Autism is a complex disorder with characteristics in four fundamental areas: sensory processing challenges, speech/language delays and impairments, the elusive social interaction skills and whole child/self-esteem issues.
These four elements may be common to many children, but keep in mind that autism is a spectrum disorder: No two (or 10 or 20) children with autism will be completely alike.
Autism is a genetic disorder
Although autism was once believed to be the result of improper parenting, researchers now believe that genes – not psychological...
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Thursday, April 3, 2014
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Seven a day 'better than five' fruit and veg portions
Eating seven or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day is healthier than the five currently recommended and would save more lives, researchers say.
A study of 65,226 men and women indicated the more fruit and vegetables people ate, the less likely they were to die - at any age.
"Seven a day" cut death risk by 42%, "five a day" by 29%, it indicated.
But the government says its "five-a-day" advice is sufficient and that many of us struggle...
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