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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008Autism’s Social Struggles Due To Disrupted Communication Networks In Brain
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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, 2008Parents 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, 2008Fringe 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 […]
CDC Admission: “Uninformative and Potentially Misleading”
Saturday, June 21st, 2008CDC: Vaccine Study Design “Uninformative and Potentially Misleading”
Rachel Mosteller | Huffington Post
CDC Director Dr. Julie Gerberding has delivered a potentially explosive report to the powerful House Appropriations Committee, in which she admits to a startling string of errors in the design and methods used in the CDC’s landmark 2003 study that found no link between […]
The Dangers of Older Fathers
Sunday, June 1st, 2008Scientists reveal dangers of older fathers
Laura Donnelly | Telegraph.co.uk
Children are almost twice as likely to die before adulthood if they have a father over 45, research has shown.
A mass study found that deaths of children fathered by over-45s occurred at almost twice the rate of those fathered by men aged between 25 and 30.
Scientists believe […]
Involve Neurologists More
Monday, May 19th, 2008The Answers to Autism May Be Inside the Mind
ABCNews.com
On the front lines of autism treatment, things can get emotional, controversial and — sometimes — hopeful.
One doctor in California is arguing that trying to diagnose autism without looking at the brain is like trying to diagnose a heart condition without looking at the heart, though the […]
Dog Shampoo??
Thursday, May 15th, 2008Common Chemicals May Have Autism Link
Lauren Cox | ABC News Medical Unit
For parents of children with autism, the knowledge that some unknown chemical caused their child’s developmental disorder can weigh heavily on their minds.
Researchers think that a complex combination of genetic and environmental factors contributes to autism, but they don’t know what all those environmental […]
Autism Parents and Mental Disorders
Monday, May 5th, 2008Mental Disorders In Parents Linked To Autism In Children, Study Shows
ScienceDaily.com
ScienceDaily (May 5, 2008) — Parents of children with autism were roughly twice as likely to have been hospitalized for a mental disorder, such as schizophrenia, than parents of other children, according to an analysis of Swedish birth and hospital records by a University of […]
Sensory Treatment
Saturday, April 26th, 2008Autistic Mannerisms Reduced By Sensory Treatment
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Parents of children with autism are increasingly turning to sensory integration treatment to help their children deal with the disorder, and they’re seeing good results. In 2007, 71 percent of parents who pursued alternatives to traditional treatment used sensory integration methods, and 91 percent found these methods helpful.
A new […]
Retraining Brain Waves?
Thursday, April 24th, 2008Neurofeedback May Help ‘Retrain’ Brainwaves In Children With Autism
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ScienceDaily (Apr. 24, 2008) — Playing a video game called ‘Space Race’ that requires nothing more than brainpower to make rockets on a computer screen move forward is more than just fun and games. A University of Missouri researcher is using video games to see if […]