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...data to suggest that elimination of gluten and casein from the diet of autistic children may reduce symptoms (Lucarelli et al. 1995). More recently, Elder et al. (2006) reported positive...

...within the brain. The study involves 92 children from the Brain Imaging Study Network — all infants were considered at high-risk for autism due to elder siblings with the disorder. Scientists measured brain density at ages 6, 12, and 24 months, and compared the results to those children who ended up...

...children help encourage social interaction and working as a member of a team. Several of these programs include older and younger children, and the elders become mentors to the younger ones. Many parents of special needs children are calling for more sports programs — they say when a child is not stimulated,...