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Standard ListingsSort by: PageRank | Hits | Alphabetical | Autistic Individuals Do Not Daydream Like Non-autistic People Do
According to researchers at the Center for Autism Research at the Children's Hospital Research Center in La Jolla, California, autistic individuals do not daydream about themselves and other people whenever their minds have the opportunity to wander off.
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| Autism Link To Gene Mutation
Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, deleted the PTEN gene in parts of the brain of mice and found they exhibited autistic-like traits. The researchers deleted the PTEN gene from parts of the hippocampus and the fron
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| Autism Linked To Poor Communication Between Brain Areas
Poor communication between brain areas may explain why people with autism do not interact well with other people, say researchers from the University of London. Weak links between brain areas could mean that people with Autism do not benefit from social s
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| Autism Topic Of Upcoming Conference For Families, Professionals
The daily transitions most of us negotiate with ease are particularly difficult for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Parents and professionals play an important role in helping individuals with ASD make these transitions, whether they are
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| Pediatricians Fail To Screen For Autism, Hopkins Study Finds
Few Maryland and Delaware primary care pediatricians screen patients regularly for autism and autism-spectrum disorders (ASD) as part of their overall look at possible developmental delays, according to results of a joint study from Johns Hopkins Children
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| New Findings Help Pinpoint Autism's Genetic Roots
By deleting a gene in certain parts of the brain, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have created mice that show deficits in social interaction that are reminiscent of humans with autism spectrum disorders.The investigators also found physical
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| Mutant Mice Show Key Autism Traits
While the causes of autism remain complex and mysterious, researchers are steadily adding pieces to its intricate puzzle. In what they believe to be a significant new approach to understanding "autism spectrum disorders" (ASD), researchers have developed
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| Autism Has High Costs To US Society
It can cost about $3.2 million to take care of an autistic person over his or her lifetime. Caring for all people with autism over their lifetimes costs an estimated $35 billion per year. Those figures are part of the findings in the first study to compre
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| Special Education Data Provide Misleading Trends Of Changing Autism Prevalence
If statistics compiled by the U.S. Department of Education are to be believed, in 1992 the state of Illinois had only 322 diagnosed cases of autism among school children. In 2003, according to the same statistical source, Illinois had more than 6,000 chil
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| The Role Of Evolutionary Genomics In The Development Of Autism
Scientists at the London School of Economics, UK and Simon Fraser University, Canada have described the first hypothesis grounded in evolutionary genomics explaining the development of autism. [click link for full article]
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| UC Davis Study With Mice Links Thimerosal With Immune System Dysfunction
A team of cell biologists, toxicologists and molecular bioscientists at the University of California, Davis, has published a study connecting thimerosal with disruptions in antigen-presenting cells known as dendritic cells obtained from mice. The study pr
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| Life May Soon Be Just A Little Easier For Parents Of Autistic Children
Life may soon be just a little easier for parents of autistic children thanks to a parenting program being trialed at The University of Queensland (UQ).Professor Matt Sanders, founder of the world-renowned Triple P Positive Parenting Program, has received
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| Autism Phenome Project Aims To Redefine Autism By Identifying Distinct Subtypes
Multidisciplinary teams of physicians and scientists at the University of California, Davis, M.I.N.D. Institute have launched the nation's most comprehensive assessment of children with autism to detect the biological and behavioral patterns that define s
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| Autism Rates Drop After Mercury Removed From Childhood Vaccines
An article in the March 10, 2006 issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons shows that since mercury was removed from childhood vaccines, the alarming increase in reported rates of autism and other neurological disorders (NDs) in children n
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