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What Is Autism?: Facts and Stats
1 in 150 births(1) 1 to 1.5 million Americans(2) Fastest-growing developmental disability 10 - 17 % annual ...
Source: Autism Society
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Autism’s Impact May Extend to Younger Siblings
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center researchers are reporting that younger siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders do ...
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Ex-preemies May Have Higher Risk for Autism
Researchers continue to search for the cause(s) of autism. Very low birthweight babies are known to have a much higher ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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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 ...
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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After the Diagnosis
You may be traveling a different path than you expected. You wondered during pregnancy if your child would play ...
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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Can Virtual Reality Help Autistic Kids?
Virtual Reality is a realistic simulation of an environment by a computer system. And for some children with autism, ...
Source: Education.com
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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 Fact Sheet
What is autism? Autism (sometimes called “classical autism”) is the most common condition in a group of ...
Source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Additional Content
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Next Steps: A Guide for Families New to Autism Spectrum Disorders
What is an Autism Spectrum Disorder? Autism is a complex neurological disorder affecting individuals in the areas of...
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What is Autism?
Autism is a neurological disorder that disrupts a child’s learning and socialization. Deriving its name from the Greek...
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When the School Bus Stops Coming: The Employment Dilemma for Adults with Autism
“Charles Vaughn” devours each issue of Discover and Scientific American as son as the magazines land in his mailbox....
Source: Autism Society -
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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...
Source: Autism Society -
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How Students With Autism Learn
To understand how children with autism learn, one must be cognizant of the core deficits that define autism and impede...
Source: Autism Society
