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Autism Diagnosis
How do you know if your child is autistic, or not? Learn how medical teams, parents and teachers can help diagnose autism in children, including tests involved.
ADHD Treatment
ADHD is treated primarily via medications and behavioral therapy. Learn more about treatment options for ADHD intervention to decide which is best for you.
ADHD Diagnosis
How do you confirm that you or your child has ADHD? Understand the steps that you need to take if you suspect ADHD and how doctors diagnose ADHD.
Autism Symptoms
Main symptoms of autism involve communication, behavior and social difficulties - but when do these appear? and what symptoms are truly caused by autism?
What is autism?
Start to understand this serious developmental disorder here. We review causes of autism, risk factors for development and other related health conditions
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Clinic Notes: Autism and Seizures
By Gary Brown
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Approximately 25-30 percent of children with autism have seizures. And often the medications that are used to control the seizures have side effects that make behavior treatments, such as ABA, more di...
Clinic Notes: Acting and Autism
By Gary Brown
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One of the most challenging areas for clinicians who work with children with autism is teaching them to notice social cues in others and modify their behavior accordingly. Most children learn these cu...
Clinic Notes: The Onset of Autism
By Gary Brown
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Everyone knows by now that the earlier ABA is started for children with autism the better. The problem is there are no biological markers so inferences have to be made from behavior. The categorizatio...
Clinic Notes: Medication and ABA Redux
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My last blog on medication and ABA prompted several insightful comments that I would like to address. First of all I am not pro med. Medication should only be used as a last resort after more conserva...
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Federal Judge Certifies Class Action Against the State of Michigan Medicaid System for Failing to Provide ABA Therapy ...
DETROIT, Sept. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A federal judge today denied a motion to dismiss a suit challenging Michigan's failure to provide Medicaid coverage for applied behavior analysis therapy (ABA) for autistic children.  The plaintiffs in the case of
What's behind the backlash against transgender people?
Challenging gender norms can be incredibly controversial, as seen in the response to a story about transgender children.
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MANTESE HONIGMAN ROSSMAN & WILLIAMSON P.C. Posted on:30 Sep 11 DETROIT, Sept. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A federal judge today denied a motion to dismiss a suit challenging Michigan's failure to provide Medicaid coverage for applied behavior analysis therap
Social media a boon for child predators
Social media has given sexual predators access to children and people who validate their behavior, an FBI special agent told a group of law enforcement officers and attorneys last week.
New Ark. law mandates autism insurance coverage
KARIN HILL The Jonesboro Sun. JONESBORO, Ark. A new state law that mandates insurance coverage for certain autism treatments goes into effect today, and local advocates are hopeful about the possibilities that means for countless children dealing with an