autism diagnosis

Differences in Brainwaves of Children with Autism Detectable as Early as Six Months

January 31, 2012

Autism research fascinates me, regardless of the angle of the research or who funded the study. I love to read about what is going on out there in the world of autism and so it is no surprise that this article in the BBC caught my attention. Evidently the results of a new study reveal [...]

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Early Functional Play’s Relationship to Autism

September 19, 2011

A study that appears in the January 2010 online preview issue of the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders examines the role of early functional play and an eventual autism spectrum disorder diagnosis. The study, “Play and Developmental Outcomes in Infant Siblings of Children with Autism,” examined the play habits of 18-month old children that [...]

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LENA Language and Autism Screen (LAS) – The Next Autism Money Sink?

September 22, 2009

I’ve been on this autism journey for nearly three years now. Although my kids are older and have had “quirks” from birth, the first diagnosis wasn’t made until November 2006. For those that don’t know my history, I’m the mom of two children on the spectrum. My daughter was diagnosed with autistic disorder the day [...]

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