Women who live too close to farms where certain pesticides are used or who experience traumatic events could be at higher risk of having children in the autism spectrum, according to a pair of separate studies by California researchers released Monday in two journals.
The two studies, one published in Environmental Health Perspectives by researchers at UC Davis and the other in Pediatrics from UCLA, both continue to examine how environmental conditions and experiences can play a role in raising the risk factor for autism. Read More.
Two New Autism Studies point to Pesticides, Traumatic Experiences
July 7, 2014 by
Dental Group Warns of Provider Crisis for Special Needs Oral Care Patients
June 13, 2014 by
Medi-Cal patients with special needs are finding it nearly impossible to get access to dental care in the hospitals where they need it, according to representatives of the California Dental Association.
“Inadequate Medi-Cal reimbursement rates for hospital room, anesthesia fees and dental care have forced many facilities statewide to either cut or discontinue dental services for special needs patients,” said a written statement released yesterday by the California Dental Association.
Affordable Care Act and Childhood Mental Health
May 14, 2014 by
Join NBRC and Project Connect for an important panel discussion and implication for infant/early childhood mental health. To learn more about this event being held Friday, May 16 starting at 1:30, read more here: ACA and Infant Mental Health
In Transition: When A Developmental Center Closes
April 22, 2014 by
With recent focus on the future of Sonoma Developmental Center, here a viewpoint from the recent Lanterman Developmental Center closure-
David Stein’s fingernails have almost completely grown back now, so that an observer can barely tell he once, while he was living in a state institution, ripped each one off with his bare hands. The 36-year-old developmentally disabled man, who has aggressive and self-abusive behavioral issues, now has a steady job with a manufacturing company in Rancho Cucamonga and hosts his family at his new group home in San Bernardino for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Autism Cases Increase by 8% Among Calif. Public School Students
April 22, 2014 by
The number of California public school students who have been diagnosed with autism increased by 8% from 2013 to 2014, bringing the total number of diagnosed children in the state to nearly 79,000, according to data from the state Department of Education, the Sacramento Bee reports.
Read more details of the report here
Important Developmental Milestones-La Importancia del Seguimiento
March 18, 2014 by
La Importancia del Seguimiento de las Etapas en el Desarrollo de su Hijo/a
¿Quiere saber sobre la importancia de reconocer las Etapas del Desarrollo- como un niño/a juega, aprende, habla, actúa y se mueve? ¡Tenemos sólo la herramienta para usted! Desarrollo Infantil: Es Mejor Saber
NBRC Press
February 28, 2014 by
The NBRC Press 2-14 has a new look with feature stories including Spotlight On Independence, Friends of North Bay Regional Center, and how the Jones family made a dream come true. Don’t forget to give NBRC your email if you’d like to be added directly to NBRC’s distribution list!
