संसद में पारित हुआ दिव्यांग अधिकार विधेयक-2016
The Lok Sabha today passed “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill – 2016”. The Bill will replace the existing… more
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WHAT IS ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY (AT)?
Introduction Learn about assistive technology, how it can help people with autism, where to find out more about it and… more
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THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 2016
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 28th December, 2016/Pausha 17, 1938 (Saka) The following Act of… more
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A call to scientists to develop communication tools for autism
My son, Leo, turned 16 in November. He’s mostly thriving: He attends a school where he is surrounded by excellent… more
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Parent training boosts language in nonverbal children with autism
Children with autism who speak few or no words improve in their verbal abilities after their parents learn to engage… more
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Flurry of studies hint at folic acid’s protective role in autism
Folic acid, a B vitamin, may lower autism risk and ease features of the condition, according to findings from five… more
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Standard tests underestimate nonverbal children with autism
R. Kremen Missed opportunities: Hanna Suzuki’s intellectual abilities were overlooked because of her verbal deficits. Nonverbal doesn’t mean incapable. A… more
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Parents beat clinicians at detecting autism signs in infants
Parents who have one child with an autism diagnosis can more accurately spot signs of the condition in their younger… more
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Studies pinpoint key gene in region linked to autism
A single gene accounts for most of the features seen in people missing a segment of chromosome 15 known as 15q13.3, two new… more
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