Autism Speaks today issued the first in a series of annual, in-depth reports on special topics in autism. Autism and Health: Advances in Understanding and Treating the Health Conditions that Frequently Accompany Autism gathers into one comprehensive report the most authoritative research and the latest guidelines on treatment and support of children and adults with...
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Improving social skills in kids with autism
Waving goodbye and blowing kisses—no parent wants to miss out on those special moments. Among the 1 percent of the population of the United States who are diagnosed with autism, however, these small but important gestures often are missing from their behavior. Researchers at the Autism Assessment, Research, Treatment and Services Center (AARTS) Center...
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The relationship between autism is disorder, anxiety and ADHD in children unveiled
Children with Autism spectrum disorder experience internal and external problems at higher rates than a normally developing child. These problems could worsen social impairment, according to the researchers with the Virginia Tech center for Autism Research. The study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, compared social impairment scores in 57 children. (3-17...
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10 Things Every Child With Autism Wishes You Knew
We are often quick to make judgements on what we perceive to be happening when children behave in a way that draws attention – but when a young person with autism is struggling to cope with the world, the last thing they need is our criticism. These 10 tips reflect our combined experience of research...
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Girls are better at masking autism than boys
Girls with autism have relatively good social skills, which means that their autism is often not recognised. Autism manifests itself in girls differently from in boys. Psychologist Carolien Rieffe and colleagues from the Autism Centre and INTER-PSY (Groningen) report their findings in scientific journal Autism. Information about autism in girls is scarce. What we know about autism is mainly based...
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Beyond Autism Awareness: Here’s How You Can Foster Acceptance Of Autism
On April 2, World Autism Awareness Day was celebrated with a clarion call to expand autism awareness and initiatives as envisaged by the United Nations a decade ago. The entire month of April is devoted to autism awareness. Joining in was the White House with blue illumination, acknowledging the call extended to President Donald Trump by Autism...
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Vitamin D treatment during pregnancy prevents autism-related phenotypes in a mouse model of maternal immune activation
Abstract Background Prenatal exposure to infection is a recognized environmental risk factor for neuropsychiatric disorders of developmental origins such as autism or schizophrenia. Experimental work in animals indicates that this link is mediated by maternal immune activation (MIA) involving interactions between cytokine-associated inflammatory events, oxidative stress, and other pathophysiological processes such as hypoferremia and zinc...
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Grandmothers are usually the FIRST to spot autism in children – before parents realize something is wrong
Children who interact with their grandmothers have a quicker autism diagnosis Frequent interactions with grandmothers reduced diagnosis age by 5 months Kids who are around their older siblings are also more quickly diagnosed Parents may think they know their children better than anyone, but a new study warns they may overlook tell-tale signs of autism. In...
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The researchers discovered an unexpected link between cancer and autism
SHANK regulates adhesion and protrusion in very different cell types: cancer cells and neurons. Image taken by Dr Guillaume Jacquemet reveals the distinct morphologies of neurons and cancer cells. On the right: Primary Rat hippocampal …more Researchers from Turku Centre for Biotechnology have observed that a protein called SHANK prevents the spread of breast cancer...
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World’s largest autism genome database shines new light on many ‘autisms’
Latest study identifies 18 new autism-linked genes, deepening understanding of autism’s broad spectrum The newest study from the Autism Speaks MSSNG project — the world’s largest autism genome sequencing program — identified an additional 18 gene variations that appear to increase the risk of autism. The new report appears this week in the journal Nature Neuroscience....