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FDA warns against bogus autism 'cures'
(HealthDay)—Don't fall for products claiming to cure autism, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.
Apr 13, 2017
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FSU Autism Institute launches web-based family ecosystem to jump-start early intervention
Waiting for children to develop on their own is one reason so many toddlers with autism go undiagnosed. A delay in treatment can result in the loss of precious months or years when interventions are able to dramatically affect ...
Apr 13, 2017
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Video feedback may help babies 'at risk of autism'
Researchers have been keen to establish whether you can reduce the effects of autism on a child's development if you intervene early enough. A new study with autistic babies claims that you can.
Apr 12, 2017
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Parent-mediated therapy may help babies at risk of developing autism
The earliest autism intervention study in the world that uses video to provide feedback to parents of babies at family risk of autism, has indicated a reduction in the severity of emerging signs of autism. This study, published ...
Apr 11, 2017
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One in three teens with autism spectrum disorder receives driver's license
A new study from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) finds one in three adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) acquires an intermediate driver's license, and the majority does so in their 17th year. The vast ...
Apr 11, 2017
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Muppet with autism makes her 'Sesame Street' debut
(HealthDay)—A half-century into its run as an iconic staple of children's television, "Sesame Street" will introduce a character with autism to its world-famous neighborhood.
Apr 10, 2017
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Housing options help autistic adults find independence
Masha Gregory was nervous to move out of her parents' home and into her own place, where the 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman worried about making friends and being away from her parents. But after living in her own apartment ...
Apr 8, 2017
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For kids with autism, imitation is key on road to speech
Nearly 30 percent of children with autism will not have learned to flexibly speak by the end of elementary school. For researchers looking for ways to help, learning when to intervene in the children's speech development ...
Apr 5, 2017
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Area of the brain affected by autism detected
Brain researchers at ETH Zurich and other universities have shown for the first time that a region of the brain associated with empathy only activates very weakly in autistic people. This knowledge could help to develop new ...
Apr 3, 2017
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Girls are better at masking autism than boys
Girls with autism have relatively good social skills, which means that their autism is often not recognised. Autism manifests itself in girls differently from in boys. Psychologist Carolien Rieffe and colleagues from the ...
Apr 3, 2017
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