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Training for parents may lessen some autism symptoms in kids

Communication skills show small but long-lasting improvements, study finds

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MESSAGE RECEIVED  A program that teaches parents how to communicate better with their kids may improve certain autism symptoms, a new study suggests.

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By Laura Sanders

- More than 2 years ago

Training parents to better communicate with their children with autism spectrum disorder may lead to long-lasting improvements in certain symptoms, scientists report online in the Oct.