Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Amount

$1,486,234.00

Award Date

9/28/2010

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

CDFA Number

93.715

CDFA Program Title

Recovery Act Comparative Effectiveness Research - AHRQ

Description

Autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are pervasive neurodevelopmental disorders first described over sixty years ago and diagnosed on the basis of significant impairments in social, communicative, cognitive and behavioral functioning. Symptoms persi