Autism News

International Expert Presents Findings in Italy By Federica Vasta ROME, June 18, 2013 - In Italy, there is no adequate scientific knowledge of Asperger's syndrome by health professionals .

A human-like robot that can mimic emotions and play interactive games can help students with autism develop social skills.

Recently, Kara Moses asked Guardian readers : "Should we wait for conclusive scientific studies before becoming concerned about an issue?" Her personal answer was no; that special interest groups should perform and publicize their own findings.

A BASINGSTOKE charity which supports families, children and young people with autism, is set to receive a funding boost from a house-building firm.

What a perfect surprise for two "almost teens:" A day trip to Bellingham and an Old Navy shopping spree.

Mackenzie, who just completed the sixth grade at Signal Knob Middle School, decided to take her personal experience with autism, and encourage her classmates to "stop and think" before making fun of kids like her.

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Genetic studies of autism spectrum conditions have mostly focused on the "low functioning" severe clinical subgroup, treating it as a rare disorder.

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Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US have produced a computer program that helps individuals practise interpersonal skills so they feel more comfortable in job interviews or going on a first date.

Children with autism spectrum disorder may not perceive human voices as pleasurable because of a physical disconnect between the brain regions involved in speaking and those linked to rewards, a study suggests.

He's an avid juggler, fitness enthusiast and a budding naturalist. And it's through those hobbies Ed Hibbard has kept himself busy.

Yet his fixation with calendars has ultimately turned him into a celebrated artist whose striking paintings of numbers, cities, maps and machines have been exhibited all around the world.

The long-awaited, much-debated new guidelines for diagnosing mental illness have been released, and although some complain about the changes, others say there's good reasoning behind them.

In a SouthMilwaukeeNow.com article dated June 14 and entitled, ' Italian Court Rules MMR Vaccine Caused Autism: US Media Blacks Out Story,' author Kristan Harris writes about the Italian court that ruled in favor of the Bocca family whose nine-year-old son became autistic after receiving the MMR vaccine.

People outside the alternative health community are often confused by the lack of autism in the Amish people.

Lodi Unified autism specialist Karen Honkala said that when many Americans think of autism, the most common reaction is for them to pull a quote or a memory from the 1988 Hollywood film "Rain Man," which starred Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman as the Babbitt brothers.

Dads are fixers. If there's a puzzle, they are typically on top of it, looking for a way to solve it.

A few years ago, a friend, whose child attends a school for kids with learning disabilities, tried to start a book club for parents at the school.

An automated conversation coach, which helps socially anxious users practice speaking skills for job interviews, dates, public speeches, and other settings, may be especially useful for people with social phobias, Asperger's, and high-functioning autism.