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Prenatal Inflammation Linked to Autism Risk
January 24, 2013 — Maternal inflammation during early pregnancy may be related to an increased risk of autism in children, according to new findings. Researchers found this in children of mothers with elevated ... > full story -
Whole-Exome Sequencing Identifies Inherited Mutations in Autism
January 23, 2013 — While autism clearly runs in some families, few inherited genetic causes have been found. A major reason is that these causes are so varied that it's hard to find enough people with a given mutation ... > full storyMore: -
Some Children Lose Autism Diagnosis: Small Group With Confirmed Autism Now on Par With Mainstream Peers
January 15, 2013 — Some children who are accurately diagnosed in early childhood with autism lose the symptoms and the diagnosis as they grow older, a new study has confirmed. The research team made the finding by ... > full story -
New Autism-Related Gene Variants Discovered
January 14, 2013 — Genetics researchers have identified 25 copy number variations (CNVs) that occur in some patients with autism. While individually rare, these CNVs are “high impact,” strongly increasing a ... > full story -
Impaired Coordination of Brain Activity in Autism Involves Local, as Well as Long-Range, Signaling
January 14, 2013 — A new autism study has found that local functional connectivity of the brain -- the extent to which activity within a small region is coordinated -- is reduced in individuals with autism spectrum ... > full story -
Protein Identified That Can Disrupt Embryonic Brain Development and Neuron Migration
January 14, 2013 — Interneurons – nerve cells that function as ‘dimmers’ – play an important role in the brain. Their formation and migration to the cerebral cortex during the embryonic stage of ... > full story -
New Discovery in Autism-Related Disorder Reveals Key Mechanism in Brain Development and Disease
January 14, 2013 — A new finding in neuroscience for the first time points to a developmental mechanism linking the disease-causing mutation in an autism-related disorder, Timothy syndrome, and observed defects in ... > full story -
Clinical Trial Finds Intensive Treatment Highly Effective for Children With High-Functioning Autism
January 11, 2013 — A new program has been found to be highly effective for children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders ... > full story -
Smartphone App Helps Children With Autism Communicate Better
January 10, 2013 — The MySocius app uses naturalistic teaching methods to help children with autism communicate more effectively. One in 88 children is now on autism ... > full story -
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Bullying Causes Significant Short-Term Emotional and Physical Consequences for Children With Autism
January 10, 2013 — Nearly 70 percent of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) experience emotional trauma as a result of being bullied, according to findings of a new study, while a significant portion were ... > full story
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