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Autistic man breaks through the silence
Read Article: Autistic man breaks through the silenceWatson Dollar went silent at age 2, then two decades later, he began to communicate with his mother, using an iPad. The last word Watson Dollar spoke before…
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Mother’s Antibodies May Explain a Quarter of Autism Cases
Read Article: Mother’s Antibodies May Explain a Quarter of Autism CasesA test for six antibodies in an expectant mom’s blood may predict with more than 99% certainty which children are at highest risk of developing autism. In a…
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Engager is setting sail for Autism
Read Article: Engager is setting sail for AutismFifteen days from now, the annual Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac Race will be over. The winners will have been crowned, and many of the boats will have cleared…
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Link Established Between Lower Gut Bacteria And Autism
Read Article: Link Established Between Lower Gut Bacteria And AutismI thought this was interesting since I have had a lot of gut problems with my child. Lower gut bacteria – also referred to as gut flora –…
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Tips for celebrating the Fourth of July with a child with autism
Read Article: Tips for celebrating the Fourth of July with a child with autismThe Fourth of July brings fireworks, barbecues, patriotic band music and lots of flag-waving crowds. For families of some children with autism or sensory processing difficulties, all of…
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Iris Halmshaw, 3-Year-Old With Autism, Can’t Talk; But Her Beautiful Paintings Sell For Hundreds
Read Article: Iris Halmshaw, 3-Year-Old With Autism, Can’t Talk; But Her Beautiful Paintings Sell For HundredsThree-year-old Iris Grace Halmshaw loves water, trees, wind, dancing on tiptoes and holding things in her left hand. The British toddler cannot talk yet due to her autism,…
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School custodian spurs redesign of autism classroom in New Jersey
Read Article: School custodian spurs redesign of autism classroom in New JerseyWhat a great idea! We need more people like Jeff Munsey on this planet! I found this on NJ.com Lambertville Public School’s autism students return for the summer…
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Patent-pending procedure found to quickly and significantly reduce depression, anxiety and pain
Read Article: Patent-pending procedure found to quickly and significantly reduce depression, anxiety and painI found this in the the Chicago Tribune and it looks similar but different to the last story that I posted about TMS at the Brain Treatment Center.…
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Kids With Autism May Find Human Voice Unpleasant
Read Article: Kids With Autism May Find Human Voice UnpleasantA new brain-imaging study could help explain why children with autism have difficulty with verbal communication: They may not get much pleasure from the human voice. Researchers found…
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Temple Grandin one of the most famous people with Autism describes herself
Read Article: Temple Grandin one of the most famous people with Autism describes herselfI thought this was a very interesting interview with Temple Grandin from NBCBayArea.com –
