Macy's is opening a 160,000-square-foot store to anchor the Mall at UTC. The 132,208-square-foot DeSoto Square store is the Bradenton mall's largest anchor. There are 131 Macy's employees at DeSoto, and about 175 people are being hired at UTC, company officials said Thursday.
Dec. 8, 2010 -- A six-month, group-based early intervention program with a special emphasis on social development can improve some of the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder in children as young as 2, according to a study in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
These medical comorbidities or autism symptoms: Many of these medical conditions are present in infancy, long before communication and cognitive dysfunctions are recognized. Currently, autism can be diagnosed as early as two years of age, however, the average diagnosis is 4.5 years. If comorbid conditions are identified, vulnerable children could potentially be recognized even earlier. Medical comorbidities often appear in clusters with neurological symptoms of delay.