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The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is a major sponsor of research on Fragile X syndrome. They are also an excellent autism resource, see their website. I hope he is getting the intervention that he needs from the ...

My 7 year old son is on the spectrum, and considered high functioning but would not be able to carry on a conversation like that. We have spent about $150k - $200k in the last 3 years on therapy. In my own experience, I have clearly seen the stigma of labeling a child autistic, whether it is in...

At the moment my son is at a regular school but pulled out for math and language. He's learning to read, is good with computers and puzzles. He can be social but at large functions he tends to need some space. I am still working on him. My husband was in denial of his condition in those critical ...