Asperger's syndrome is a kind of autism, a brain disorder found in children.

VOA: special.2009.07.31

So, suppose I have a theory that the reason why some children have autism, a profound developmental disorder, is because their mothers don't love them enough.

假设我提出了一个理论,阐述了儿童之所以患有自闭症，一种严重的发展障碍，是因为孩子缺乏母爱。

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I started off working with children with autism.

我最初是研究儿童孤独症的

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that autism affects almost one percent of children in the U.S.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

Children with autism have serious problems.

患有孤独症的儿童则会遇到严重的问题

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Dr.Paul Offitt of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia says it is time to move on and find the real cause for autism.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

The U.S.Centers for Disease Control says a form of autism may affect one in every 150 American children.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

"I don't think these children had much of a chance." The court released there is no sound evidence connecting thimerosal to autism.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

The Centers for Disease Control shows that the number of children with autism in the U.S.

VOA: standard.2010.02.10

The court's decision came as a blow to the more than 5,000 families who say that the mercury in thimerosal caused their children's autism.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

Parents of children with autism say better services and resources for the children are essential.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

"We know that it is a risk factor but we can't attribute the rise in autism to the shifting trend towards having children later in life."

VOA: standard.2010.02.10

Treatments are often expensive. In order to get financial compensation from the government, the families had to prove that thimerosal in vaccines caused autism in their children.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

Older mothers are known to face increased risks for having children with genetic disorders, and genes are thought to play a role in the entire autism spectrum.

VOA: standard.2010.02.10

"As families of children with autism, we each struggle with the why.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

A national survey finds that one in four parents in the U.S.believe that vaccines containing thimerosal cause autism in healthy children and one in eight have refused at least one ecommended dose of vaccine.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

Erica Romano has three children with autism.

VOA: standard.2010.02.10