(Baltimore, MD) -- The Interactive Autism Network (IAN)the first national online autism registry spearheaded by the Kennedy Krieger Institutehas registered an unprecedented number of individuals and families living with autism. Never before have researchers been offered access to such a large pool of family-provided data on this puzzling disorder. In only one month, IAN (www.IANproject.org) has achieved significant milestones:
Researchers from institutions across the country have already begun to access IAN data to:
"In one short month, IAN has become the countrys largest pool of autism data," said Dr. Paul Law, Director, Interactive Autism Network at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. "The fact that IAN has already become a vital resource for researchers, so early in its lifespan, bodes extremely well for the potential of this project, and ultimately, to the pursuit of answers in autism."
IAN has become successful in registering families largely due to the tight knit nature of the autism community and the outpouring of support from parents. Testimonials continue to echo the great need for and tremendous potential of IAN.
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Kennedy Krieger Institute
14-May-2007