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Simon Baron-Cohen on Autism

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Professor Simon Baron-Cohen: Autism is not cancer

CommunityCare.co.uk
Cambridge University’s autism research centre published a study this week which identified a link between testosterone levels in pregnant women and autistic traits in their children. Its director, Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, discusses the pros and cons of prenatal screening for the condition.
Research into the biomedical causes of autism spectrum […]

Some Fruit Fly Research Is Good!

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

Possible Clues To Root Of Epilepsy, Autism, Schizophrenia
ScienceDaily
ScienceDaily (Dec. 17, 2008) — Rice University researchers have found a potential clue to the roots of epilepsy, autism, schizophrenia and other neurological disorders.
While studying the peripheral nerves of the Drosophila, aka the fruit fly, Rice doctoral student Eric Howlett discovered an unanticipated connection between glutamate – an […]

Autism and Schizophrenia

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

“In short: autism and schizophrenia represent opposite ends of a spectrum that includes most, if not all, psychiatric and developmental brain disorders. The theory has no use for psychiatry’s many separate categories for disorders, and it would give genetic findings an entirely new dimension.”
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In a Novel Theory of Mental Disorders, Parents’ Genes Are in Competition
Benedict […]

New Agenda?

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

O’HANLON and SPELMAN: Autism agenda beckons
Michael O’Hanlon and Stuart Spelman | Washington Times
COMMENTARY:
In their last debate, Barack Obama and John McCain both graciously expressed concern about children with autism.
Mr. Obama in particular then spoke about the need for more research funding to understand the causes of this prevalent handicap. We concur. But that is hardly […]

Stange Play During Infancy

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Strange play in infancy may point to autism
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Babies who were later diagnosed with autism played with toys in unusual ways, spinning or rotating them more than other babies, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
Their findings, reported in the journal Autism, might help doctors and parents identify children at risk of autism and start […]

Autism and Rain

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Precipitation Levels May Be Associated With Autism
Science Daily
Children living in counties with higher levels of annual precipitation appear more likely to have higher prevalence rates of autism, according to a new report. The results raise the possibility that an environmental trigger for autism may be associated with precipitation and may affect genetically vulnerable children.
In the […]

Lend4Health

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Online Autism Fund: Godsend or Money Pit?
Online Effort Aims to Help Parents Afford Experimental Autism Treatments
ABC News
Late one night in June, after reading about the second mortgages, overtime hours and general financial hardships that families of autistic children face, a Virginia woman came up with a novel approach to help.
Tori Tuncan, a mother of two, […]

Communication Problems

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Autism’s Social Struggles Due To Disrupted Communication Networks In Brain
Science Daily
ScienceDaily (July 23, 2008) — Picking up on innuendo and social cues is a central component of engaging in conversation, but people with autism often struggle to determine another person’s intentions in a social interaction. New research from Carnegie Mellon University sheds light on the […]

Some Parents Share Traits

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Parents of Autistic Children Are Often Aloof Themselves
HealthDay News | Washington Post
THURSDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) — New research shows that some parents of autistic children appear to be “socially aloof,” providing more evidence that some aspects of autism are hereditary.
“This manifests as a tendency not to prefer interactions with others, not to enjoy ’small […]

Possible Federal Chelation Study

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Fringe autism treatment could get federal study
Carla K. Johnson | Washington Post | Associated Press
CHICAGO — Pressured by desperate parents, government researchers are pushing to test an unproven treatment on autistic children, a move some scientists see as an unethical experiment in voodoo medicine.
The treatment removes heavy metals from the body and is based on […]

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