Apr 04 Watch News Wrap: Internet Giant Yahoo to Lay Off 14 Percent of Staff In other news Wednesday, Internet giant Yahoo announced that it will lay off 2,000 employees as part of a plan to redeploy resources and boost revenues. Also, a barrage of tornadoes Tuesday damaged or destroyed 650 homes in Dallas and… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch Autism’s Prevalence Grows: ‘This Is a Big Problem’ The rate of autism diagnosis in American children continues to climb, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest research into the group of disorders with CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden and… Continue watching
Mar 29 CDC: Diagnosis of Autism Rising in U.S. Autism rates in the United States have risen dramatically in recent years, jumping 23 percent between 2006 and 2008 and a full 78 percent between 2002 and 2008, according to new figures released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control… Continue reading
May 09 Autism Prevalence May Be Far Higher Than Believed, Study Finds For the first time, researchers have studied an entire population sample and found that one in 38 children exhibited symptoms of autism. The study was published Monday in the American Journal of Psychiatry. "These numbers are really startling" said… Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch Autism Now: MacNeil Answers Viewer-Submitted Questions on Series Autism Now: MacNeil Answers Questions on the Series… Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch Autism Now: How Should We Address Deepening ‘National Health Emergency’? Part six of the Autism Now series. Continue watching
Apr 22 Autism 101 and Resources By Jenny Marder As part of the NewsHour's Autism Now series, here's a look at the basics on autism: what it is, how it is treated and key resources. Those looking for more information can also call the Autism Response Team at Autism… Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch Autism Now: Dr. Peter Gerhardt Extended Interview Below is an extended transcript excerpt from the Autism Now series, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Dr. Peter Gerhardt, director of adolescent education, McCarton School, New York City, on adults with autism. Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Autism Now: Bridget Taylor Extended Interview Below is an extended transcript excerpt from the Autism Now series, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Bridget Taylor, director of the Alpine Learning Group in Alpine, N.J., on adults with autism. Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch Autism Now: Rima Ritholtz Extended Interview As part of our Autism Now series of reports, below is an extended transcript excerpt, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Rima Ritholtz, principal of Bronx autism charter school PS 176, on the schooling and treatment options for those… Continue watching