Posted on October 31st, 2007 by admin
(from Dr. Brown’s ABA4Autism Blog)
This week the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that all children be screened for autism at 18 months of age and again at 24 months. No doubt early interventions by Speech-Language Pathologists, Psychologists, ABA Therapists, and other professionals will better lives for children with autism. At least that’s the theory. But […]
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Posted on October 31st, 2007 by admin
US News & World Reports By Nancy Shute Posted October 29, 2007
The earlier parents and doctors realize that a child has autism, the earlier that child gets help. The American Academy of Pediatrics today issued new guidelines aimed at making it easier for children with autism to be diagnosed earlier and get appropriate therapy […]
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Posted on October 31st, 2007 by admin
McCarthy’s fine with son’s autism
Approach she used met with criticism
October 31, 2007
BY CARLEY DRYDEN
LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
Actress Jenny McCarthy’s best-selling memoir of raising and healing a child with autism has drawn much attention to the developmental disorder — along with a fair amount of debate over the validity of her approach.
McCarthy couldn’t care […]
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