Newswise — Experts at Texas Tech University are available to discuss how parents and teachers can better recognize contributing factors leading to autism and its various short- and long-term treatment options.
Robin Lock and Carol Layton, co-founders of the Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research, can also discuss how parents and teachers can identify and manage the condition once it is diagnosed.
A recent report by the U.S. Center for Disease Control indicates that one in 150 children has autism " a rate higher than what was previously believed to exist.
This revelation has created an urgency for parents and teachers to be better prepared in identifying behavior consistent with autism and what processes and expectations exist beyond the diagnosis.
Many parents and educators are ill-prepared to properly recognize behavioral patterns associated with autism and Asperger's syndrome as little has been known about the conditions until 15 years ago.
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