{"id":2489,"date":"2025-01-22T16:38:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T21:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/?page_id=2489"},"modified":"2025-01-22T16:38:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T21:38:13","slug":"the-uvm-autism-collaborative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/services\/current-cdci-projects\/the-uvm-autism-collaborative\/","title":{"rendered":"The UVM Autism Collaborative"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"featured-cta-block d-flex uvm-block wp-full-width bg-gray\" id=\"CTA\">\n  <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n    <div class=\"row overview-columns align-items-center\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 details\">\n                <h2 class=\"h3\">Dedicated to improving the lives of autistic people<\/h2>        <h3>The UVM Autism Collaborative is a group of autistic and non-autistic family members, caregivers, researchers, clinicians and autistic adults working together.<\/h3>\n\n                <ul class=\"buttons-list\">\n                      <li><a href=\"http:\/\/go.uvm.edu\/autism\" target=\"\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Visit the UVM Autism Collaborative<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n              <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 media\">\n        <figure>\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pexels-jonas-mohamadi-1490844-750x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two-md size-three-two-md\" alt=\"A small boy holds headphones over his ears and closes his eyes in the middle of a forest grove\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pexels-jonas-mohamadi-1490844-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pexels-jonas-mohamadi-1490844-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pexels-jonas-mohamadi-1490844-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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class=\"staff-list\">\n    <li>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/blog\/staff\/liliane-savard\/\">\n      <figure>\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Savard_Liliane_2-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A pale-skinned woman in her mid-forties with short dark hair and thin-rimmed glasses, wearing a colorful floral scarf\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Savard_Liliane_2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Savard_Liliane_2-120x120.jpeg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>      <\/figure>\n      <div class=\"details\">\n        <h3 class=\"h4\">Liliane Savard<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"role\">UVM Autism Collaborative Co-Chair<\/p>      <\/div>\n      <span class=\"moreinfo\">More Info<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"info-highlights-block d-flex uvm-block wp-full-width bg-green\" id=\"Highlights\">\n  <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n    <div class=\"row overview-row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-10 details\">\n                <h2>UVM Autism Collaborative Quick Facts<\/h2>              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"info-highlights-grid row\">\n            <div class=\"info-highlight col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n        <span class=\"highlight-icon\"><i class=\"fa-sharp fa-regular fa-circle-info\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n        <h3>Quick Facts<\/h3>        <ul>\n<li>Year of origin: 2021<\/li>\n<li>Services offered: trainings and research opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Age range: youth and adults 18 and older<\/li>\n<li>Coverage Area: all over Vermont<\/li>\n<li>Cost: There is no cost to get involved in UVM Autism Collaborative activities<\/li>\n<li>Conducts research: Yes<\/li>\n<li>Funding: The UVM Autism Collaborative receives funding from the UVM College of Nursing and Health Science, and the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards program, as well as support from CDCI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"info-highlight col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n        <span class=\"highlight-icon\"><i class=\"fa-sharp fa-solid fa-video\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n        <h3>More about the UVM Autism Collaborative<\/h3>        <div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is the UVM Autism Collaborative?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vCZJOrWSpmA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"info-highlight col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n        <span class=\"highlight-icon\"><i 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