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Recent Discussions view all Telling your child about her diagnosis (Oct 20) Discuss school experiences (August 5) Fathers and autism research (July 6) The most stressful thing is... (April 27) Talk about social skills interventions (Jan 26) Talk about our parental depression report (Oct 14) Discuss regression and skill loss (June 30) How to spread the word about IAN	Most Emailed view all IAN Home Grandparent Survey IAN Research Report: Family Stress -- Part 1 ASD and Romantic Relationships Driving with ASD Asperger's Syndrome: Meltdowns IAN Research Report: Family Stress -- Part 3 IAN Research Report: Family Stress -- Part 2 Adults with ASD: Employment Social Skills Interventions Spread the Word About IAN - Overview	Poll of the Week past polls
News view all Feb 01, 2010 O, The Oprah Magazine highlights the IAN Project Feb 01, 2010 IAN's Grandparents Survey featured in AARP publication Jan 06, 2010 Study finds no evidence linking environmental factors to specific autism clusters Dec 21, 2009 Study reports 1 in 110 children in US have ASD Dec 02, 2009 FDA approves the use of a drug to help treat irritability in children with ASD Nov 30, 2009 Study shows new intervention designed for toddlers with autism is more effective than "treatment-as-usual" Nov 10, 2009 Study reveals handwriting is real problem for children with ASD Oct 07, 2009 Two U.S. studies estimate prevalence of ASD in children at about 1 in 100 Oct 06, 2009 IAN publishes important findings about twins Sep 23, 2009 Study estimates 1 in 100 adults in U.K. has ASD	Articles view all Much of the ASD research focuses on boys, but what do we know about girls? Find out in an exclusive IAN article. (Dec 2) What are some of the strengths and challenges of the young person with ASD when she gets behind the wheel of a car for the first time? (Nov 24) A national agenda to promote quality of life for adults with ASD doesn't exist. This town hall meeting was called to help change that. (Nov 23) If one identical twin has ASD, the odds of the other twin having ASD is at least 85%, suggesting a strong genetic link in some families. Learn more about twin research in this interview with Dr. Walter Kaufmann. (Oct 6) Tried-and-true strategies to manage childhood behaviors can backfire in children with autism. Two neurobehavioral experts share the basics of reinforcing positive behaviors in these children. (June 11) Think young people on the autism spectrum aren't interested in romance? Think again. Find out more in Tony Attwood's article. (Feb 20)	Events view all Feb 16, 2010 - Feb 18, 2010 Autism: A Global Issue Israel Convention Center, Jerusalem Mar 25, 2010 7th Annual Autism Spectrum Disorders Conference: Information Today, Strategies Tomorrow Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, Abingdon, VA Apr 08, 2010 - Apr 11, 2010 Autism Research Institute - Defeat Autism Now! Spring 2010 Conference Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, Baltimore May 20, 2010 - May 22, 2010 9th Annual International Meeting for Autism Research 2010 (IMFAR) Philadelphia Marriott, Downtown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Jul 07, 2010 - Jul 10, 2010 Autism Society of America 2010 National Conference Hyatt Regency Dallas

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