Sinneave Family Foundation is taking a very targeted approach to achieving its goal of improving the quality of life for those living with autism.

Having surveyed the landscape in autism care and research worldwide, and consulted in-depth with families, Sinneave Family Foundation is partnering with the best and the brightest to create meaningful advancements. Where there are already great people, great service providers and great researchers doing work, Sinneave Family Foundation is working with them.

Where there are gaps in clinical practice, treatment, education, training and the translation of knowledge and research, Sinneave Family Foundation is there too, bridging the divide.

At present Sinneave Family Foundation is supporting the following projects and partnerships, which align with its founding principles and are prioritized on the basis of its goals.

The Pathways Study: An extension of an earlier longitudinal study, it continues to follow children with ASD through grades 2-5 looking at developmental pathways and outcomes.

Autism Research Training Program: In partnership with Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), this program is designed to train the next generation of Canadian clinicians and scientists in autism research. The program has successfully graduated fifty trainees to date.

Autism Research Centre: based at the University of Alberta, the Centre is providing provincial and national leadership in autism research training and best practices.

Infant Siblings Project: Seeks to identify early signs and early development of ASD

Autism Genome Project: National Study seeking to identify the genetic factors of ASD

Lived Experiences Study: Examines the roles, tasks and experiences of families caring for a person with ASD

Alberta Training Needs: Identifies the training needs among allied health professionals supporting persons with ASD

Bucharest Early Intervention Project: Studies the signs of autism in severely deprived children.

The Sinneave Family Foundation does not accept unsolicited funding requests.