A George Washington University research project aimed at understanding the different risks of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in girls and boys received five years of renewal funding this week from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Girls are diagnosed with ASD much less frequently than boys are. Kevin Pelphrey, director of the GW Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute (ANDI), and a network of colleagues are working to understand why the risks are different among peers.
The NIH renewal funding for ANDI’s work came alongside eight other research grants awarded to various institutions totaling nearly $100 million over the next five years. These grants are all related to the Autism Center of Excellence (ACE), a national program that supports large research projects aimed at understanding and developing interventions for ASD.