Autism:
Autism Spectrum Disorders: News and Research on Autism. Parenting help and advice on autistic children and latest finding on Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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Dec 1st, 2008
The more than half a million U.S. children who have autism have health care needs that are more costly and time-intensive than children with other chronic ailments.
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Nov 5th, 2008
Fully expecting to find a naive ecological link between precipitation and autism, the effect of autism and rainfall didn't appear to exist in the first place at the US level, and there was no need to control for confounding.
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Nov 4th, 2008
A new study published by the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine links Autism disorder to precipitation rates in California, Oregon, and Washington counties.
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Oct 25th, 2008
By age 2, children with autism show unusual patterns of eye contact compared with typically developing children. This symptom appears to be related to a child's level of impairment and may be a useful biomarker for diagnosing autism at an earlier age.
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Oct 20th, 2008
The advocacy group Autism Speaks in 2009 will target at least 10 states -- including New York, California and Ohio -- to push for legislation that would require health insurers to cover autistic behavioral therapy.
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Oct 9th, 2008
While most autism research has focused on the difficulties in face perception, Shiffrar is one of the first researchers to examine autism as it relates to connections between visual analysis, body movement and our ability to interact with others
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Oct 3rd, 2008
The first national survey of attitudes toward autism reveals that a small but significant percentage of people still believe the disease is caused by childhood vaccines.
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Oct 2nd, 2008
A new study examines the characteristics of children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), such as autism who also have gastrointestinal problems.
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Sep 18th, 2008
National Autistic Society International Conference is planned to take place between 19 ad 20 of September 2008 - 20th September 2008, which aims to discuss the latest in autism spectrum disorders and offer ways for treatment.
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Sep 5th, 2008
Many health professionals have been trying to clarify if measles vaccine increases autism risk or not. This is an emotional issue for parents and now it is finally answered: there is absolutely no link between autism and Measles vaccine.
