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Research into Causes and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Research into the causes, the diagnosis, and the treatment of autism spectrum disorders has advanced in tandem. With ...
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Gene Linked to Autism in Families with More Than One Affected Child
A version of a gene has been linked to autism in families that have more than one child with the disorder. Inheriting ...
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Parents of Autistic Children More Likely To Have Mental Disorders
The parents of children with autism were found to be nearly twice as likely to have suffered and been hospitalized for ...
Source: Defeat Diabetes Foundation
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Girls and Asperger Syndrome
Although distinct differences exist in the skills of typical boys and girls in the area of cognition, communication and ...
Source: Autism Society
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Pivotal Response Treatment: Identifying and Targeting Areas of Need in Children with ASD
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) continues to enjoy the most solid research base of any intervention approach for autism ...
Source: Autism Society
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Teaching Flexibility for the Autistic Child
It's a well-known fact that children with autism often have difficulty with change in routine or unexpected events. ...
Source: Education.com
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Characteristics of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
As we look at some of the most commonly observed characteristics of children with autism spectrum disorders, remember ...
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Strategies to Help Children with Autism Cope with Social Situations and Increase their Independence in the Classroom
Social stories and picture activity schedules are two relatively new and promising interventions for students with ...
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Largest-Ever Search for Autism Genes Reveals New Clues
The largest search for autism genes to date, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has ...
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Autism Research Efforts Highlighted in Biological Psychiatry Special Issue
The February 15, 2007 special issue of Biological Psychiatry is dedicated to recent advances in autism research, ...
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Clinical Trials: Autism Spectrum Disorders (Pervasive Developmental Disorders)
Featured Studies Long-Term Drug Treatment for Autistic Children. Interventional study. This study will ...
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Planning for a Successful Day: The Comprehensive Autism Planning System
Multidisciplinary teams, including parents, spend a significant amount of time on students’ Individualized Education...
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Early and Intensive Behavioral Intervention: Addressing Behavior Excesses and Deficits in Young Children with ASD
Background Early and Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) was pioneered by Dr. Ivar Lovaas and colleagues in the...
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The Future of Applied Behavior Analysis in Autism Spectrum Disorder: New Opportunities for Improving Lives
The articles in this special issue make clear that Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is arguably the most powerful tool...
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What Causes Autism Spectrum Disorders?
History of Attribution of Cause Autism has long been considered a classification of a mental disorder. Early...
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Autism and the Environment
Autism has long been considered an incurable genetic disorder specifically targeting the brain. The rapid rise in...
Source: Autism Society
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