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Autism Claims Could Dry Vaccine Fund

A federal fund to help people harmed by vaccines is inundated with requests on behalf of children with autism.

Learning To Play Together

One school is using an innovative approach to ensure that children with autism find success on the playground.

Drunkenness or Disability? Bartenders Want To Know

Some bar and restaurant owners want to meet with people with disabilities to learn how to distinguish between symptoms of disabilities and intoxication.

Treatment Instead Of Jail Yields Success

A unique mental health court is likely to be replicated.

Drugs Could Reverse Fragile X

Researchers hope drugs could improve the IQs or reduce the effects of autism in people with fragile X.

Careful Where You Leave That Dough

Financial planning gets tricky when you want a person with a disability to get part of your estate.

Antibiotics Linked to CP

The odds of cerebral palsy increase in children whose mothers receive antibiotics to ward off premature birth.

Congress Passes Bill Broadening Scope of ADA

The legislation provides protections for a wider number of impairments and also aims to make it easier for employees to prove they have been discriminated against.

No Go For Study On Controversial Autism Treatment

Safety fears led the National Institute of Mental Health to cancel a study on chelation.

Autism Often Overlooked In Girls

Move over boys. New research says that autism just looks different in girls.

Palin Brings Awareness, Even If Nothing More

Those impacted by Down syndrome are hoping Palin’s talk about her son, who has the disorder, will at least bring awareness.

Who Should Pay for Therapy? Schools or Insurance?

Autism Speaks is launching a 20 state campaign aimed at shifting some of the cost of therapy to private health insurance providers.

What About Dad?

One dad started a group just for men like him who have a child on the autism spectrum.

Vacation, Here We Come

Add in a traveler with a disability and anxieties over surroundings and routine can make it tough to kick back.

Girl’s Own Stem Cells Treat CP

A two-year-old walks normally and uses both hands after doctors used her own stem cells to treat her.

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