] Diagnosis: Autism, 60 Minutes, Sunday, Feburary 18 at 7 p.m. EDT

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Subject: Diagnosis: Autism, 60 Minutes, Sunday, Feburary 18 at 7 p.m. EDT

The following message is sent as a courtesy from NCD. Questions should be

directed to 60 minutes. Thank you.

Good afternoon. My name is Robin and I work at CBS News. Im writing to

let you know about a story on autism that will be running on 60 MINUTES this

coming Sunday (Feb. 18, 7PM ET/PT).

You will find a short write-up below, but in brief, the piece focuses on whether

early diagnosis and treatment can make a difference in children with autism.

We are hoping to get word out to as many people with a special interest in this

subject as possible, so we would be grateful if you would consider sending out

an email to your listserve and/or posting something on your website.

People can also check out our website at:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1998/07/08/60minutes/main13502.shtml for further

information; video and a text version of the story will be posted there as well

after it airs.

Feel free to link to our website from yours. And if you have any links that your

think might be helpful to our viewers, please send them to me to pass along to

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Please don t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. And thank you for

your consideration.

Best,

Robin

CBS News 60 Minutes

phone:

DIAGNOSIS: AUTISM

The U.S. government recently announced that autism now occurs in about 1 of

every 150 American children. Yet this brain disorder, which cripples the ability

of a person to relate to the world around them, remains a baffling mystery.

Its also become a raging controversy, with parent groups arguing with scientists

over what causes it, and with politicians over funding for research.

Now, in one potentially exciting development, researchers at the University of

Californias MIND Institute in believe that if they can accurately diagnose

children early, they might actually be able to intervene and change the way a

child¹s brain develops.

60 MINUTES will take a closer look at the subject in this week¹s show (Sunday,

Feb. 18, 7PM ET/PT on CBS).