Autism News

  • Older Parents More Likely to Have an Autistic Child Children born to a parent over age 35 are at greater risk for developing an autism spectrum disorder -- and the risk is the same whether just one or both parents are older.
    Reuters Health Information, February 7, 2012
  • Talking Things Through in Your Head May Help Autism Teaching children with autism to "talk things through" in their heads may help them solve tricky day-to-day tasks and could increase the chances of them living independent lives when they grow up.
    Reuters Health Information, January 27, 2012
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Autism Perspectives

  • A Growing Concern in US Children A Growing Concern in US Children   Dr. Robert Findling discusses the alarming rise in the prevalence of developmental disabilities in US children and the resulting strain on health and education resources.
    Medscape Psychiatry, August 1, 2011
  • The Electric Pencil: Using Art to Diagnose the Artist The Electric Pencil: Using Art to Diagnose the Artist At the turn of the century, a young man was incarcerated for life. Look at his drawings and guess why he was there.
    Medscape Family Medicine, May 17, 2011
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