During the holidays, we celebrate family, tradition, love, and of course eat lots of delicious food! Everyone has a hand in preparing the big holiday meal - chopping veggies, whipping up goodies and setting the table. The holiday meal nourishes us as we gather around the table to honor the past and savor the promise of a new year together.

Autism research also requires this kind of teamwork and hope. At the Autism Science Foundation, we fund scientists who are learning about the causes of autism and developing new treatments, asking new questions and working in teams to improve the lives of people with autism. Each new year holds the opportunity for all of us to enhance the lives of our family members with autism.

Just as it takes a whole family to fix the holiday feast, and large teams of scientists to develop new autism treatments, it takes a community of supporters to make ASF’s year-end fundraising campaign, the Recipe4Hope, a success. 100% of your donation to our Recipe4Hope campaign will go directly to funding pre- and post-doctoral grants that put young autism researchers to work unlocking the causes of autism and finding treatments that make a difference.

Please give generously this holiday season. Our community is counting on your gift to make a difference for families!

See who has already given to the Recipe4Hope campaign this year!

Special thanks to the Congdon family of Hendersonville, North Carolina for participating in this year’s Recipe4Hope campaign. With a big family, Mom Marian, Dad Eric and children Lydia (17), Emily (16) who has autism, Eric (15), and Sara (12) have to work together to get holiday meals on the table. It takes a team!

The Congdon family chose to participate in this project because of ASF’s dedication to science. “ASF is getting the science done. They are funding the studies we need to really make a difference in our kids’ lives," Eric said.

“ASF is a dream come true,” said Marian. “Science and autism treatments are huge for me and my family. There is so much out there as a parent to read. It’s good to know that ASF cuts through the pseudoscience and shares trusted studies.”