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The Increase in Autism Numbers Since The mid 1990s

After a spike in the number of Autism Disorder cases in the middle to late 1990 s, there has been a steady increase in Autism Spectrum Disorders ever since Currently, the number of children diagnosed with a case of Autism Syndrome is about one in every one
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Toddlers With Autism May Fix Their Eyes On Geometric Patterns Rather Than Children Playing

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:11:31 -0700

Children with autism may stare at geometric patterns when they are just 14 months old rather than look at kids playing around or doing yoga, say researchers in an article published in Archives of General Psychiatry. Children without autism prefer looking at other kids doing things, the authors added. Autism is known as a complex developmental disability. Experts believe that Autism presents ...


Some children with autism show a preference for geometric patterns at an early age

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:32:19 -0700

( JAMA and Archives Journals ) A fixation on geometric patterns may be associated with autism in children as young as 14 months, according to a report published online today that will appear in the January 2011 print issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.


New private school open for children with autism

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:54:29 -0700

The Autism Academy, near Oakey and Jones, is now open.  It is the first and only private academy in the state, that caters to children with autism.