From the very early stages of pregnancy, moms-to-be can turn to acupuncture to lessen the physical woes associated with pregnancy. Acupuncture is very safe in pregnancy, and in fact, very helpful, says Dr. John Zhang, a pioneer of minimally invasive fertility care and founder of the New Hope Fertility Center in New York City.
ASD Screening for All Children. If your child does have autism, an early diagnosis is better because then your child can start receiving the help he or she needs. This is why the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that all children be screening for ASD at their 18- and 24-month well-child checkups.
MRI scans of 6- to 12-month-old infants at high risk of autism were able to predict a diagnosis at 24 months or later. Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis The MRI scans were taken on 109 high-risk babies who had older siblings with autism and 42 infants with no family history of autism, while they slept at four centers across the country.