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Autism Study: Baby's Babble May Contain Vital Clues

(July 19) -- To a parent's ears, there's nothing more enchanting than the babble of a child learning to talk. Now research shows that those nonsense syllables could contain coded signals that a toddler is autistic. In a study released today, scientists report that they have designed a computer program that can distinguish...

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05/24/12 Study: Autistic Kids Diagnosed Late Source: ABC - KTMF 23 - Missoula MT Many children may be diagnosed with autism years too late to benefit from early behavioral intervention, according to 2011 national survey findings released Thursday from the National Institute of Mental Health.
05/02/12 The Coming Caregiving Crisis Source: Andrew Sullivan's The Daily Dish Then there is the 800-pound gorilla in the room: autism.
05/01/12 Autism expert to speak at Brown University Source: ABC - WSOC 9 - Charlotte NC The chief science officer at the nation's largest autism science and advocacy organization is delivering a lecture in Rhode Island.
04/15/12 Autism research may be about to bear fruit Source: The Daily World - Aberdeen WA More than $1 billion has been spent over the past decade researching autism.