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Autism My son was diagnosed with Autism at the age of 2 years and 3 months.  A month later he was on intensive one-on-one home-based therapy.  By five, he was in a regular mainstream school, totally indistinguishable from his peers. I s...

Rain Man’s Rainbow A New Teaching Method for Autistic Children About 1.5 million people are diagnosed with autism in the United States - a sharp rise from only 1 in 10,000 in the 1970s. Dr. Temple Grandin, an associate professor...

TED 2010 Temple Grandin Hug Machine Description The hug machine consists of two hinged side-boards, each four by three feet (120 cm by 90 cm) with thick soft padding, which form a V-shape, with a complex control box at one end and hea...

The HinduAutistic kids grow normally despite limited dietReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with autism tend to be picky eaters, but a new study suggests that their growth may not be impaired because of it. The study, which followed 79 UK childre...

The HinduSpeech Patterns May ID Kids With AutismWebMDAlthough difficulties with speech are common among those with autism spectrum disorders, vocal characteristics have not been a part of the diagnostic ...Voice Recorders Seem to Help Detect AutismU.S. Ne...

Gossip JackalPicky Eating by Autistic Kids Won't Affect GrowthWebMDJuly 19, 2010 -- Children with autism spectrum disorder tend to be extremely picky when it comes to what they will or won't eat, but new research shows that it doesn't seem to ...