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| Cost of raising a child with special needs: Where does your state rank? New study finds a family's extra cost of caring for a child with special needs varies from state to state (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11869.html) July 10, 2008 -- In a new study published in the journal Pediatrics, Paul T. Shattuck, Ph.D., professor of social work at Washington University in St. Louis, found that families with similar demographics and nature of their children's special needs have different out-of-pocket health expenditures depending on the state in which they live. "This is one of the few studies that focuses on families' costs when caring for children with special needs, rather than the overall cost for society as a whole," he says. Shattuck notes that wealthier states tend to have a lower average extra cost for caring for a child with special needs. "At the low end, families in Massachusetts paid an average of $560 for out-of-pocket medical expenses," he says. "At the high end, families in Georgia shouldered an average of $970 in additional care expenses." Editor's note: Video and a complete rankings table are available. |
| New developments in autism research Study shows autism symptoms can improve into adulthood (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/10149.html) Sept. 25, 2007 -- Hallmarks of autism are characteristic behaviors — repetitive motions, problems interacting with others, impaired communication abilities — that occur in widely different combinations and degrees of severity among those who have the condition. But how those behaviors change as individuals progress through adolescence and adulthood has, until now, never been fully scientifically documented. In a new study, published in the September Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, researchers have found that symptoms can improve with age. "On average, people are getting better," says Paul T. Shattuck, assistant professor at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. "It is a hopeful finding, but the fact remains that those with severe autism will depend on others for their everyday needs and care for the rest of their lives." |
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| Autism Improves in Adulthood
WebMD.com Sept. 28, 2007 -- Most teens and adults with autism have less severe symptoms and behaviors as they get older, a groundbreaking study shows. Not every adult with autism gets better. Some -- especially those with mental retardation -- may get worse. Many remain stable. But even with severe autism, most teens and adults see improvement over time, find Paul Shattuck, who is now a social work professor at WUSTL, and his colleagues at U. Wisconsin. Shattuck and colleagues report their findings in the October issue of the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. |
| Autism symptoms can improve into adulthood
SpiritIndia.com (India) and 2 others Sept. 26, 2007 -- A U. Wisconsin-Madison report says that how the hallmark behaviors of autism change as individuals progress through adolescence and adulthood has, until now, never been fully scientifically documented. In a new study, published in the September Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, researchers have found that symptoms can improve with age. WUSTL social work professor Paul Shattuck, who is the first author oof the paper, comments on the study. |
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