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Califone Hearing Safe Hearing Protector – HS40 – 26db
Read Article: Califone Hearing Safe Hearing Protector – HS40 – 26dbDesigned for children with noise sensitivity, these noise reduction earphones are comfortable and user-friendly. Just pop them on and they go to work! A terrific tool for children…
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Study Links Autism With Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy
Read Article: Study Links Autism With Antidepressant Use During PregnancyA cautiously worded study based on data collected in Sweden has found that “in utero exposure to both selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (S.S.R.I.’s) and nonselective monoamine reuptake inhibitors…
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Traffic Pollution Tied to Autism Risk
Read Article: Traffic Pollution Tied to Autism RiskFor pregnant women, exposure to heavy traffic pollution could lead to a higher risk of having an autistic baby. UCLA researchers point to the link between traffic pollution…
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Flying with autism: Airport program helps affected children
Read Article: Flying with autism: Airport program helps affected childrenAir travel can be stressful for even the most experienced road warriors. But it can be much tougher for families with a child on the autism spectrum who…
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Kids with autism get hooked on video games
Read Article: Kids with autism get hooked on video gamesU. MISSOURI (US) — Children and teens with autism are more likely to become preoccupied with video games and TV than their typically developing siblings, research reveals. “Many…
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App aims for faster autism diagnosis
Read Article: App aims for faster autism diagnosisSpecialists would base diagnosis on videos of children's behavior uploaded to a website. Because of a shortage of specialists around the country, it can take as long as…
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Doorway Swing only $88.99
Read Article: Doorway Swing only $88.99Children love to swing. Now they can swing in the safety of their own home, day or night, in any weather! The patented support bar is the center…
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Kids with Autism Don’t Copy ‘Silly’ Actions
Read Article: Kids with Autism Don’t Copy ‘Silly’ ActionsWhen imitating the behavior of an adult, children with the developmental disorder autism tend to skip "silly," unnecessary actions, while those without autism tend to copy everything they…
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10 Things We Know About Autism That We Didn’t Know a Year Ago
Read Article: 10 Things We Know About Autism That We Didn’t Know a Year AgoJust two decades ago, autism was a mysterious and somewhat obscure disorder, commonly associated with the movie Rain Man and savantism. It affected an estimated 1 in 5,000…
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Free Classes from Yale on Autism? There is a App for that!
Read Article: Free Classes from Yale on Autism? There is a App for that!What a great idea! I haven't listened to all of it yet, but wanted to share. Autism and Related Disorders by Yale University Course Description The Yale Seminar…
