60 Minutes on Autism 2.18.07

February 15, 2007

Good morning. My name is Robin and I work at CBS News. I'm

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'll 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'd 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:

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

our web folk for possible inclusion on the page.

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: 212-975-7598

email: sandersr@...

DIAGOSIS: 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. It's 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 California's MIND Institute in believe that if they can

accurately diagnose children early, they might actually be able to

intervene and change the way a child's brain develops. 60 MINUTES

will take a closer look at the subject in this week's show (Sunday,

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

" Ms. Michele "

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