Study: Children With Autistic Siblings Face Greater Risk
A new study suggests that nearly one-in-five children with an autistic older sibling will develop the disorder, too —a rate much higher than previously thought.
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A new study suggests that nearly one-in-five children with an autistic older sibling will develop the disorder, too —a rate much higher than previously thought.
A Broward County bus driver and bus aide accused of leaving a 6-year-old autistic child on a school bus for roughly six hours have been arrested and charged with child neglect.
It's summertime and swim safety is top of mind for many families in South Florida, especially those with children that have special needs.
The Department of Children and Families has launched a home study to determine if the father of a 10-year autistic boy who was abandoned at a Broward County hospital last week, can live with his dad in Islamorada.
The autistic boy who was dropped off at Broward General Medical Center Friday afternoon is in a foster home, according to the Department of Children and Families.
Fort Lauderdale Police say they have located the parents of a possibly autistic child who was dropped off at Broward General Medical Center Friday afternoon.
It was a sweet day for Pro-Football Hall of Famer and former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino as he accepted a check from Panera Bread for $25 thousand at the end of their Touchdown for Autism campaign.
Governor Rick Scott is expected to sign major Medicaid reform into law after the legislature passed it this weekend.
April 1st kicks off Autism Awareness month. Some parents have reported favorable changes in behavior after switching their autistic child to a gluten-free diet.
Lojack installed in vehicles traditionally has allowed law enforcement to find stolen cars, but now it can help find people who have wandered away from home.
Throngs of people walked for autism Saturday at Sun Life Stadium for the first Dan Marino Foundation Walkabout Autism.
A new report finds that the first study to link a childhood vaccine to autism was based on doctored information about the children involved.
The odds that your child may be afflicted with autism may depend on how close you live to a freeway or highway, according to the Los Angeles Times.
