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Cure Autism Now

Cure Autism Now, or CAN, is a national organization dedicated to finding a cure for autism. The group funds research (such as genetic research) to this end. It was founded in 1995by Portia Iversen and Jon Shestack, parents of a lower-functioning autistic son named Dov. CAN funds the world's largest repository of DNA samples for autism research, known as AGRE. CAN supports Applied Behavior Analysis(ABA) and other skills-based therapies. The organization is considered controversial by some in the autism rights movementwho, based on the premise autism is a difference in cognition rather than a disorder, reject the notion that it should be cured.

See also

  • List of autism-related topics

External links

  • CureAutismNow.org- Cure Autism Now homepage
  • AGRE.org- Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE)
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