Stories from November 2009
Autism Behavior Therapy Successful In Kids As Young As 18 Months
Intensive behavior therapy in toddlers with autism can yield significant progress and even result in an improved diagnosis, first-of-its-kind research indicates.
Down Syndrome Births Jump 30 Percent
In the broadest analysis to date, the CDC finds a growing number of kids have Down syndrome.
Dance Offers Key To Mobility For Actor With Cerebral Palsy
For three decades Gregg Mozgala struggled to walk with cerebral palsy forcing his body up on its toes and wavering from side to side. But at 31, that's all changing.
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To Avoid Scolding, Teen With Asperger’s Spends 11 Days Riding Subway
When a 13-year-old with Asperger's syndrome faced an after-school scolding at home, he headed for the New York City subway instead.
Behavior Therapy Plus Medication Most Successful For Kids With Autism
Children with autism experienced fewer behaviors and needed less medication when their parents used behavior therapy in addition to medication, new research shows.
Hate Crimes Targeting People With Disabilities Remain Steady
Hate crimes committed against persons based on disability remained steady in 2008 even as the total number of hate crimes rose, according to FBI data released Monday.
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Medical Marijuana ‘Balanced’ Son With Autism, Mom Says
A boy with autism once described as "hostile" and "dangerous" is now healthy and calm thanks to medicinal marijuana, his mom says.
Day Care Centers Turn Away Boy Due To Cerebral Palsy
Finding child care is becoming particularly frustrating for one mom who says numerous day care centers have turned away her 2-year-old because he has cerebral palsy.
Feds Give Abilify Green Light To Treat Autism Behaviors
The drug Abilify has received federal approval for treatment of irritability and aggression in children with autism, the drug's makers say.
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Game On For Paralympic Athletes With Intellectual Disabilities
Athletes with intellectual disabilities will be allowed to participate in the 2012 Paralympic Games in London following a vote of the International Paralympic Committee.
Safety Of Alternative Autism Treatments Questioned
Up to 75 percent of children with autism may try alternative treatments, but the efficacy and safety of those treatments is uncertain, according to a newspaper investigation.
Paralympics To Vote On Inclusion Of Athletes With Intellectual Disabilities
An international committee will decide this weekend whether to allow athletes with intellectual disabilities to compete in the 2012 Paralympics.