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April

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    Child's Autism Risk Accelerates with Mother's Age Over 30

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    April 22, 2014

    ​ A recent study from researchers from the Drexel University School of Public Health in Philadelphia and Karolinska Institute in Sweden provides more insight into how the higher risk of having a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among older parents varies between mothers’ and fathers’ ages, and found that the risk of having a child with both ASD and intellectual disability is larger for older parents. ​

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    Autism Institute Uses Custom-Outfitted Van for Outreach and Clinical Assessments

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    April 21, 2014

    ​ The A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University can’t contain its efforts within the walls of a building — so it is now hitting the road with a custom-outfitted van, called Mobile REACH, to extend autism outreach and clinical research activities into the community. ​

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