It can be difficult for people who have grown up to get an diagnosis for autism, because they are independent and talented, although sometimes they seem not very good at communication and impair of imagination, people take it as personality but nothing else. There is a mild case of autism called Asperger’s Syndrome (AS),also known [...]

  BRIDGEWATER, MASS.   The Bridge Center, a non-profit (501)(c)( 3) recreation center that serves children with developmental, physical and emotional disabilities, recently announced the 2010-11 schedule for its newest program, Bridges to Independence: College, Career, Community. The program, which serves teens and young adults preparing to either attend college or join the work force, [...]

On November 12, 2010, four graduate students in Adelphi University’s Gordon F. Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, School Psychology Master’s Program, Laura Bennett ’09, M.A. ’12, Steven Castiglia M.A.’11, Jennifer Rosenberg ’08, M.A. ’11, Kathryn Taylor M.A. ’11 presented at the annual New York State Association of School Psychologists (NYASP) conference. Ehrin MacHenry M.A. [...]

Early possible symptoms could include: not making eye contact with parents, not cooing or babbling, not responding when you play the peek-a-boo game with them and not smiling when parents smile at them. These, of course, are the very early symptoms of Autism. It is important to note that there could be other reasons for [...]

Autism is one condition that requires speech therapy treatment. However, autism is often misunderstood and thought of to be something that can be left untreated. However, that should not be how things work. Autism presents a lot of problems, but the intensity of these problems could be decreased if given the correct treatment. A lot [...]

Pervasive Development Disorder The pervasive development disorders are a group of conditions, containing: autism, Asperger’s syndrome, Rett’s syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive development disorder not otherwise specified. Children in on autism have problems in communicating and relating to a larger number of people, properties have problems in the imagination and with the understanding of [...]

Autism can’t be cured but there are methods that can help autistic people to lead mostly normal lives. Because there are many causes and symptoms of autism, there is no one best way to treat it. In the most severe cases, the only thing doctors can do is manage the troubling symptoms. It is possible [...]

There are many strategies for treating autism. Regrettably, there is not just one approach that can entirely get rid of autism, although there are a lot of different healing options that can help with the various manifestations and assist the person stricken with autism to communicated better. Considering the amount of different kinds of autism, [...]

Down syndrome occurs in a person when an extra replicate of the 21st chromosomes exist. This type of Down syndrome is termed Trisomy 21. The extra 21st chromosome causes problems with the development of the body and the brain. This condition is the most usual cause of congenital birth defects. Asperger syndrome is frequently identified [...]

As the parent of a child who is autistic you are probably looking for the best treatments for your child. Autism is incredibly complicated and even the experts in this field disagree about how best to treat it. Every case of autism is a little different, so you really have to find the right treatment [...]