Tag Archives: autism awareness

Autism Signs: Your Month-by-Month Guide

By Hallie Levine Sklar from American Baby Researchers now believe you can pick up signs of autism in a baby just under 4 months of age. Here are [..]

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Study Finds Folic Acid May Decrease Risk For Autism

From Time Magazine By Alexandra Sifferlin Folic acid is already recommended to prevent birth defects, but the supplement could lower risk of autism as well. In the U.S., [..]

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8 Facts About Autism the Media Is Not Covering

By Holly Robinson Peete – Reprinted from Huffpost Over the years many parents have reached out to me for emotional support after their child was diagnosed with autism. [..]

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Top 7 Autism Myths

By Lisa Jo Rudy, former About.com Guide A diagnosis of autism is not the end of love and hope. But media stories thrive on the most overwhelming and [..]

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6 Facts Every Parent Should Know About Autism

REPRINTED FROM PARENT MAGAZINE Nancy Wiseman had a feeling early on that something wasn’t quite right with her daughter. When Sarah was 6 months old, she stopped babbling, [..]

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Social Media Helps Student With Autism Find His Voice

BY John O’Connor – Reprinted from NPR Sometimes a picture can be worth a thousand followers too. That’s what happened to Henry Frost after he posted a photo [..]

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Holly Robinson Peete talks about how to support siblings of children with autism

Reposted from The Washington Post By Mari-Jane Williams Parents are skilled jugglers, balancing the needs, wants and interests of our children. When one of those children has autism [..]

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11 Myths About Autism

Reprinted from Autism Speaks You’ve probably heard lots of thoughts and ideas about autism, but we want to make sure you know what is true and what is [..]

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Relating to kids on the autism spectrum

BY RICHARD GAWEL SUBURBAN TRENDS Reprinted from NorthJersey.com According to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one child in 88 has an autism spectrum [..]

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Is It Autism?

Reprinted from Autism.com How common is it? For many years autism was rare – occurring in just five children out of 10,000. However, since the early 1990s, the [..]

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