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National Autism Science Foundation

Autism awareness month comes to a close while questions still linger

Last week's symposium sponsored by theFifth Annual UJA-Federation of New York Hilibrand Autism Symposium. was an event that was broadcast to...
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Autism symposium strikes a powerful message

Every time a conference on autism is announced, parents, educators and therapists take notice. There is a mad dash for sign-up, be it personal or...
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Say it isn't so as Duke's Dr. Allen Frances fiddles with the autism label

What a world. If the rise in cases of autism weren’t enough of a blow, psychologist Allen Frances uses his Duke shield as a status while he...
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History confuses families as it redefines autism

The term “autism” has been pulled and prodded and stretched beyond recognition. Look at a timeline; it is a kaleidoscope of theories...
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Who dares to question a diagnosis of autism

Question: Where would all of the autistic people be, if there wasn’t an increase in diagnosed cases? Ask people who grew up in the 50’s...
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It took a village to build World Autism Awareness Day

Years ago, the term autism was foreign to most people around the world. Now it is a household word. Diagnosed cases that were reported as 1 in 1000...
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Staggering Seventy Eight Per Cent Increase in Autism Diagnoses

The CDC is preaching to the choir of a plethora of families living with autism. These are staggering numbers, as announced and highlighted on the...
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Science will Guide the Treatment and the Cure for Autism

Show Me the Science:Advice for Parents Seeking Treatment(page 22), is detailed by Robin Hausman Morris in Autism Spectrum News current issue:...
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Revisiting the notion of fixing autism

Nearly four years ago I wrote a piece titled "Fixing Autism". It was written in response to those who don't want to be "fixed...
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Donate only one dollar today to help cure autism 10AM today to 10AM tomorrow

"A dollar and a dream" is the signature phrase to buy a lottery ticket. How stunning a reality it would be to gather all of the one...
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