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Spontaneous gene glitches linked to autism risk with older dads …

by admin on April 4, 2012

Researchers have turned up a new clue to the workings of a possible environmental factor in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs): fathers were four times more likely than mothers to transmit tiny, spontaneous mutations to their …

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Autism Rates Rise Again – Science News

by admin on April 3, 2012

New federal data indicate that 1 in 88 U.S. children had autism or other autism spectrum disorders in 2008, up from 1 in 110 kids in 2006 and 1 in 150 in 2002. Although that's a worrisome trend, reasons for autism's rising ..

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Presidential Proclamation — World Autism Awareness Day, 2012 …

by admin on April 2, 2012

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) affect young people and adults of every background, and millions of American families know the weight of their impact. On World Autism Awareness Day, we recognize ASDs as a growing …

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Trump warns Fox News viewers: Autism caused by vaccines | The …

by admin on April 2, 2012

Business mogul Donald Trump chose the fifth annual World Autism Awareness Day to reveal that he “strongly” believes that autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are linked to exposure to vaccines. In a Monday interview on Fox …

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Statement by Secretary Sebelius on National Autism Awareness …

by admin on April 1, 2012

In April, we recognize National Autism Awareness Month and the special challenges faced by those with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about the ..

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World Autism Awareness Day // Hey World It's Me

by admin on April 1, 2012

Reaching out to people with autism spectrum disorders requires global political commitment and better international cooperation, especially in sharing good practices. Greater investments in the social, education and labour …

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Braintree Students Encouraged to Wear Blue for Autism Awareness …

by admin on April 1, 2012

Autism Speaks, the world's leading organization dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments, cures and awareness of autism spectrum disorders, is the driving force behind this celebration.

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EYE ON MIAMI: Autism Rates, Environmental Regulation, and the …

by admin on March 30, 2012

This week's news is the alarming rise in autism spectrum disorders in the United States. As an activist and environmentalist on the front line trenches in the 40 Year War against the Environment, I hoped for better.

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New Data on #Autism Spectrum Disorders: @CDCgov estimates 1/88 children identified with #ASD; 23% increase since 2009. http://t.co/zFrjcTq3

by admin on March 29, 2012

New Data on # Autism Spectrum Disorders: @ CDCgov estimates 1/88 children identified with #ASD ; 23% increase since 2009. http://t.co/zFrjcTq3

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Biomarker for Autism May Be On the Horizon | Psych Central News

by admin on March 26, 2012

Currently, physicians and medical scientists diagnose a child as possessing an autism spectrum disorders (ASD) by observing behavior patterns over the child's.

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