Asset Map of Resources for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD ...2 Asset Map of Resources for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Research in Canada • In terms of researcher funding, dollar

Asset Map of Resources for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Research in Canada

Appendices

© Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorders Alliance (CASDA), 2016All rights reservedwww.casda.caReport prepared for CASDA by Judy Bray, Cynthia Carroll and Margaret Whelan

Asset Map of Resources for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Research in Canada 1

Appendix 1: Methodology

This Asset Map was created as follows:

• The parameters of the report were supplied by the Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorders Alliance (CASDA)

•• Initial information was supplied by:

– Cynthia Carroll, Executive Director, Autism Nova Scotia; Chair, CASDA Board of Directors; Co-Director Canadian Autism Partnership Project (CAPP)

– Margaret Whelan, Co-Director, CAPP

• Information on researchers and research projects across Canada (as well as their associated funding, where available) were obtained for the past 5 years (2010/11 to 2015/16) and, in some cases, into the future from the websites of:

– Canada Foundation for Innovation (www.innovation.ca/projects/index.cfm)

– Canadian Institutes of Health Research (www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/826.html)

– Genome Canada (www.genomecanada.ca/en/portfolio/project/health.aspx; www.genomecanada.ca/en/portfolio/project/technologies.aspx; http://genomereports.ca/section.php?Lang=En&ID=3&Nav=Section)

– Networks of Centres of Excellence (www.nce-rce.gc.ca/NetworksCentres-CentresReseaux/NCE-RCE_eng.asp)

– Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) (http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/index_eng.asp)

– Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) (http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/results-resultats/award_search-recherche_attributions/index-eng.aspx)

– Canada Research Chairs (www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca) – MSFHR (Michael Smith Foundation for Health

Research: www.msfhr.org)

• Searches of publically available funding databases were conducted using the search terms: “autism”,” autisme”, “autism spectrum disorder”, “aspergers”

• Information on research resources was also obtained from individual organization/association websites including the websites of the national autism charities:

– Autism Canada Foundation (www. autismcanada.org/) – Autism Society of Canada (www.autismsocietycanada.

ca/) – Autism Speaks (www.autismspeaks.org) – Autism Speaks Canada (www.autismspeaks.ca/) – Canadian National Autism Foundation (www.cnaf.

net/) – Simons Foundation (www.thesimonsfoundation.ca)

• Sinneave Foundation (www.theabilityhub.org/about/sinneave-foundation)

• Additional information was obtained by Google searches of Canadian universities, hospitals and research centres using the search term “autism”.

• Key researchers were deemed to be those who had received significant in funding over the last five years, were endowed Chairs, or were heads of research centres or networks, or Faculty members of ART. In terms of funding, given the disparity in the average size of grants awarded by the Tri-Council agencies (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC), the following formula was used: CIHR ( over $1,000,000); NSERC and SSHRC (over $50,000)

• For research funding analyses, information obtained from all the aforementioned websites was entered into a master Excel spreadsheet. Data were checked for relevance to this project: studentship (undergraduate, Master’s, Doctoral) and postdoctoral projects were included in the analysis but funds for projects held by non-Canadians were deleted; and researchers’ location and activities were checked against their websites to ensure they worked in the research areas covered by this Asset Map and were still residents of Canada. Researchers’ specialties were determined from their funded projects and websites.

Asset Map of Resources for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Research in Canada2

• In terms of researcher funding, dollar amounts were generally only available from federal databases: CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC, NCE, CRC, Genome Canada. CRC funding was calculated according to the number of years a researcher had been a CRC at $100,000/yr for 5 years for a Tier 2 researcher and $200,000/year for Tier 1 researcher.

• Canada Research Chairs(CRC) - CRC holders were identified by a search of the CRC database using the keyword “autism”. Chairholders were validated for relevance to ASD through a search of their grants and publications specifically related to ASD. Only those with clear connections to the ASD field were included in the Asset Map.

• For NCE funding, only the proportion of network funding estimated from the NCE website to be specific for ASD research was factored into financial commitments. As NCEs are national networks, an estimate was made of the ASD-specific funding likely to be spent in BC research institutions. In the specific case of NeuroDevNet, it was estimated from the Network website that approximately 30% of the Network funding was going towards ASD research.

• The data for each relevant researcher were categorized according to institution and key research areas. When

key research institutes had been identified from this categorization, the websites of those institutes were checked to locate other researchers that may have been missed.

• Researcher analyses were conducted in Excel to determine researcher numbers, expertise, and government funding according to institution; and key researchers according to the amount of funding obtained.

This report was produced for CASDA by Dr Judy Bray of Judy Bray Consulting.

Note: The data and information contained in this report are believed to be reliable and accurate up to September 16th, 2016 but are not guaranteed for completeness or accuracy.


Appendix 2: Key Informant Interviews

IntervIewees

IntervieweesName Affiliations Area of Expertise

Evdokia Anagnostou Senior Clinician Scientist, Associate Professor, Autism Research Centre, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto; Canada Research Chair in Translational Therapeutics in Autism

[email protected]

• neuropsychopharmacology of autism, including neuroimaging of frontostriatal circuitry and social cognition networks in autism.

• clinical trials in ASD• role of oxytocin in autism treatment

Maurice Feldman Professor, Applied Disability Studies, Brock University

[email protected]

• Early identification and intervention for children with/ at risk for developmental, behavioural, emotional, psychiatric, and school problems.

• Atypical development, including autism spectrum disorders,

• Positive behavioural interventions for severe behaviour disorders

Derrick MacFabe Director, The Kilee Patchell-Evans Autism Research Group, University of Western Ontario, London.

[email protected]

• role of gut bacterial metabolites in autism

• understanding the brain areas responsible for the symptoms of autism

• role of immunologic, digestive, infective, epigenetic and metabolic factors in autism

• early screening methods

Adam McCrimmon Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Calgary;Director, Autism Spectrum Education, Research and Training Group

[email protected]

• identification of strengths and enhancement of resiliency in people with ASD

• vocational skills in adolescents with ASD• computer-based cognitive interventions

for children with ASD, • social and behavioural factors in first-

degree relatives of a child with ASD.


IntervieweesName Affiliations Area of Expertise

Peter Szatmari Chief, Child and Youth Metal Health Collaboration between the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto; Founding Director of CAIRN

[email protected]

• longitudinal course of ASD• genetic causes of ASD• early interventions in ASD

Jonathan Weiss Associate Professor, York University; CIHR Chair in Autism Spectyrum Disorders Treatment and Care Research

[email protected]

• mental health and well being in people with ASD and their families/caregivers across the lifespan

• novel therapies or youth with ASD• access to health services for ASD

Lonnie Zwaigenbaum Co-Director, Autism Research Centre, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital and University of Alberta; Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation Chair in Autism Research.

[email protected]

• early behavioural and neurobiological markers of autism

• longitudinal MRI studies of high risk infants to study abnormalities in brain growth and connectivity that correlate with the development of ASD

• longitudinal studies of developmental trajectories and outcomes in children newly diagnosed with autism

IntervIew QuestIons

1. What are Canada’s unique research strengths in the ASD field?

2. What are the major gaps and barriers in Canadian ASD research?

3. Where are the major ASD research centres in Canada?

4. Who would include among the top 10 Canadian ASD researchers?

5. How do you think Canadian ASD research ranks internationally, and why do you think other jurisdictions are ahead of/behind Canada?

6. To what national and international networks and collaborations do Canadian ASD researchers belong?

7. How could ASD research In Canada be strengthened and supported? What are the key requirements in terms of resources and infrastructures?

8. Would the Canadian ASD research community benefit from having a national association/conference?


Appendix 3: Tri-Council Funding for ASD Research by Province

CIHr FunDInG: $89,118,444

nserC FunDInG: $3,107,706

ssHrC FunDInG: $3,956,351

■ Alberta 6%■ British Columbia 12%■ Manitoba 2%■ New Brunswick >1%■ Nova Scotia 2%■ Newfoundland 3%■ Ontario 48%■ Quebec 22%■ Saskatchewan >1%■ Other 3%

■ Alberta 10%■ British Columbia 33%■ Manitoba 3%■ New Brunswick >1%■ Nova Scotia 3% Newfoundland 0%■ Ontario 33%■ Quebec 15%■ PEI 1%

■ Alberta 18%■ British Columbia 15%■ Manitoba 6%■ New Brunswick >1% Nova Scotia 0% Newfoundland 0%■ Ontario 30%■ Quebec 30% Saskatchewan 0%■ Other 2%


Appendix 4: Federally Funded Asd Researchers: CIhR, NSeRC, SShRC, Genome Canada (2010/11 - 2015/16)

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asD researCHers reCeIvInG trI-CounCIl FunDInG In AlbertA

Name Funder Title of Grant Type of Grant

UNiversity of AlbertA

Bolduc, François CIHR Molecular basis of memory defects in Drosophila Fragile X mutants

Operating Grant

Engel, Kathleen N CIHR 'Beyond sentences: Using the Expression, Reception and Recall of Narrative Instrument to Evaluate Narratives in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder'

Masters

Long, Rebecca CIHR Purkinje cell complex spikes within Zebrin II positive and negative stripes in the pigeon vestibulocerebellum

Masters

Nguyen, Peter V CIHR Translational and Epigenetic Control of Noradrenergic Synaptic Plasticity

Operating Grant

Shire, Stephanie Y CIHR Parents' intervention practices for stereotypic and repetitive behaviours in autism

Masters

Wevrick, Rachel CIHR 9th International Prader Willi Syndrome Organization Conference: 2016 Scientific Conference

Planning and Dissemination

Wylie, Douglas R CIHR Physiological, Anatomical and Molecular Organization of the Cerebellum

Operating Grant

Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie CIHR A Foundation Grant to Improve Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Foundation Grant

Chapman, Craig NSERC Understanding human action as observable cognition using combined motion-tracking, eye-tracking and EEG

Grant

Hurd, Peter NSERC Biological basis of individual variation in aggressiveness and other personality traits.

Grant

Kong, Linglong NSERC Quantile regression in brain imaging data analysis Grant

McDermott, Mark NSERC Modified nanostructures for the next generation of biosensing and enhanced nanomaterials

Discovery grant

Duncan, Alexandra SSHRC Disability Arts and Neurodiverse Artists: A Comparative Analysis of Arts Organizations for the Developmentally Disabled in Canada and Abroad

Vanier

Hayes, Stephanie A. SSHRC The importance of hope as a means to moderate negative and enhance positive outcomes for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders, their siblings, and peers

Doctoral

Labonté, Chantal K.L. SSHRC Bilingualism in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Masters



UNiversity of CAlgAry

Benson, Sarah CIHR Studying the effect of high intensity exercise on sleep in young adults on the autism spectrum

Masters

Bray, Signe CIHR Neuroimaging of visual-spatial attention development in early childhood

Operating Grant

Colicos, Michael A CIHR Activity-driven structural synaptic remodeling Operating Grant

Lebel, Catherine A CIHR Magnetic resonance imaging of pediatric brain development CIHR New Investigator

Lebel, Catherine A CFI Paediatric brain imaging for breakthroughs in child brain health

Leading Edge Fund

Nicholas, David B CIHR Building employment capacity in Autism Spectrum Disorder: towards a Canadian network

Special Program

O'Brien, Mary G CIHR Language Learning among Atypical Children Café Scientifique

Syed, Naweed I CIHR Synapse formation, synaptic plasticity and neurodegeneration: The role of MEN1 gene

Operating Grant

Wang, Jianli CIHR A Canada-China collaboration on developing a case registry for autism spectrum disorders

Planning Grant

Wilkinson, Grey A CIHR Neurogenin 2 proneural activity is regulated by Mbt1 in cortical progenitors

Doctoral Award

Yan, Jun CIHR Long-term remodeling of the auditory thalamocortical system: Studies in frequency-specificity, intracortical contributions and cholinergic modulation

Operating Grant

Yang, Jaeun J CIHR Maternal laboratory test data and childhood behavioural outcomes

Masters

Boyd, Jeffrey NSERC Algorithms and Sensors for Sonification of Emotion: New Technology for ASD

Grant

Xu, Fenglian NSERC Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Trophic Factor-Mediated Inhibitory Synapse Formation

Grant

Altomare, Alyssa A.

SSHRC Bullying hurts: coping strategies among students with high functioning autism spectrum disorder

Doctoral

Fenwick, Melanie E. SSHRC You read my mind: exploring the role of social cognition on bully victimization in children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder

Masters

Ference, Jennifer D. SSHRC Infants' evolving preferences for social stimuli Doctoral

Harrison, Jacqueline A. SSHRC Temporal synchrony in the processing of social stimuli Masters

McCrimmon, Adam W. SSHRC Adding Injury to Insult: An Exploration of Risk Factors for Peer Victimization in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Grant

Nicholas, David B. SSHRC Examining labour force participation among adults with high-functioning autism

Grant



Syeda, Maisha SSHRC Felt stigma among parents of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: examining its moderators and its relationship to parents' perceived distress level

Masters

MoUNt royAl UNiversity

Dumont, Tara NSERC Neuropathology in a novel model of autism Scholarship

asD researCHers reCeIvInG trI-CounCIl FunDInG In british ColumbiA


siMoN frAser UNiversity

Armstrong, Kimberly CIHR Colour Perception in Children with Autism Masters

Hutter, Harald CIHR Functional analysis of the novel axon guidance genes fmi-1, cdh-4 and col-99

Operating Grant

Iarocci, Grace CIHR What about me? Reflections on autism and why bullying is so easy, and acceptance so tough

Cafe Scientifique

Pagalan, Lief CIHR Epidemiological and Spatial Analysis of Air Pollutants as Risk Factors for Autism: A Population-Based Analysis in BC

Masters

Rombough, Adrienne CIHR Social Attention and Visual Exploration in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Doctoral

Crespi, Bernard NSERC Evolution of social and reproductive behaviour Discovery Grant

Dinsdale, Natalie NSERC Are autism-spectrum conditions and psychotic-spectrum conditions diametrical disorders of the human social brain?

Masters

Iarocci, Grace NSERC The relations between the development of object and face expertise

Discovery Grant

Armstrong, Kimberly A. SSHRC Increasing social outcomes: understanding the influence of restricted interests in autism

Doctoral

Elfers, Theo SSHRC The role of active participation in the development of perspective taking in children with and without autism

Doctoral

Gardiner, Emily C. SSHRC Facilitating social exchange among children with autism and their peers

Doctoral

Iarocci, Grace SSHRC Charting the orienting profiles of children with ASD: a multimodal approach

Research Grant

Johnston, Krista SSHRC Investigating the effectiveness of computer assisted social skill instruction for children with autism

Postoctoral

MacMillan, Kayleigh A.R. SSHRC Phonological development of children with autism: developmental delay or autism specific deficits

Masters



UNiversity of british ColUMbiA

Arstikaitis, Pamela V CIHR Involvement of palmitoylation by novel palmitoyl transferases in activity-dependent localization and protrusion formation by paralemmin-1

Doctoral

Bamji, Shernaz X CIHR Palmitoyl Acyl Transferases in Neurodevelopmental Disease Operating Grant

Barton, Jason J CIHR Face expression and identity processing in the occipitotemporal cortex

Operating Grant

Brain, Thea C CIHR Caregiver-Implemented Intervention to Reduce Stereotypy in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Masters

Chen, Simon CIHR Investigating the effects of Neuroligin/Neurexin interactions on brain development in vivo

Doctoral

Craig, Ann Marie CIHR Key Determinants of Synaptic Excitation/Inhibition Imbalance in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Team Grant

Cvetkovska, Vedrana CIHR The role of MAM domain containing glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor proteins in synapse development

Fellowship

Edgcumbe, Philip CIHR Ultra-fast two-photon imaging of synaptic and neuronal morphology in brain of in vivo Xenopus tadpole to understand role of synaptic and morphological plasticity in early brain

Masters

Fawcett, Susan M CIHR A Randomized Control Trial of Universal Positive Behavior Support for Families of Children with Down Syndrome: Contribution to Empirical Development of a Public Health Model of Service Delivery

Doctoral

Gomm, Rachel N CIHR Autism-Linked Genes and Neural Connectivity in the Brain Masters

Haas, Kurt CIHR Dual in vivo imaging of morphological and functional refinement underlying experience-driven improvement of neuronal encoding

Operating Grant

Hole, Rachelle D CIHR TYDE: Transitioning Youth with Disabilities and Employment

Special Case

McDiarmid, Troy A CIHR Investigating behavioural phenotype and function of genes implicated in neurological disorders using an invertebrate animal model

Masters

Mintzes, Barbara J CIHR Psychotropic drug use in pregnancy: patterns of use and neonatal and infant health outcomes

Catalyst Grant

Nelson, Alexa CIHR Cellular Effects of Schizophrenia-Linked Palmitoyl Acyl Transferase DHHC5 Variant

Masters

Oberlander, Timothy F CIHR Developmental origins of autism: A population level linked data study of prenatal antidepressant medication exposure

Operating Grant

Tripathy, Shreejoy J CIHR Linking gene expression to neuronal behaviour in normal and disordered brains through large-scale meta-analysis

Fellowship



Weingarten, Lisa S CIHR The biological roles of ATP13A4 in Mus musculus: Characterization of interaction partners, functional analysis, and implications for autism and neurodevelopmental diseases.

Masters

Xie, Yicheng CIHR In vitro and in vivo functional assessment of neuropsychiatric disease-related synaptic gene mutations

Fellowship

York, Kaley C CIHR Parents' Lived Experience of Having a Child with Asperger Syndrome

Masters

Zahir, Tania F CIHR Massively Parallel Whole Genome Sequencing for the Clinical Identification of Mutations That Cause Intellectual Disability

Fellowship

Binsted, Gordon NSERC (un)Conscious use of Sensation For Action Discovery Grant

Borisoff, Jaimie NSERC Development of air-pressure controls with feedback for wearable products that deliver sensory stimulation

Engage Grant

Callaghan, Daniel NSERC Prioritization of Autism Spectrum Disorder Variants using Network Analysis

Masters

Enns, James NSERC Visual perception and attention Discovery Grant

GazitGurel, Nurit NSERC Typical Male vs. Typical Female vs. Autistic Developmental Trajectories - a longitudinal study of development, from birth to age 18 months, with an emphasis on attending to human faces

Doctoral

Kwok, Willie NSERC Bioinformatics Meta-Analysis on Gene Networks in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Masters

Oruc, Ipek NSERC Neural representations underlying visual perception of objects and faces

Discovery Grant

Werker, Janet NSERC The role of multisensory redundancy in infant speech perception and language acquisition

Research Detail

Woodward, Todd NSERC The role of medial-prefrontal neural systems in cognitive flexibility

Discovery Grant

Archambault, Catherine SSHRC Peer reading intervention for students with autism spectrum disorder

Masters

de Putter, Hannah A. SSHRC Gradual development of joint attention and functional language use in preschool children with autism

Masters

Elfert, Miriam SSHRC Fathers of children with autism: the impact of a psychoeducational group on fathers' parental, marital, and psychosocial well being

Doctoral

Jitlina, Ekaterina SSHRC Experiences of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders as victims of bullying

Doctoral

Jull, Stephanie G. SSHRC Parents as social interventionists for children with autism spectrum disorders

Doctoral



Rodas, Tara T.F.. SSHRC Investigating the efficacy of the stepping out program enhanced with positive behaviour support for adults with autism: an RCT

Masters

Sobie, Victoria SSHRC Teaching perspective: talking to children with autism using live confederates

Masters

UNiversity of viCtoriA

Morgan, Jennifer R CIHR Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Mirror Neuron System Masters

Schneider, Andrea N CIHR The cognitive and neurophysiological processes underlying object and face recognition: the role of experience in the way we recognize objects, and its application to autistic children

Masters

Yau, Suk-yu CIHR FMRP expression in DG mediates NMDAr function Fellowship

Bartlett, Lucy NSERC Emotion perception and production in autism Fellowship

Halliday, Drew NSERC Linking the broader autism phenotype to face and object processing

Scholarship

Tanaka, James NSERC Using steady-state visual evoked potentials (SSVEP) to measure brain responses to faces and objects

Discovery Grant

triNity WesterN UNiversity

Dykshoorn, Kristy L. SSHRC Sibling involvement in autism spectrum disorder intervention as a mediator for parenting style and quality of sibling relationship

Masters


asD researCHers reCeIvInG trI-CounCIl FunDInG In mAnitobA


UNiversity of MANitobA

Boily, Roxanne M CIHR Emotional Intelligence in Adolescents with ASD Masters

Brownell, Marni D CIHR Neonatal and Childhood Neurodevelopmental, Health and Educational Outcomes of Children Exposed to Antidepressants and Maternal Depression During Pregnancy

Operating Grant

De Rocquigny, Janelle Y CIHR Manitoba's Francophone Children: Assessing their Health and Well-being

Masters

Leung, Jaime CIHR Establishing Accurate Phonetic Performance in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Masters

McPhail, Deborah CIHR Reproducing Stigma: Obesity and Women's Experiences of Reproductive Care

Operating Grant

Metge, Colleen J CIHR E-Mental Health Services for Children and Youth: An Evidence Synthesis of Qualitative and Quantitative Research on Availability, Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, Acceptability, and Equity

Knowledge Synthesis

Pear, Joseph J CIHR Beyond synthesis: Using computer-aided personalized system of instruction to promote knowledge acquisition and uptake.

Operating Grant: Knowledge to Action

Siddiqui, Tabrez J CIHR Regulation of a neuronal synaptic pathway in neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders

Operating Grant

Virues Ortega, Javier CIHR Effective Psychosocial Interventions for Autism: Synthesis and Knowledge Translation

Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Yaholkoski, Amber M CIHR Accuracy of Diagnostic Tools for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Masters

Jakobson, Lorna NSERC Social perception and social cognition in typical and atypical development

Discovery Grant

Snow, Wanda NSERC Examining plasticity of learning and memory using an animal model of autism

Scholarship

Arnal, Lindsay M. SSHRC Teaching persons with developmental disabilities to make choices among protracted leisure activities through video presentation

Doctoral

Glenwright, Melanie R. SSHRC Eye gaze can provide insight into children's theory of mind reasoning and moral judgments

Insight Development Grant

Nguyen, Duong DN. SSHRC Does teaching object-picture matching and it's reverse relation enhance the ability to indicate preference using pictures

Doctoral

Smith, Scott J. SSHRC Emotional regulation of autistic adolescents through the use of instrumental music and self-reflection

Masters



Sousa, Christine G.P. SSHRC Evaluating the role of social stimuli in creating and maintaining social withdrawal

Masters

Thom, Katherine S.E. SSHRC Enhancing self-regulation in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder through classroom-based mindfulness training

Masters

Thomson, Kendra M. SSHRC Assessment of a training package to teach discrete-trials teaching to tutors and parents of children with autism

Doctoral

asD researCHers reCeIvInG trI-CounCIl FunDInG In new brunswiCk


UNiversité de MoNCtoN

Losier-Chiasson, Rebecca CIHR L'accès au services de santé mentale pour les enfants et les adolescents

Masters

Richards, Eric NSERC The effects of attention on the perception of shapes and faces Discovery Grant

Fulton, Many SSHRC Joint engagement intervention to improve language development in children with autism spectrum disorders

Masters

asD researCHers reCeIvInG trI-CounCIl FunDInG In newfoundlAnd


MeMoriAl UNiversity

Audas, Richard P CIHR Barriers and Facilitators in Access to Child/Youth Mental Health Services: A Mixed Methods, Inter-sectorial Study in Atlantic Canada

Team Grant: Community-Based Primary Healthcare


asD researCHers reCeIvInG trI-CounCIl FunDInG In novA sCotiA


dAlhoUsie UNiversity

Allen, Stephanie CIHR Attention Bias Modification Training: Efficacy Study of a Novel Treatment for Anxiety in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Doctoral

Boudreau, Ainsley CIHR The Effects of a Pivotal Response Treatment-Based Community Intervention on Social Interactions of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Doctoral

Corkum, Penny V CIHR Teacher Help: Novel technologies for meeting the immediate needs of youth with mental health disorders in Canada

Operation:eHealth Innovation Partnership Program(eHIPP)

Croll, Roger P CIHR Effects of experience on the early development of the olfactory system

Operating Grant

Dempsey, Erin E CIHR Language Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Contributions of Play and Executive Functioning

Masters

Kerr, Michelle CIHR Autonomic Arousal in Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder: Individual Differences and the Role of Context

Masters

Pacia, Cressida CIHR Intervention strategies for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An investigation into specific methodologies employed by six leading intervention models from behavioural and developmental approaches

Masters

Peverill, Sarah E CIHR Attention Networks in ASD, ADHD, and Comorbid ASD/ADHD

Masters

Rancourt, Kate CIHR Semantic memory structure in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Masters

Johnson, Shannon NSERC Developmental course of information processing mechanisms

Discovery Grant

Parkington, Karisa NSERC Category Learning in Autism University Undergraduate Student Research Awards

iWK heAlth CeNtre (hAlifAx)

Smith, Isabel M CIHR Optimizing impact of community-based early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder; and Intervention models for preschoolers with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD): A population-based comparative effectiveness study

Operating Grant; Partnerships for Health System Improvement


asD researCHers reCeIvInG trI-CounCIl FunDInG In ontArio


broCK UNiversity

Carrol, Jennifer L CIHR Early behavioural intervention for pre-diagnostic infants showing signs of autism

Masters

Johnson, Naomi D CIHR Parent skill acquisition in a group function-based cognitive-behaviour therapy for obsessive compulsive behaviours in children with high-functioning autism

Masters

Neil, Nicole M CIHR Investigating a Manual-Based Group Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Comorbid Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Masters

Pessah, Danielle CIHR Using Behavioral Skills Training to Improve Parents' Treatment Adherence to Speech Language Pathologist's Recommendations on the implementation of Augmentative Alternative

Masters

Rombough, Elizabeth A CIHR Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy as an Early Intervention Treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Children and Youth with Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Masters

Alcock, Jessica SSHRC Who is allowed to speak: a look at self-accounts of autism Masters

Baker, Kelly E. SSHRC Current use of social skills strategies for children with autism in the Ontario education system

Masters

Couto, Susy SSHRC Embedding drama in social thinking curricula to enhance the cognitive thinking abilities of children 8-12 years old with High Functioning Autism (HFA) and Asperger Syndrome (AS)

Masters

Esteves, Jeffrey B. SSHRC My life as an epic win: providing transitional support to adolescents and young adults with a high functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder

Masters

Fleishman, Melissa H. SSHRC Exploring gestural habits as cues for anticipating self-injurious episodes in children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Masters

Kerr, Whitney J. SSHRC Efficiency and effectiveness of behaviour intervention plans Masters

Schumann Johns, Sarah L.

SSHRC Gathering family perspectives about the educational experiences of students with an autism spectrum disorder

Masters

Smith, Katlynne J. Preparing students with ASD for inclusive classrooms: a case study exploration of giant steps

Masters



CeNtre for AddiCtioN ANd MeNtAl heAlth (toroNto)

Lunsky, Yona J CIHR Understanding pathways to emergency healthcare for adolescents and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Operating Grant

Noor, Abdul CIHR Investigation of Chromosome X Copy Number Variants in Autism

Doctoral

Rusjan, Pablo M CIHR In-vivo Imaging of Neuroinflammation in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Operating Grant

Szatmari, Peter CIHR Pathways to Better Developmental Health in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Phase III

Foundation Grant

Vincent, John B CIHR Elucidating the Role of PTCHD1 in Autism and Intellectual Disability

Operating Grant

hollANd bloorvieW Kids rehAbilitAtioN hospitAl (toroNto)

Anagnostou, Evdokia CIHRCRC

Intranasal oxytocin for social cognition/function in adults with autism

Operating Grant

Drumm, Ellen CIHR The neurodevelopment and mental health of school-aged siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder

Doctoral

Fleury, Amanda N CIHR Graphomotor Fractal Dynamics as a Surrogate Biomarker for ASD

Masters

hospitAl for siCK ChildreN (toroNto)

Beilhartz, Greg L CIHR Carrier-Mediated Delivery of Therapeutic Proteins into the Brain

Fellowship

Deneault, Eric CIHR Role of NRXN1 in Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Post-doc Fellowship

Ellis, James R CIHR Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells to model human Rett Syndrome

Operating Grant

Farra, Natalie CIHR Inducing Pluripotent Stem Cells for Co-transcriptional Gene Therapy for Rett Syndrome

Doctoral

Forman-Kay, Julie D CIHR Phosphoregulation of Disordered Protein Interactions in Neurobiology

Operating Grant

Jia, Zhengping CIHR Molecular mechanisms coordinating structural and functional synaptic plasticity: role of GluA2/N-cadherin dependent Rho signaling

Operating Grant

Kaplan, David R CIHR Establishment and maintenance of adult neural stem cell pools

Operating Grant

Lerch, Jason P CIHR Imaging of normal and abnormal brain development in mice and humans; Where is Autism Located in the Brain?

Foundation GrantOperating Grant

Leung, Rachel CIHR The neural bases of emotional face processing across development in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Doctoral

Miller, Freda D CIHR Developmental dysgenesis of the mammalian brain: underlying mechanisms

Operating Grant



Muskat, Barbara L CIHR Autism comes to the hospital: Experiences of hospital care from the perspectives of children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders, their parents and health care providers

New Investigator

Pearson, Christopher E

CIHR Modelling syndromic autism caused by mutations in the ADNP gene

Team Grant

Pinto, Dalila CIHR Identification of functional mechanisms involved in the formation of rare deletions and duplications associated with autism spectrum disorders

Fellowship

Scherer, Stephen W CIHRGenome Canada

Autism Genome Project; Chair: GlaxoSmithKline Partnered; Foundation Grant; Genomics and Personalized Health

The Autism Genome Project ; Genomics and Personalized Health; Genomes to Outcomes in Autism Spectrum Disorders; Autism Spectrum Disorders: Genome To Outcomes

Szatmari, Peter CIHR The Genetic Epidemiology of Autism; Family and Molecular Studies

Operating Grant

Taylor, Margot J CIHR Understanding the thoughts and emotions of others: neuroimaging measures of typical and atypical development

Operating Grant (x3)

Teitelbaum, Adam M CIHR The Electrophysiology Of Autism: Can A Biofeedback System Help?

Masters

Tsui, David CIHR Epigenetic Regulation of Cortical Interneuron and Oligodendrocyte Development

Doctoral

Uddin, Mohammed J CIHR Somatic Variation in Single Neurons in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Fellowship

Voronova, Anastassia CIHR Epigenetic regulation of cortex development by Ankrd11 Fellowship

Yuen, Ryan CIHR Interpreting genomic data through the study of methylome in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Fellowship

MCMAster UNiversity

Bremer, Emily CIHR Finding the right tests: Measurement of fitness in children with autism spectrum disorder

Doctoral

Dergal, Julie M CIHR The Development and Validation of a New Screening Tool to Detect Autism in Later Life

Fellowship

Di Rezze, Briano M CIHR The impact of health service intervention on outcomes for children with ASD in Canada

Fellowship

Drmic, Irene E CIHR Examination of Factors that Mediate Effective Treatment of Anxiety in High Functioning Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Fellowship

Lai, Jonathan CIHR The Shared Neurobiology of Autism and Fragile X Syndrome through the Neuroligin Gene Family

Doctoral



Raina, Parminder S CIHR Developing and Validating a Screen for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Later Life (SALL)

Operating Grant

Rieder, Amber D CIHR From Biological Signatures to Behavioural Profiles in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Doctoral

Rosenbaum, Peter L CIHR Development of the Autism Classification System of Functioning: Social Communication

Operating Grant

Rutherford, MD CIHRCRC

Developmental relationships among social perceptual and social cognitive measures in infants at risk for autism spectrum disorders and in control infants

Operating Grant

Singh, Karun CIHR The role of TAO2 in brain connectivity and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Team Grant: Mental Disorders

Szatmari, Peter CIHR A molecular genetic study of autism and related Phenotypes in extended pedigrees


Trainor, Laurel J CIHR Auditory perception in infancy: Event-related potential measures of development and effects of experience


Woodbury-Smith, Marc CIHR Identifying heritable genetic susceptibility to ASD using the combined strategy of genetic linkage and whole genome sequencing

Institute of Genetics Clinical Investigatorship Award

Rutherford, MD NSERC The Development Of Core Knowledge In The Social Domain

Research Grant

Shedden, Judith NSERC Visual attention, memory, and performance across space and time

Research Grant

Zhang, Haichao NSERC Face and voice perception in autism spectrum disorders Scholarship

Nagib, Wasan F. SSHRC Improving employment prospects for young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Doctoral

Rutherford, M. D. SSHRC Face processing strategies in those with and without autism spectrum disorders

Research Grant

Walsh, Jennifer A. SSHRC Investigating the early indicators of Autism: developing an objective screening tool

Masters

MoUNt siNAi hospitAl

Cordes, Sabine P CIHR Analyzing the roles of the Gumby/Fam105b linear deubiquitinase in development and disease


QUeeN's UNiversity

Brown, Hilary CIHR Parents' perceptions of unmet need in children with an autism spectrum disorder

Masters

Cramm, Heidi CIHR Bridging the Gap: Developing an Occupational Therapy Competency Framework for Children's Mental Health

Doctoral

Ouellette-Kuntz, Hélène CIHR Investigating the Association between Interpregnancy Interval and Autism Spectrum Disorders using the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy's Data Repository

Operating Grant



Reichelt, Andreas CIHR Social learning in action: a motor control approach to observational learning

Doctoral

Castelhano, Monica NSERC Exploration and cognitive processing of real-world scenes Research Grant

Kuhlmeier, Valerie NSERC Determining and predicting specific intents in infancy Research Grant

Sabbagh, Mark NSERC Brain development, experience, and the development of a representational theory of mind in preschoolers

Research Grant

Shatkay, Hagit NSERC Translating data into knowledge: From biomedical sequences and text to disease prediction and prevention

Research Grant

Clifford, Tessen SSHRC Support groups for parents of children with autism spectrum disorders: predictors and benefits of involvement

Doctoral

Lopes, Vicki A. SSHRC Factors predicting the social participation and inclusion of children with developmental disabilities

Doctoral

ryersoN UNiversity

Stein, Rebecca CIHR Joint Attention Deficits in Infants with Suspected ASD: Exploring a New Intervention Method

Masters

Wong, Brenda Iok SSHRC Detection of the lack of mutual knowledge during conversations among adolescents with and without Asperger's Syndrome

Masters

Ryerson University SSHRC Supporting outreach to help autistic youth transition to higher education

Connection Grant

UNiversity heAlth NetWorK

Eubanks, James H CIHR From Chromatin to Neurophysiology to Behaviour: Studies to Understand, and Develop Treatment Strategies For, the Autism-Spectrum Disorder Rett Syndrome

Team Grant; Operating Grant

UNiversity of ottAWA

Cook, Jocelynn L CIHR Consistent Collection and Reporting of Diagnostic Data Related to Children's NeuroDevelopmental Disorders

Planning and Dissemination Grant

UNiversity of toroNto

Best, Andrew J CIHR High-throughput identification and characterization of novel compounds that increase splicing inclusion of neural-specific 'micro-exons'.

Fellowship

D'Abate, Lia CIHR Identifying novel inherited and de novo events in autism spectrum disorders using whole-exome sequencing

Masters

Easson, Amanda CIHR Neural Connectivity During Socially Relevant Inhibitory Control in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Masters

Gao, Xiaoqing CIHR The Role of Early Visual Input in Shaping Visual Development

Fellowship

Genov, Roman CIHR Patient-Specific Adaptive Closed-Loop Neurostimulation for Optimum Treatment of Intractable Epilepsy

Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)



Gholizadeh Moghaddam, Shervin

CIHR Restoration of Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein Expression and Function after Intra-cerebellar Injection of Viral Vectors Encoding the Gene

Doctoral

Hampson, David R CIHR Adeno-associated virus gene replacement in fragile X syndrome


Koscik, Timothy R CIHR Multi-modal object representations human orbitofrontal cortex

Fellowship

Levine, Joel D CIHR The neurogenetic basis of group dynamics in Drosophila Operating Grant (x2)

Penner, Melanie CIHR Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Sub-Specialized Multi-Disciplinary Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis Compared to Community Diagnosis

Masters

Saini, Michael A CIHR The risk of divorce for parents of children with autistic spectrum disorder: A scoping review on marital relationships

Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Wade, Mark CIHR A Gene-Environment Interaction Model of Theory of Mind Development

Doctoral

Zahr, Siraj CIHR Maternal diabetes and autism spectrum disorder: a potential metabolic pathway regulating embryonic neural precursor cells

Masters

Zaslavsky, Kirill CIHR Dissecting molecular phenotypes of SHANK2 mutations using patient-specific neurons from an autistic patient

Doctoral

Erclik, Ted NSERC Genetic mechanisms underlying neuronal migration in the developing Drosophila brain

Discovery Grant

Lee, Kang NSERC Dynamic Face Processing in Infants, Children, and Adults Research grant

Ratcliffe, John NSERC Eyes over ears? Bats as neuroethological models for understanding visual capture

Research grant

Aultman, Rachel L. SSHRC Assistive communicative aids for 5- and 6-year-old students with autism: are teachers beliefs' consistent with classroom practices

Masters

Douglas, Patricia N. SSHRC Autism, inclusion and maternal care Doctoral

Herman, Jayme SSHRC Keeping your own mind in mind: how well do children with autism monitor their comprehension while reading

Doctoral

Jachyra, Patrick SSHRC Sport for all: exploring sport participation among children and youth with Autism

Doctoral

McEwen, Rhonda N. SSHRC Mobile technology for social and communication support of students identified on the autism spectrum


McGuire, Anne E. SSHRC Representing autism: a study of autism advocacy organizations in Canada

Doctoral

Ng, Olivia O. SSHRC Classroom management strategies for students with autism Doctoral

Quinan, Emily A. SSHRC Investigating the cognitive effects of bilingualism on children with high-functioning autistic disorder (HAD)

Masters



Vicedo, Marga SSHRC Historicizing the science of the affects: autism, emotions and gender 1943-present

Insight Grant

UNiversity of WAterloo

Parkington, Karisa B CIHR The role of the eye in face recognition: A multidimensional neurocognitive assessment in autism spectrum disorder and subclinical autistic traits

Doctoral

Bauch, Chris NSERC Dynamics of coupled human-environment systems Research Grant

Itier, Roxanne NSERC Role of eyes in early neural face processing;Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroimaging and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Research Grant

Michailovich, Oleg NSERC Distributed processing of medical diagnostic data for early detection and classification of brain-related disorders

Research Grant

Saluja, Ronak NSERC Evaluation of autism and epilepsy mutations in T-type channels

Scholarship

Gibbons, Sarah T. SSHRC Narrative, empathy, subjectivity: post humanism in contemporary fiction

Doctoral

UNiversity of WesterN oNtArio

Elbert, Adrienne CIHR Determining genome-wide binding changes of epigenetic regulators CTCF and cohesin-complex in ATRX-knockout mouse brain

Doctoral

Martinez-Trujillo, Julio C CIHR Mapping the microcircuits of attention in the primate brain Operating Grant

Schmid, Susanne K CIHR Role of Bk channel in sensory filtering Operating Grant

Jung, Changwon(Ryan) NSERC Inferring the genetic architecture of autism and other complex traits

Scholarship

Brown, Heather M. SSHRC Writing skills of adolescents with and without autism Doctoral

Dadd, Lisa M. SSHRC Can social stories modify behaviour in an integrated classroom

Masters

Lewis, Jessica SSHRC o see or not to see: infants prefer to follow the gaze of a reliable looker

Masters

Richards, Jared W. SSHRC A philosophical explication of autism spectrum disorders and their influence on semantic theories of language

Masters

UNiversity of WiNdsor

Jamil, Rawa SSHRC Romantic history, sexual history, empathy, and the broader Autism phenotype

Masters

Loepp, Mitchell SSHRC Determining what social factors predict the quality and quantity of father-child interaction with children diagnosed with autism

Masters

Wingsiong, Aranda Christine L.

SSHRC Insight to injury: a look at the bullying experiences of students with autism spectrum disorders

Masters



yorK UNiversity

Hudson, Chloe CIHR The relationship between victimization, theory of mind and mental health in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

Masters

Perry, Adrienne CIHR GO4KIDDS: Great Outcomes for Kids Impacted by Severe Developmental Disabilities and their Families

Team Grant

Schroeder, Jessica CIHR Intermodal Perception of Speech in Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and Autism.

Doctoral

Ting, Victoria CIHR The role of parental emotional coaching in helping children with Autism Spectrum Disorder regulate emotions

Masters

Viecili, Michelle A CIHR Neuropsychological, behavioural, and mental health changes in children with Asperger Syndrome treated with cognitive behaviour therapy for anxiety

Doctoral

Weiss, Jonathan A CIHRCIHR Chair

Expanding treatment and care research to address mental health problems in Canadians with ASD across the lifespan

Chair: Autism Spectrum Disorders Treatment and Care Research; Operating Grant

Weiss, Odette CIHR Mental Health of Primary Caregivers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Masters

Robinson, Suzanne SSHRC Social support for parents of Individuals with an autism spectrum disorder

Doctoral

Smele, Sandra SSHRC Looking for sociality in social/behavioural disorders: towards a critical analysis of autism discourses and practices

Doctoral

Tint, Ami SSHRC The development of change detection in autism spectrum disorders

Masters

Wilson, Emily SSHRC Investigating the novel narrator: the aesthetic functions of mental disability in detective fiction

Masters


asD researCHers reCeIvInG trI-CounCIl FunDInG In QuebeC


CoNCordiA UNiversity (MoNtreAl, QUebeC)

Spilka, Michael CIHR The neural basis of motor imitation in autism spectrum disorders

Masters

Wright, Leah O CIHR Response Inhibition in ADHD and Autism: A cross-disorder cognitive endophenotype

Masters

Popa, Tiberiu NSERC Multimodal synchronous spatial-temporal acquisition of facial features and tongue for medical applications

Discovery Grant

PoulinDubois, Diane NSERC The developmental origins of the animacy concept Discovery Grant

Longard, Julie C.P. SSHRC Drawing out inner feelings: emotional intelligence in children with autism

Masters

doUglAs hospitAl reseArCh CeNtre (verdUN, QUébeC)

Elsabbagh, Mayada CIHR The neural basis of motor imitation in autism spectrum disorders

Partnerships for Health System Improvement

iNstitUt de reCherChes CliNiQUes de MoNtréAl

Ferent, Julien CIHR Investigation of the molecular mechanisms leading to polarized Sonic Hedgehog signal transduction in axonal growth cones

Fellowship

Kania, Artur CIHR The role of Netrin in motor neuron axon guidance Operating Grant (x2)

Takahashi, Hideto CIHR Cell-adhesion mechanisms that control GABAergic synapse development

Operating Grant

MCgill UNiversity

Benfey, Nicholas J CIHR In vivo observation of the influence of inflammation on glial calcium dynamics and phagocytosis in brain development

Masters

Bertone, Armando CIHR Assessing the development of elementary and social perception in autism using behavioral and electrophysiological approaches

Operating Grant

Bowie, Derek CIHR Are feedforward inhibitory circuits of the cerebellum disrupted in the Fragile X brain?


Cloutier, Jean-Francois CIHR Molecular Mechanisms of Sensory Systems Development Operating Grant

Davies, Gregory K Professional Support Services for Children with Intellectual Disabilities and/or Autism Spectrum Disorders: Evaluation of a Clinical Consultation Model

Masters

Elsabbagh, Mayada CIHR Shaping the roadmap to biomarkers discovery in autism: The scientist-family partnership

Dissemination Events

Elshiekh, Abdelhalim CIHR The role of the insula in salience detection and autonomic reflex

Masters

Farooqi, Nasr CIHR Neuro-immune interactions in autism: mechanisms of disease and therapeutic targets

Doctoral



Fay, Anne-Marie L CIHR Does atypical sleep architecture underlie neuronal disruption in the Fragile-X brain?

Fellowship

Fombonne, Eric CIHR CIHR Training Grant in Autism Research Training Grant

Goldschleger, Jessica CIHR Participatory action research to establish outcome measures in the evaluation of needs and priority for respite services for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder

Masters

Jacunski, Mark CIHR The Role of Alkali-Cation/Proton Exchanger Isoform 9 in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Masters

Lennert, Therese CIHR Temporal recalibration in healthy controls and autism spectrum disorders

Fellowship

Orlowski, John CIHR Roles of Organellar pH-regulating Transporters in Cellular Homeostasis and Disease

Operating Grant

Philibert-Lignieres, Gwenaelle

CIHR The Role of Executive Functions on Musical Ability in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Masters

Raja, Reesha CIHR Regulation of neuronal circuit formation by the transmembrane protein, AMIGO-1.

Doctoral

Robaire, Bernard CIHR Impact of paternal age on the health of gametes: risk of potential adverse outcomes

Team Grant: Boys’ and Men’s Health

Ruthazer, Edward S CIHR Visualizing Hebbian Structural Plasticity in the Developing Brain

Operating Grant

Sonenberg, Nahum CIHR Novel pharmacogenetic strategies to reverse autism-like phenotypes in mouse models of ASD.

Operating Grant(x3)

Szyszkowicz, Joanna K

CIHR The Role of Gut Microbiota and Central Nervous System Microglia in Neurodevelopmental Disorders Following Maternal Infection During Pregnancy

Masters

Villeneuve, Martin CIHR Functional connectivity within the visual cortex: on the interactions between lower and higher visual area

Fellowship

Xie, Pingxing CIHR Identifying rare genetic variants causing autism spectrum disorder via whole-genome sequencing

Fellowship

Djordjevic, Jelena NSERC Studies of pleasantness and unpleasantness in olfaction Discovery Grant

ReiterCampeau, Sandra NSERC Regulation of neuronal translation in mouse models of Autism Spectrum Disorders

University Undergraduate Student Research Awards

Burack, Jacob A. SSHRC Attentional modulation among children and adolescents with autism, Asperger syndrome and Down syndrome

Research Grant

Fontil, Laura SSHRC Transition to school for children with Autism spectrum disorder: an investigation of the effectiveness of Rimm-Kaufman and Pianta's transition guiding principles

Doctoral

Gonzalez Barrero, Ana Maria

SSHRC Examining the consequences of bilingualism for language development and executive functioning in children with autism spectrum disorders

Doctoral



MacCulloch, Radha S.

SSHRC The lived experiences of youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as they transition out of the school system

Vanier Graduate Scholarship

Ouimet, Tialee SSHRC The development of gestures and language: a longitudinal study

Doctoral

Pothier, Brittany D. SSHRC Sleep and learning in children with autism spectrum disorder

Masters

Quintin, Eve-Marie SSHRC Can music bridge the gap between emotion and cognition?: A test of the empathizing-systemizing theory in the musical domain.


Quirke, Sara K. SSHRC Positive and negative implications of caring for a young child with autism on the family: changes over a one year period

Doctoral

Takagi, Anna SSHRC Imitation and language: an investigation in children with autism

Masters

reseArCh iNstitUte of the MCgill UNiversity heAlth CeNtre

Bernatsky, Sasha R CIHR Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children Born to Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Operating Grant

Hyde, Krista L CIHR Auditory processing in typical development and in autism spectrum disorder: insights from the brain and behavior

Operating Grant

Salmon, Christopher K

CIHR Excitatory GABAergic Transmission Restrains Dendritic Spine Formation in the Immature Hippocampus

Masters

UNiversité de MoNtréAl

Aguilar Valles, Argel CIHR control in synaptic homeostasis during the generation of exacerbated brain excitability linked to neurodevelopmental psychiatric disorders

Fellowship

Brochu Barbeau, Elise CIHR Étude de la connectivité inter-hémisphérique dans l'autisme par le paradigme de Poffenberger.

Doctoral

Charbonneau, Geneviève CIHR Étude des mécanismes cérébraux impliqués dans le traitement multisensoriel des émotions chez les individus autistes et chez les personnes atteintes du syndrome d'Asperger.

Doctoral

Courchesne, Valérie CIHR Les processus d'apprentissage dans l'autisme de haut-niveau Masters

Hahler, Eva-Maria CIHR A Psychophysical Assessment of Multisensory Integration among Children and Adolescents with High-Functioning Autism

Doctoral

Hébert-Seropian, Sarah CIHR Mechanisms underlying long-term synaptic plasticity and memory formation

Masters

Kania, Artur CIHR Eph receptor function in neuronal circuit development Operating Grant

Lacaille, Jean-Claude CIHR eIF4E-mediated translational control of synaptic function in memory formation and autism


Lanovaz, Marc J CIHR Using mobile technology to reduce stereotypy in children with autism spectrum disorders

Operating Grant



Lapointe, Jean-Yves CIHR Ligand-Gated Ion-Channels: From Genes to Behaviour Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant

Lehoux, Catherine CIHR Peaks of ability as a subtyping tool for the autistic spectrum Fellowship

Mottron, Laurent CIHR Perception - language relationships in autism Operating Grant

Peretz, Isabelle S CIHR Brain and genetic basis of musical pitch disorders Operating Grant

Préfontaine, Isabelle CIHR Utiliser une application mobile pour diminuer l'autostimulation chez les enfants atteints d'un trouble du spectre de l'autisme

Masters

Simard-Meilleur, Andree-Anne

CIHR L'interrelation des supériorités perceptives dans les modalités visuelles et auditives chez les personnes autistes de haut niveau

Doctoral

Xing, Paul CIHR Étude des bases cellulaires et moléculaires d’une forme de déficience intellectuelle caractérisée par l’haploinsuffisance de SYNGAP1

Masters

BertrandRivest, Jessica NSERC Étude électrophysiologique du traitment visuel simple et complexe dans l`autisme, en relation avec les signes cliniques

Doctoral

Lanovaz, Marc SSHRC Promoting generalisation in children with autism spectrum disorders: A pilot study


Tappolet, Christine SSHRC Responsabilité, autonomie et dysfonctionnement Research Grant

UNiversité dU QUébeC à MoNtréAl

Bouchard, Valérie CIHR Trajectoires développementales des enfants sur le spectre de l'autisme : mieux comprendre pour mieux intervenir

Masters

Danis, Eliane CIHR Développement du raisonnement chez les enfants sur le spectre de l'autisme

Masters

Lafleur, Alexis T CIHR Déficits du self-monitoring et du sens de l'agentivité dans l'autisme: une nouvelle perspective neurofonctionnelle des difficultés dans l'interaction sociale

Masters

Mishara, Brian L CIHR Comprendre et estimer le risque suicidaire chez les personnes présentant une déficience intellectuelle (DI) ou un trouble du spectre de l'autisme (TSA)

Operating Grant

Bourgault, Steve NSERC Probing the molecular mechanisms of action of class B G protein-coupled receptor peptide ligands: a multidisciplinary study

Discovery Grant

Paquin, Joanne NSERC Function of ceruloplasmin in the nervous system development

Discovery Grant

Courcy, Isabelle SSHRC L'expérience de mères d'enfant autiste et l'intervention comportementale intensive auprès de leur enfant : les impacts sur la vie et la santé des mères

Doctoral



des Rivières-Pigeon, Catherine

SSHRC Familles de jeunes enfants autistes : étude du bien-être des mères et des pères dont l'enfant reçoit une intervention comportementale intensive-ICI

Research Grant

Lavigne, Andréa SSHRC Travailler la structure du langage à l'oral pour le développement des compétences en lecture de phrases complètes chez l'élève verbal présentant un trouble envahissant du développement

Masters

Ménard, Lucie SSHRC Étude prosodique de la parole produite par des enfants au développement typique et des enfants atteints de troubles du spectre autistique


Poirier, Nathalie SSHRC L'expérience des parents et des enseignants quant à la scolarisation d'adolescents présentant un TSA en classe spécialisée


UNiversité dU QUébeC à riMoUsKi

Gascon, Hubert SSHRC Enfants, adolescents et jeunes adultes ayant une déficience intellectuelle ou un trouble envahissant du développement : étude de leurs caractéristiques, de celles de leur famille et utilisation de services

Research Grant

UNiversité de sherbrooKe

Biron, Marie-Lee SSHRC Lien entre la formation des intervenants appliquant l'intervention comportementale intensive et les effets rapportés chez les enfants autistes

Masters

Gagné, Patricia SSHRC Les caractéristiques des pratiques éducatives manifestées par des parents ayant un enfant autiste de 5 à 9 ans en fonction de la sévérité des symptômes, du stress familial et de la venue d'un chien d'assistance

Masters

Marcotte-Landreville, Julie

SSHRC Évaluation de l'évaluabilité du programme d'intervention Son-Rise auprès d'enfants autistes ou ayant un trouble envahissant du développement - TED

Masters

asD researCHers reCeIvInG trI-CounCIl FunDInG In sAskAtChewAn


UNiversity of regiNA

Loucks, Jeff NSERC Perceptual Narrowing in Human Action Perception: Mechanisms and Functions

Discovery Grant

UNiversity of sAsKAtCheWAN

Howland, John CIHR Long-term consequences of prenatal infection on behaviour and brain: Role of glycogen synthase kinase 3.

Operating Grant


Appendix 5: ASD Researchers holding a Canada Research Chair

Name Details of Chair Contact Information Research Summary

Evdokia Anagnostou

Tier2 Canada Research Chair in Translational Therapeutics in Autism Spectrum Disorder

CIHR- $200,000

Autism Research Centre, Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto

Email: [email protected]

URL: http://research.hollandbloorview.ca/scientist/Evdokia-Anagnostou

• established Canada’s first clinical trials lab for ASD, as well as its first clinical trials network dedicated to neurodevelopmental disorders.

• improving the capacity for clinical trials and test potential drugs to see if they are likely to work.

• classifying genomic findings, brain images, and behaviours of children with ASD in ways that predict how those children will respond to treatments, allowing health care practitioners to personalize treatments for each child.

Jason Barton

Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Vision and Eye Movements

CIHR- $600,000

University of British Columbia and Vancouver General HospitalVancouver


URL: http://ophthalmology.med.ubc.ca/person/jason-barton/

• disorders of complex vision processing• how people perceive objects, recognize faces,

process words visually and make mental maps of their environment.

• how the brain’s processing of visual inputs is disrupted in patients with neurological disorders like stroke, Parkinson’s disease, autism and schizophrenia.

• attentional processing in autistic subjects

Christopher Brett

Tier2 Canada Research Chair in Cellular Science & Human Health

CIHR- $500,000

Concordia University and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec


URL: http://www.concordia.ca/artsci/biology/faculty.html?fpid=christopher-brett

• exploring the relationship between defects in endocytosis and neurological symptoms associated with ASDs.

• discovering how autism-linked mutations disrupt events required for endocytosis and how these mutations affect synapses and behaviour in mice.

Anne Marie Craig

Tier1 Canada Research Chair in Neurobiology

CIHR- $1.0M

Faculty of Medicine, and Brain Research Centre, UBC, Vancouver

Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

• studying combinations of fluorescence imaging, molecular biology, and electrophysiology to investigate how nerve cells communicate.

• identifying molecular signals on the surface of nerve cells that induce contacting partners to form a synaptic connection. Mutations in one of these molecular cues has recently been linked to autism.

• understanding how neurotransmitter receptors are localized and modified to control the strength of synaptic signalling between nerve cells.


Name Details of Chair Contact Information Research Summary

Carl Ernst Tier2 Canada Research Chair in Psychiatric Genetics

CIHR -$400,000

McGill University, Montreal, Quebec


URL: www.mcgill.ca/psychiatricgenetics/

• using DNA sequencing technology in combination with patients’ stem cells to understand psychiatric disease on the individual level.

• determining if the genetic variations observed in people with autism have functional consequences

• understanding how cells with deletions respond to different chemicals could help understand which molecular pathways are affected in autism.

Roxanne Itier

Tier2 Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroimaging and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

CIHR -$500,000

University of Waterloo, Waterloo Ontario

Email:[email protected]

URL: http://www.psychology.uwaterloo.ca/people/faculty/ritier/index.html

• exploring the neural bases of face processing, including identity, facial expression recognition, and gaze perception, and their links to social behaviour.

• exploring how these functions break down in some people, like those who suffer from autism spectrum disorders and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

Sebastien Jacquemont

Tier2 Canada Research Chair in Genetics of Neuropsychiatric Disorders

CIHR -$200,000

Université de Montréal, Quebec

Email:[email protected]

URL: http://www.nouvelles.umontreal.ca/udem-news/news/20150224-sebastien-jacquemont-is-in-montreal-to-study-the-genetic-origins-of-autism.html

• focusing on families with rare genetic mutations that lead to neurodevelopmental disorders like autism, schizophrenia, speech and language impairment, or learning disabilities.

• investigating how genetic mutations change cognition, behavior and energy balance in these patients by measuring their effects and studying how they shift according to different family backgrounds and environments.

Mel. D.Rutherford

Tier2 Canada Research Chair in Social Perceptual Development

NSERC - $500,000

McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario

Email:rutherm@ mcmaster.ca

URL: http://psych.mcmaster.ca/rutherford/

• exploring why some autistic children cannot differentiate between moving human figures and other moving, non-human objects

• exploring how people with autism categorize facial expressions, and how this categorization may be revealed in eye movements.

• testing the younger siblings of children with autism to see how these children perceive eye gaze, expressions and the movement of humans and non-human objects.

• developing more accurate means of diagnosis that predicts the development of autism


Appendix 6: Funding For ASD Research From Non-Governmental Organizations

CanaDIan asD FunDInG From Autism speAksYear Name Title of Project location Funding

2015 Allemang-Grand, Rylan Monitoring Treatment-incuced Neuroanatomical Changes in a Mouse Model of Rett Syndrome

Hospital for Sick Children $60,000

2011 Anagnostou, Evdokia A Multi-site double-blind placebo-controlled trial of memantive vs. placebo in children with autism

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

$199,284

2014 Brian, Jessica Toronto ATN Site Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

$420,000

2011 Fillitier, Jillian -fellowship

Preference Acquisition in Children and Adolescents With and Without ASD

Dalhousie University $55,720

2010 Fonbonne, Eric Epidemiological study of Pervasive Developmental Disorders in Mexico

McGill University $120,000

2011 Loh, Alvin and Roberts, Wendy

ATN 2011 - Toronto Consortium Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

$513,235

2011 Nicholas, David Examining Vocational Services for Adults with Autism

University of Calgary $119,099

2011 Scherer, Stephen AGP: Genome Sequencing and Analysis Supplement


2012 Scherer, Stephen Examining the Y-Chromosome in Autism Spectrum Disorder


2014 Scherer, Stephen Autism Spectrum Disorders: Genomes to Outcomes


2015 Scherer, Stephen Project Management for MSSNG Hospital for Sick Children $635,110

2010 Sonenberg, Nahum Regulation of neuronal translation in ASD

McGill University $120,000

2014 Strong, Emma - pre-doc fellowship

Investigating the contribution of DNA methylation to autism phenotypes in disorders of 7q11.23

$59,000

2013 Tanaka, James Let's Face It! 2.0: Training the dynamics of facial expressions for children with ASD

University of Victoria $119,284

2012 Yuen, Ryan - Post-doc Fellowship

Identifying genetic Variants on the Y Chromosome of Males with Autism


2013 Weiss, Jonathan CIHR Chair: Autism Spectrum Disorders Treatment and Care Research

York University $75,000


Year Name Title of Project location Funding

2010 Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie Improving Early Diagnosis and Treatment for ASD: the Canadian Infant Sibling Project

University of Alberta $1,008,704

2011 Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie Autism Treatment Network 2011- Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital

University of Alberta $508,677

2011 Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie Genomic Influences on Developmental Course and Outcomes in Infants at Risk of ASD: a BSRC Study


2011 Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie Genomic Influences on Development and Outcomes in Infants at Risk of ASD


2014 Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie Autism Treatment Network 2014- Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital



Current Elsabbagh, Mayada The Simons Complex Collection: Montreal is one of the 12 clinical sites in North America looking for rare and de novo events in ASD

McGill University N/A

Current Haas, Kurt A Multi-platform Approach to the Functional Assessment of Autism Gene Variants

University of British Columbia

Up to $275 per year for up to three years

Current Lerch, Jason Brain Imaging of Treatment Response The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto

Up to $275 per year for up to three years

Current Werwick, Rachel MAGEL2, a Candidate Gene for Autism and Prader-Willi Syndrome

University of Alberta Up to $275 per year for up to three years

CanaDIan asD FunDInG From the simons FoundAtion Autism ReseARch initiAtive (sAFARi)



2014-2019

Anagnostou, Evodkia and Lerch, Jason

Co-clinical trials in mice and humans in Autism

University of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children

$2,497,761

2014-2019

Doering, Laurie Correction of Neuronal Function in Autism

McMaster University $2,464,625

2014 Evans, Alan Structural and functional networks in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Fragile X syndrome

McGill University $2,492,735

2014 Sonenberg, Nahum Treatment strategies for Autism Spectrum Disorders and Fragile X syndrome using mouse models, via translational control modulators

McGill University $1,235,000

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Name Funder Title of Grant

AlbertA

Autism Research Centre, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital

University of Alberta, EdmontonLead: Lonnie Zwaigenbaum

The centre conducts innovative research to understand the biology and symptoms of autism, with an emphasis on early diagnosis, genetics in ASD, and early development in ASD.

Autism Spectrum Education, Research and Training Group (ASERT)

University of CalgaryLead: Adam Mcrimmon

The group consists of researchers, clinicians, and professionals interested in understanding autism spectrum disorders and improving the lives of individuals with an autism spectrum disorder. Research initiatives include functional imaging, basic and applied human genetics, and education research.

british ColUMbiA

Autism and Developmental Disorders Laboratory

Simon Fraser UniversityLead: Grace Iarocci

Research focuses on how children learn to act appropriately in social situations and how families and communities can support the development of social competence.

Centre for Autism Research Technology and Education (CARTE)

University of VictoriaLead: Jim Tanaka

CARTE is dedicated to the research and development of new and innovative technologies that enhance the social and emotional skills of children and adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

MANitobA

St Amant Research Centre

WinnipegLead: Dickie Yu and Toby Martin

The Centre’s mission is to improve the quality of life of people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities through research. Projects include a longitudinal evaluation of intensive behavioural intervention (IBI) and neuroimaging studies to study how the brain changes during IBI.

NovA sCotiA

Autism Research Centre, IWK Health Centre

Dalhousie University, HalifaxLead: Susan Bryson

Research focuses on: interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder; the development and the social interactions of children with developmental disabilities and typically developing children. The Centre promotes earlier detection of autism; better treatments and life-long supports for children and adults affected by autism and also trains and supports students and new researchers in the autism field.

oNtArio

Autism Centre of Excellence (ACE)

Western UniversityLondon, ONLead: Rob Nicolson

ACE aims to advance research and clinical training to improve the quality of life for those with ASD and their families. ACE provides research grants and graduate training and promotes collaboration and partnership across the ASD community. ACE was generated as part of an endowed Chair in Autism.

Autism Research Unit

Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, University of TorontoLead: Wendy Roberts

Research focuses on phenotype refinement and assessment of behavioural phenotype towards the identification of subgroups. The autism phenotype is being investigated through studies of sibling pairs, in infants with an older sibling with autism.

AppendiX 7: ASD Research Centres


Name Funder Title of Grant

Autism Research Centre, Bloorview Research Institute,

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; University of TorontoLeads: Evdokia Anagnostou and Jessica Brian

The Autism Research Centre conducts research to improve outcomes and quality of life for children with ASD and their families. The Centre is home to a team of professionals with expertise ranging from neurology, developmental pediatrics, psychology, psychometry, and engineering to early intervention, occupational therapy, speech and language pathology, and nursing.

CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research

School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster UniversityLead: Jan Willem Gorter

The Centre is developing an autism classification system. The study aims to develop and evaluate the measurement properties of an Autism Classification System of Functioning: Social Communication (ACSF:SC) and describe and categorize functioning of preschool children with ASD.

Centre for Applied Genomics [TCAG]

Hospital for Sick Children; University of TorontoLead: Stephen Scherer

The Centre has discovered numerous disease susceptibility genes and most recently has defined copy number variants and other genetic factors underlying autism. The Centre provides project support to hundreds of investigators involved in local, nation-wide and international research initiatives, including those related to ASD.

Children’s Learning Projects Research Lab

York UniversityLead: James Bebko

Research focuses how children with autism attend to, and make sense of, information coming from different sensory systems; what happens in the very earliest stages of information processing in these groups; and how children with autism come to understand the symbolic nature of pictures and other impairments, as well as evaluating the impact of community programs.

Kilee Patchell-Evans Autism Research Group, Department of Psychology (Neuroscience)

University of Western Ontario (UWO)Lead: Derrick McFabe

The research group focuses on how metabolic products of the gut microbiome control brain function and behaviour in autism, and related neuropsychiatric condition. The group is particularly interested in the role of short fatty acid metabolites of gut bacteria and their role in autism and the development of novel clinical biomarkers to identify and screen for the disorder.

Offord Centre for Child Studies

McMaster UniversityLead: Ellen Lipman

The Offord Centre for Child Studies is a multi-disciplinary research institute that fosters collaborations across fields such as child psychiatry, psychology, epidemiology, pediatrics, policy development, social work, and nursing. Two main areas of focus are: monitoring ASD prevalence using provincial Early Development Instrument (EDI) data; examining developmental trajectories of young children with ASD as they transition from initial preschool diagnosis until Grade 1; investigating the effects of Riluzole, a glutamate-modulating medication, on core ASD symptoms; and:neurological foundations of human emotion and cognition, with a focus on neurodevelopmental disorders.

QUebeC

Centre d’Excellence en Troubles Envahissants du Développement de de l’Université de Montréal (CETEDUM)

University of MontrealLead: Laurent Mottron

A centre of expertise to improve clinical services, education and research on pervasive development disorders. The Centre hosts the Marcel and Rolande Gosselin Research Chair in Autism Cognitive Neuroscience, held by Laurent Mottron. Studies include: the special mental abilities of people with autism; re-examining the role of mental retardation and epilepsy in primary autism; and in the inclusion of autistic researchers in science. Other interests include linking neocortical, cognitive, and genetic variability in autism with alterations of brain plasticity.

Perceptual Neuroscience Lab (PNLab) for Autism and Development

McGill UniversityLead: Armando Bertone

Research focuses on assessing perceptual and cognitive processes during typical development, in the autism spectrum and related neurodevelopmental conditions.


AppendiX 8: examples of Key ASD Researchers

Name, Position, and Affiliation

Contact Information and URl

Research interests/expertise in ASD

evdokia Anagnostou

Autism Research Centre, Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto

[email protected]

http://research.hollandbloorview.ca/scientist/EvdokiaAnagnostou

Faculty Member of ART. Lead of POND-Network; Funding (CIHR), CRC• neuropsychopharmacology of autism, including neuroimaging

of frontostriatal circuitry and social cognition networks in autism.

• clinical trials in ASD • role of oxytocin in autism treatment

richard Audas

Associate Professor, Health Statistics and Economics, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland

[email protected]

https://www.med.mun.ca/Medicine/Faculty/Audas,-Rick.aspx

Funding (CIHR)• barriers and facilitators in access to child/youth mental health

services: • access to primary health care research for children and young

adults with autism spectrum disorder, eating disorders, conduct disorder, anxiety and depression

Anthony bailey

Professor of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, UBC, Vancouver

anthony.bailey@ ubc.ca

http://psychiatry.ubc.ca/programs/developmental-disorders/members/

Faculty Member of ART; Affiliated with CIRCA;• Neurobiological basis of autistic disorders, using genetic,

neuropathological and neuroimaging approaches• Identifying susceptibility genes for autism• Clinical focus on teenagers and able adults with ASD

teresa bennett

Assistant Professor, Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, Faculty of Science, McMaster University, Hamilton

[email protected]

http://www.cpd.utoronto.ca/capr/faculty/teresa-bennett/

Co-PI, ASDs: Pathways to Better Outcomes• Interface between social cognitive neuroscience and the

developmental epidemiology of ASD• Role of social cognition in children’s mental health and how

this may interact with environmental stressors

Armando bertone

Director, Perceptual Neuroscience Lab for Autism and Development; Assistant Professor, Dept of Educational & Counseling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal

[email protected]

https://www.mcgill.ca/edu-ecp/bertone

Faculty Member of ART• How non-social and social perception in children with ASD

differs from that of typically-developing children from the ages of 4 through 15 years, and how it relates to social behaviour in autism.

• Incorporating knowledge regarding perceptual strengths and challenges into existing cognitive and behavioral interventions in an age specific manner

Michael boyle

Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton

[email protected]

http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/ceb/faculty_member_boyle.htm

Canada Research Chair; Faculty Member of ART• determinants of child health, particularly the interplay

between neighbourhood, familial and individual-level characteristics;

• health status measurement in children, particularly the classification and measurement of childhood psychopathology;

• research study design, particularly issues of sample selection, attrition and the generalizability of study findings across diverse samples; and statistical analysis, particularly the use of structural equation models, multilevel modelling and growth curve analysis





Christopher brett

Concordia University and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec

[email protected]

http://www.concordia.ca/artsci/biology/faculty.html?fpid=christopher-brett

Canada Research Chair- Tier 2• how defects in endocytic system functions lead to symptoms

associated with neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and lysosomal storage diseases

• Cellular basis of ASD and ADHD• how mutations in iron transporters lead to symptoms

associated with autism

Jessica brian

Clinical Investigator, Autism Research Centre, Bloorview Research Institute, Toronto

[email protected]

http://research.hollandbloorview.ca/scientists/Jessica-Brian

Faculty Member of ART • early identification and intervention in Autism Spectrum

Disorder (ASD) and related disorders.

susan bryson

Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Psychology; Co-director, Autism Research Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax

[email protected]

http://autism.medicine.dal.ca/about_us/index.htm

Faculty member of ART• earlier detection of autism• Sibling studies• Develop better treatments and life-long supports for children

and adults affected by autism• Epidemiology of autism

Jake Burack

Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology

[email protected]

www.mcgill.ca/edu-ecp/jake-burack

Faculty Member of ART• the development of attention and cognition among typically

developing children, persons with autism, and persons with specific syndromes associated with intellectual disabilities

Mélanie Couture

Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine and Health ServicesUniversité de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec

[email protected]

http://cr.chus.qc.ca/en/axes/mother-child/chercheurs/melanie-couture/

Faculty Member of ART• identification of new very early sensorimotor markers in order

to facilitate early screening in 12-15 months old infants;• efficacious interventions in very young children, notably

strategies based on parent mediated intervention; • the early detection and screening of ASD

Ann Marie Craig

Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, and Brain Research Centre, UBC, Vancouver

[email protected]

http://www.neuroscience.ubc.ca/craig.htm

Canada Research Chair: Tier 1; Funding (CIHR)• Synapse development and plasticity• Synapse organizing proteins• Neurotransmitter receptors• Genetic variants in multiple synaptic organizing complexes

linked to ASD and schizophrenia

Catherine des rivières-pigeon

Professor, Department of Sociology, l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

[email protected]

https://www.apps.uqam.ca/Application/SGSR/Repertoire/detail_E.aspx?P1=47665

Funding (SSHRC)• Familles de jeunes enfants autistes : étude du bien-être des

mères et des pères dont l’enfant reçoit une intervention comportementale intensive-ICI

• Travail domestique, travail rémunéré et situation financière des parents ayant un enfant présentant un trouble du spectre de l’autisme (TSA)





Mayada elsabbagh

Assistant Professor, Montreal Children’s Hospital, and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec

[email protected]

http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/psychiatry/elsabbagh/

Faculty Member of ART; Funding (SAFARI)• early infancy and developmental disorders• root causes of autism• the brain basis of behavioural genetic disorders• developing and evaluating a knowledge translation framework

for biomarker development in autism and improving evidence-based practice among community practitioners.

James enns

Professor, Vision Lab, Department of Psychology, UBC, Vancouver

[email protected]

http://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~ennslab/Vision_Lab/James_T._Enns.html

Faculty member of ART• Cognitive science • Development of attention, sensation and perception• Visual attention in humans• Changes in detection by children with autism

Carl ernst

McGill University

[email protected]

www.mcgill.ca/psychiatricgenetics/

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2• screening the DNA of Canadians affected with psychiatric

disease for mutations• development of more effective individualized treatments to

alleviate psychiatric diseases

Alan evans

James McGill Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry, Biomedical Eng.McGill University, Montreal, Quebec

[email protected]

https://www.mcgill.ca/neuro/research/researchers/evans

Faculty Member of ART• using three-dimensional computer techniques to study

functional neuroanatomy• analyzing imaging data from over 600 at risk infants to develop

the best imaging technique for identifying an early biomarker for Autism and Fragile X syndrome.

Margaret fahnestock

Professor, Department of Biology, McMaster University Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, Ontario

[email protected]

http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/medsci/faculty/fahnestock_margaret.html

Faculty member of ART• The biosynthesis and regulation of neurotrophins (NGF and

BDNF)• BDNF post-translational modification and signaling pathway

disruptions in autism• Understanding how neurotrophins are dysregulated in

Alzheimer’s disease and autism to identifynew therapeutic approaches and targets for these devastating disorders

eric fombonne

Oregan Health and Science University (ex. Professor of Psychiatry, McGill University)

[email protected]

https://www.ohsu.edu/xd/research/researchexpertise/researchers/index.cfm?personID=2572

Faculty Member and original PI of ART; Funding (CIHR)• epidemiology of autism• development of assessment tools for clinical and research

purposes, in family and genetic studies of autism, and in outcome studies

stelios georgiades

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences; Co Director, McMaster Autism Research Team (MacART). Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton

[email protected]

http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/psychiatryneuroscience/GeorgiadesStelios.html

Founder, Co-Director McMaster Autism Research Team (MacART; Co-PI Province of Ontario Neurodevelopmental (POND) Network; Co-PI of ASDs: Pathways to Better Outcomes• Measurement and classification ASD and other

neurodevelopmental disorders (ADHD & OCD). • Developing empirical nosological models that can be used

in studies of aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of neurodevelopmental disorders.





Cherly glazebrook

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba

[email protected]

http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/kinrec/about/glazebrook.html

CFI Funding• Motor skill assessment and movement performance in

individuals with ASD• Relationships between perception and action in typical and

clinical populations• Influence of multisensory stimuli on movement • Eye-hand coordination

daniel goldowitz

Senior Scientist, CMM, CFRI; UBC Professor, Medical Genetics and the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics; Scientific Director, NeuroDevNet NCE, UBC

[email protected]

http://www.cmmt.ubc.ca/research/investigators/goldowitz/lab

• Affiliated with CIRCA; Canada Research Chair; PI of NeuroDevNet NCE:

• Application of molecular and bioinformatic technologies to study the entire gene regulatory network of the cerebellum

• Systems neurobiology of autism - early detection, genomic profiling

Kurt haas

Associate Professor, Brain Research Centre, UBC, Vancouver

[email protected]

http://www.neuroscience.ubc.ca/haas.htm

Funding (CIHR and CFI)• manipulating Neuroexin/Neuroligin function we investigate

whether they also play a role in dendrite growth within the developing brain, potentially identifying a neuronal structural abnormality in ASDs.

Krista hyde

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Montreal; Adjunct Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, at McGill University

[email protected]

http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/~hydek/

Faculty Member of ART• Auditory cognitive neuroscience; brain imaging (MRI); music;

autism; development; plasticity• How auditory perception in ASD is reflected at the level of

both brain function and anatomy

grace iarocci

Director, Autism and Developmental Disorders Lab & Associate Professor of Psychology in Department of Psychology, SFU, Burnaby

[email protected]

http://www.sfu.ca/psychology/about/faculty/iarocci.html

Faculty Member of ART ; Funding (SSHRC)• How children attend to and respond to social information. • Measuring variability in the development of social

competence. • Sub-grouping based on social competence; selective attention,

face processing; social perception and learning

roxane itier

University of WaterlooCRC: Tier 2

[email protected]

https://uwaterloo.ca/psychology/people-profiles/roxane-itier

Canada Research Chair; Funding (CFI)• Temporal dynamics of the neural networks underlying face

processing, the perception and recognition of face identity, facial expressions and gaze direction

• How these cognitive abilities and their underlying brain networks develop over the lifespan, and what role they play in pathologies in which social cognition appears to go awry such as in ASD





sebastien Jacquemont

University of MontrealCRC: Tier 2

[email protected]

http://www.nouvelles.umontreal.ca/udem-news/news/20150224-sebastien-jacquemont-is-in-montreal-to-study-the-genetic-origins-of-autism.html

Canada Research Chair• families with rare genetic mutations that lead to

neurodevelopmental disorders like autism, schizophrenia, speech and language impairment, or learning disabilities

• general patterns of cognitive and behavioral difficulties rather than in a single specific diagnosis

shannon Johnson

Associate Professor, Dept Psychology and Neuroscience, Dept Pediatrics, Dept Psychiatry, Faculty of Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax

[email protected] http://www.dal.ca/faculty/science/psychology_neuroscience/faculty-staff/our-faculty/shannon-johnson.html

Faculty Member of ART• Understanding typical and atypical cognitive and social-

cognitive processes in ASD. • Uncovering and characterizing core differences in cognitive

and social functioning in individuals with ASD. • Identification of mechanisms that may help to tease apart some

of the complexity of this spectrum.

elizabeth Kelley

Associate Professor, ASD Studies@Queen’s, Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Department of Psychology, Queen’s University

[email protected]

http://www.queensu.ca/psychology/people/faculty/elizabeth-kelley

Faculty Member of ART• Interaction between language, cognitive, and social

development, and their influence on the overall development of children with autism

• Developmental pathways of children with autism and how language and cognitive development are affected by their social difficulties.

tara Kennedy

Assistant Professor of pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, and the Stan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation, Fredericton

http://www.stancassidy.ca/home/facilities-and-services/provincial-programs/stan-cassidy-centre-for-rehabilitation/services/pediatric-services/autism-rehabilitation-services.aspx

Faculty Member of ART• qualitative research methodology to explore issues related to

independence in clinical training and supervision of clinical trainees.

• knowledge translation, patient safety, and professional socialization.

Alan Kingstone

Distinguished University Professor, Brain and Attention Research Lab, Dept of Psychology, UBC

[email protected] http://psych.ubc.ca/persons/alan-kingstone/

Faculty Member of ART • Components of human selective attention• How the brain subserves human attention and behaviour in

everyday life. • Cognitive etiology, • Social attention

Marc lanovaz

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, McGill University, Quebec

[email protected]

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marc_Lanovaz/publications

Funding (SSHRC)• Applied behavior analysis, Functional assessment, Stereotypy,• Behavior problems in children and adults with intellectual

disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorders





Jason lerch

Associate Professor, Department of Medical Biophysics, Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics University of Toronto

jason@ phenogenomics.ca

http://www.neuroscience.utoronto.ca/faculty/list/lerch.htm

Funding (CIHR)• Examination of mouse models of 13 mutations associated with

ASD• Demonstrating the consistently detectable effects of autism in

the brain using high resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)

• Identify novel pathways and mechanisms of ASD

suzanne lewis

Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Genetics, and Children’s and Women’s Health Centre, UBC; Senior Clinician Scientist, CFRI

[email protected]

http://www.cfri.ca/our-research/researchers/results/Details/suzanne-lewis

Affiliated with CIRCA; Co-Director ASD-CARC; • Genetic, genomic and comprehensive phenotyping

studies for the autism spectrum disorders, idiopathic intellectual disabilities and other complex disorders of neurodevelopmental and/or behavioral disability.

• Clinical and applied genotype/phenotype correlations, somatic gene transfer and therapy.

derrick Macfabe

Assistant Professor Departments of Psychology (Neuroscience) & Psychiatry (Division of Developmental Disabilities); Director of The Kilee Patchell-Evans Autism Research Group, University of Western Ontario, London

[email protected]

http://www.psychology.uwo.ca/autism/researchteam.htm

Director Kilee Patchell-Evans Autism Research Group• The role of pre and post natal infectious processes in the

etiology and behaviour s in ASD• Development of novel animal models • Role of genetics, biochemistry and environment on the

identification and possible treatments of ASD• The role of short chain fatty acids in ASD• The role of the gut microbiome in ASD

Annette Majnemer

Senior ScientistChild Health and Human Development ProgramMontreal Children’s HospitalMontreal, QC

[email protected]

https://www.mcgill.ca/spot/our-faculty/majnemer

PI of CHILD-BRIGHT SPOR Network• developmental, functional and quality of life outcomes in

children with disabilities and their determinants• children with developmental delays as a result of conditions

such as autism

Adam McCrimmon

Assistant ProfessorFaculty of Education,University of Calgary

[email protected]

http://research4kids.ucalgary.ca/profiles/adam-mccrimmon

Funding (SSHRC)• identification of strengths and enhancement of resiliency in

ASD• cognitive and emotional intelligence and their relation to

resilience and positive outcome in adolescents and young adults with Asperger’s

• executive functions, theory of mind, and mental health (anxiety and depression) in children with a high-functioning ASD and how these factors are related to resilient outcomes

pat Mirenda

Professor, Educational and Counseling Psychology, and Special Education, Faculty of Education, UBC, Vancouver. Autism and Developmental Disabilities Research Lab, UBC

[email protected]

http://ecps.educ.ubc.ca/person/pat-mirenda/

Faculty Member of ART; Director of CIRCA; Co-Director of Pathways in Autism Spectrum Disorders• Heterogeneous development in a large, cross-Canadian cohort

of preschool children with autism, • Genes that may cause or increase the risk of ASD. • Perspectives of youth with ASD: the middle and high school

years, goals and aspirations for the future





Chris Moore

Dean of Science and Professor of Psychology. Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

[email protected]

http://www.dal.ca/faculty/science/psychology_neuroscience/faculty-staff/our-faculty/chris-moore.html

Faculty Member of ART• joint attention in infancy• the development of the objective self in the second year of life• the temporally extended self and future oriented reasoning• developmental disorders such as autism and ADHD

laurent Mottron

ProfessorDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec

[email protected] / [email protected]

http://www.lnc-autisme.umontreal.ca/

Faculty Member of ART• cognitive neuroscience in autism• antidepressant use during pregnancy and the risk of autism

spectrum disorder in children• The developmental trajectory of contrast sensitivity in ASD

gina Muckle

Professor of Developmental Psychology at Laval University. Researcher at the CHU de Québec Research Center in Québec City

[email protected]

http://www.crchudequebec.ulaval.ca/en/research/researchers/4629

Faculty Member of ART• health, behaviour and development of infants and children.• effects of prenatal exposure to teratogenic substances, such as

tobacco, alcohol and environmental contaminants (mercury, lead, etc.).

Aparna Nadig

Associate Professor, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, McGill University, Montreal Quebec

[email protected]

https://www.mcgill.ca/scsd/about/academic-staff/aparnanadig

Faculty Member of ART• pragmatic development, social communication, and language

and communication in individuals with autism spectrum disorders

• mechanisms underlying language learning in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) (e.g., memory systems, executive functions, preferential attention to gaze)

david Nicholas

Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary

[email protected]

http://fsw.ucalgary.ca/fsw_info/profiles/david-nicholas

Faculty Member of ART; Funding (SSHRC)• early detection, diagnosis and treatment of ASD• Development of a Repository of Evaluation Metrics for

Employment Support Programs in Autism Spectrum Disorder• Examining Labour Force Participation among Adults with

High-Functioning Autism

rob Nicolson

Associate Scientist, Children’s Health Research Institute; Associate Professor, Depts of Psychiatry, Paediatrics, Psychology and Medical Biophysics, Western University, London

[email protected]

http://ddd.uwo.ca/Research/rob.html

Faculty Member of ART• Children and adolescents with developmental disabilities

(autism and intellectual disabilities• Brain abnormalities associated with these conditions (through

brain imaging) and treatment for interfering behaviours seen in children and adolescents with developmental disabilities.

• Genetic factors involved in the cause of these disorders.





Andrew paterson

Professor, Brain and TherapeuticsHospital for Sick Children; Associate Director, Centre for Applied Genomics, Toronto

[email protected]

http://www.psychiatry.utoronto.ca/people/dr-andrew-paterson/

Faculty Member of ART• Genetics of complex diseases• member of ‘CANAGEN’ a Canadian study led by Peter

Szatmari and Steve Scherer on the genetics of autism and related traits and through this is an active member of the Autism Genome Project.

Wendy roberts

Co-Director, Autism Research Unit, SickKids; Professor of Paediatrics, Dept. of Paediatrics, University of Toronto

[email protected]

http://www.sickkids.ca/AboutSickKids/Directory/People/R/Wendy-Roberts.html

Faculty Member of ART• The impact of early identification of autism as well as its

genetic origins and therapeutic interventions• Early identification, genetics and intervention trials in autism• Pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics in Autistic

Disorders

roumen Milev

Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology,Head, Department of Psychiatry, Queen’s University

milevr@ providencecare.ca

http://psychiatry.queensu.ca/

CFI Grant• Focus with patients with Depression, Bipolar Disorder,

Anxiety Disorders,and other Affective Disorders. • Autism Spectrum Disorders; Intellectual Disabilities; Genetics;

Gene Mutation and Functional Analyses; Mouse and cell expression model systems; Neurophysiology; Brain functional analyses

M.d. rutherford

McMaster UniversityCRC: Tier 2

[email protected]

http://psych.mcmaster.ca/rutherford/

Faculty Member of ART; Funding (SSHRC), Canada Research Chair• explore how people with autism categorize facial expressions,

and how this categorization may be revealed in eye movements• develop a new testing procedure for autism

stephen scherer

Director, Centre for Applied Genomics, Hospital for Sick Children; Professor, Dept of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto; Director of the McLaughlin Centre

[email protected]

http://www.tcag.ca/profile/

Faculty Member of ART; Funding (CIHR, Genome Canada, Autism Speaks) • Discovery of the regions of the human chromosome that

contain genes linked to autism• Director of Autism Speaks Ten Thousand Genomes and

MSSNG - sequencing and analyzing the whole genomes of 10,000 individuals in families affected by autism

isabel smith

Professor, Deptt of Pediatrics, Dept of Psychology and Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Co-director, Autism Research Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax

[email protected]

http://medicine.dal.ca/research-dal-med/people/research-chairs/isabel-smith.html

Co-PI of ASDs: Pathways to Better Outcomes• Development, health and wellbeing of individuals with

developmental disabilities and their families, especially children and youth with ASD

• Longitudinal studies of ASD; development and evaluation of interventions for ASD and associated behavioural and mental health problems; and ASD-related health, education and community services systems and policies.





veronica smith

Associate Professor: Associate Chair and Graduate Coordinator, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta

veronica.smith@ ualberta.ca

http://www.edpsychology.ualberta.ca/en/People/AcademicStaff/VeronicaSmith.aspx

• Faculty Member of ART• social and language development of children at risk or with

identified disabilities/delays in school and community settings• evaluation of the long-term outcomes of the early intensive

behavioural intervention (EIBI) programs for children with autism spectrum disorders

Nahum sonenberg

James McGill Professor, Department of Biochemistry, McGill University;Sonenberg Lab, Department of Biochemistry, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University

[email protected]

http://www.med.mcgill.ca/nahum/rules.html

Funding (CIHR)• conditions such as Fragile X syndrome, Tuberous Sclerosis and

PTEN hamartoma syndrome, all single-gene disorders with high rates of autism

• role of mTOR pathway in memory formation and autism• treatment strategies targeting this pathway in patients with

memory deficits; therapies to alleviate the cognitive and neurological symptoms associated with ASD

peter szatmari

Chief, Child and Youth Mental Health Collaborative between CAMH, the Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto; Professor, Deptt of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

[email protected]

http://www.camh.ca/en/research/about_research_at_CAMH/scientific_staff_profile/Pages/Peter-Szatmari.aspx

Faculty Member of ART; Funding (CIHR); PI of ASDs: Pathways to Better Outcomes• longitudinal studies of children with autism spectrum

disorders; factors associated with good outcome; • the genetic etiology of autism including studying families with

rare copy number variants and studies of infant siblings• developmental course of child and adolescent

psychopathology including depression, eating disorders, oppositional behaviours and anxiety disorders

Jim tanaka

Professor, Director, CARTE, Psychology Dept and Neuroscience Program; U. Vic, Victoria,

[email protected]

http://www.uvic.ca/socialsciences/psychology/people/faculty-directory/tanakajim.php

Faculty Member of ART; Affiliated with CIRCA • Programs to improve face recognition abilities in children with

autism and teach them to recognize faces• Development of computerized “FaceMaze” game to improved

face recognition in ASD kids and help them express facial emotions

tracy vaillancourt

Professor, Faculty of Education and School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa and adjunct professor in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour at McMaster University

[email protected]

http://www.mac-cura.ca/

Canada Research Chair; Co-PI, ASDs: Pathways to Better Outcomes• examines the links between aggression and bio-psychosocial

functioning and mental health, with particular focus on bully-victim relations





Joanne volden

Associate Dean Research Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton

joanne.volden@ ualberta.ca

https://www.ualberta.ca/rehabilitation/about-us/contact-us/faculty-directory/joanne-c-volden

Faculty Member of ART; Co-PI, ASDs: Pathways to Better Outcomes• longitudinal study of developmental trajectories of children

with ASD from first diagnosis.• investigating gender differences in social communication in

ASD, and neural basis of figurative language comprehension

Charlotte Waddell

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences; Director, Children’s Health Policy Centre, Canada Research Chair in Children’s Health Policy, SFU, Burnaby

[email protected]

https://www.sfu.ca/fhs/people/profiles/charlotte-waddell.html

CO-PI for Pathways in ASD• Canada Research Chair: Tier 2• Child and youth mental health • health policy • determinants of health and children’s rights.

Jonathon Weiss

Associate Professor, Dept of Psychology, York University;Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Lab, Behavioural Science Building, York University Toronto

[email protected]

http://ddmh.lab.yorku.ca/jonweiss/

Faculty Member of ART;CIHR Research Chair in Autism• prevention and treatment of mental health problems in people

with autism spectrum disorders and/or intellectual disabilities across the lifespan

• Canada-wide, strategic research program to improve the mental health of people with ASD

• novel therapy to help youth with ASD who have been traumatized by

• chronic bullying and have mental health problems

rosanna Weksberg

Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario

[email protected]

http://www.sickkids.ca/AboutSickKids/Directory/People/W/Rosanna-Weksberg-Staff-Profile.html

Faculty Member of ART• elucidating the biological basis and environmental

contributors to neurodevelopmental disorders such as early onset psychosis and autism

• effects of environmental exposures (assisted reproduction, therapeutic agents) on epigenotype.

• molecular mechanisms of genomic imprinting

Janet Werker

Professor, Department of Psychology UBC, VancouverInfant Studies Centre, UBC, Vancouver

[email protected]

http://psych.ubc.ca/persons/janet-werker/

Canada Research Chair: Tier 1; Affiliated with CIRCA; Funding (NSERC)• Roots of language acquisition, development of learning,

language and social understanding in infants and children • Infant speech perception and language development in infants

with ASD.

lonnie Zwaigenbaum

Co-director, Autism Research Centre; Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta

[email protected]

http://psychiatry.med.ualberta.ca/AboutUs/DepartmentMembers/Adjunct/Zwaigenbaum.aspx

Principal Investigator of ART; Funding (CIHR)• early behavioural and neurobiological markers of autism, high-

risk cohort; namely, infant siblings of children with autism• genetic studies of autism using molecular and genomic

strategies, a national longitudinal study of developmental trajectories and outcomes in newly diagnosed preschool children with autism,

• qualitative study of the values, priorities and worldviews of families of children with autism.

Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorders Alliance (CASDA)Business address: 23 evanshen Cresent, Kanata, on K2K 2Z6

mailing address: 5945 spring Garden road, Halifax, ns B3H 1Y4 [email protected]

Documents

Asset Map of Resources for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD ...2 Asset Map of Resources for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Research in Canada • In terms of researcher funding, dollar