Autism News

THE mother of a young son with Asperger syndrome has hit out at people who criticise his behaviour, saying - "he's not naughty".

The Roaring Fork Autism Network, the Aspen Hope Center and the Extreme Sports Center Speaker Series is hosting a film screening with the 40-minute documentary titled "Autism and Trauma" at the Crystal Theatre in Carbondale at 7 p.m. Thursday.

It's back-to-school time and it may also be time to take your child to a doctor or clinic for a vaccination or booster shot.

Standard scores measuring "adaptive behavior" in boys with fragile X syndrome tend to decline during childhood and adolescence, the largest longitudinal study of the inherited disorder to date has found.

Researchers have broken new ground in understanding a cause of autism , with results published in the July 3rd, 2014 edition of Cell magazine.

The UC Davis MIND Institute is seeking participants for a study examining the benefits of a computer-based, game-oriented training program for enhancing working memory in children and adolescents with autism and fragile X syndrome.

The more chronic medical conditions people have at retirement age, the shorter their life expectancy may be, a new study claims.

Centre in green: Joanne Hawkins, her son Ethan and daughter Gracie; surroundedby many who attended PTA s Fun Night on July 10 NNL-140721-122039001 Autism support group Parents Talking Asperger's has celebrated the achievement of one of its members who has raised much-needed funds to buy new outdoor play equipment.

Right now, candidates for the state legislature are going to their mailboxes and finding a disturbing and potentially dangerous questionnaire and set of talking points from an anti-childhood-immunization organization called Michigan Opposing Mandatory Vaccines , a group whose work threatens the health, safety and well-being of children across the ... (more)

THESE Blackrod Church School pupils are an example to young people everywhere after raising money to support children with Asperger's syndrome.

Pregnant women who live near farmland where pesticides are used show an astonishing 60% increase in the likelihood of giving birth to children with autism or other developmental issues.

Close to 700 families in Lake County affected by autism are registered with the University of Central Florida's Center for Autism and Related Disabilities.

She chopped, kicked and dodged every obstacle put in front of her in the small studio at My Favorite Cardio Place.

Not only can Martin Finn perform pop songs pitch-perfect, but he mimics many artists as he takes part in concerts across Britain, bringing audiences to tears Aged 23, he can string no more than three words together at a time and does not understand them, reports the Sunday People.

Scientists at UC Riverside are pointing at an enzyme called MMP-9 as playing a critical role in the development of autism.

The young Etobicoke, Ont., woman likes watching Disney movies online and wearing nail polish.

This represents a ten-fold increase in prevalence in 40 years, based on data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

A UC Riverside-led team of researchers says it has found conclusive evidence that a naturally produced enzyme in the body is responsible for autism and other neurological disorders in people with Fragile X syndrome.

Fragile X syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes obsessive-compulsive and repetitive behaviors, and other behaviors on the autistic spectrum, as well as cognitive deficits.

Many human cognitive and neurodegenerative diseases are caused by alterations in the amounts of specific neuronal proteins, which are maintained at proper levels by regulation of their synthesis and turnover.