News / Updates

New Autism Estimate Is 5.5 Out of 1,000

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
May 4, 2006

About 300,000 U.S. children have been diagnosed with autism, according to the largest national study so far of the prevalence of this complex behavior disorder. Learn More...

Tech Fields a Haven For Some

By Martin Downs, CBS News
April 25 , 2006

The Internet can be a social paradise for high-functioning autistic people and people with Asperger's syndrome. Here, the nonverbal niceties of social interaction that they find so perplexing don't apply.
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The Seaver and New York Autism Center of Excellence Department of Psychiatry: 2006 Progress Report

The past year has been an exciting and productive one for The Seaver and New York Autism Center of Excellence, the following is an update on our activities in the areas of research, press, and publications, conference, and funding. Learn More...