MORE ON: autism

Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Children conceived in March more likely to have autism, researchers say

May 9, 2011, 12:05 AM
Researchers from UC Davis determined that California babies conceived in March had a significantly higher rate of autism, perhaps adding to a body of research that links spring and summer pesticide exposure to birth defects. The report, which was published in the journal Epidemiology, found... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare, K–12

Autism rate triples among K-12 students

February 4, 2011, 12:05 AM
Special education students with autism in California have more than tripled in number since 2002, even as overall special education enrollment has remained relatively flat, according to an analysis of state education data released yesterday. More than 680,000 students – 11 percent of all... + read more
California Watch
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Billions in social-service spending remain in the dark

February 10, 2010, 12:05 AM
In California, which organizations get nearly $4 billion and don't have to tell anyone exactly how it's spent? The answer: the state’s 21 "regional centers," a group of private non-profits that dole out millions to organizations that serve the disabled. A bill that would have... + read more
autism cluster, autism, UC Davis, MIND Institute
Daily Report: Health and Welfare, Environment

Autism clusters rule out possiblity of local water, factories as cause

January 6, 2010, 12:36 PM
A new study by the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute identified 10 distinct autism "clusters" where greater numbers of the disorder appeared in California. News reports of this finding have focused on what researchers found out – that within the cluster areas, a significant number of... + read more
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