With the support of the French National Strategy for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, the Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Scientific Interest Group (Autism and NDD GIS) is part of the desire to give a central place to science by strengthening and structuring research. The Autism and NDD GIS is a research network of more than 130 accredited teams working in all disciplines across France. This network incorporating researchers as well as individuals concerned and their families, is widely connected at the international level.
From October 16th to October 18th 2024, Windsor Great Park (Great-Britain) As part of its actions, the Young Researchers Club of the Autism and NDD GIS invited two PhD students - Romane Savatte (GHU Neurosciences and Psychiatry of Paris, LaPsyDé, Paris) and Pauline Monguillon (NutriNeuro, Bordeaux) to participe in the Autumn Workshop 2024 of the […]
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The Autism and NDD GIS is a transdisciplinary consortium of more than 130 accredited research teams representing over 750 researchers and clinicians across France. By including non-profit organizations representatives in the finalization and rollout of its scientific initiatives, the GIS aims to consolidate a form of participatory research that is respectful of everyone and capable of addressing the challenges and needs of the concerned individuals and their families.
The GIS promotes the synergy of research forces by providing support to 14 collaborative initiatives. Each initiative federates several teams with complementary competence around shared themes, methodologies, and resources. These cross-cutting initiatives are accelerators of science, supporting the most fundamental research through to that which will improve the understanding, detection, diagnosis and care of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Scientific research in the field of neurodevelopment provides us with a deeper understanding of the establishment and functioning of the neural networks, especially in the brain. Neurodevelopmental disorders have multiple repercussions that often combine and exacerbate each other: autism, intellectual disability, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, specific learning disorders, motor disorders and epilepsy, that manifest at different ages. With this in mind, the GIS researchers have come together to study the specific or shared mechanisms underlying these disorders, from the very first stages of neural development through to old age. This objective must enable the emergence of the tools and expertise necessary in order to understand, act early, and prevent.
