Over 3,700 participants came out to help make a difference for San Diego families living with autism at the 5th annual San Diego Race for Autism held on March 28, 2009

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NFAR's First Teacher Networking Forum a Success!
The sold out event gathered educators across San Diego County school districts to discuss the newest tactics and cutting edge programs for autism.  
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UCSD Infant Identification Project

NFAR is working in collaboration with the UCSD Autism Center of Excellence on a project that will help identify children who are at-risk for autism, starting as young as 12 months of age.  A part of a much larger NIH funded study, NFAR is providing the resources necessary to include infants at-risk for autism of Spanish speaking families in the study.  The Bravo Foundation has awarded NFAR a $5,000 grant for the translation and development of Spanish langauge materials.

"We are excited to be working with the UCSD ACE on this important project" says Juan Leon.  Latino children make up 45% of San Diego County and are one of the fastest growing ethnic groups within our region.  They also represent the most underserved for early identification and treatment of children with autism.  Both UCSD ACE and NFAR hope to change these statistics by offering Spanish speaking families who have children identified as "at-risk" for developing autism parent training and early intervention opportunities. 

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