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Music lessons help children to support their autistic peers
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 28 (ANI): Turns out, collaborative music lessons in schools improve the attitudes of pupils towards their peers with autism, a new study reveals.
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Mothers' pesticide levels may lead to autism in children
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 18 (ANI): A new study has found that elevated pesticide levels in pregnant women are associated with an increased risk of autism among their children.
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Hypertension in pregnancy increases risk of autism, ADHD in kids
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 13(ANI): Hypertension is a common complication seen in pregnancy and a leading cause of maternal and foetal morbidity.
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Mother's gut holds answer to autism
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] July 20 (ANI): A mother's gut holds the secret to autism-related disorders.
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Children with autism spectrum disorder more prone to food allergy
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 9 (ANI): A recent study has found a link between food allergy and children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
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Indian Mental Health NGO is helping parents become their child's therapist
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI-NewsVoir): Dr. Ajay Khera, Deputy Commissioner from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare along with global mental health expert and one of Time 100's most influential people, Prof. Vikram Patel launched a novel parent mediated program for autism for India'
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Does eating fish in pregnancy increase autism risk?
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 22 (ANI): Turns out, autism is not linked to consuming fish in pregnancy.
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'Raaya' becomes India's entry for Cannes
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): A short film, 'Raaya', about an autistic girl has been chosen as India's official entry into the Cannes Film Festival 2018.
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Trump declares April 2 World Autism Awareness Day
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], April 3 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Monday proclaimed April 2 as the World Autism Awareness Day in a bid to recognise and support children and adults suffering from autism spectrum disorder.
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Autistic, ADHD children at higher risk for anxiety
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 30 (ANI): Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more than twice at risk of anxiety and mood disorders, say researchers.
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Here's how social awareness can help autistic adults
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA] Mar 28 (ANI): A recent study has revealed that a clinician-driven virtual learning platform, tailored to young adults on the autism spectrum, shows improved social competency.
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Apple proposes emojis to represent people with disabilities
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [USA], March 24 (ANI): Technology giant Apple has proposed a number of emojis to the Unicode Consortium to better represent people with disabilities and depict accessibility-related tools like hearing aids, guide dogs, and prosthetic limbs.
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