Autism News

Posted November 11, 2009:

• Children With Autism Show Slower Pupil Responses, Study Finds

Posted November 10, 2009:

• Handwriting Is Real Problem For Children With Autism

Posted November 9, 2009:

• Language Support In Schools Vital For Children With Autism

Posted November 4, 2009:

• Clinical Tests Begin On Medication To Correct Fragile X Defect

Posted November 3, 2009:

• Sights And Sounds Of Emotion Trigger Big Brain Responses

Posted October 27, 2009:

• New 'Schizophrenia Gene' Prompts Researchers To Test Potential Drug Target
• Rare Mutation Dramatically Increases Schizophrenia Risk

Posted October 25, 2009:

• Could Drugs For Mood Disorders, Pain And Epilepsy Cause Psychiatric Disorders Later In Life?

Posted October 22, 2009:

• Possible Link Between Autism And Oxytocin Gene Via Non-DNA Sequence Mutation

Posted October 21, 2009:

• Women Outperform Men When Identifying Emotions

Posted October 20, 2009:

• Mercury Levels In Children With Autism And Those Developing Typically Are The Same, Study Finds

Posted October 16, 2009:

• Mechanism Of Gene Linked To Autism, Schizophrenia Pinpointed

Posted October 14, 2009:

• Experts Summarize State Of The Science In Autism Disorders

Posted October 10, 2009:

• No Scientific Link Between Childhood Vaccines And Autism, Review Shows

Posted October 7, 2009:

• Autism Associated With Single-letter Change In Genetic Code

Posted September 17, 2009:

• Mechanism That Constructs Key Brain Structure Discovered

Posted September 6, 2009:

• Researchers Identify Critical Gene For Brain Development, Mental Retardation

Posted September 1, 2009:

• Children With Autism Use Alternative Keyboard To Communicate With Their Families And Their World
• Non-coding RNA Called Evf2 Is Important For Gene Regulation

Posted August 31, 2009:

• Neuroscientists Find Brain Region Responsible For Our Sense Of Personal Space

Posted August 27, 2009:

• Getting Wired: How The Brain Does It

Posted August 24, 2009:

• Fragile Period Of Childhood Brain Development Could Underlie Epilepsy

Posted August 18, 2009:

• Common Variation In Gene Linked To Structural Changes In The Brain

Posted August 15, 2009:

• Imitation Promotes Social Bonding In Primates

Posted August 13, 2009:

• Antibodies To Strep Throat Bacteria Linked To Obsessive Compulsive Disorder In Mice

Posted August 12, 2009:

• Unlikely Genetic Suspect Implicated In Common Brain Defect

Posted August 5, 2009:

• Autism Study Finds Visual Processing 'Hinders Ability' To Read Body Language

Posted July 27, 2009:

• Active Genes Discovered In The Developing Mammal Brain

Posted July 23, 2009:

• Genetic Marker Linked To Problem Behaviors In Adults With Developmental Disabilities

Posted July 21, 2009:

• The Sounds Of Learning: Studying The Impact Of Music On Children With Autism

Posted July 18, 2009:

• Social Reasoning And Brain Development Are Linked In Preschoolers

Posted July 16, 2009:

• Asperger Syndrome, Autism, And Empathy: Study Links 27 Genes
• Parts Of Brain Involved In Social Cognition May Be In Place By Age Six

Posted July 10, 2009:

• Difference In The Way Children With Autism Learn New Behaviors Described

Posted July 9, 2009:

• Mothers Of Children With Autism Have Higher Parental Stress, Psychological Distress

Posted July 8, 2009:

• Single Gene Mutation Responsible For 'Catastrophic Epilepsy'

Posted July 4, 2009:

• Children With Autism Need To Be Taught In Smaller Groups, Experts Argue

Posted June 29, 2009:

• Patterns Of Genetic Changes In Mental Retardation Uncovered

Posted June 28, 2009:

• More Gene Mutations Linked To Autism Risk

Posted June 26, 2009:

• Engineering Autism: Mice With Extra Chromosome Region Show Many Autistic Signs
• In 'Reading' A Gaze, What We Believe Changes What We See

Posted June 25, 2009:

• Visualizing Formation Of A New Synapse
• Measuring Intellectual Disability

Posted June 24, 2009:

• ADHD Genes Found, Known To Play Roles In Neurodevelopment

Posted June 17, 2009:

• Autistics Better At Problem-solving, Study Finds

Posted June 10, 2009:

• Parents Key In New Measure To Evaluate Language In Children With Autism

Posted June 8, 2009:

• Common Autism Medication Is Ineffective For Repetitive Behaviors, Study Finds

Posted May 28, 2009:

• Capturing The Birth Of A Synapse: Mechanism Locking Two Neurons Found

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