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Creative Camp Activities for Children on the Autism Spectrum

As the parent of a child on the autism spectrum, it’s not uncommon to at times feel a little helpless. Sure, you can control the neighborhood you live in and the school they go to, but once they’re out of your sight, you can’t know if they’re getting everything they

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Autism and Genetics — Is there a Genetic Component to Autism?

The relationship between genetics and autism is interesting, but it isn’t exactly crystal clear as for an identifiable pattern. Currently, scientists know there is a strong relationship between autism and genes, but the exact level of involvement genes have is fairly unknown, and several different types of anomalies can occur