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Health: Reading Autism clues 		   
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The American Academy of Neurology and the American Academy of Pediatrics announced two weeks ago a new set of guidelines for the early diagnosis of autism.

It gives parents a checklist they can bring with them when they go to the doctor to ask what's wrong with their child. With autism rates now estimated at 1 in every 500 people, autism researchers say doctors can't afford to “wait and see.”

“Parents need to listen to their hearts and listen to their guts,” said Dr. Pauline Filipek, a University of California-Irvine neurologist who was one of the chief authors of the new guidelines. “If they are concerned, no matter what their in-laws are telling them, they need to advocate for their child because they are usually right.”
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diagnosis,  autism signs and symptoms
Submission Date:

04/27/2008by: shannonj
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