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The University of California Riverside has recently added autism screening clinics to its Autism Resource Center. As an essential part of Early Intervention therapy, the university is urging parents and community members to have their children screened for autism.
Utilizing the Autism Diagnostic Observation System, the screenings are aimed towards children 2 to 5 years [...]
By Sara Cann
Twenty-two is a tough age. It is the age where college graduates fear having to search for a job—something so difficult they should make an Olympic sport of it. But consider being 22 with Autism Spectrum Disorders, a neurobiological disorder, where society is ill-equiped to offer you a job, a home and social [...]
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Andrew is a teen aged boy, handsome and bright, but without speech. He is a gifted artist. At his first GALLOP lesson he refused to go near the horses. At his third lesson, he sat on his mount and told it to go forward by making a sound with his [...]
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