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Autism Blog: Recent Research Without the Hype

Check out Translating Autism. Thanks to Nestor Lopez-Duran Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and neuroscience researcher, you can read the latest autism research without the spin. Though he says he's not an autism expert and that his work ...

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Autism Speaks - Walk Now

Autism Speaks – Walk Now for Autism is the signature fundraising event of Autism Speaks and is the nation’s largest Walk program dedicated to autism research. Since its inception in May 2000 approximately 171000 people have participated ...

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Autism and social perception: The possible role of attention

The co-morbidity between autism spectrum disorders and attention disorders (ADHD or ADD) is very high, with rates ranging from 49% to 78%. Thus, a significant number of people with autism spectrum disorders also have attention ...

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Raising Awareness, Raising Funds

There is more autism research being conducted today than ever before, but we’re still a long way from knowing the causes and triggers of autism. And with one in every 150 children being diagnosed with autism these days, it’s essential ...

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Autism: Setting the Pace for Autism Research

The IACC is charged with steering the direction of autism research funded by the Comabating Autism Act for the next five years. We need to audit them every step of the way. ****** IACC Strategic Planning Workgroup Meeting Announcement ...

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Autism Treatments: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy.

The authors of this ‘in press’ manuscript reported the results of a study examining the effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for children with autism. This intervention was first proposed by Eyberg et al in 1995 and ...

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+ Possible Promise in New Autism Research

Members of the research team placed a coil on the scalps of ten people with autism, to create a low-frequency magnetic field, which they then pulsed by reversing the field’s polarity. After receiving a 20-minute treatment twice a week ...

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Autism Awareness Month

Don't ever hesitate to speak with your pediatrician about Autism (or anything for that matter!). There are also many organizations such as the Autism Society of America, Autism Speaks, and the Autism Research Institute that can give you ...

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New York's Beacon Theatre

Tell me, will the billion dollar Autism Research Empire complete with an autism awareness month and celebrities galore ever admit to the very facts that will solve autism again? Probably not too many people are makeing a living from the ...

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Chevy Supports Autism Research

Each virtual test drive contributes to the $1 million goal, which goes to support Autism Speaks’ mission of increasing awareness of autism and funding research. Participants in the virtual drive will receive a free 30-day online trial ...

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