Breaking news on Autism
Charity Welcomes Landmark Autism Announcement, UK published
Fri, 09 May 2008 03:00:00 PDT
The National Autistic Society (NAS) is celebrating a crucial win for people with autism, as the Government announced that for the first time, adults with the disability and their needs will be counted. Revealing a raft of new measures, and in response to the NAS I Exist campaign, the government demonstrated a major commitment to improving the lives of thousands of adults with autism building towards a landmark national adult autism strategy.
Department Of Health Announces Adult Autism Srategy, UK published
Fri, 09 May 2008 01:00:00 PDT
Care services Minister Ivan Lewis announced £500,000 for Government research into the numbers of adults with autism and their specific transitions needs. This prevalence study will inform the first ever Government strategy on adults with autism and Asperger's syndrome, due to be published next year. The number of children with autism is as high as 1 in 100 (according to Prof.
Groundbreaking International Effort Begins Search For Causes Of Autism published
Thu, 08 May 2008 03:00:00 PDT
Dr. Eric Fombonne, from the Research Institute of the MUHC at the Montreal Children's Hospital, is involved in a multi-site consortium to gather DNA samples from 2,000 autism patients and their families over the next three years.The Simons Simplex Collection (SSC) is a coordinated effort to create a database of genetic and behavioral information about cases where there is only one family member with autism.
Autism In Children And Mental Disorders In Parents Linked published
Tue, 06 May 2008 06:00:00 PDT
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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher and colleagues in the U.S. and Europe.
New Book Relates Life With An Autistic Son published
Tue, 06 May 2008 03:00:00 PDT
The realities of the "autism front" are illustrated in James Wilson's frank, funny memoir centered on his son, Sam.After what he calls "a lifetime of personal experience," James Wilson had more than enough material for Weather Reports from the Autism Front: A Father's Memoir of His Autistic Son.Wilson didn't, however, plan the book during those years - or even take notes along the way.
Public Invited To Attend Autism Research Town Hall Meeting - May 3, Sacramento, California published
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PDT
Parents and caregivers of children, teens and adults with autism spectrum disorders are among those invited to participate in a daylong town hall meeting on May 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at UC Davis Cancer Center, 4501 "X" St., Sacramento, to discuss priorities for current and future autism research.
World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) "Don't 'Dis' The Ability"... Artworks By Individuals On The Autism Spectrum - Artists Give Back! published
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:00:00 PDT
The concept of WAAD- "Don't 'dis' the ability" : Artworks by individuals on the Autism Spectrum is to expand our understanding of the diversity of people on the autism spectrum while educating the world about the abilities and opportunities to encourage advancement in every human beyond their individual challenges. The participating artists shared their contributions with the world as an extension of this message to "train the talent" and to foster independence.
Children With Autism Display Surprising Language Abilities published
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:00:00 PDT
What began as an informal presentation by a clinical linguist to a group of philosophers, has led to some surprising discoveries about the communicative language abilities of people with autism.Several years back, Robert Stainton, now a philosophy professor at The University of Western Ontario, attended a presentation by his long-time friend Jessica de Villiers, a clinical linguist now at the University of British Columbia. The topic was Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Report Slates Service Provision For Children With Autism published
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A hard-hitting report on the lack of statutory services for children with autism and their parents and carers will be published this week.The report, Meeting the Needs of Families Living with Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, was compiled by researchers from Queen's University Belfast, University of Ulster, and autism charity, PEAT, supported by funding from the Royal Irish Academy.
Study Links Autism Risk To Distance From Power Plants, Other Mercury Releasing Sources published
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT
How do mercury emissions affect pregnant mothers, the unborn and toddlers? Do the level of emissions impact autism rates? Does it matter whether a mercury-emitting source is 10 miles away from families versus 20 miles? Is the risk of autism greater for children who live closer to the pollution so
Credit Crunch: UK Autism Campaign Urges Help For The Poor published
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:00:00 PDT
The Autism Awareness Campaign UK has urged Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Chancellor of the Exchequer Alastair Darling to reach out to the vulnerable and help families with autism during these times of crisis. The credit crunch will hurt the poor, the most vulnerable sections of society and this will include parents, carers and people with autism and Asperger's Syndrome. They have no one to turn to for help.
Training People With Autism To Recognize Faces published
Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:00:00 PDT
Researchers might have gained insight into why people with autism have difficulty remembering faces and distinguishing facial emotion. In an ongoing study, Dr. Nim Tottenham, assistant professor of psychology in psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, is examining how normal and autistic brains behave when viewing a face. While their brain is scanned in an fMRI machine, subjects look at a computer screen displaying different faces with various facial expressions.
Autism/PDD And Special Needs Children Can Take Advantage Of Newly Released Mac Educational Programs By BloomingKids Software published
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:00:00 PDT
Blooming Kids Software (BloomingKids), a company that creates computer programs designed to teach children who have Autism, PDD and other needs requiring early intervention, has added Mac versions of its educational programs. The programs (37 of them) that were released in 2006 and 2008 have been working in windows. BloomingKids has made a Mac version of these programs at the request of the parents and teachers who use these programs to educate learning disabled children.
Autism Campaign Launches In The South East, UK published
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:00:00 PDT
Thousands of adults with autism in the South East are isolated and ignored, unable to access the support they need, and are often completely dependent on their families. These are the findings of The National Autistic Society (NAS) I Exist report, which has its South East launch on Thursday 17th April at the BT Centre in London. Media are welcome to attend.
Kids With Autism May Have Gene That Causes Muscle Weakness published
Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Some kids with autism may have a genetic defect that affects the muscles, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology 60th Anniversary Annual Meeting in Chicago, April 12 - 19, 2008.The study looked at 37 children with autism spectrum disorders who were evaluated for mitochondrial disease, which causes muscle weakness and prevents a child from being able to participate in physical activities and sports.
UMDF Statement On The Connection Between Mitochondrial Disease And Autism published
Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation released the following statement from its executive director and CEO, Chuck Mohan, in light of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee's (NVAC) meeting of its Vaccine Safety Working Group and recent published reports of possible links between mitochondrial disorders and autism.
Columbia University Begins Search For Causes Of Autism International Effort Considered Groundbreaking published
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:00:00 PDT
Columbia University researchers are involved in a multi-site consortium to gather and bank DNA samples from 2,000 autism patients and their families over the next three years. The Simons Simplex Collection (SSC) is a coordinated effort to create a database of information about cases where there is only one family member with autism.
Study Supports Theory That Rise In Autism Is Related To Changes In Diagnosis published
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:00:00 PDT
Research funded by the Wellcome Trust suggests that many children diagnosed with severe language disorders in the 1980s and 1990s would today be diagnosed as having autism. The research supports the theory that the rise in the number of cases of autism may be related to changes in how it is diagnosed.
Childhood Autism Linked To Substantial Loss Of Household Income published
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PDT
Families of children with autism incur substantial out-of-pocket costs for educational, behavioral and health care services. A new study in the journal Pediatrics found autism also has an impact on the income side of the family economy. The study, "Association of Childhood Autism Spectrum Disorders and Loss of Family Income," drew on the results of a 2005 national survey of 11,684 households with children enrolled in kindergarten to eighth grade.
Premature Babies And Autism published
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:00:00 PDT
"One in four premature babies 'faces the risk of autism'," reports the Daily Mail. The Daily Express also covers the story, saying that those who are the smallest at birth are the most vulnerable. Both newspapers go on to say that this could explain the rise in the number of children with autism in recent years.
University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center Receives 250,000 Dollars To Create Autism Treatment Network Site published
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:00:00 PDT
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has received $250,000 in funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) Bureau of Autism Services to support the start-up of an Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network (ATN) site, which will offer comprehensive diagnosis, treatment, care and counseling for children and teens with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).
Children's Hospital Contributes Genotype Data To Enhance Autism Research Worldwide published
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has contributed a large genotype dataset to the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE), a scientific program of the organization Autism Speaks, dedicated to advancing genetic research in autism. This large genetic dataset will now be broadly accessible to autism researchers worldwide.
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Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PDT
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Understanding Autism: April Is National Autism Awareness Month published
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:00:00 PDT
Control and Prevention say autism may affect as many as 1 in every 150 children, making it more common than pediatric cancer, diabetes and AIDS combined. Classified as a severe neurodevelopmental disorder with early childhood onset, the symptoms produce significant impairments in social, communicative, cognitive and behavioral functioning. According to Steven Moldin, Ph.D.
The Analysis Of Frontal Lobe Microstructure May Provide Insight Into The Biological Causes Of Autism published
Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PDT
Autism Speaks, the nation's largest autism advocacy organization along with the Allen Institute for Brain Science and one of the country's leading autism researchers will join forces on a new research grant that will examine the architecture of the autistic brain. Led by Eric Courchesne, Ph.D.
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