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Chicago -
Thousands of people gathered on a cool, misty Saturday morning along Chicago's lakefront in support of Walk Now for Autism Speaks.
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An autistic boy, Sinclair Coffer, a senior from Fulton County, Ga., is being denied his diploma although he had good grades. The only problem is with his math. Coffer has not been able to pass the math exam because he keeps forgetting the steps.
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A research team have come closer to identifying that the genes, which are linked to different types of autism, are actually interrelated. This could lead to new methods of detecting autism early.
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Cherry Hill -
A New Jersey father secretly recorded, what he said is, teachers "humiliating and tormenting" his 10-year-old autistic son and then he aired it on YouTube
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A team of Swedish researchers say they have developed a blood test to determine if a child has autism. Their findings come as the number of children affected is rising, and experts struggle to understand the causes and determine a course of treatment.
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April is Autism Awareness Month and scientists are still struggling to figure out the cause of this perplexing disorder, but new studies are indicating what may be the cause.
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Bristol -
A star of a "science fiction" show donates a sci-fi themed sketch to a charity auction, with the auction to be held in a space museum. The worthy cause gets an out-of-this-world connection.
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San Bernardino -
Deputies leading a search for a missing autistic boy, who ran away from his school in Twin Peaks, California, played his favorite rock and country music over a loudspeaker to calm the boy so he wouldn't be afraid to be found by searchers.
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UCLA scientists announced the first study to reveal how autism makes signature marks at the molecular level of the brain, developing autistic patterns of gene protein encoding that differ significantly from gene expression within healthy brains.
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According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children disabilities are on the rise in the U.S. including ADHD and autism, now one in six children have a developmental disability.
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Autism Headlines
Why is France out of step on the treatment of autism?
 A registry for children with autism will be launched Monday in Sudbury.
 Autism researchers are a little closer to solving the mystery of why autism is four times more common among males than females.
One in 88 children are diagnosed with autism by age 8, according to the CDC.
It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, say researchers.
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