Autism News

What's the difference between having a quirky child and having a child on the autism spectrum? Rhen Helling and his ex-wife found out four years ago.

Last year, producers at Katie Couric's daytime talk show "Katie" reached out to journalist and co-director of MIT's graduate program in science writing Seth Mnookin while researching a show to "better inform the public that still questions links between vaccination and autism and need to better understand the scientific truth."

Ben Swann Truth in Media takes a look at Vaccine Court established by Congress in 1985 and what that court has meant for families of vaccine injured children.

ACCORDING to Dr. Alexis Reyes, a developmental pediatrician and resource speaker during the 13th Annual Autism Conference held in Manila in October 2013, four criteria under the DSM V must be met before an individual may be diagnosed as having autism spectrum disorder.

Fragile X syndrome is a multi-organ disease that leads to mental retardation, macro-orchidism in males and premature ovarian insufficiency in female carriers.

A FAMILY legacy business is building a new future for young people with autism. A Llangollen mum and her best friend are launching a business, Brythonium, creating family legacies while providing much needed employment opportunities for young people with autism and learning difficulties.

The Friends of the Dalton Senior Center announce that internationally acclaimed pianist and singer Tony DeBlois will perform a fundraising concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Senior Center, 40 Field Street Ext.

The "love hormone" oxytocin alters the brain activity of children with autism and makes them more social, according to US researchers.

There was something different about the Applebee's restaurant in Parole Sunday morning.

This putative list of 28 papers was originally published on Joe Mercola's site as a part of his interview with Andrew Wakefield in April, 2010.

In observance of National Inclusive Schools Week, December 2-6, the students and staff members at Vienna Elementary School will participate in a different activity each day designed to encourage inclusion for all students.

Heather Holt is gearing up for a new experience with some of the kids with autism that she serves as director of Camp Lakey Gap in Black Mountain.

The University of Northern Colorado is seeking volunteers to participate in several research projects.

The Spirit Of Christmas, Is Being Released For Download On 9 December 2013, By 11 Year-old Fynnjan Leach-verhoeven [Listen] A beautiful new song, The Spirit of Christmas , is being released for download on 9 December 2013, by 11 year-old Fynnjan Leach-Verhoeven .

Pronounced "ayeds," "aides," or "eyeds," it does not matter. The global scourge that awakened the world in 1981 to a new virus has joined the list of institutionalized efforts to "eradicate" it, or, at least, reduce the speed of its pandemic spread, along with TB, malaria, cancer, polio, et al. AIDS prepared me for the autism stigma that descended ... (more)

A new book by an Australian parent and Asperger Syndrome expert offers fresh hope to families dealing with the pain of having a child with the diagnosis.

What's the difference between having a quirky child and having a child on the autism spectrum? Rhen Helling and his ex-wife found out four years ago.

It is now the heart of the holiday season. Retailers and businesses are revving up the advertising to make everything bigger, brighter and bolder.

Dr. Steven Sussman, Ph.D, child & adolescent psychologist, co-founder of the child & teen success centers in NY & NJ, explains the ways Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to treat kids with Attention Deficit Disorder.

The risk of autism spectrum disorders is more than doubled among children born to mothers with systemic lupus erythematosus, according to the first-ever controlled study to address the question.