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Autism dietary supplement OSR#1 sales halted, FDA calls unapproved

Trine Tsouderos

Pharmacies are halting sales of OSR#1, a compound marketed as a dietary supplement to parents of children with autism, six weeks after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration called the product an unapproved new drug. Several pharmacists told the Chicago Tribune they received an e-mail last week from Boyd Haley, president of the company that makes the product, informing them that OSR#1 would not be available after Thursday. One online pharmacy, Forrest Health, posted this message: "CTI Science has volun ..

Gentle horses help rein in childhood autism

E.J. Mundell

Over the eight years that Mary Cusack has been raising her son, Nicky, she's become familiar with finger 'stims' -- the repetitive hand movements that Nicky and others with autism often display. If left unchecked, Nicky's stimming can interfere with everyday a ..

Senior portrait for high school grad leads to modeling gig

Kristina Hauptmann

All Cole Emory wanted for his 18th birthday last August was a tuxedo he could wear in his senior portrait. An unusual request, perhaps, but one his mother, Karen, didn't refuse. It was lucky for Cole that she didn't. Next week, the Mundelein High School ..

Voice analysis may help ID autism early

CNN

Analyzing a child's voice may someday be a way to screen children for autism, according to a new study. "What the study does is apply a technology that is capable of identifying sound differences in children's speech," says Steve Warren, a behavioral psycho ..

Autistic child area signs

Cris Italia

Have you seen this? I’m not really sure what this means, and I’ve asked parents of children with autism to explain. “Verbal cues,” I was told. The last time I checked, a motorist driving through a neighborhood isn’t stopping and asking kids for direc ..

Group uses Legos to bring together children with autism

Sean Meehan

Carla Graham's Lego Lovers are creating more than castles and spaceships. They're building social skills. Graham started Plano Lego Lovers as a way to bring together kids who have a passion for Legos but difficulty with social situations. The idea came to G ..

Spanish illustrator tackles daughter's autism with humor

Elisabeth O'Leary

Award-winning Spanish illustrator Miguel Gallardo has overcome the limitations imposed by his daughter's autism by doing what he does best -- drawing. Gallardo's sketches over 12 years led to a beautifully etched comic book, "Maria and I" (Maria y Yo), expl ..

Emma Noble on challenges of raising her son with autism

Caroline Crowe

The three little words "I love you" mean a lot to most of us. But it was FOUR words that melted Emma Noble's heart. Her son Harry, who is autistic, had often told her he loved her. But it wasn't until he said: "I feel 'love you' " that she dared to belie ..

Dolphins help treat autism in China

Huffpo

A marine park in northeast China has purchased four dolphins from Japan to be used to treat children with autism. The hope is that the symptoms associated with autism, impaired social interaction and communication as well as repetitive behavior, may be lessene ..

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'How to Be a Sister': Autism and hard-won love

Jeff Baker

When Margaret Garvin was 3 years old, she was diagnosed with severe autism. Her sister Eileen was about to be born. "Throughout the course of my life, I've only been certain of two things: I am the youngest of five children, and I am my sister Margaret's ol ..

Autistic girl's plea to stop bullies

Sarah Mennie

IT was one of the most frightening moments of Chloe Hill's life: locked in a school toilet and being punched by seven other children. And all because she had autism. Being taunted, teased and shoved around had been part of the 13-year-old's life - until, ..

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