BioAutism
better understanding * better treatments * better lives
Our Mission. Our Focus
better understanding * better treatments * better lives
BioAutism is a Health Promotion Charity (HPC) with Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status in Australia. Our objective is to help fund research into autism so that in the future we may all benefit from improved diagnosis and treatments. BioAutism advocates for more funding in this area. It is the also only charity in Australia solely dedicated to supporting autism research.
Nicola Acevedo
Director
Nicola is a clinical trial coordinator at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health investigating dominantly inherited Alzheimer’s disease. Nicola is also undertaking a PhD in neuroscience and psychiatry at Swinburne University, assessing neurostimulation therapies for severe obsessive compulsive and related disorders. Nicola is passionate about mental health research and advocacy and has worked across diverse clinical projects.
Scientific Advisory Committee
BioAutism has set up a Scientific Advisory Commitee which assists the charity to identify high quality autism research projects and to facilitate the establishment of cooperative autism research studies.
Global
Effects all ethnic and socioeconomic groups
$60k
Average annual cost for care during childhood
>4yo
Average age of diagnosis
Vaccination
Autism is not caused by vaccinations