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The Five Types Of Autism Outlined

There are five Pervasive Developmental Disorders PDDs which, collectively, are often considered to be types of Autism but which are really distinct neuro developmental disorders which are each under the Spectrum of Autism These are Autism or Autistic Disor
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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 ...


The end of the autism/vaccine debate?

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:10:46 -0700

On playgrounds and at playdates, it's hard to have a conversation about childhood immunizations without the word autism popping up. In fact, a recent study published in the journal Pediatrics showed that one in four parents is concerned that vaccines can cause autism.


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.