Autism News

Vaccinations aren't just for children, and they aren't just about protecting oneself from a communicable disease.

Scottish singer Susan Boyle has revealed that she's been diagnosed with a mild form of autism called Asperger's syndrome, which affects social and communication skills.

Influenza, meningitis, whooping cough, measles. These are just a few illnesses that can be prevented, if we vaccinate ourselves and our children against them.

When Jacki Zuvella adopted her daughter, a six month old who had been abandoned by her birth mother, she suspected that something just wasn't right.

For years, the Stay-at-home mom brigade and radical religious groups have kept their children from being vaccinated due to the fear that it would make their children autistic.

Katri Wilson from Origin Housing with the Mayor of Barnet, Councillor Melvin Cohen, Cathy McCarthy from Origin Housing, and Mathew Kedall from Barnet Council.

The Mayor of Barnet, Councillor Melvin Cohen, was invited to officially open Origin Housing's Speedwell Court in Woodside Grange Road.

The director of a pioneering Cambridge autism centre has praised singer Susan Boyle's decision to reveal she has Asperger Syndrome.

Susan Boyle says she has Asperger's Syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism : "Asperger's doesn't define me.

The online media world, particularly Twitter, has been infatuated with the recent feud between In These Times labor reporter Mike Elk and Daily Beast national security reporter Eli Lake , which has continued to escalate far beyond whatever conflict these two have with each other.

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Autism advocates are set to protest tomorrow against a quiet effort by Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration to require annual flu vaccinations for all New York City schoolchildren.

U.S. President Barack Obama hosted the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony for Billy Joel, Shirley MacLaine, Carlos Santana and more in Washington, D.C. The U.S. capital's prestigious awards ceremony honors stars of the stage, screen and concert hall in its annual celebration of the arts.

The family of a former Big Beaver Falls Elementary School student who alleged harassment by other students will get $75,000 under a settlement agreement released today.

Singer Susan Boyle says she has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism - and is relieved to finally have the right label for her condition.

She rocketed to stardom on Britain's Got Talent singing "I Dreamed A Dream" back in 2009, and now Susan Boyle has revealed why her fame was initially very hard for her to understand and comprehend.

SUSAN Boyle has revealed that she suffers from Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism that affects the ability to communicate and interact socially.

Scottish singer Susan Boyle revealed on Sunday that she has been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism.

Is Katie Couric taking Jenny McCarthy's place as the latest celebrity vaccine denier? If her show this week on the vaccine that prevents most types of cervical cancer is any indicator, the answer is "yes."

Journal of Neurolinguistics , Vol. 24, No. 1. , pp. 41-53, doi:10.1016/j.jneuroling.2010.07.005 The expressive prosodic abilities of two groups of school-age children with autism spectrum conditions , Asperger's syndrome and high-functioning autism , were compared with those of typically-developing controls.