... executive function a little bit later. And now we're beginning to show some signs of poor social cognition, which is kind of related to autism-like symptoms. Miles O'Brien: Claudia Angulo lives beside the fields in the Central Valley with her four children. Her 12-year-old son ...
... has operated in the town of Caguas, and saw an average of 14 patients a day, aged 2 to 19, who were seeking treatment for autism, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder or behavior issues. After Hurricane Maria, his caseload dropped to as few as two patients a day. Many missed ...
... to 500 people died annually. In a now-retracted 1998 study published in the journal the Lancet, Dr. Andrew Wakefield claimed a false link between autism and the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella. This study has been widely and repeatedly debunked. But some people continue to point to it ...
... in Iran offers opportunity to baristas with disabilities At the Downtism Café in Iran’s capital Tehran, all of the workers have Down syndrome or autism and serve a steady stream of customers seeking coffee and cakes, according to the Christian Science Monitor. Not only does the cafe offer jobs ...
... reported immunization rates of more than 95 percent while others were below 70 percent, according to WHO. Discredited research has linked the measles vaccine with autism, causing some to be weary about immunizing their children. The WHO stressed the key role vaccines play in the fight against measles. “We can ...
... Medical Association," show anywhere from 1.1 to 5 percent of the U.S. population is affected, meaning it could be more common even than autism. Dr. Judith Eckerle: So, the results of the study didn't surprise me, unfortunately, because I do think that there are a lot of ...
... recent study shows that as much as 5 percent of the U.S. population could be affected. This means it could be more common than autism. Many children with FASD go through multiple misdiagnoses and many don’t ever get diagnosed. Here Nawaz joins producer Lorna Baldwin and Dr. Amber ...
... unified teams, players both with and without intellectual disabilities. Cody Zimmer is a 25 year old from DeKalb, Illinois. He's been diagnosed with mild autism. This is his first time on a unified team. Cody Zimmer: Normal -- like, athletes from like schools, I normally usually have to play against ...
... then was if you have too many shots -- or too many shots in a row or all on the same day, your child will get autism. And so I actually worked to space out my daughter's shots to make sure that she wouldn't get autism. Now, going into ...
... his cup and toys -- including, once, a plastic tricycle, Britton said. Earlier this month, the pediatrician in Columbia referred Seth, who has demonstrated signs of autism, to a nearby specialist. But the added costs of regular appointments 60 miles away made Britton nervous: “That’s a lot of gas to ...
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