Possible Autism Signs in the Young Infant

I’ve written before about the confusion and difficulty around the diagnosis of Autism in young children (before the age of 3). My regular readers know that I’m a strong proponent of Early Intervention screening, and also of early intervention therapy services. This means having your local Child Development center see your child BEFORE the age more »

Is It Autism?

*Please note: This post was updated by Dr. Heather on 11/22/2010 . Autism diagnoses are skyrocketing, but is the incidence of autism really increasing? Are there really more autistic kids out there than there were before? We don’t know for sure, but one major contribution seems to be the increasing recognition of developmental problems in more »