Center Programs of Excellence in Autism (CPEA)

In 1997, the NICHD started a five-year, $42 million, international network of ten Collaborative Programs of Excellence in Autism (CPEA) to unravel the mysteries of autism, a disorder that probably begins some time early in brain development. The network came about as a result of a Congressionally mandated conference on the State of the Science in Autism, which took place in April, 1995, to identify gaps in the knowledge of autism and directions for future research. We participate in this program.  For more information, go to the CPEA website.

Here is a map of the participating research centers: