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Backlog of autistic kids waiting for treatment growing too quickly: NDP
The backlog of autistic children waiting for crucial therapy in Ontario is growing and in some cases leaving parents to pick up the tab for costly treatment, critics said Tuesday.
Autistic kids should be taught in smaller groups, say experts
Washington, July 3 : A new study suggests that children with autism need to be taught in smaller groups.
The National Law Journal reports on a settlement in Michigan involving payment for autism treatments by insurance companies.
Battle Autism with Bentonite Clay
Many autism treatment centers are incorporating the use of Bentonite clay in their successful treatment regimens.
Group Sues California Regulators Over Autism Care
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HOPE Welcomes Autism Bill's Progress Following First Reading In The Lords, UK
HOPE, the charity for adults with autism and learning disabilities, welcomes the progress of the Autism Bill through Parliament.
Gov. Manchin to Sign Autism Insurance Bill
Governor Joe Manchin will be signing an autism insurance bill Tuesday afternoon.
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Autism School Appeal
The Supreme Court is leaving in place an appeals court ruling that an autistic child from Ohio is not entitled to private education at taxpayer expense.
Holistic Medicine Used To Treat Autism
A Vanderbilt University study is backing what parents of autistic children may have suspected for years.
Continue reading "Newest Alabama laws will help women with cancer, those with autism"
New laws taking effect Wednesday in Alabama will provide more care for women with cancer, coordinate services for Alabamians with autism, and use state buildings to honor American military missing in action.
New Alabama laws affect cancer treatment, MIAs, autistic services
New state laws taking effect Wednesday will provide more care for women with cancer, coordinate services for Alabamians with autism, and use state buildings to honor American military missing in action.
Berkeley students find bridge to college
Despite having autistic spectrum disorder, Sheryl Meeuwsen is enrolled in classes at the College Internship Program in Berkeley, Calif.
Interim studies reflect variety of political goals
Members of the Oklahoma House will be busy this summer and fall as they convene hearings on 120 government studies that have been authorized by House Speaker Chris Benge.
NJ bill on autism insurance closer to becoming law
A measure that would expand health insurance coverage for autism and other developmental disabilities in New Jersey may soon become law.The bill requires insurers to cover the cost of autism treatments deemed medically necessary, such as physical, speech and occupational therapy, along with behavioral intervention.
Mandated coverage of autism gains ground
During World Autism Awareness Day in April, 150 baby strollers were set up in New York's Central Park to show the condition's prevalence.
FULL of tender moments and blessed with fine central performances from British actor Hugh Dancy and Australia's Rose Byrne, the 2009 Edinburgh International Film Festival's closing film Adam may not be the strongest of the fortnight, but it should make even the hardest-hearted viewer smile in parts.
Chromosome Abnormality Tied to Autistic Behavior in Mice
Mice with an extra chromosome region inherited from their fathers display many behaviors seen in people with autism, a finding that suggests that the same chromosome abnormality in humans is one cause of autism, according to Japanese scientists.
House Passes Congressman Sestak's Historic Autism Legislation
Today, the House voted to pass legislation authored by Congressman Joe Sestak to mandate the treatment of autistic children of service personnel under the military's healthcare program .
More Gene Mutations Linked to Autism Risk
More pieces in the complex autism inheritance puzzle are emerging in the latest study from a research team including geneticists from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia , and several collaborating institutions.
Engineering Autism: Mice With Extra Chromosome Region Show Many Autistic Signs
The duplicated chromosomal region in mice is the equivalent of human chromosome 15q11-13, the most frequent cytogenetic abnormality observed in autism, accounting for some five percent of all cases.