Oct-5-2008 By Barbara Rae
The first ever national survey on attitudes toward autism, was recently conducted for the Florida Institute of Technology. Of the 1,000 randomly selected adults, results revealed that nearly 24% , or one in four, believe the disease is caused by childhood vaccines. This group feels that because vaccines may cause autism, it is safer to not have children vaccinated at all. Still, another 19% were unsure how they feel about the ongoing controversy.
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Sep-14-2008 By Barbara Rae
With the expert help of child-health nurses that identify crucial developmental delays, the age in which children are first assessed for autism has been significantly reduced. Thanks to a study that has been conducted in Melbourne, Australia, children are now being diagnosed before their second birthday. The breakthrough, has shown promise of saving large amounts of money (for treatment) and family heartache.
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Aug-17-2008 By Barbara Rae
Autism is a complex neuro-behavioral disorder linked to early abnormalities in brain development. The baffling odds of autism effects up to six out of every 1,000 children. To break that down even further, it is one in every 150 children. The characteristics are impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and non-verbal communication, and unusual or severely repetitive limited interests and activities. They are locked away in their own little world, trapped to the world around them.
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Aug-6-2008 By Barbara Rae
In the United States, there is a baby born every 18 minutes that will acquire autism. In most cases it makes itself known before the age of three. The statistics are alarming, and the increase in diagnosed cases has risen dramatically in the last twenty years. Still scientists don’t know exactly what causes the mysterious developmental brain disorder, and there is no cure. It is believed that both genetic and environmental factors could be to blame.
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