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Autism

Advances in diagnosis and treatment give hope to parents of children with the mysterious disorder. But getting the early intervention deemed crucial remains difficult.

Reaching Out to a Remote World
By ROSIE MESTEL
Advances in diagnosis and treatment give hope to parents of children with the mysterious disorder. But getting the early intervention deemed crucial remains difficult.
March 12, 2001

Learning to Read a Smile
By ROSIE MESTEL
People with Asperger's syndrome, a neurological disorder, are often brilliant but lack basic social skills. One treatment is to learn 'scripts' for interaction.
March 12, 2001

Autism Group Works Toward Brightening the Future
By ROSIE MESTEL
On a recent Monday morning, 8-year-old Dov Shestack is off to Culver City, backpack full of snacks and a change of clothes.
March 12, 2001

Parents Look to Unproven Therapies to Solve Autism
By ROSIE MESTEL
Parents of autistic children are forever seeking treatments that might provide improvement for a condition with no known cure. Though they may turn to therapies that carry the stamp of mainstream medicine, they also turn to therapies that are alternative and unproven.
March 12, 2001

Although Autism, Asperger's Run in Families, Therapy Makes a Difference
By ROSIE MESTEL
It's not unusual for a parent of a child newly diagnosed with autism to recall a strange uncle who always lived alone, was painfully awkward with people and had an obsessive interest in bicycles.
March 12, 2001

Where You Can Turn for Support
• Autism Society of Los Angeles: Provides general information, plus contacts for local support groups--including ones for Spanish-speaking people--and a library with books, videos and research papers. Sponsors an autism conference in Pasadena on April 27-29. 1612 W. Olive Ave., Suite 201, Burbank 91506; (818) 953-3855; www.autismsocietyla.org.
March 12, 2001

Information on Autism
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March 12, 2001

Vaccine, Surge in Autism Unrelated, Study Says
By THOMAS H. MAUGH II
Health: Rise in cases occurred while measles-mumps-rubella inoculation rate was constant. Critics discount the findings.
March 7, 2001

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