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- ABA therapy: Godsend or six-figure gamble?
- ACLU sues over medicaid waiver, food stamp dispute
- Addressing needs of those with autism tops awareness month
- Adults with autism forced to make tough therapy decisions
- Adults with autism lend skills to major motion picture
- Adults with autism thrive as software testers
- Advances in autism research worry self-advocates
- Advocates urge congress to address growing needs of adults with autism
- Advocates worry about public associating asperger’s with violence
- Advocates worry that autism is stealing the show
- Age, problematic pregnancy could increase autism chance
- Americans split on autism-vaccine link, poll finds
- Amid concerns, H1N1 vaccine approved
- Amusement park for those with special needs set to open
- Angie Dickinson breaks her silence and reveals the heartbreak of mothering a daughter with Asperger's
- Anti-bullying bill puts emphasis on kids with autism
- Appeals court says family can seek damages for ‘lost opportunity’
- Apple puts spotlight on disability offerings in app store
- Arizona tops ranking of medicaid services
- Artist with autism puts extraordinary memory to work
- Asperger's can aid the workplace
- Asperger’s growth presents dilemma for new DSM
- Asperger's likely to be left out of new DSM
- Asperger's, mental retardation' likely history in revised DSM
- At 77, first man diagnosed with autism doing just fine
- Autism affects 1 in 91 children, government says
- Autism, anorexia could share origins
- Autism behavior therapy successful in kids as young as 18 months
- Autism brings moms a whole new level of stress, study says
- Autism clusters uncover trends, not causes of disorder
- Autism defense cropping up across country, but merits of claims questionable
- Autism doesn’t predict divorce, study finds
- Autism families getting by on less
- Autism fears could explain drop in vaccinations
- Autism film ‘wretches & jabberers’ gets wider release
- Autism helps scientists understand complexity of social development
- Autism inspires cornell coach
- Autism insurance bill turns divisive
- Autism insurance, independent living get boost in senate
- Autism in the workplace
- Autism is more widespread, U.S. studies show, but why?
- Autism is the grandmothers age significant?Autism odds double for kids born to moms over 40
- Autism linked to jaundice in newborns, study finds
- Autism moms have stress similar to combat soldiers
- Autism more common near tech hubs
- Autism not linked to vaccine preservative thimerosal, study indicates
- Autism parents face prolonged risk of divorce, study finds
- Autism present in adults at same rate as children, study finds
- Autism rate could be as high as 1 In 38
- Autism rate may be leveling, study shows
- Autism research widens to include grandparents
- Autism researcher accused of stealing $1 million from CDC
- Autism reshaping grandparent role, survey finds
- Autism result of scores of genetic mutations, researchers say
- Autism school expands only to find industrial site may be neighbor
- Autism seen as asset, not liability, in some jobs
- Autism speaks poaches from pfizer to boost research
- Autism-specific bowel disease may not exist
- Autism spectrum disorders, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Autism speaks toning down talk on vaccines
- Autism symptoms first appear after babies reach 6 months, study finds
- Autism’s first child (full version)
- Autism's first child: Lessons for adults with autism
- Autism linked to wealth: Upper-income parents are more likely to have children with autism, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison study
- Autism takes heavy toll on dads
- Autism treatment: Science hijacked to support alternative therapies
- Autism treatments: Risky alternative therapies have little basis in science
- Autism wandering poses ‘critical safety issue,’ survey suggests
- Autism-vaccine researcher suspected after $2 million missing
- Autistic teen swims his way to success at Fondy High
- Back to school basics
- Behavior specialist with bogus credentials to serve prison time
- Behavior therapy plus medication most successful for kids with autism
- Better services prompt families to move
- Between bus and school, 6-year-old with autism gets lost on first day
- Bill in congress would allow SSI recipients to save more
- Brain imaging may help diagnose autism
- Brain scan could allow autism diagnosis in infancy
- Brain scan could shed new light on autism, developmental disorders
- Brain scan could simplify autism screening
- Brain scan near perfect test for spotting autism, study finds
- Brain size could help identify autism in young children
- Britain bans doctor whose research triggered autism-vaccine scare
- CDC: 1 In 6 kids have a developmental disability
- CDC confirms 1 in 110 have autism
- CDC survey finds higher incidence of autism
- Census: Nation’s capital worst job market for people with disabilities
- Chemical castration drug peddled as autism treatment
- Children often age 3 or more before fragile X confirmed
- Claire danes opens up about portraying self-advocate temple grandin
- Controversial autism insurance bill vetoed
- ‘Covert affairs’ star opens up about son’s autism
- Despite rough beginning, Clearbrook stands the test of time
- Community living efforts get boost from justice department
- Complex genetic picture emerges from autism study
- Comprehensive care model for treating autism expands reach
- Computers could hold future of autism screening
- Concerns surround H1N1 vaccine which may contain thimerosal
- Controversial autism supplement pulled from stores
- Couple accused of bilking $380,000 in autism services
- Court to decide if service dog can go to school
- Dad takes mom to court over controversial autism treatment
- Decision near in ethics probe of doctor who triggered autism-vaccine fears
- Developmental specialists increasingly hard to come by
- Disability advocates arrested on capitol hill
- Disability caregivers struggling financially, emotionally
- Disability issues at center of heated health care debate
- Disability programs may take hit in upcoming budget battle
- Disability services not immune under shutdown scenario
- Dismissed as nonverbal, teen with autism proves she has a voice
- Doctor behind flawed autism-vaccine study resigns
- Doctor whose research prompted autism-vaccine scare acted unethically
- Doctors haven't done a great job explaining vaccines, so it's no wonder parents are confused
- Doctors routinely turn away kids on medicaid
- Driving with asperger's syndrome
- Drug maker pfizer creates unit to tackle autism
- Drugs could hold key to unlocking fragile X
- Earliest possible causes of autism studied by NIH autism center of excellence network
- Early autism intervention takes on new meaning
- Educators struggle to meet needs of students with multiple disabilities
- Employment firm sued after applicant with asperger’s rejected
- Entering adult life with autism: What families of teens and young adults need to know
- Environment may have bigger hand in autism than genetics
- Expected changes in DSM-V leave some questioning who’s normal
- Facebook, social networks opening doors for people with disabilities
- Factors associated with driving in teens with autism spectrum disorders
- Families get creative with special needs living
- Families sue after provider discontinues autism therapy
- Family moving to ‘autism friendly’ state after insurance mandate fails
- Family support services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Father files suit over alternative autism treatment
- FDA warns companies peddling unproven autism treatments
- Federal autism research plan unveiled, vaccines still an issue
- Federal disaster plans lacking for people with disabilities
- Feds give abilify green light to treat autism behaviors
- Feds infuse millions to expand respite care
- Feds propose greater flexibility for community-based services
- Five appointed to federal autism research committee
- Flood of public comments helping to shape new DSM
- Floortime autism therapy looks to be back on track
- For some jobs, asperger's syndrome can be an asset
- Fragile X drug shows promise, could aid those with autism
- Gene expression in the brain offers clues to autism's roots
- Gene may indicate why more boys than girls have autism
- Group offers plain english guides to autism insurance laws
- Groups split on plan to extend autism act
- H1N1 striking children with disabilities hard, officials say
- Handwriting a struggle for kids with autism
- HBO’s ‘temple grandin’ gets emmy nod
- HBO's temple grandin' offers inside look at autism
- Health care reform and people with disabilities
- Health care vote ushers in big changes for people with disabilities
- Heightened level of amygdala activity may cause social deficits in autism
- Hospital to focus on treating adults with autism
- House approves bill removing ‘mental retardation’ from law
- House bill mandates autism coverage for military
- House to vote on replacing ‘mental retardation’ with ‘intellectual disability’
- How do moms work with a young autistic child ?
- How to get the break you need
- 1 in 4 parents believe vaccines cause autism, study finds
- 9 in 10 kids with autism bullied at school
- An idle brain may be the self's workshop
- Illinois company seeks adults with autism
- Inclusion questioned by parents of kids with severe disabilities
- In-home care hit hard in cash-strapped states
- In landmark settlement, insurer to reimburse for ABA therapy since 2003
- In shift, autism speaks appoints self-advocate to advisory board
- In shift, nation’s largest district to mainstream most special education students
- IQ requirements hindering families
- Jobless rate ticks back up for people with disabilities
- Job seekers with disabilities focus of new website
- Job situation remains rocky for americans with disabilities
- Journal retracts study that suggested autism-vaccine link
- Judge denies mom's bid to exempt girl from school vaccine requirement
- Judge okays plan to expand community living
- Judge orders state provider to resume autism therapy
- Judge slams tactic insurers use to deny autism coverage
- Judge will not block swine flu vaccine containing thimerosal
- Kate Winslet to lend voice to autism film
- Kids with autism often unaware if smiles are fake or real
- Kids with autism to get ‘cars 2’ sneak peek
- Lakers star to auction championship ring to benefit youth mental health
- Landmarks to go blue for autism awareness
- Layoffs force special needs families to cut back
- Lawmakers call for emphasis on community living
- Legitimacy of centers treating autism, other disorders questioned
- Likelihood of autism triples when pregnancies are closely spaced
- Love of planes leads teen with asperger's to steal car, fly cross-country
- Magic could be trick to pinpointing autism
- Major new study to seek answers on autism Philadelphia is one of four sites nationwide that will follow mothers and children through key stages of development
- A manual for married people with Asperger's
- Medicaid patients struggle to find doctors
- Mom sues after son with autism voted out of kindergarten class
- More americans with disabilities looking for work
- More parents refuse or delay vaccines, study finds
- Most successful autism treatments behaviorally-based, report says
- Moving out of state to get autism treatment
- Music as therapy for autistic children
- Nasal spray may boost social skills in those with autism, study finds
- National audit office report on supporting adults with autism
- National town hall to focus on adults with autism
- Nation's third largest school district pledges special education makeover
- New gene test identifies more cases of autism
- New kit allows for at-home autism diagnosis
- New national autism clearinghouse in the works
- New research questions gluten-free diets
- New study examines problem-solving skills in people with autism
- NIH to study fragile x in depth
- No autism-vaccine link, court finds
- No long-term benefit to delaying vaccines, study finds
- No single factor behind autism, study finds
- Obama announces nearly $100 million for autism research
- Obama budget seeks boost for special education, autism
- Obama defends disability programs, but says reform needed
- Obama seeks additional $250 stimulus payments for people with disabilities
- Obama signs bill ensuring funding for independent living centers
- Obama signs bill replacing 'mental retardation' with 'intellectual disability'
- Obama signs health care bill, enhancing access for those with disabilities
- Obama to sign disability rights treaty
- Oversight concerns raised with autism scholarship program
- Parents face truancy charges over special education dispute
- Parent facilitated autism therapy shows promise
- Parents of disabled children giving up on Illinois
- PBS gets earful in response to autism series
- Pediatrician group calls for increased mental health, autism screening
- People with autism complete IQ test faster, learn differently, study says
- Photo exhibit offers perspectives from kids with autism
- Physician behind questionable autism treatment suspended
- Picky eating could point to autism
- President's budget includes increased disability spending
- Pressure mounts to include special needs benefits in insurance coverage
- Program makes college degree a reality for students with autism
- Proposal for autism-specific schools draws mixed reaction
- Proposed special needs communities stir debate
- Psychiatric and psychosocial problems in adults with normal-intelligence autism spectrum disorders
- Push for autism insurance mandate shifts into high gear
- Questions abound over industrial chemical turned autism treatment
- Quinn's spending plan threatens lifeline for many struggling families: Clinics for people with disabilities could fall victim to cost cutting
- Radio program helps those with autism learn to communicate
- 'Rapid weight gain' found in kids on psychiatric meds
- Rapid weight gain poses quandary for people taking antipsychotics
- Rapper with autism finds success
- Report: 15 percent worldwide have disabilities
- Report outlines action plan to meet housing need of adults with autism
- Researcher behind debunked autism-vaccine study stood to make millions
- Researchers pinpoint genes tied to autism
- Researchers question screening all children for autism
- Revising the book on mental illness
- Robots could be future of social skills therapy
- Rollout of health care reforms to begin
- Safety of alternative autism treatments questioned
- Salons pitch in to make prom memorable for girls with special needs
- Schools charged with delaying, ignoring special education evaluations
- Schools grapple with paying for special education
- Scientists find commonalities among autistic brains
- Senate candidate under fire over autism insurance remarks
- Senate confirms controversial autism self-advocate to national disability council
- Sensory-friendly becomes new selling point in housing market
- Sensory processing disorder considered for new DSM
- Sensory room is ideal for people with autism
- Service dog heads to school following legal battle
- Service dogs reduce stress, behaviors in kids with autism, study finds
- Simple checklist may lead to earlier autism diagnosis
- Social circles could be behind increased autism diagnosis
- Social network blackout to raise money for autism
- Social security commissioner acknowledges flaws In SSI program
- Social security proposes shift away from ‘mental retardation’
- Social skills hamper job hopes for adults on the spectrum
- Socioeconomics factor less in diagnosing autism, study finds
- Special diets lack support as autism treatment, expert panel finds
- Special education cutoff at age 20 sparks legal action
- Special education hard hit by economy, poll finds
- A special needs guide to beating swine flu
- Special needs respite care goes 5-star
- Stars sign on for comedy central autism benefit
- Startup company succeeds at hiring autistic adults
- State may repeal autism insurance mandate
- States roll out autism insurance mandates with new year
- States slash in-home care for people with disabilities
- Stats show autism rising, but who's really autistic?
- Students with autism learn how to succeed at work
- Study backs iPad for students with disabilities
- Study: rate of autism equal for children, adults
- Study: regression leads to more severe autism
- Study to look for autism clues among somali immigrants
- Success the only option at 'extreme sports camp' for kids with autism
- Support lacking for drugs as autism treatment
- Supreme court rules on private school reimbursement
- Supreme court seeks input on special education case
- Supreme court to consider if vaccine makers can be sued
- Supreme court to hear vaccine liability case
- Teen overcomes autism barriers to graduate top of his class
- Teen with autism assumed drunk, arrested
- Teen with autism on track for perfect NCAA bracket
- Teen years bring new issues for those with autism
- Teenagers with autism: want a job?
- Teens win $100,000 for creating software to help kids with autism
- Temple grandin’ snags five emmys
- Test could identify autism, other disorders in embryo
- Therapy dogs show promise for kids with autism
- Thousands of UK adults with autism 'consigned to poverty,' report says
- Top mental health officials urge new approach
- Transition programs to get boost
- Transition tool kit
- Trials beginning on drug to 'correct or improve' fragile x
- Trouble with self-reflection could explain autism social skills deficits
- True smarts of kids with autism often differ from IQ
- TV autism benefit gets emmy nod
- Twin research suggests genes a factor in autism
- Understanding asperger syndrome: A professor’s guide
- Under threat of lawsuit, insurer says it will cover autism behavior therapy
- Undiagnosed autism could be to blame in many school suspensions
- University autism center to close its doors
- University program helps teens with asperger’s learn to make friends
- Vaccine issue yields second defection at autism speaks
- Vaccine preservative does not cause autism, court finds
- Vermont tops national ranking of disability services
- Veteran educators to hit the books for mandatory autism training
- Watch-like device helps monitor stress, prevent meltdowns
- White house reaches out to disability advocates
- White house remains steadfast in support of disability council nominee
- White house wants autism act renewed this year
- Why autism is different for girls
- With federal approval, states cut special education spending
- Will feds fund autism vaccine research? Maybe
- With prompts, those with asperger's can overcome social hurdle
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