Sentences with phrase «couples with autistic children»

Researcher Bolman estimated in 2006 that as many as 80 percent of married couples with autistic children ended up divorcing.

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Researchers from the School of Medicine at the University of California at San Diego analyzed medical records of 48 autistic children and found that small head circumference at birth, coupled with a sudden excessive increase in head size during a child's first year, appears to be linked with autism.

With the root cause of autism still only speculated upon, and everything from prescription drugs in the water supply to pesticides used to grow food and the manner in which vaccines are constructed potentially to blame, a new study shows socially aloof couples with a small circle of friends are more likely to parent autistic childWith the root cause of autism still only speculated upon, and everything from prescription drugs in the water supply to pesticides used to grow food and the manner in which vaccines are constructed potentially to blame, a new study shows socially aloof couples with a small circle of friends are more likely to parent autistic childwith a small circle of friends are more likely to parent autistic children.

In their study, 42 couples with children aged between 2 and 12 years diagnosed with autistic disorder were interviewed using the Parenting Stress Index (PSI).