• Welcome to the Laughingwell Company

    A social skills playgroup program for High Functioning children with Autism, Asperger's, or ADHD and typical peers. Each group has 5-6 students (an even mix of neurotypical children and students on the spectrum) and at least 2 adult play guides. Groups start June of 2008. Children learn social skills using ABA techniques as well as a humor and play-based approach to learning. The classes take place in Broomfield, Colorado. If interested, please email marcy: marcywillard@comcast.net. Thank you!

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Father Autism risk

Posted on February 22, 2008 by laughingwell

Father Autism riskOriginally uploaded by marcywillard

This is a picture of one of the slides used in the CBS news story about the increased risk of Autism among older fathers. The study claims that every decade, the risk for autism goes up quite substantially. Men over 50 have a 900% higher risk of having a child born with Autism, according to the study. I have not personally researched these claims. Video clip link follows:

http://cbs4denver.com/health/hyperbaric.oxygen.therapy.2.561000.html

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