ATN
began as a joint venture between the Northwest Autism Foundation
in Oregon and MassGeneral Hospital for Children in Boston. Their
initial association concentrated on several medical issues of children
with autism, and in the course of their studies they found that
medical care of people with autism was far less than ideal. A major
part of the problem was the absence of any organized group devoted
to defining a high standard of medical care for autistic patients.
ATN was foreseen as filling this central
role, and the initial steps in its formation included the recruitment
of a group of distinguished physicians and researchers who would
define the new organization�s mission and goals. Today, ATN includes
health care practitioners from five leading medical centers:
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Massachusetts
General Hospital - Boston,
MA
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Oregon
Health and Sciences University
- Portland, OR
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Baylor College of Medicine
- Houston, TX
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University
of Washington Medical Center - Seattle,
WA
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Columbia
University Medical Center - New
York, NY
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The
Cleveland Clinic - Cleveland, OH
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