The ratio of children and teenagers in America who have a developmental disability such as autism, learning disorders or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown 17% since the late 1990s, according to a new study conducted by the U.S. Centers for... (Continue reading)
Noticing Autism The first step to treating autism is recognizing it. Parents typically become concerned with their children roughly starting at ages 1-2, when they notice certain problems. Development of speech may suddenly slow down or stop, and the child... (Continue reading)
Do Vaccines Cause Autism? There’s nothing more scary for parents than the thought that they might hurt their children. The controversy about vaccines and autism is frightening, but seems to have little scientific backing. It started in 1998. The Lancet... (Continue reading)
Autism: You’ve definitely heard of autism. What you might not know is what it is, and what causes it. Or why it’s become increasingly common over the past ten years. And could the MMR vaccine be responsible for causing it?... (Continue reading)