Autism News

COLUMBIA, Mo. - ' Recently, Harvard researchers reported that children with autism have a wide range of genetic defects, making it nearly impossible to develop a simple genetic test to identify the disorder.

Months after they were rebuffed by state lawmakers, the parents of autistic children hope an interim legislative study will give them the forum they seek to demonstrate that health insurers should be required ...

"Most simply do not understand the nature and condition of Down Syndrome, or Autistic people" The Boardwalk of Bradley Beach NJ isnt just another beach to go enjoy the sun and fun, although there is lots of ...

It's said over and over again: "if you know one person with autism, you know one person with autism." That's because, thanks to the most recent version of the DSM-IV , autism is a spectrum disorder.

When I first heard it, my immediate reaction was disbelief. "Is your kid retarded?" an acquaintance of mine asked years ago.

The Rev. Ron Raab of St. Vincent de Paul chapel in downtown Portland talks to Peter Curtin after noon Mass on Thursday about the upcoming church picnic.

August 15, 2008 - 10:57 p.m. Growing up, Brenda O'Bannion's aunt Doris inspired her in many ways.

The pen is mightier then the system West Island authors raising awareness for autism jenniferhelen.shenouda@transcontinental.ca If you've been hearing about Autism lately in the media, you've probably come ...

Swimming about in the ocean of college majors, I drifted perchance into the lagoon of special education.

Gaze direction is significant for the processing of visual information from the human face.

Lea Schizas and Litsa Kamateros hope the book they are writing will help parents with children diagnosed with autism.

In recent months, a vitriolic public health debate has been taking place, sparked by the case of Hannah Poling, a 9-year-old Georgia girl with autism.

Assistance dogs are being trained to help with more than the deaf and blind. They can even be trained to help people with autism.

Julie Stride has one valuable piece of advice for parents with autistic children - never give up.

While the celebrity smackdown between former Playboy bunny Jenny McCarthy and actress Amanda Peet has been working its way through the media python coils, another autism/vaccine showdown has sprung up - 'this ...

Three Waikato families are facing a bill of $33,000 after three dogs being brought to New Zealand to help autistic patients were banned from a Qantas flight in Los Angeles.

The number of autistic children receiving treatment in Ontario is nearly equal to the number still languishing on waiting lists, NDP critic Peter Kormos charged Thursday as he accused the province of failing to ...

Washington, Aug 8 : In one of the first double-blind, clinical studies, scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston will be seeking to determine if gluten and dairy products have a ...

Many children with Autism Spectrum Disorders interact more easily with mechanical devices than with humans, according to new reports.

Sometimes I think that when the poet Robert Burns wrote about the best laid plans of mice and men, and the pain of disappointment, he could have been describing my family.