Teaching kids with autism to talk things through in their heads could dramatically improve their ability to deal with everyday problems, new research indicates.
Study Hints At Why Some Outgrow Autism Diagnosis
Some kids with autism lose the label as they age. Now a new study is helping to explain why the diagnosis sticks around for some and not others.
Autism Units Lacking At Nation’s Hospitals
More psychiatric hospitals are working to meet the needs of kids with autism and other developmental disabilities, a new study finds, but despite significant growth, services remain limited.
Respite Care May Be More Beneficial Than Autism Therapy
A little money spent on temporary relief for caregivers goes a long way toward keeping kids and young adults with autism out of psychiatric hospitals, a new study suggests.
Prozac May Ease Behaviors In Adults With Autism
While previous research has suggested that antidepressants like Prozac could help children with autism, a new study finds the drugs may be even more beneficial for adults with the disorder.
Autism Therapy More Successful When Peers Involved Too
Kids with autism fare significantly better socially when their typically developing classmates are taught how to interact with them, new research suggests.
Autism Or Asperger’s? Even Doctors Can’t Decide
Whether a child is diagnosed with autism as opposed to Asperger’s syndrome or PDD-NOS may depend more on who their doctor is than anything else.
Autism Offers Distinct Advantages, Researcher Says
Rather than focus on autism as a series of deficits that need to be treated, one researcher argues that people with the disorder have advantages over those who are typically developing.
Autism Doctor Faces Investigation Over Controversial Treatments
An Illinois doctor who advocates alternative autism treatments including chelation and hyperbaric oxygen therapy is facing a state investigation for using the unproven methods.
Obama Signs Autism Act
President Barack Obama signed a three-year extension of the Combating Autism Act Friday, the very day the law — and many of the programs it established — was set to expire.
Guide Looks To Help Parents Tackling Challenging Behavior
A new guide out this week aims to help parents as they contemplate medicating their kids to address challenging behaviors often associated with autism.
Uncertainty Surrounds Autism Insurance Mandates
State requirements directing insurers to cover autism therapy could be in jeopardy as federal officials set new national standards for health coverage.
Autism Act Renewal Clears Senate Committee
With little fanfare, a U.S. Senate committee quickly passed a reauthorization of the country’s main autism legislation Wednesday morning.
Brain Scans May Help Diagnose, Treat Autism
Results from a new study suggest that scientists are one step closer to diagnosing and prescribing treatment for autism using a simple brain scan.
Mental Health Services Uncertain For Adults With Autism
Nearly half of teens with autism who rely on mental health services receive them at school, leaving them vulnerable when it’s time to transition to adulthood, according to a new study.






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