Autism

A child is diagnosed with Autism every 20 minutes in the United States.
1 out of 166 Children Is Diagnosed with Autism

Early identification and intervention is the key to your child overcoming a wide range of developmental, behavioral, and learning problems. Unfortunately, many physicians fail to identify a developmental delay at an age when the child should be receiving early intervention services. Birth to three is a critical time in a child’s development, so a delayed diagnosis may compromise his/her chances for success.  As a parent, always trust your gut instinct.  If you have concerns about your child, check out the links below.

For more information on where to get help call Cindy at 704-638-9020 or email her at cindy-pilcdc@carolina.rr.com. 

Early recognition of developmental disabilities such as autism is key for parents and providers. CDC realized the impact on families and invested in a campaign to help parents measure their children's progress by monitoring how they play, learn, speak and act.

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CNN
This site is loaded with video’s of children and families dealing with Autism.
http://search.cnn.com/search.jsp?query=autism&type=web&sortBy=date&intl=false

Autism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Autism is a brain development disorder that impairs social interaction and communication, and causes restricted and repetitive behavior, all starting before ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism

Autism Society of America:
The primary mission of ASAF is to raise and allocate funds to address the many unanswered questions about autism. ASAF sponsors work as diverse as the ...
http://www.autism-society.org/

PBS
Characteristics of Children With Autism
http://www.pbs.org/parents/inclusivecommunities/autism2.html

Autism Fact Sheet: National Institute of Neurological Disorders ...

Autism (sometimes called “classical autism”) is the most common condition in a group of developmental disorders known as the autism spectrum disorders ...
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_autism.htm

Autism Research Institute
For more than 40 years, ARI has devoted its work to conducting research, and to disseminating the results of research, on the triggers of autism and on ...
http://www.autism.com/

Autism
Autism is a brain problem that can make it hard for kids to communicate. Find out more in this article for kids.
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/brain/autism.html

Autism Speaks, Home Page
Chevrolet to Help Raise Awareness, Funds for Autism Research ... Autism Speaks to Celebrate World Autism Awareness Day; Series of Events ...
http://www.autismspeaks.org/

ScienceDaily: Autism News
Autism symptoms and new approaches to treatment. Read current research on autism including early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders based on analysis of ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/autism/

MedlinePlus: Autism
Autism is a disorder that is usually first diagnosed in early childhood. The main signs and symptoms of autism involve communication, social interactions ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/autism.html

Autism Collaboration - www.autism.org
Collaboration is pleased to offer the most valuable autism answer search facility available: The A+ Recovery Search Engine. ...
http://www.autism.org/

NIMH · Autism · Complete Publication
Provides the definition, diagnosis, and treatment for autism.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/autism/complete-publication.shtml