... autism. JACKIE JUDD: And, from that, diagnose and treat autism possibly from birth, as well as identify other health problems often associated with the disorder. Autism Speaks began the MSSNG project with the audacious goal of completing the DNA mapping of 10,000 people affected by autism and then making ...
Puberty is causing chaos in Alexander’s once-predictable world.
... non-verbal test to diagnose autism, such as this computer program, could help to plan early interventions. This new computer program is good at spotting autism in children around seven years old, but questions remain over where it could detect autism earlier than four years old - the average age of ...
... very excited,” lead researcher Joanne Ruthsatz of Ohio State University told PBS NewsHour about the discovery. “It was like, here it is, here’s the autism and the prodigies together and they have a significant peak on chromosome 1, where they are significantly different than their non-affected family members ...
... Those who partake in the challenge or donate benefit New York Collaborates for Autism, which funds and creates schools, programs and services for people with autism nationwide. You can trace the origin of this challenge to Comedy Central’s "Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs ...
... several of his classmates from American Senior High School in Miami who volunteered to teach me how to kayak. All of them are students with autism. “It’s, like, peace and quiet,” said Daniel. “It makes you feel the wind inside, in your heart here,” he explains with his hand ...
... autism treatment for kids—until they’re 21. After I wrote about the new Medicaid coverage requirements, the mother of a 23-year-old with autism wrote in asking about coverage options for her son. Unfortunately, once someone with autism turns 21, “they fall off a cliff,” says Lorri Unumb ...
... JUDY WOODRUFF: Let's turn to some new findings on autism, especially research showing brain changes happening in the womb. Scientists compared the brain tissue of children who had autism and died with those who didn't have autism. They found that kids with autism had disorganization in regions ...
... called the research "the first demonstration of a specific interaction between a well-established genetic risk factor and an environmental factor that independently contribute to autism risk." Campbell and Volk's team studied 408 children between ages 2 and 5. Of those, 252 met the criteria for autism or autism ...
... and their amount of eye looking was already declining within the first six months of life. NEWSHOUR: How do these findings impact current thinking about autism? WARREN JONES: First, these are the earliest signs of autism that we've ever observed. What this shows us is that although when you ...
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