Autism Research Institute

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Autism Research Institute
Founded1967; 59 years ago (1967)[2]
FounderBernard Rimland[3]
95-2548452[1]
Legal status501(c)(3) nonprofit organization[1]
Location
  • Kelly Barnhill (Chair)
  • Robert Hendren (Vice Chair)
  • Harland Winter (Secretary)
  • James Walker (Treasurer)
  • Margaret Bauman
  • Wenn Lawson
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Key people
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Revenue$1,775,271[1] (2023)
Expenses$1,428,445[1] (2023)
Staff5 employees[1] (2023)
Websiteautism.org

The Autism Research Institute (ARI) is an organization that created a controversial program, Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!), in 1995.[7] ARI was founded in 1967 by Bernard Rimland.

Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!)

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DAN! advocated for alternative treatments for autism and maintained a registry of doctors that were trained by the program to perform them.[8] DAN! was one of the more prominent advocates for the now discredited belief that vaccines may be a cause of autism.[2] Its "highest rated" autism treatment was chelation therapy, which involves removing heavy metals from the body.[8] Its chelation treatment was not supported by mainstream doctors.[9] Doctors told the Chicago Tribune the treatments were dangerous and that misleading tests were used to show that those with autism had a high rate of heavy metals.[8] According to the Chicago Tribune, metals occur naturally in the body and very little is known about what a normal range is.[8] As of 2009, three-fourths of families with a child diagnosed with autism will try an alternative treatment like those that were prescribed by DAN!.[8]

ARI's director said in 2011 that the organization's views on autism treatments had changed.[7] The DAN! program and doctor registry was discontinued in January 2011,[10] which was followed by the disbanding of the DAN! conference in 2012.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". Autism Research Institute. Cause IQ. December 31, 2023.
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