Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has put forward an initiative to enhance screening, diagnosis, treatment, services, and legal protections for individuals with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The initiative would have four stages and seeks to ease the burdens that ASD can place on individuals and on families while creating a more community-based, sustainable approach to treatment.

The first stage is a nationwide push for early screening and outreach, since early diagnoses have been correlated to better outcomes. Autism can currently be diagnosed as early as age two but half of all children with the … Read More

This article Hillary Clinton Presents Autism Initiative originally published at Daily Free Health Articles and Natural Health Advice by Adrian Newman, B.A..