February 2007


This article explores the impact on siblings of autistic children. It is written by a Texas Monthly author and focuses on the sister of autistic twins in Bastrop. Read the Texas Monthly Article As a parent, I expect it is fairly natural to consider the impact of autism on all the family and balance attention and support accordingly, but reading about one family's experience is a good reminder of the challenges our "other" kids face.

While CARE Clinics has been using genetic profiles for some time in helping prioritize an intervention protocol, it is exciting to see continued results from research in the link between autism and genetics. This article discusses a recent study and the findings relating to specific gene interaction.  Exciting progress!

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