Local families needed to participate in CHOP’s autism study – ABC 6 News
Posted: September 26, 2018
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Parents of children with autism have a chance to help researchers understand it better through a ground-breaking new local study. So far, researchers have identified hundreds of genes that may increase the risk for autism, but they say there are likely thousands of genes involved. This study aims to pinpoint those genes to help find better treatments. Nuris Artigas Vaello, 7, is in her happy place swinging…
Posted: September 16, 2018
The Balancing Act Having a child with autism definitely has its challenges. Having additional children without a diagnoses presents an entirely new set of challenges. I have three children; Jennifer, Matthew and Lenny. Lenny was diagnosed with autism at age 2. Our schedules filled with an array of OT, Speech, BSC, TSS appointments, and I quickly learned that Lenny was going to consume a lot of our time. We…
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