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Proposed autism diagnostic criteria roils medical community
A proposal to use new diagnostic criteria for autism has roiled the US medical community, with many experts concerned that the move could exclude children affected by some forms of the disorder.
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Autism Speaks' first Philip and Faith Geier Autism Environmental Sciences Research grant
( Autism Speaks ) The Autism Speaks Philip and Faith Geier Autism Research Grant in Environmental Sciences honors Phil Geier and his late wife, Faith. This first Geier Grant awards $449,998 over three years to epidemiologist M. Daniele Fallin, Ph.D., of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health for research on gene-environment interactions. This annual grant will be awarded to a researcher ...
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Audax Health™ and Autism Speaks Partner to Provide Autism-Specific Wellness Tools, Community and Personalized ...
Digital health leader Audax Health™ and Autism Speaks , the world’s largest autism science and advocacy organization, today announced a partnership to offer an Autism Speaks community within Audax Health’s Careverge™ platform, an end-to-end digital health destination that provides personalized tools and community for simple, healthy living.
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American Psychiatric Association aims to redefine autism
The American Psychiatric Association is looking to redefine autism, which may have a large effect on those currently suffering from the disorder.
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No Link Found Between Prenatal Exposure to Tobacco Smoke and Autism
A large population-based study in Sweden indicates that there is no link between smoking during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in children.
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