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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now estimates that 1 in 88 eight year-old children in the US has an ASD. Prevalence estimates of ASD are significantly higher among boys than among girls...
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While parents of children with autism try to find ways to help their children, some may not be surprised to read that many think autism may be linked to GMO foods.Although the FDA has stated that GMO foods do...
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On April 3, UCLA announced that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) had awarded Daniel Geschwind, M.D., director of the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART), a five-year, $10 million Network grant to expand and continue...
Read more Today, April 2nd, World Autism Awareness Day, Appically has launched Happy Geese, the first gaming app specially designed for children with special needs that runs on iPad and iPad mini. Happy Geese is an innovative app that offers an easy...
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A new study reports changes in the prevalence of parent reported Autism Spectrum Disorder in school aged children. A group of professionals and experts in child development studied results from telephone surveys conducted by the National Survey of Children&rsquo...
Read more April is Autism Awareness Month, and as a mother of an autistic child, obviously this month, and this cause, is near and dear to my heart.My oldest son was diagnosed three years ago this month, at the age of...
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Vaccines have long been a source of contention for parents of children with autism, and for parents hoping to prevent autism in children as well. Though the scientific community agrees, for the most part, that vaccines do not cause autism...
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April has been designated national Autism Awareness Month and provides a special opportunity for individuals across our country to educate and raise awareness in their neighborhoods, workplaces, schools and local communities. Recent studies indicate that the prevalence rate for autism...
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The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics released a study entitled “Changes in Prevalence of Parent Reported Autism Spectrum Disorder in School-aged U.S...
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More children than ever before are being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now estimates that 1 in 88 eight year-old children has an ASD. This dramatic increase in...
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