Autism and the School Nurse.

Journal of School Health;  March 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......recently, treatment for children with autism involved housing them in hospitals for...more states are returning children with autism to their home communities, and more parents...being required to keep their children with autism in their homes. Laws were developed to...

Evidence to support parental concerns as an early indicator of autism in...

Pediatric Nursing;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Autism is one of a group of conditions characterized by deviance...IV Revised (2000) identifies five types of PDD of which autism is the most prevalent. The other conditions include Asperger...disorders are not discrete and may be overlapping, so the term Autism Spectrum Disorder may be a more accurate ...

Autism: A review for family physicians

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences;  May 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Introduction Autism is not a single disorder but a name (derived...affective contact' and coined the term 'autism' to describe the 'extreme aloneness' that...relationship.[1] Until the mid 1980's, autism was face=+Italic; wronglyface=-Italic...

ASA Releases Research on Environmental Health and Autism

U.S. Newswire;  December 21, 2006 ;     692 words ...To: HEALTH EDITORS Contact: Marguerite Colston of the Autism Society of America, +1- 240-672-4734 or mcolston@autism-society.org BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Autism Society ofAmerica (ASA) today released a special edition...

FAMILIES HERE JOIN LANDMARK AUTISM STUDY.(Lifestyle)

The Capital Times (Madison, WI);  September 18, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Even though Matt Ward has autism, he graduated from Monona Grove High...poignant for Ward, who was diagnosed with autism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison...unusual individual.'' Many people with autism are highly skilled in certain areas...

Making Peace With Autism: One Family's Story of Struggle, Discovery, and...

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities;  June 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Making Peace With Autism: One Family's Story of Struggle, Discovery, and Unexpected...hardcover), 240 pp., ISBN 1590302443 Making Peace With Autism is more than an informative book related to autism. It describes the struggles of a woman and her family...

Autism: early identification and management in family practice.

American Family Physician;  November 1, 1991 ;     700+ words ...Autism is a severe developmental disability characterized by impaired...role in the early identification and care of persons with autism. They are often the first professionals with whom the family...their child's development and behavior. The diagnosis of autism should be considered when a patient presents ...

ASA Releases Research on Environmental Health and Autism.

PR Newswire;  December 21, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Autism Advocate Special Edition and Website Out Today Explore the Role of Neurotoxins on the Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Autism Society of America (ASA) today released a special edition of its magazine, Autism...

Creating an educational program for young children who are blind and who...

Re:view;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Autism, a lifelong neurological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain, occurs...1996; Rapin, 1997). Twenty-five percent of the individuals with mental handicaps have autism (Bryson 2002). Kanner (1943) originally thought that children with autism were only high functioning. Researchers have ...

A voice for autism: Taylor Cross has autism. Doctors once said he might...

Science World;  November 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ...I can't even describe autism that well to myself, let alone to someone...know, and yet you might not know about it. Autism affects people to varying degrees. I only have a certain degree of autism. There are many other kids who are lower...

Hope for autism seen

Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  April 12, 2008 ;     655 words ...Autism expert Patricia Wright wants people to understand autism no longer is a hopeless condition. The message has shifted over 20 years, said the Easter Seals' national director of autism. "It used to be a hopeless diagnosis. You would get this...

Is there more autism ?: Scientists, parents struggle to find explanation

Sunday Gazette-Mail;  March 2, 2003 ;     700+ words ...CHICAGO - Mention autism to parents, doctors and scientists these...worrisome explanations: The definition for autism has changed and schools now offer more...the U.S. Department of Education made autism a new, separate category for special...

Better diagnosis fueling rise in reported autism cases

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  April 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ...BLOOMINGTON - Just 10 years ago, autism was considered a rare disorder estimated...schizophrenia 10 years ago are diagnosed with autism today. Others - who today would be diagnosed with mild or moderate autism - 10 years ago were called geeks, nerds...

Prevalence of Autism Among Adolescents With Intellectual Disabilities

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Objective: To estimate the prevalence of autism in an epidemiologically-derived population of adolescents...intellectual disabilities (ID). Method: The prevalence of autism was examined using the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised, with appropriate...

Identifying autism early on.(Special Needs: Realizing...

Pediatric News;  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Autism is a complex brain disorder that involves disrupted social and communication development. There is evidence to suggest that the neurobiologic abnormalities in autism have their onset in the prenatal or neonatal period. Although autism usually is not diagnosed before 3 years of age, parents usually ...