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New Study Sheds Light On Why Autism Diagnosis Can Be So Difficult

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 01.23.2012

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Medical diagnoses are rarely clear-cut, and that may be particularly true among children with autism. A new study finds that children with autism ...

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Autism and Apps: An Open Letter to '60 Minutes'

Dr. Marion Blank | Posted 01.17.2012

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What "60 Minutes," with its prestige and power, might have done is to show the enormous potential of software in teaching children on the spectrum.

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Autism In The Siblings: Chance Of Recurrence Higher Than Previously Thought

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 10.15.2011

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Given estimates that one in 110 children in the U.S. is now affected by autism, speculation has reached a fevered pitch about what the autism risk fac...

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SustainAbility: NY Farm Gives Adults With Autism 'A Life's Work'

The Huffington Post | Adam Kaufman and Catherine Pearson | Posted 10.08.2011

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When Wendy Kaplan gathered her 26-year-old daughter Rachel's circle of support to discuss options for living independently, she thought they would tal...

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High Rates of Autism Found in Federal Vaccine Injury Program: Study Says More Answers Needed

David Kirby | Posted 07.10.2011

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Members of the Elizabeth Birt Center for Autism Law and Advocacy (EBCALA), along with parents and children who received federal vaccine injury compensation, are having a press conference "to unveil an investigation linking vaccine injury to autism."

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Why Every Month Should Be Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 07.04.2011

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But with one in every eight women in our country being diagnosed with breast cancer, maybe every month should be breast cancer awareness month.

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Government and Many Scientists Agree: Vaccine-Autism Research Should Continue

David Kirby | Posted 07.05.2011

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As the following comments, funding decisions, research priorities and published papers suggest, the U.S. government and many scientists will be researching and discussing this topic for years to come.

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Why Our Cultural Fascination With Autism Is A Good Thing

Todd Drezner | Posted 11.17.2011

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If we shifted a percentage our energy away from the "find the cure" juggernaut toward creating opportunities for autistic adults, then we'd really be a society ready for its close-up.

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CDC to Study Vaccines and Autism

David Kirby | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants to study autism as a possible clinical outcome of immunization, as part of its newly adopted 5-year research agenda for vaccine safety, the agency said on its website.

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Is Jenny McCarthy Afraid Of The Truth About Autism?

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 11.17.2011

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My aunt will never forget that day in 1975, when her 20 month old daughter woke up from a nap, crying petulantly. The child seemed to be having diffic...

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Brain Drain: Could Environmental Chemicals Cause Autism?

Wendy Gordon | Posted 11.17.2011

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It never occurred to me to worry about autism when I was pregnant in the '80s, but today it seems that few expectant parents haven't considered the possibility that autism might affect their child.

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Communication Interruptus

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 11.17.2011

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During the first 17 months of his life, my son hit development milestones perfectly on time. Then autism hit.

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Top US Panel: Some Vaccine-Autism Research is "Appropriate," "Worthwhile" and "Warranted"

David Kirby | Posted 11.17.2011

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This week, the Federal Government's leading immunization advisory panel unanimously approved a sweeping list of vaccine safety research recommendations, several that are linked to the vaccine-autism debate.

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The Autism Treatment Acceleration Act and the Autism Sandbox

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 05.25.2011

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For families all over the country, the ability to find quality care and services for their child, much less the ability to pay for them if they are found is a daunting task.

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