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Grants Available for Families Struggling with Child Health- Related Expenses

Deadline: Open
The United Healthcare Children's Foundation has announced that new grants are available to help children who need critical health care treatment, services, or equipment not covered or not fully covered by their parents' health benefit plans. UHCCF provides grants to families to help pay for child health care services such as speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy sessions, prescriptions, and medical equipment such as wheelchairs, orthotics, and eyeglasses. Parents and legal guardians may apply for grants of up to $5,000 each for child medical services and equipment by completing an online application at the UHCCF Web site.

To be eligible for a grant, children must be 16 years of age or younger. Families must meet economic guidelines, reside in the United States, and be covered by a commercial health benefit plan.

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Association between Microdeletion and Microduplication at 16p11.2 and Autism
Autism spectrum disorder is a heritable developmental disorder in which chromosomal abnormalities are thought to play a role. Click here to read the New England Journal of Medicine's recent findings regarding one gene identified in association with Autism.

American Academy of Pediatric- New Reports on Autism
October 2007 - Two new clinical reports from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) will help pediatricians recognize autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) earlier and guide families to effective interventions, which will ultimately improve the lives of children with ASDs and their families. For more information on this news release, click here.

INCLUDING SAMUEL a documentary by Dan Habib
Photojournalist Dan Habib rarely thought about inclusion before he had his son Samuel seven years ago. Now he thinks about inclusion every day. Habib's documentary film Including Samuel examines the educational and social inclusion of youth with disabilities as a civil rights issue. To view a trailer of the documentary click here.