An intensive early intervention therapy that is effective for improving cognition and language skills among very young children with autism also normalizes their brain activity, decreases their autism symptoms and improves their social skills, a nationwide study has found. The researchers said the study is the first to demonstrate that an autism early intervention program [...]
Autism: Early Intervention Found to Help Normalize Brain Activity in Children as Young as 18 Months
October 27, 2012 | Posted by
Children Can Have Autistic Symptoms Without Autism
August 21, 2012 | Posted by
If you’ve ever checked one or two of the boxes on those autism red-flag lists but then never bothered to speak to your pediatrician about it because your child didn’t seem to exhibit any of the other symptoms, read on. Recent research shows that for every kid who receives an actual autism diagnosis, there’s another [...]
50 Cent Removes Tweets about Autism, Satisfies Holly Robinson Peete
July 5, 2012 | Posted by
Rapper 50 Cent removed offensive tweets about autism from his account after actress Holly Robinson Peete, whose son is autistic, attacked him for using hurtful language. Peete was upset after 50 insulted a rude Twitter follower by telling him he looked autistic, then saying he didn’t want “special ed kids” on his timelines. In a [...]
