she is the parent of an autistic daughter, jodi, also co-founder and president of the autism science foundation. she joins me this evening to talk about her experience. also joining me tonight a remarkable group of scientist gerald fischbach is the scientific director of the simons foundation, uta frith of cognitive development at the university of college, london institute's cognitive neuroscience. matthew state is the donald j cohen professor of child psychiatry, psychiatry and genetics at the yale school of medicine. and once again my cohost is dr. erl kdean, a nobel laureate, professor at columbia university and howard hughes medical investigator. >> autism is a developmental disorder that manifests itself as a disturbance in social interaction. people with autism don't o appreciate that other people have minds of their own. so they find it very difficult to put themselves in another person's position to realize they have their own aspirations, their own ambitions, their own ideas about the world. the underlying cause for this is a failure of optimal development of a biological f

school which has lower functioning autistic children. i have spent most of my career with a huge variety of autistic kids. the concept of using aversive therapy in these poor kids that have essentially no voice is simply barbaric. these types of adverse types of treatment approaches, they were used before medications existed. before a lot of other treatments existed. before occupational therapy worked with the kids. at this point in time with all we have available to us to help these children, this is just simply wrong. >> the center says, doctor, that -- well, look, shocking these kids is better than doping them up on psycho tropeic medication, where they gain weight and they're at health risk long term. >> you know, they can use any justification that they want. first of all, you know, it's not just medication. when you work with these children, it's working with intensive speech and language therapy, working on positive behavioral plans, working on activities of daily live helping them to express ing. themselves. when they're anxious

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many of whom are severely mentally handicapped, autistic, some keantd even talk.ve had disturbing behaviors in other center. they come from more than half a dozen states at a cost of quarter million dollars a year. i want to show you a video that the school tried hard to keep out of the public record. it's disturbing to watch. there's no doubt about it. but we think it's important to see. it was evidence in a case that was recently settled by the young man in the video who was shocked multiple times. [ screaming ] >> his name is andre mccolin. he was shocked 31 times on that day, stropped down at one point. andre's mom said he was punished for not taking his coat off when asked. she said he was cata tonic afterwards. these pictures were taken at a hospital where his lawyers say he was treated for post-traumatic stress and burned from the shocks. some of the students at the center do in fact have histories of hurting themselves or other people. there families who support the center say the skin shocks are the only treatment that's helped their children, but andre i

he was 7 and autistic. that monday, i received my group list. the week seemed no different from any other. my supervisor sullenly approached me and said i would be in charge of ben connors's group. he explained that ben was autistic and thought i might be up to the challenge. with no background on autism, i was bewildered, to say the least. then i saw him, a seven-year-old with a thick head of brown hair, scrawny lambs, pigeon toed feet, and squinty eyes that darted back and forth. i could tell he was different. i was nervous. whenever i was there anyone with special needs, my stomach did flips, probably due to my lack of knowledge. i did not know where to start, but i knew i would try my best. i noticed that ben had difficulty running. i continually asked him to benefit, and surprisingly, he did. he put his part -- his heart into every activity. through patience and conversation, i have to interact with his friends, and mediated and the conflict. my world view changed. i found sincerity and a genuine passion for life. he wanted new experience.

motor development, not related to autism but we are noticing more and more neurological problems in autisticldren including seizures, including the head lag, something the pediatrician should know about and have in their arsenal. parents, if they have a high risk situation. >> jamie: let me ask you, dr. samadi, what are the high risk situations, other than a sibling who has been diagnosed. >> family history is extremely important. >> jamie: it is genetics. >> genetic plays a big role and if you have siblings you are at high risk. i think what this tells us, and the medical community, is obviously, intriguing study, a small study, there are only 40 kids, some surveys and, certainly, just because you your child had a head lag doesn't mean they'll become autistic and i want to make it clear but, we are desperate to find a way to screen and i think that is what this is about, the sooner you find the answer and diagnose them you can intervene and they have better outcomes and that is really what is going on with autism, the numbers are on the rise because we are screening them more and parents ar

the autistic teen is now in juvenile detention facing numerous charges including assault.th the police department and the police officers have training so a situation like this does not have to escalate so check your state. >>> 20 dogs are getting a second chance at life after being rescued because they spent seven years in a california research kennel. these little beagles, look at them, getting on to the grass for the very first time in their life. never touched grass before. they had spent their entire lives in a test laboratory. beagles are often used in animal testing because they are so trusting. the dogs were released to an animal rescue group because scientists no longer had use for them. the rescue workers will not reveal where those dogs came from. >> if we were to reveal the name of the facility, they would never release to us again so it's a double-edged sword and it's awful. i hate teetering that line. >> they sure look happy now. look at them, all 20 beagles are now up for adoption. >> they have a lot of energy, those little beagles. it is 18 minutes past the

shows a former student, autistic young man strapped down being shocked with electrodes.he mom calls it torture. what does the school say? the director of research joins us to explain why they're doing it. to give it a sense of direction, at&t created a mobile asset solution to protect and track everything. so every piece of equipment knows where it is, how it's doing or where it goes next. ♪ this is the bell on the cat. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. ♪ but proven technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and respecting wildlife. america's natural gas... domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. >>> a school psychologist behind racially offensive tweets is stepping down.

. >> this autistic student will have his diploma denied. his grades were good enough. why is he not being allowed to graduate? a quick check of the prices at the pump. national average 3.20 a gallon. >> quick headlines. taliban denying association of a peace negotiator. the close advisor to president karzai and senior officials was shot in broad daylight outside of kabul yesterday. a gruesome discovery in mexico. 49 bodies found dumped along the highway. they were found near the border. cops say it appears to be the latest karnage in the drug cartels. >> autistic teenager is in a fight. they are blocking him from getting his diploma. his family blames a lack of communication and compassion. >> the 17-year-old high school senior won't be walking. >> i won't be able to really graduate. i can walk but i can't graduate. >> so here's the story. his grades were good enough mostly a's and b's. he failed the state required math graduation exam five times over. essatis tick. the state allows for students with disabilities to a apply for a special waiver for cases like this. the

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this is a pull up by the arms, in a study released today researchers tested baby was an autistic sibling. and found 75% of babies with head lag were diagnosed with autism by age 2. >> we don't have wait until first words are emerging we can take action now to help the child develop better. >> the institute conducted the study. researchers recommend if displaying the head lag parents should mention to it their doctor. >> there is a cdc droched a threshold for what is considered to be lead poisoning aimed at children younger than six. lead banned in 1978 and the poisoning can cause brain damage and lower intelligence. >> the cause of using smart phone likely to go up. >> you can pretty much kiss unlimited goodbye. last summer verizon twont a tiered system. 3 g customers were allowed to continue. and verizon announced it's customers will now have to transition to its new 4 g service. and when that happens everyone will be put on tiered pricing and verizon's own words it's moving away from unlimited world. and antitrust lawsuit charging apple and several publishers to conspire to raise the p

imbalance between this exciteation and inhibition, almost, the world is too much with us, and the autistic child can't process information because of imbalances in those synapses, in key areas of the brain. perhaps those areas in the temp oral lobe, the superior temp oral gyhus that were pointed out in your diagrams. but there are many, many, many proteins that influence not just the function of the synapse, but the stability of the the synapse and the ability of that synapse to change with the experience so i think all of our hopes is the genetics will show us the way the key targets in the synapse which may be knew therapeutic targets and which we can use as biomarkers for whether we are going in the rye direction, whether it is behavioral therapy or pharmacologic intervention. well, it is, but i think everything we know about the brain is a sense of theory. this to me is one of the more compelling, obvious areas of further investigation. and it will be the key for understanding neuropsychiatric disorders. >> i think it's fair to say that although our understanding of the psychiatric, of

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. >>> a recent study reveals younger siblings of autistic children may face their own set of challengeschers at the university of miami found that while the majority of these children develop normally, one in three have some autism-related behaviors or developmental delays. they notice younger siblings of autistic children has problems with verbal and non-per value communications. siblings had issues with back and fort play and pointing to express interest. however the symptoms were not as seer as seen in the children with autism. if you want to do your part for autism today, go to the autism speaks walk that is kicking off at kelly park at 9:00 this morning. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay," -- >> and liftoff. we've had a cutoff. >> history almost in the making. a privately-built rocket aborts its launch at the very last second. >>> and the after life of a hidden south bay cemetery is beginning to unravel. we'll explain. >>> good morning. looking live at san rafael, wave cool start but a mild finish later on. thank you for joining us. i'm kris sanchez with rob mayeda. we have a lo

last summer when he led the search effort near richmond to find 8-year-old robert wood, jr., the autistic boy who went missing. after five days and the help of several hundred volunteers and hundreds of first responders, he was able to memake the announcement many were waiting to hear. >> the boy has been found and reunited with his family. >> lot of people thought they would not find this boy or get him back to life. but the share of inspired his own people. >> he says it was the great team work that should be honored without which he believes a successful outcome would not have been possible. >> for the region to be awarded for that nationally, it speaks volumes. >> law enforcement officers from six states and members of the military received awards. many say they were just doing their job. today, many called them angels in uniform. >> the current award went to a 12-year-old little girl who was able to make it home safely. the timing coincides with the national missing children's day, may 25. abc 7 news. >> also today, a murdered state trooper for maryland being honored. fellow troopers

her 10-year-old autistic son went home with a loose tooth but different tooth was pulled out. >> i felt so angry, how bar bearic. >> she said she received an email saying the loose tooth had been a distraction. the 10-year-old has been switched to a different school and the parent is considering filing a suit. >>> a seattle man is in trouble for punching a 10-year-old kid. he said the by was part of a group of kids who kept borgting he and his girlfriend inside the theater. he kept running around the isles and ruining his night. he said he had had enough and hopped a re of seats and told the boys to stop tuck -- talking. he hit him so hard, he lost a tooth. >> we reveal a question that can save your life. it's hadn't for police to gauge a victim's level of domestic violence. brian? >> reporter: we first told you about it in 2009 when the baltimore city police department launched its pilot program. it was being used in only two police districts back then. police officers would take this sheet of paper containing 13 questions to a domestic violence call. the victim would fill it out and d

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shows a former student, autistic young man strapped down being shocked with electrodes. we're joining on why the school's fought to keep this video from not being seen. next. never heard of it. well, that's what we're doing today. car insurance x has been perfected over the past 75 years. it's tasty. our second car insurance... they've not been around very long. mmmm... no good! no good? no good! so you chose geico over the other. whatever this insurance is, it's no good. ok so you... >>> a school psychologist about a racially offensive tweet has stepped down. details ahead. >>> tonight a "360" follow-up. the school is in massachusetts. it's controversial because its students behavior is controlled with painful electric shocks. the school calls it aversive therapy for hard to control kids who are a danger to themselves and haven't been helped by anything else. but a recently released video has renewed calls to close the school. the video you're about to see is disturbing. [ screaming ] >> that's a young man, a former student who was shocked 41 times over seven hours ulti

a new study finds that autistic adults are less likely to have a job in the first two years after highecial ed students and are also less likely to pursue higher education. this year in the u.s. approximately 50,000 kids with autism will turn 18. every four hours a child goes to the emergency room with an injury from a bottle, pass a fire, or sipping cup. kids get hurt when they fall and are using one of the items. the most common injuries are cuts in bruising to the mouth and face. if you are a slippy fan, 7- eleven has something new for you. the convenience store chain says its new drink will have 50 percent fewer calories. the first labor will be sugarfree main go. it says it plans to rollout other flavors throughout the year. 8 ounces of the drink is expected to have 20 cals. i cannot wait for the coca-cola flavor >> i like banana. one of cycling's biggest events in the country is now underway in the bay. dozens of the world's top cyclists rode around sonoma county for the first page of the amgen tore of california. some of the spectators came from across the country just to watch

now, andre, who is autistic, received 31 shocks over seven hours on that particular day.ou see him there he was strapped down. at one point, he is strapped down as he is being shocked. he was later treated for posttraumatic stress disorder. his family attorney says. now the founder and former head of the school, matthew israel, has long fought to keep videos like that one out of the public eye. prosecutors say that in 2007, he actually destroyed tapes related to a separate investigation. as part of a deal israel made with prosecutors, he stepped down from his post last year, he no longer runs the school. state officials have repeatedly tried and failed to shutdown the school. it might surprise you, but many parents whose children now attend the school, some are adults, passionately defend the shocks you just saw. you will hear from one of them in a moment. i want to show you one more thing. when randi kaye reported on this story back in 2006, she wanted to see for herself what the shocks feel like. take a look. >> reporter: a student can wear up to five electrodes strappe

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what makes him so remarkable is that he is autistic. a really amazing story here.ter: listen to 6-year-old ethan walmark play the piano and you can see he's no ordinary kindergartner. he has an extraordinary talent and an even more extraordinary story. ethan is autistic. >> when he plays, every disability disappears, and he's just a regular kid, and it just makes him so happy. he really feels it. >> reporter: his first piano performance was when he was just 1 year old. >> he actually started playing on a kid's piano. and he, all of a sudden -- we were in the kitchen and heard "mary had a little lamb" and "twinkle, twinkle." we thought, well, gee, that's odd. is that on "sesame street"? there's ethan banging out the notes. it was pitch perfect. >> reporter: he's moved on to elton john, the beatles, coldplay, adele, beethoven and mozart, all played by memory. it wasn't until his mom uploaded a video of him to youtube playing billy joel's "the piano man" that ethan went viral. as of today, more than 1 million people throughout the world have viewed this video. and now

. >>> coming up, parents with autistic children have a new tool in case of an emergency. >> we are going to show you the program. it is something that both parents and first responders can use. >> made urologists are trembling in their boots. prince charles made begun in -- meteorologists are trembling in their bids. prince charles may be done in for your job. >> we head into the weekend, i will show you the seven-day. mostly clear skies. ♪ [ male announcer ] at southwest airlines, we're always looking for new ways to make you happy. and we know what really makes you happy are new places to fly. now you can fly southwest airlines' new nonstop service from bwi airport to atlanta. book all of our destinations only at southwest.com. ♪ >>> a first of its kind program for families who have autism is creating a safety net for those kids in case of an emergency. we are live at police headquarters with more on the state of so first 911 flagging system. >> behavior varies from child to child. under this system, first responders will have specific information about the child before they arrive. it

if the head stays back that is head lag, in a study released, researchers tested babies with an autistic sibling three out of four babies with head lag were diagnosed with autism by the age of two. >> we don't have to wait until after the first birthday, until first words aren't emerging. we can take action now]14l to hp the child develop better. >> the kennedy-krieger institute conducted the study, if a baby displays head lag parents should talk with their pediatrician. >>> at massachusetts general a robotic arm controlled by a person's thoughts. in this video, a paralyzed woman commands the arm with her mind to pick up a bottle of coffee and bring it to her lips this is the first time she has been able to serve herself a drink in almost 15 years of the arm is linked to a microchip implanted in the woman's brain. scientists say it will be years before such devices are widely available but hail the advance as a milestone. >> incredible. >> we've seen this in sci-fi now becoming real life. >>> missing for a week after a car crash now found alive. next, why a family is not thanking police

study suggested that women who buy a fever during pregnancy were more likely to give birth to an autistichild tonight dr. kim choses there may be in new weed way to unlock the mysteries of the puzzling disorder in mere minutes. degrees dynasty not as a may be as complicated as the disorder itself but now a harvard researcher researchers says he can determine it is called a lot to some estimates is seven questions and equip, video. >>> been able to detect something as early as possible and intravenous therapy as early as possible seems that something i'm very passionate about it comes to mr. mullin has autism is in first hand to the impact that it can have on a family. degrees acadia's now 25 years old. >>> never really got an official diagnosis and it's not for lack of going to specialists they would job jump to the chance to a simple program like this one kid was little. >>> takes time to find doctors it takes time to get an appointment. right now the average diagnosis crotches of the mayor as around five years old. getting diagnosed as five need to pass through a critical developmental

it happened in autistic children as they reach adulthood. one in three young adults have no paid job experience college or technical schooling seven years after high school graduation. that's a poorer showing than those with other disabilities. that the study was based on data in 2007 and 2008. the study is on abc2.com in the -- abc2news.com in the health suction. >>> spy cups and pacifiers and bottles may be more of a danger if they are under age of 3. the problem is when the child islearning to walk. thousands of kids had injuries to the mouth and face mostly from falling while careying a sipe cup or bottle. experts say teach your child to use the regular cup by one and use pacifiers when sleeping. >>> a push to find new treatments and prevention for alzheimer's begins today. it's the largest ever government sponsored summit for the disease. bringing together nearly 600 researchers from around the globe. more than 5 million people in the u.s. have alzheimer's and the number is expected to grow. the top goal is to now find a cure by the yea