Autistic Children

Endicott, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Hundreds hit the pavement at the Enjoie Golf Course for the Autism Awareness Walk. It was the third annual Alive with Autism Walk. The money raised will help families with autistic children. They'll receive ...  

My son's autistic disorder diagnosis accurately describes autism as it really is ... a disorder, one that impairs the lives of those, like my son Conor, who suffer from that disorder. .... effective autism treatments; I Pledge to continue to fight for a real education for autistic children; I Pledge to continue to fight for decent residential care for autistic adults; I Pledge to continue to fight for a cure for autism; I Pledge to continue...  

Authors Note: My mom was recently diagnosed as historically Aspergers (one of the manifestations of autism). This just means she did have it, but doesn't have it anymore. Although her psychiatrist was painstakingly careful and took over a month to ...  

THURSDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- Even though autism symptoms typically emerge before age 3, most children with autism are diagnosed when they're 5 or older, a new snapshot of autism in America shows. More than half of U.S. children with an ...  

California is the 28th state to enact Autism Insurance Reform with the passing of Senate Bill 946. It requires that every health care plan that provides hospital, medical or surgical coverage also provide coverage for behavioral health treatment for autism.  

By Barbara Bronson GrayHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) — Researchers report that a new DNA test may be able to spot an increased risk of autism in children as young as 6 months old. The genetic screen, called ARISk, is designed for babies and toddlers who have a sibling with autism, a developmental disorder characterized [...]  

from "The Way" Danielle Rizzo is 13 years old and still cannot speak. Nine years ago, when she was diagnosed with autism, her parents were devastated. "In the beginning, you focus on the negative," says her father, David Rizzo, author of the new ...  

This Series On The Future Of The Workplace Is Brought To You By Cognizant Companies who really care about innovation should consider hiring a person who always sees things differently: one with Aspergers syndrome or high-functioning Autism, some experts say. "Innovation is all about looking at things in a new way," says innovation consultant Phil McKinney and founder of Hacking Autism. High functioning Autistic people are "hard wired" to look...  

Within the next 10 years, more than 500,000 kids with autism will reach adulthood, said Peter Bell, vice president for programs and services at Autism Speaks, an advocacy group that helped pay for the study. "It's a huge, huge issue," Bell said.  

But French children with autism are lagging far behind ... But she said it was impossible to accept the assessment from France’s top health authority that there was no consensus for the use of psychotherapy for treating autism.  

At the University of Minnesota’s Institute of Child Development in Minneapolis, Microsoft's Kinect is being put to a novel use: detecting autism. New Scientist reports that researchers have equipped a nursery with five Kinect cameras, which, together ...  

Despite this, there are a lot of misconceptions about autism. Children's Nurse Maria Taylor, who has worked with autistic children for 15 years, says: "People think if you're autistic you're stupid or you have very special needs and that's not always true."  

Dear Editor: Imagine being told that your insurance company will not pay for your child’s treatment because he has autism. At age 3, my son was already being discriminated against. Some families are covered because they work for large ...  

FORT GORDON, Ga.--It's a fear all parents dread. Your child is separated from you, and panic sets in. The situation only becomes more desperate if your child has autism. This fear became all too real for Hannah Ross's family this weekend, and Sunday ...  

I just need a new brain.” With tears streaming down my cheeks, I held her in my arms and stroked her hair. We are so thankful for this little girl in our lives. We may hate autism at times but she brings such joy to us that we never would have known ...