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Bringing Autism Fathers Together
As fathers to children with autism, Mike Dempsey and Jamiel Owens agree that every family in their situation faces unique difficulties in their journey. They also agree that there is one rock-solid truth for every…
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Researchers work to find new and more accessible ways to detect and treat autism earlier. Two researchers in the UNC Department of Psychiatry are testing a new approach that may predict the diagnosis of neurodevelopmental…
Read More... about Breakthroughs In Early InterventionPiven Appointed to Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee
From UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine Newsroom Joseph Piven, MD, director of the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, was named as one of 22 public members of this federal committee that coordinates activities…
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