About BRAIN
Our Mission & Vision
Our mission is to support translational research that will lead to the development of FDA-approved treatments and an improved standard of care for co-morbidities in individuals with autism. Our vision is health, independence, and well-being for every person on the planet with neurological conditions, including Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis.
The Challenge
Many children and adults with autism suffer various co-occurring medical conditions, significantly affecting their quality of life. The CDC estimates about 1 in 4 children diagnosed with autism are unable to communicate effectively and/or require constant supervision. Some individuals with these challenges improve in in their symptoms following treatments, and some children even lose their autism diagnosis entirely and go on to lead fully functional and independent lives. In some cases this is due to treatments successfully addressing co-morbid or underlying health problems, resulting in the child feeling better and functioning and developing more fully.
Who We Are
The BRAIN Foundation was created in 2019 by families of those with the most impacted children with autism with the goal of accelerating research for this population that is often overlooked in autism research and misunderstood by mainstream healthcare. We have raised over $4 million and awarded hundreds of research grants to the most promising research. We actively seek out high school volunteers and college students interested in science and medicine to provide mentorship opportunities and education in the area of autism research.
Our Flagship Event
Each year we bring together the brightest researchers from around the world to collaborate, learn, teach, connect with families, and work with physicians and industry in order to bring help to the most vulnerable. We call it Synchrony because it is all about bringing many different parts of the ecosystem together to work in harmony.
What Families say...
"Dear BRAIN Foundation: Thank you from the bottom of our hearts
for everything you do to give kiddos like Lukas another chance, and us parents hope.
We are in awe of everything that you do every day, and hope you don’t stop any time soon.
Love, The Arabadzic Family"
"On behalf of Aarav, Thank you BRAIN Foundation
for spearheading Autism research and getting us all together!!
Love, Kotra Family."
We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. 100% of your donations and part of your registration is tax deductible to the extent that tax laws allow.
Learn more about autism research and what we do at www.brainfoundation.org
