NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2010 — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 1 in 110 children have an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). That is a prevalence of about 1% or approximately 730,000 children aged birth to 21 who will be diagnosed with autism in the U.S.
Leading researchers an…
Rethink Autism Helps Families of Children with Autism Participate in Halloween Activities
NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2010 — How does a family with a child on the autism spectrum participate in Halloween activities? That question is pondered by more families than ever before. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that an average of 1 in 110 children in the United States has an Autism Spec…
Rethink Autism Helps Families Celebrate Mother’s Day
NEW YORK, May 3, 2010 — How does a family touched with Autism celebrate Mother’s Day? That question is pondered by more families than ever before. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently estimated that an average of 1 in 110 children in the United States have an Autism Spectrum Disorde…
Rethink Autism Highlights Web-Based Autism Treatment Platform at CARD Conference
Video Model Shows Parents and Educators How to Teach Children Skills
LAKE MARY, Fla., Jan. 27, 2010 — Rethink Autism, a web-based curriculum platform for children with autism, will be represented at Florida’s Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) 17th Statewide Annual Autis…
Rethink Autism Web-Based Treatment Platform Available Through Montana Autism Waiver
NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2010 — The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) has approved the use of Rethink Autism (http://www.rethinkautism.com), a web-based autism treatment platform, to provide services as part of the State’s Children’s Autism Waiver. All le…
Autism Treatment Crisis: Insufficient Number of Providers to Meet Alarming Increase in Need
NEW YORK, Dec. 23, 2009 — According to a study recently released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, it is estimated that approximately 673,000 children aged 3-21 have been diagnosed with autism nationwide.
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