Tag Archives: Autism

  • News

    Dental mix-up leaves autistic man toothless

    There was a bizarre mix-up in Indianapolis after an autistic man walked into the dentist with a toothache — and left without any teeth.

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    A LIST: Your weekend events planner

    Pop Art comes to life as well as a spring market and a Civil War & Emancipation Day for the weekend.

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    Another vaccine, autism connection debunked

    Many expectant parents are wary of all the recommended vaccines their newborns are supposed to get, believing that too many vaccines too soon may increase their child’s risk for autism.

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    Why are more children showing signs of autism?

    Bradford Hulcher, Executive Director of the Autism Society of Central Virginia, joined Bill Fitzgerald on the CBS 6 News at 7 to discuss.

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    Report says 1 in 50 school children have autism

    A new report says 1 in 50 school-age children have autism.

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    Study links five major mood, behavioral disorders

    Researchers have discovered that five major psychiatric disorders share common genetic risk factors.

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    Expert: Autism was not factor in Newtown shooting

    An autism expert says the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, was most likely not a factor in the shooting.

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    Study: Pollution can affect your body even before you are born

    What’s in the air around you can affect your body, even before you are born.

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    STUDY: Illness during pregnancy may increase risk of having child with autism

    A new study suggests moms who get sick with the flu or fever while pregnant may have an increased risk of having a child with autism.

  • Health CDC: U.S. kids with autism up 78% in past decade

    Early therapy can change brains of kids with autism

    About 1 in 88 children are diagnosed with autism, according to the CDC

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    A LIST: Antoinette’s top weekend event picks

    Fall is in the air and so are the events, check them out.

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    STUDY: Autism in children linked to aging dads

    A new study on the genetics of autism finds the sperm of older men may be to blame for many cases of the disorder.