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Teacher Devoted to Helping People With Autism
Hicksville Illustrated News Statistics show that approximately one in 110 American children is on the autism spectrum – a 600 percent increase in prevalence over the past two decades. When Hicksville High School special education teacher Margot Horn began her career over 31 years … |
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Study finds early signs of autism in babies
ABC Online Earlier insights Children who develop autism already show signs of different brain responses in their first year of life, say scientists in a study that may in the future help doctors diagnose the disorder earlier. The team of researchers, … Autism: Brainwaves 'show risk from age of six months'BBC News Study finds early signs of autism in baby brainsFox News Signs of autism 'can be detected in six-month-old babies' by measuring brain …Daily Mail The Press Association all 69 news articles » |
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Autistic students offered peer mentoring
WKMG Orlando They're part of a peer mentoring program for autistic students at Southwest Middle School which has become a model for schools across Orange County. William Harries is one of 14 students at Southwest to step outside the typical classroom and into a … |
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Autistic kids generally shun e-mail and chat
CNET by Elizabeth Armstrong Moore January 26, 2012 3:03 PM PST Follow @ejamoore New research finds that while kids with autism prefer TV and video games to e-mail and chat. Researchers analyzed data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2, … |
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Pounding the pavement calms runner with autism in Lake
Orlando Sentinel The 22-year-old Krekeler, who is autistic, would smell her hand and try to put some of her fingers in his mouth. "I would get really freaked out," said Steuben, who has been coaching Krekeler since he joined. "But he doesn't do that anymore. |
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Proposed autism definition sparks concern
Southwest Virginia Today Advance word late last week from the APA about one of its proposed changes made news over concerns that some receiving services for autism would no longer be eligible. Last Friday, the APA said one of its DSM workgroups has proposed “new diagnostic … Is Grieving a Disorder?Care2.com (blog) Will the New Autsim Definition Curb the Autism Epidemic?Hive Health Media (blog) |
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Autistic author to talk in Adrian
Toledo Blade BY TANYA IRWIN ADRIAN — Best-selling author and university professor Temple Grandin, who is the focus of a 2010 Emmy-award winning biopic about her life with autism and her advocacy for the humane treatment of livestock, brings her no-nonsense wit and … |
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Autistic Kids Obsess Over Screen Technology
PsychCentral.com By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor A new study finds that autistic kids are fascinated by screen-based technology. In fact, adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) appear to spend a majority of their free time using or watching screen-based … Study links autism to low birth weightMedill Reports: Chicago Low Birth Weight Possible Risk Factor for Autism: StudyMedical Daily |
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Concern Over Changes to Autism Criteria Unfounded, Says APA
Medscape January 25, 2012 — Concerns that proposed changes to autism criteria in the upcoming Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) will exclude many individuals from diagnosis and treatment are unfounded, … Families Concerned As APA Attempts To Redefine AutismNeon Tommy Why the definition of autism mattersCNN (blog) Autism definition could change following 'outgrowing' studynorthwestohio.com WPXI Pittsburgh -Forbes -ThirdAge all 154 news articles » |
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'Talking things through in their head' may aid children with autism
Fox News A new study out of Durham University in England suggests that helping children with autism to 'talk things through in their head' could eventually help them to perform more complicated tasks – eventually helping them to lead more independent lives. Talking things through in your head may help autismReuters Changes in Autism Definition has Some Parents WorriedWHSV Teaching autistic kids to talk can helpTimes of India PLoS Blogs (blog) -ThirdAge all 71 news articles » |
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