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Study: 1 In 5 Children Overcome Autism By Age 9

May 9, 2009

Study: 1 In 5 Children Overcome Autism By Age 9

1 in 5 children overcome autism by age 9 with intensive behavioral therapy

Some of the children in the study, which is still ongoing, were diagnosed by an autism specialist before the age of five but no longer meet the diagnostic criteria for autism.

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Is Technology Rewiring Our Brains?

December 4, 2008

What does a teenage brain on Google look like? Do all those hours spent online rewire the circuitry? Could these kids even relate better to emoticons than to real people? These sound like concerns from worried parents. But they’re coming from brain scientists.

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