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Autism Diagnosis | Research, Funding, Support | Autism Science Foundation - 0 views

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      Caitlan Granger on 05 Apr 13
       
      Lists a lot of symptoms of autism, seems to be a very reliable source.
  • Studies show that about half of children with autism who are in an evidence-based early intervention program from age 3-5 can gain enough skills to be mainstreamed for kindergarten.
  • There are now evidence based interventions for babies as young as 12 months old, and studies are underway to design treatments for 9 month old babies at risk for autism.
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How Is Autism Treated? | What is Autism? | Autism Speaks - 0 views

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      Caitlan Granger on 08 Mar 13
       
      Sometimes children and adults no longer "meet the criteria" to keep going back for treatment, but not exactly cured either
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      Caitlan Granger on 08 Mar 13
       
      Is this true? When was this info last updated?
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New Study Suggests Autism Can be 'Outgrown' | TIME.com - 0 views

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      Caitlan Granger on 06 Mar 13
       
      A recent study showed that children who were diagnosed with autism may be able to be "cured", but it's very rare. Previous studies on this topic made people question whether the children were properly diagnosed to begin with.
  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
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Thyroid surgery - 0 views

www.webmd.com/...thyroid-surgery thyroid surgery removal hormones
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      Caitlan Granger on 11 Feb 13
       
      hoarseness or change of voice, my mother experienced this.
  • Hyperthyroidism cannot be treated with medicines or radioactive iodine
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  • 750,000 girls get pregnant in the United States every year.
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What Are The Long-term Effects Of Teenage Pregnancy? | LIVESTRONG.COM - 0 views

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  • Teenage mothers often experience social exclusion
  • they are twice as likely to feel depressed as compared to adult mothers
  • If the father is a teenager, he is more likely to begin to abuse drugs and alcohol than other boys his age
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  • Children born to teenage parents are more likely to lack proper prenatal care
  • also more likely to be born prematurely, have low birth weight, or become hospitalized during their childhood than children born to adults, states the March of Dimes. The same source says that babies of teenage mothers are more likely to die during their first year of life
  • the children of teenage mothers are more likely to drop out of high school, or become unemployed than the children of older women. They experience abuse and neglect quite often, and many of them become parents as teenagers.
  • Caitlan Granger on 09 Nov 12
     
    Many reliable sources and quotes, therefore this site is trustworthy.
  • Caitlan Granger on 09 Nov 12
     
    I find it strange that a child born from teen parents is more likely to become a teen parent themselves.
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Teen Pregnancy May Be Symptom, Not Cause, Of Emotional Distress - 0 views

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  • “Psychological distress does not appear to be caused by teen childbearing, nor does it cause teen childbearing, except apparently among girls from poor households,”
  • Only the combination of poverty and existing distress was a good predictor of teen pregnancy.
  • nationally representative studies had not examined if distress was present before the pregnancy and stresses of young motherhood.
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  • Psychologically distressed girls are at risk for teen childbearing and vice versa, even if the two things usually do not cause each other,” Mollborn said. “This could help educators and clinicians identify at-risk adolescents.”
  • One of the best ways to prevent teen pregnancy is for teens to have long-term goals and good self-esteem, Merritt added.
  • Caitlan Granger on 07 Nov 12
     
    talks about how teen parenthood could be caused because of emotional/psychological "distress" before the pregnancy
  • Caitlan Granger on 07 Nov 12
     
    good references, many references. quoted doctors and universities.
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Effect of teenage parenthood on mental health... [Am J Epidemiol. 2010] - PubMed - NCBI - 0 views

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  • Although the mental health of teenage fathers improved at a faster rate compared with nonparenting teenage males, teenage mothers improved at a slower rate compared with nonparenting teenage females.
  • Caitlan Granger on 06 Nov 12
     
    Government website, national, fact based. Talked about how sex and teenage parenthood affect mental development.
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