MIT in Cambridge, MA has developed a research center for autism. Here is the link to an article in the metro http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2011/12/14/new-mit-center-fund-autism-research/SHMAXDLp2cqSAGyRLF23CN/story.html
The center will focus on identifying better diagnosis and treatment of ASD by examinng the neurology of the disorder. $26.5 million was given as a gift from the Simons family to begin this project. See MIT News http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/simons-center-founded.html
