Research for autism has been slow-going for a number of reasons, but one of the biggest is that...
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Scientists Attribute More than 100 Genes with Autism
The search for the causes of autism has been grueling, at best. This is due, in part, to lack of...
Siblings of Children with Autism Can Present with Symptoms at 18 Months
Only about 20% of all siblings of children with autism will develop the condition by age three, but...
New Study Suggests Children May Recover from Autism
It sounds impossible, doesn’t it? A child recovering from autism to the point that there are no...
Comprehensive Cohort Review Shows No Link Between Autism and Vaccination
Over the past several years, there have been many parents either aying vaccines or refusing them...
Study Suggests Girls Have More ‘Protection’ from Autism than Boys
According to statistics, boys are roughly four times likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls...
Michigan Teacher Taunts Child With Autism, Video Tapes Him Struggling & Shows It To The Class
The number of children in our community with Autism was grown to 1 in 88. And while the spectrum in...
New Diagnostic Criteria Lowers Previous Estimates of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Study Finds
Two years ago, experts started working on changes to the autism spectrum diagnosis criteria. What...
Risk of Autism Higher in Children with Older Siblings on the Spectrum
According to the most recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
Scientists Find Brain Differences between Autism and Aspergers
Recently, the American Psychiatric Association decided to merge Asperger’s and autism in the newest...
Autism Affects Broad Range of Sensory and Motor Skills, Researchers Say
In the autism diagnosis criteria, there is a great deal of emphasis placed on the social abilities...