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Bill Passed by US Senate Will Help Prevent Wandering by Children with Autism

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on September 11th, 2016 in Autism Blog, Blog

There’s a huge amount of momentum to fast-track a bill designed to help children with autism and other developmental disabilities from wandering away. The bill, known as Kevin and Avonte’s Law, is bipartisan and...

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Can a Simple Hearing Test Lead to Quicker Autism Diagnosis?

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on September 2nd, 2016 in Autism Blog, Blog

We’ve talked before about the harms of a delayed diagnosis for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). As soon as a parent or guardian senses developmental delays in a child, a doctor should be seen. Because...

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Direct Link Between Autism and Insecticide?

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on August 24th, 2016 in Autism Blog, Blog

A study published in Newsweek magazine has found an unnerving link between a higher rate of autism diagnoses and a mosquito insecticide. The Study at a Glance Steve Hicks, a physician and assistant professor...

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Is Autism All in the Brain?

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 17th, 2016 in Autism Blog, Blog

There’s new research that indicates autism is not limited to impairments during brain development. Rather, scientists found that other parts of the nervous system could play a role in how people diagnosed with autism...

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Study Reveals Potential Link Between Autism and ADHD in Children

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 11th, 2013 in Autism Blog

Autism is a condition that is relatively new with regards to the number of years that people in the medical research world have spent studying it. In recent years, the rate of autism has...

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Study Helps Predict Which Children With Autism Will Struggle With Language Skills Development

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on May 31st, 2013 in Autism Blog

One of the many challenges faced by parents of a child with autism is that it’s often not diagnosed until a child is well past certain developmental milestones and developmental delays are noticed. It’s...

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Study Connects Autism with Creases in the Placenta

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on April 26th, 2013 in Birth Injury Blog

If you have ever had a child, either as a mother or as a father, you doubtlessly saw and experienced things with your first child that you never had considered before that day. The...

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Study Concludes Children with Autism at Greater Risk for Suicide

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on March 15th, 2013 in Autism Blog

If you are a parent who has given birth to a child within the last couple of years, you no doubt have been watching him or her closely as your child learns certain basic...

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Developers Build Game That Simulates the Experience of Autism

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on March 8th, 2013 in Autism Blog

Autism has exploded in prevalence in the United States in recent years, and more and more parents are forced to learn how to properly care for children who suffer from this disorder. While most...

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New Genetic Test for Autism Shows Some Promise for Families

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on February 27th, 2013 in Autism Blog

Autism spectrum disorder is a condition that has exploded in prevalence in the United States in recent years, and given that so many children are being diagnosed with some form of autism, more and...

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