder.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/qi-addons-for-elementor-placeholder.png 1200w, https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/qi-addons-for-elementor-placeholder-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/qi-addons-for-elementor-placeholder-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/qi-addons-for-elementor-placeholder-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t2004\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tDr. Elizabeth Laugeson and Dr. Fred Frankel develop the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS\u00ae) intervention for adolescents at UCLA. This intervention provides evidence-based social skills for individuals with attention deficit\/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, depression, and other socio-emotional problems.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d101f7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d101f7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2006-2010<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a7904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_timeline\" data-id=\"b6a7904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-timeline qodef-timeline--vertical qodef-timeline-layout--vertical-side qodef-line--outside qodef-point--standard qodef-qi--has-appear\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-5c1cf4f qodef-obverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t\t<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"http:\/\/google.com\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t2008\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tDr. Daniel Geschwind and colleagues identify the gene CNTNAP2 as a risk factor for ASD and related neurodevelopmental disorders.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-80f5108 qodef-reverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t2007\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tCART is named an NIH Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) to support an interdisciplinary, multi-level, and fully translational research program with strong collaborations between laboratories. CART researchers seek to understand how ASD affects the ability to communicate, examining clues to language-related communication problems by looking at genes, behavior, brain structure and function. Researchers also examine the relationship between ASD and mirror neurons. The ACE Center is led by principal investigator, Dr. Marion Sigman and Dr. Daniel Geschwind.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-ecb72ad qodef-obverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t2007\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tDr. Shafali Jeste joins CART faculty and creates the Electrophysiology Core laboratory to enhance autism research for infants and minimally verbal young children.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-9b1497b qodef-reverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t2007\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tDr. Elizabeth Laugeson develops the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS\u00ae) intervention for young adults. This intervention provides evidence-based social skills for individuals with attention deficit\/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, depression, and other socio-emotional problems.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-f2620f0 qodef-obverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t2008\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tDr. Connie Kasari and colleagues from autism centers around the country form the Autism Intervention Research Network (AIR-B). The goal of AIR-B is to deploy effective and sustainable evidence-based practices that will serve a broad community base and improve outcomes for all children with ASD. Researchers focus on novel interventions delivered to underserved and under-represented community settings to reduce core deficits of children with ASD.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-58c69c6 qodef-reverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t2008\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tDr. Daniel Geschwind begins studying genetic susceptibility for autism in families of African-American descent in collaboration with Dr. John Constantino at Washington University in St. Louis. With a goal of increasing racial diversity in autism research and understanding health disparities underlying different rates of autism diagnosis in African-Americans compared to Caucasians, this was the first and remains the only study of its kind, with continuous funding since this time from NIMH.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-0e17e74 qodef-obverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t2008\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tDr. Elizabeth Laugeson develops the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS\u00ae) intervention for preschoolers. This intervention provides evidence-based social skills for individuals with attention deficit\/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, depression, and other socio-emotional problems.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-d3a6244 qodef-reverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t2010\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tDr. Susan Bookheimer, Dr. Mirella Dapretto, and Dr. Daniel Geschwind and colleagues use functional brain imaging to examine the relationship between genetic variants in CNTNAP2, a gene recognized as contributing to ASD risk, and connectivity between different brain regions. This multi-disciplinary study finds that ASD susceptibility variants (or changes in the sequence of the gene that increase a person\u2019s risk for having ASD) identified in CNTNAP2 through prior genetic studies correlate with changes in brain connectivity observed in individuals with ASD, thus suggest a mechanism through which CNTNAP2 variants act to cause ASD. Read more here.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-95e8d41 qodef-obverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Elizabeth-Laugeson-800x933-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Elizabeth-Laugeson-800x933-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Elizabeth-Laugeson-800x933-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Elizabeth-Laugeson-800x933-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t2010\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tDr. Elizabeth Laugeson establishes the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS\u00ae) Clinic at UCLA. This clinic provides evidence-based social skills to preschoolers, adolescents, and young adults with ASD, attention deficit\/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, depression, and other socio-emotional problems. She also publishes Social Skills for Teenagers with Developmental and Autism Spectrum Disorders: The PEERS\u00ae Treatment Manual, focused on the topic of social skills training for people with ASD and other social challenges. This book has been translated into numerous languages across the globe.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-89dc539 qodef-reverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t2010\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tDr. Connie Kasari\u2019s research on her JASPER behavioral intervention is named a \u201c2010 Top Ten Autism Research Achievement\u201d by Autism Speaks. JASPER (Joint Attention, Symbolic Play, Engagement, and Regulation) is a treatment approach that targets the foundations of social communication (joint attention, imitation, play) and uses naturalistic strategies to increase the rate and complexity of social communication.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a0b88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63a0b88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2011-2015<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68e29ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_timeline\" data-id=\"68e29ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-timeline qodef-timeline--vertical qodef-timeline-layout--vertical-side qodef-line--outside qodef-point--standard qodef-qi--has-appear\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-5c1cf4f qodef-obverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t\t<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"http:\/\/google.com\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t2011\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tLed by Dr. Connie Kasari, the Autism Intervention in Research Network is renewed (AIR-B II). AIR-B II expands to include additional sites and a new partnership with Healthy African American Families (HAAF), led by Dr. Loretta Jones, founder and CEO of HAAF and assistant professor at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. HAAF works to improve the health outcomes of the African American, Latino, and Korean communities in Los Angeles County. This partnership implements Community Partnered Participatory Research (CPPR), enabling people in the community to ensure that researchers understand community needs and concerns.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-4655f73 qodef-reverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t\t<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"http:\/\/google.com\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t2011\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tDr. Daniel Geschwind\u2019s lab shows that autism has a molecular pathology and defines its components in a groundbreaking study published in Nature.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-69451b7 qodef-obverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t\t<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"http:\/\/google.com\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t2011\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tLed by a collaboration with colleagues at Stanford University, the Geschwind Lab characterizes the first model of autism in a dish using human induced pluripotent stem cells.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-e63ff99 qodef-reverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t\t<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"http:\/\/google.com\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t2012\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tCART is again named an NIH Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) and is the only previously funded center to receive the grant a second time. The ACE Center grant enables CART\u2019s research to integrates genetic and biological markers of autism with behavioral approaches. Researchers utilize brain imaging technology to chart brain development among individuals having genes suspected of contributing to ASD and examine the link between genetic variants to distinct patters of brain development, structure and function in ASD. Researchers also focus on investigating treatments to improve social behavior and attention in infants and acquisitions of language in older children with ASD. The second ACE Center is led by principal investigator, Dr. Susan Bookheimer and co-PI Dr. Daniel Geschwind.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-95a39c3 qodef-obverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t2012\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\t&lt;p&gt;CART researchers receive two Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) Network grants from the NIH.\n&lt;\/p&gt;\nDr. Connie Kasari, lead principal investigator, along with collaborators from sites around the country, compare two types of intensive, daily instruction for children with ASD who use only minimal verbal communication.\n\nDr. Susan Bookheimer and Dr. Mirella Dapretto, along with collaborators from sites around the country, investigate the poorly understood nature of ASD in females, with plans to recruit the largest group of girls with ASD studied to date.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d11989 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d11989\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2016-2020<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e047f1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_timeline\" data-id=\"e047f1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-timeline qodef-timeline--vertical qodef-timeline-layout--vertical-side qodef-line--outside qodef-point--standard qodef-qi--has-appear\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-5c1cf4f qodef-obverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t\t<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"http:\/\/google.com\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t2008\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tDr. Daniel Geschwind and colleagues identify the gene CNTNAP2 as a risk factor for ASD and related neurodevelopmental disorders.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d549176 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d549176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2021-2023<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b63f5e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_timeline\" data-id=\"b63f5e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-timeline qodef-timeline--vertical qodef-timeline-layout--vertical-side qodef-line--outside qodef-point--standard qodef-qi--has-appear\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e qodef-e-item elementor-repeater-item-5c1cf4f qodef-obverse\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-line-holder\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-line\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-point\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-item-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-side-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-e-title\">\n\t\t\t<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"http:\/\/google.com\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t2008\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tDr. Daniel Geschwind and colleagues identify the gene CNTNAP2 as a risk factor for ASD and related neurodevelopmental disorders.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-546474f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"546474f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c37d88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c37d88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our History (maybe zig zag content, w\/ pictures)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-debb95a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"debb95a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UCLA has been at the forefront of innovative research in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) for over 50 years, with the research and treatment conducted at UCLA setting the standard for many of the models currently used today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2003, the Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART) was founded in the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA. Led by Dr. Marian Sigman and Dr. Daniel Geschwind, the newly formed interdisciplinary center brought together experts in genetics, brain imaging, pharmacology, and behavioral intervention, and now includes faculty from the UCLA departments of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Neurology, Human Genetics, Pediatrics, Biostatistics, and the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. This strong, collaborative environment for basic and clinical research allows UCLA CART scientists and clinicians to apply the most innovative scientific methods to understand the biological basis of ASD so that precise diagnoses can be made and effective, targeted treatments can be developed; to provide education and outreach to individuals with ASD and their families in order to bridge the gap between leading-edge science and the community; and to advance the scope and effectiveness of interventions through new research for individuals with ASD across the lifespan.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since our establishment, UCLA CART has been recognized as the leading center in the United States, earning numerous funding awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including substantial support from the NIH Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) program. For three consecutive awards totaling 15 years to date, NIH has supported the research of UCLA CART investigators as a strong collaborative group able to work synergistically to study autism. Simultaneously, UCLA CART investigators have also received multiple ACE Network grants, enabling collaboration with major autism centers from other universities around the country. Check out the timeline below to learn more about the innovative and cutting-edge work at UCLA CART.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcdfb2b elementor-tabs-view-vertical elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"dcdfb2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2311\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2311\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2021-2023 (add move to the top button)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2312\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2312\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2021-2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2313\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2313\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2021-2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2314\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2314\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2021-2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2315\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2315\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2021-2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2316\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2316\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2021-2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2311\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2021-2023 (add move to the top button)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2311\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2311\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><ul class=\"square\"><li>2021: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 1 in 44 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with ASD.<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"circle\"><li>2021: Dr. Lucina Uddin joins CART as Professor-in-Residence in Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior, and the David Geffen School of Medicine. Within a cognitive neuroscience framework, Dr. Uddin\u2019s research combines functional and structural neuroimaging data to examine the organization of large-scale brain networks supporting social cognition and executive functions.<\/li><li>2022: Dr. Daniel Geschwind is honored by the American Academy of Neruology with the 2022 Cotzias Lecture and Award, the group\u2019s highest honor.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uclahealth.org\/news\/GeschwindCotzias2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a>.<\/li><li>2022: Dr. Daniel Geschwind and colleagues publish &#8220;Harnessing the Brain\u2019s Molecular Architecture to Develop New Therapeutics for Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders&#8221; in the journal, Nature (Read some of the media coverage here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Health_News\/2022\/11\/02\/autism-brain-changes-study\/4611667400430\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UPI<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/consumer.healthday.com\/autism-2658586338.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health Day<\/a>).<\/li><li>2022: Dr. Daniel Geschwind is honored by the National Academy of Medicine with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam.edu\/daniel-h-geschwind-receives-national-academy-of-medicines-sarnat-prize-for-contributions-to-understanding-of-the-genetics-of-autism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarnat International Award<\/a>, its highest award in mental health research for his work in defining the genetics of neurobiology of autism.<\/li><li>2022: Dr. Mirella Dapretto and colleagues receive an ACE Network grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for their project: \u201cNeuro developmental biomarkers of late diagnosis in females and gender diverse autism.\u201d<\/li><li>2022: Dr. Shulamite Green is named \u201cThe Friends of Semel Institute Endowed Term Chair for the Semel Institute\u201d by The Friends of Semel of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA, recognizing Dr. Green for her groundbreaking research to understand disorders of the mind and brain and the development of innovative treatments for mental health.<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"square\"><li>2021:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/72\/ss\/ss7202a1.htm?s_cid=ss7202a1_w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<\/a>\u00a0reports that 1 in 36 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with ASD.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2312\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2021-2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2312\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2312\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2313\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2021-2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2313\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2313\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2314\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2021-2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2314\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2314\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul class=\"circle\"><li>2016:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uclacanreach.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCLA CAN REACH Program<\/a>\u00a0is created, with support from the Kaplan &amp; Rothstein Fund, to improve the translation of evidence-based treatments from the university to the community by offering training workshops and educational lectures to community providers and families.<\/li><li><div class=\"autism_history_left\">2016: Dr. James McCracken is honored by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with the George Tarjan, MD Award for Contributions in Developmental Disabilities. The award recognizes psychiatrists who treat children and adolescents who have made significant contributions in a lifetime career or a single seminal work to the understanding or care in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ucla.edu\/dept\/faculty\/mccracken-receives-award-for-his-contributions-in-field-of-developmental-disabilities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a>.<\/div><div class=\"autism_history_right\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.semel.ucla.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/autism\/McCracken.jpg\" \/><br \/>Dr. James McCracken<\/div><div class=\"clear\">\u00a0<\/div><\/li><li>2016: Dr. Daniel Geschwind\u2019s groundbreaking Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) Network focused on the genetics of African Americans, with collaborators recruiting patients at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Emory University, Johns Hopkins University, Washington University, and Yale University, achieves a recruitment milestone of over 500 families with autism.<\/li><li>2017: For the third consecutive time, CART is named an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nichd.nih.gov\/newsroom\/releases\/090717-ACE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NIH Autism Center of Excellence<\/a>\u00a0due to our team\u2019s highly collaborative studies in early detection and experimental intervention for autism, as well as the biological basis for the condition. CART researchers are examining individual variation, or heterogeneity, in the symptoms of ASD. Researchers are looking for clues that may help determine which children will develop autism, which genetic factors contribute to autism, and which treatments are most effective for different children. The third ACE Center is led by principal investigator, Dr. Susan Bookheimer.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ucla.edu\/releases\/nih-awards-almost-10-million-to-ucla-center-for-autism-research-and-treatment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a>.<\/li><li>2017: Dr. Susan Bookheimer, Dr. Mirella Dapretto, and Dr. Daniel Geschwind\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nichd.nih.gov\/newsroom\/releases\/090717-ACE#rand=0.8847098073512007&amp;iit=1599261948224&amp;tmr=load%3D1599261948108%26core%3D1599261948137%26main%3D1599261948206%26ifr%3D1599261948238&amp;cb=0&amp;cdn=0&amp;md=0&amp;kw=&amp;ab=-&amp;dh=www.nichd.nih.gov&amp;dr=&amp;du=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nichd.nih.gov%2Fnewsroom%2Freleases%2F090717-ACE&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nichd.nih.gov%2Fnewsroom%2Freleases%2F090717-ACE&amp;dt=NIH%20awards%20nearly%20%24100%20million%20for%20Autism%20Centers%20of%20Excellence%20program&amp;dbg=0&amp;cap=tc%3D0%26ab%3D0&amp;inst=1&amp;jsl=1&amp;prod=undefined&amp;lng=en&amp;ogt=image%2Cdescription%2Ctitle%2Curl%2Csite_name&amp;pc=men&amp;pub=ra-52cc2a9f2ccaa001&amp;ssl=1&amp;sid=5f52ccfc080dfbac&amp;srf=0.01&amp;ver=300&amp;xck=1&amp;xtr=0&amp;og=site_name%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.nichd.nih.gov%252F%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.nichd.nih.gov%252Fnewsroom%252Freleases%252F090717-ACE%26title%3DNIH%2520awards%2520nearly%2520%2524100%2520million%2520for%2520Autism%2520Centers%2520of%2520Excellence%2520program%26description%3DThe%2520National%2520Institutes%2520of%2520Health%2520has%2520awarded%2520nine%2520research%2520grants%2520totaling%2520nearly%2520%2524100%2520million%2520over%2520the%2520next%2520five%2520years%2520for%2520the%2520Autism%2520Centers%2520of%2520Excellence%2520(ACE)%252C%2520a%2520program%2520that%2520supports%2520large%2520research%2520projects%2520aimed%2520at%2520understanding%2520and%2520developing%2520interventions%2520for%2520autism%2520spectrum%2520disorder%2520(ASD).%26image%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.nichd.nih.gov%252Fsites%252Fdefault%252Ffiles%252FNICHDDefaultImage.jpg&amp;csi=undefined&amp;rev=v8.28.7-wp&amp;ct=1&amp;xld=1&amp;xd=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) Network grant<\/a>, led by Dr. Kevin Pelphrey now at the University of Virginia, is funded for an additional five years. This study investigates why girls are diagnosed with ASD much less frequently than boys and uses imaging techniques such as MRI to understand how the brain develops differently in children with ASD.<\/li><li>2017: Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson publishes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.semel.ucla.edu\/peers\/purchase-peers%C2%AE-manuals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PEERS\u00ae for Young Adults: Social Skills Training for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Social Challenges<\/a>, focused on the topic of social skills training for people with ASD and other social challenges. This book has been translated into numerous languages across the globe.<\/li><li>2018: Dr. Daniel Geschwind\u2019s Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) Network focused on the genetics of African Americans receives its third consecutive five-year award from NIH to continue their research on the genetic causes of ASD in African Americans and to examine health disparities contributing to racial differences in ASD diagnosis. Dr. Geschwind continues to partner with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/snnla.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Special Needs Network<\/a>\u00a0on this crucial project to better understand and meet the needs of African Americans with autism.<\/li><li><div class=\"autism_history_left\">2018:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.semel.ucla.edu\/autism\/team\/catherine-lord-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Catherine Lord<\/a>\u00a0joins CART as Professor of Human Development and Psychology and the George Tarjan Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior, and the David Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. Lord is a key contributor in the development of the ADOS (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule), a standardized diagnostic instrument for ASD, and the ADI-R (Autism Diagnostic Interview \u2013 Revised), a parent interview considered the gold standard for research diagnoses used all over the world.<\/div><div class=\"autism_history_right\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.semel.ucla.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/autism\/Cathy-Lord-headshot.jpg\" \/><br \/>Dr. Catherine Lord<\/div><div class=\"clear\">\u00a0<\/div><\/li><li>2018: Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson develops the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.semel.ucla.edu\/peers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS\u00ae)<\/a>\u00a0for Careers, an intervention for young adults in their transition from an education to employment setting. This innovative intervention provides evidence-based social skills for individuals with attention deficit\/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, depression, and other socio-emotional problems.<\/li><li><div class=\"autism_history_left\">2018: Dr. Susan Bookheimer receives the 2018 Glass Brain Award from the Organization of Human Brain Mapping, and is its first female honoree. Established in 2014, the award recognizes lifetime achievement in the use of neuroimaging to advance understanding of the brain. Dr. Bookheimer was honored for her work developing brain imaging techniques to help patients with Alzheimer\u2019s disease, autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, brain tumors and epilepsy.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ucla.edu\/dept\/faculty\/brain-mapping-pioneer-receives-lifetime-achievement-award#.W2Dv28LBGaU.facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a>.<\/div><div class=\"autism_history_right\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.semel.ucla.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/autism\/Bookheimer.jpg\" \/><br \/>Dr. Susan Bookheimer<\/div><div class=\"clear\">\u00a0<\/div><\/li><li><p>2018: CART researchers score\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ucla.edu\/dept\/faculty\/ucla-researchers-score-3-of-top-10-autism-studies-in-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3 of top 10 autism studies in 2018<\/a>\u00a0by Autism Speaks in an annual listing of notable autism research.<\/p><p>Dr. Connie Kasari and colleagues examined how a UCLA-developed approach to personalized autism intervention, known as SMART, can be used by researchers to improve how they evaluate new treatments.<\/p><p>Dr. Catherine Lord and colleagues provided important information about the highly variable development of autism symptoms and the severity among very young children.<\/p><div class=\"autism_history_left\">Dr. Michael Gandal, Dr. Daniel Geschwind, and colleagues found significant overlap in gene-expression patterns in the brains of people with autism, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. These findings published across two landmark papers in the journal, Science, were foundational work as part of the PsychENCODE consortium funded by NIHM.<\/div><div class=\"autism_history_right\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.semel.ucla.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/autism\/Gandal-Geschwind.jpg\" \/><br \/>Dr. Michael Gandal and Dr. Daniel Geschwind<\/div><div class=\"clear\">\u00a0<\/div><\/li><li>2019: CART forms an advisory board with prominent and engaged members of our local Los Angeles community. This board allows CART to continue to engage with our community and work together to better carry out our mission.<\/li><li>2019: Dr. Amanda Gulsrud and Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson establish the UCLA College to Career Transition Program through initial funding from Chau Le, John Klemm, and Northwestern Mutual. This innovative offering provides undergraduate and graduate students with ASD or suspected ASD practical skills for a successful transition from education to employment.<\/li><li>2019: Dr. Xinshu (Grace) Xiao, Dr. Daniel Geschwind, and colleagues conduct the first comprehensive study of RNA editing in ASD. The researchers examined RNA from 69 people, about half of whom had ASD, and discovered reduced editing in the individuals with ASD compared to the typically developing individuals.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ucla.edu\/releases\/ucla-led-team-uncovers-critical-new-clues-about-what-goes-awry-in-brains-of-people-with-autism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to learn more<\/a>.<\/li><li><div class=\"autism_history_left\">2019: Dr. Shafali Jeste is awarded the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ucla.edu\/stories\/ucla-scientists-honored-with-presidential-early-career-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)<\/a>\u00a0for her \u201cexceptional promise for leadership in science and technology.\u201d PECASE is the federal government\u2019s highest honor recognizing scientist for their contributions to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. It also recognizes community service as demonstrated by scientific leadership, public education, and community outreach.<\/div><div class=\"autism_history_right\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.semel.ucla.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/autism\/Jeste-presidential-award.jpg\" \/><br \/>Dr. Shafali Jeste<\/div><div class=\"clear\">\u00a0<\/div><\/li><li>2019: The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.semel.ucla.edu\/autism\/clinical-services-caring-clinic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CARING Clinic<\/a>, directed by Dr. Shafali Jeste, joins the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.angelman.org\/angelman-syndrome-clinics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Angelman Syndrome Clinic Network<\/a>\u00a0to better provide individuals with Angelman Syndrome the comprehensive medical care needed throughout their lifetimes.<\/li><li>2019: Dr. Daniel Geschwind, together with Dr. Dennis Wall of Stanford University, publishes the iHART study, which identifies 69 genes that increase the risk for ASD. Funded by the Hartwell foundation, the iHART team performed whole-genome sequencing in families containing two or more individuals with autism. This is the first large-scale study of inherited genetic factors contributing to autism. Autism Speaks names this study one of its \u201cTop 10\u201c studies for 2019.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ucla.edu\/releases\/69-genes-increase-autism-risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to read the full article from the UCLA Newsroom<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/losangeles.cbslocal.com\/video\/4144243-ucla-expert-discusses-new-autism-research\/?fbclid=IwAR0iZkYm9MIlpsg-xFD2FuJ1SRw4IByKqfcUMVNRDUbWsI-Le90sLMDwsWY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view the segment on CBSN<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"square\"><li>2020: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 1 in 54 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with ASD. (Note: provided for context)<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"circle\"><li>2020: Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson develops the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.semel.ucla.edu\/peers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS\u00ae)<\/a>\u00a0intervention for Dating for young adults. This intervention provides evidence-based social skills for individuals with attention deficit\/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, depression, and other socio-emotional problems.<\/li><li>2020: Dr. Connie Kasari\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/airbnetwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Autism Intervention in Research network<\/a>\u00a0is renewed a fourth time (AIR-B IV), continuing its partnership with Healthy African American Families (HAAF) and local community organizations in Los Angeles focusing on underserved and under-represented communities. AIR-B IV will test three implemented and tested studies to check the efficacy by using a strategy called UNITED. AIR-B IV will continue to host the annual Autism Conference in South Los Angeles to help researchers understand from the community\u2019s perspective what the barriers are to accessing services in South Los Angeles and allowing researchers to share their knowledge and information about ASD with community members.<\/li><li>2020: Dr. Daniel Geschwind\u2019s ACE Genetics Network publishes a landmark paper led by collaborator Dr. John Constantino from Washington University on structural racisms in autism diagnosis. This work explores the wide variation in outcome within the African American cohort as a function of sociodemographic risk and specific obstacles to services areas.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectrumnews.org\/news\/diagnosis-timeline-drags-for-black-autistic-children\/?fbclid=IwAR0wXcrkGOzR1CBPlE3dUTVeIpmxiZ0iMl6441iuPSBuz-t_KKUUi1wTb_Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a>.<\/li><li>2020: The Geschwind Lab in collaboration with researchers at Stanford University use human stem cells to identify and reverse the mechanisms of a genetic form of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders, such as 22q11-13 syndrome. At this time, this is the largest study of its kind.<\/li><li>2020: Dr. Catherine Lord and colleagues score 1 of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autismspeaks.org\/science-news\/autism-speaks-names-top-10-studies-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">top 10 autism studies in 2020<\/a>\u00a0by Autism Speaks in an annual listing of notable autism research. This study contributes to the knowledge for providers and families helping to plan for transition to adulthood for adolescents with autism.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2315\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2021-2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2315\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2315\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. 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