National Autism Awareness Month

April has been designated national Autism Awareness Month and provides a special opportunity for individuals across our country to educate and raise awareness in their neighborhoods, workplaces, schools and local communities.

http://www.examiner.com/article/national-autism-awareness-month-1?cid=rss

Child Wellness: Autism numbers in the U.S.

A recent report by the National Survey of Children's Health finds autism is on the rise, but other researchers say that is not the case.

http://centralny.ynn.com/content/health/child_wellness_wednesday/650867/child-wellness--autism-numbers-in-the-u-s-/

Letters: Autism research

In the past year, groundbreaking research has uncovered precise genetic links between autism and Fragile X syndrome, giving families like ours hope that treatment for many of the core symptoms of both conditions is on the horizon In the past year, groundbreaking research has uncovered precise genetic links between autism and Fragile X syndrome, ... (more)

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625479/Autism-research.html

Work in progress

... employees. Taylor, 19, is one of the newest participants. He has Asperger syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism. "I've dealt with it my entire life, and frankly, there's nothing I can't do," the Chillicothe High School graduate said. "They ...

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Letter: Fragile X syndrome

In the past year, ground-breaking research has uncovered precise genetic links between autism and Fragile X syndrome giving families like ours hope that treatment for many of the core symptoms of both conditions is on the horizon.

http://www.recorder.com/home/5235951-95/fragile-autism-research-syndrome

Vulnerable Children Allowed to Self-Harm 'Under Supervision' at Surrey School

... - which offers education to children aged between nine and 17 who have Asperger's Syndrome and higher-functioning autism - were told to give one pupil with a history of self-harm a sterilised razor blade and allow her cut herself under controlled ...

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/450548/20130327/children-self-harm-razor-school-unsted-park.htm

Good Greetings

... to live, learn, and work in their communities. The agency annually serves more than 50,000 Floridians with autism, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, intellectual disabilities, Down syndrome, and Prader-Willi syndrome. For more information about the ...

http://capitalsoup.com/2013/03/26/good-greetings/

Significant insights into common form of autism: Study identifies...

The Memphis researchers determined that the maternally derived or inherited duplication of the region inclusive of the UBE3A gene are sufficient to produce a phenotype on the autism spectrum in all ten maternal duplication subjects.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130326101532.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29

Study identifies genetic connections in 15q Duplication Syndrome

A new study published in the March issue of Autism Research from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Le Bonheur researchers is making the genetic connections between autism and Chromosome 15q Duplication Syndrome .

http://scienceblog.com/61789/study-identifies-genetic-connections-in-15q-duplication-syndrome/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

Measles cases double as it spreads across Wales at 'alarming' rate

... following the publication of Dr Andrew Wakefield's now discredited research in 1998, which linked the MMR jab with autism. The vaccine scare - now proved to have been based on unfounded claims - saw the uptake of the MMR jab drop significantly. Dr ...

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2013/03/26/measles-cases-double-as-it-spreads-across-wales-at-alarming-rate-91466-33063217/

Vulnerable pupil 'given razor blades to self harm'

... keholders and senior management prior to its introduction.' The school includes children with Asperger's Syndrome and autism and has been rated in an Ofsted report as 'good with outstanding features'.

http://metro.co.uk/2013/03/26/vulnerable-pupil-given-razor-blades-to-self-harm-3559576/

60 diseases and adverse reactions associated with the hepatitis B vaccination

... with the hepatitis B vaccination . An Annals of Epidemiology published study discovered that the risk of an autism spectrum disorder was more than tripled for infant boys who received the hepatitis B vaccination. An earlier study by the same ...

http://www.examiner.com/list/60-diseases-and-adverse-reactions-associated-with-the-hepatitis-b-vaccination

Genes for endosomal NHE6 and NHE9 are misregulated in autism brains

Monogenic developmental brain disorders with autism features such as Rett syndrome, Angelman syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, and others provide important tractable models of relevance to severe autism.

http://www.nature.com/mp/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/mp201328a.html

School gives pupil self-harm blades

... spokesman for the Priory Group, responsible for running the school - which has children with Asperger's Syndrome and autism - said: "This was a short-term, local procedure introduced by the headteacher and school principal who genuinely believed it ...

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4859994/student-given-blades-to-self-harm-at-school.html?OTC-RSS&ATTR=News

Glenn Hills Elementary Students Found Safe After Search

... Elementary, but it was Allen, and not law enforcement that spotted the children. She says her son, who has a form of autism and attention deficit disorder, has walked off from campus before. "I'm mad because the school system, they do a dishonor," ...

http://www2.nbc26.tv/news/2013/mar/25/glenn-hills-elementary-students-found-safe-after-s-ar-5861134/

Pupil was allowed to cut himself with razor blades at special school

... School provides specialist education for boys and girls aged 7 to 19 with Asperger's Syndrome, higher functioning autism and associated disorders. It is our aim to allow all our young people to thrive effectively within an ever demanding and complex ...

http://www.anorak.co.uk/352179/news/pupil-was-allowed-to-cut-himself-with-razor-blades-at-special-school.html/

Let the therapy gaming begin

Well, sophisticated gaming programs will soon transform talk therapy. And while psychotherapists won't become obsolete, they will increasingly partner with intelligent machines in treating mental maladies.

http://www.jsonline.com/features/health/philip-chard-let-the-therapy-gaming-begin-hf98cfj-199903731.html

03/25/13 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR AUTISM.

• Join Easter Seals Train Your Brain Challenge with Posit Science _{2013-03-25, 12:31 pm}
  ... conditions like attention deficit disorder, traumatic brain injury, depression, addiction, Alzheimer's disease, autism and many more," says James E. Williams, Jr., president and chief executive officer, Easter Seals. "This is the vision behind ...
• New Partnership to Advance Brain Health, Especially for Individuals... _{2013-03-25, 12:31 pm}
  ... conditions like attention deficit disorder, traumatic brain injury, depression, addiction, Alzheimer's disease, autism and many more," says James E. Williams, Jr., president and chief executive officer, Easter Seals. "This is the vision behind ...
• How autism care can cost families millions _{2013-03-25, 12:16 pm}
  Lost amid the recent coverage about the frightening rise in reported cases of autism is any discussion of the costs to families -- which can be staggering.
• Drake Institute - Uniqueness of Each Patient Requires Individualized Treatment Protocols _{2013-03-25, 12:00 pm}
  ... posterior region of the brain that would interfere with being able to pick up on social cues. Another patient on the Autism Spectrum could have the same difficulty with processing social cues but it could be a result of too much fast brainwave ...
• Why are more children being diagnosed with autism? _{2013-03-25, 11:24 am}
  Over the last two decades, the number of children diagnosed with autism, or autism spectrum disorder , has risen at an alarming rate.
• Supervised self-harm was allowed at special school _{2013-03-25, 03:00 am}
  ... Priory Group and offers education to boys and girls aged seven to 19 with Asperger's syndrome and higher functioning autism. According to the controlled self-harm procedure, handed out to staff but aborted after just six days, the pupil would be ...
• Baby Einstein videos educate typical and autistic children _{2010-01-27, 08:25 pm}
  ... for the arts. That is what the Baby Einstein videos create. This is personal. As a mother of a child with autism , I received the Baby Bach video as a gift from a friend. From the very first time the video played, my son received the needed feedback ...
• Portsmouth family shares autism story _{2013-03-25, 02:56 am}
  ... new memoir written by a local school paraprofessional makes clear. "Bringing up John: One Family's Life with Autism" tells the story of Ellen and Alvin Walker and their son, John Walker, a 33-year-old local man with autism. The 124-page book, ...
• The mission of Tomas _{2013-03-25, 02:31 am}
  Tomas Perez Diaz was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder , a condition on the autism spectrum, marked by significant developmental delays cognitive and motor, play, communication, and difficulty interacting with others.
• Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff NorwellLearning social skills while having fun _{2013-03-23, 03:00 am}
  ... social skills to children and young adults with social learning disabilities. Children with Asperger's syndrome or autism can have difficulty interpreting social cues and interacting with peers, she said, making it hard to make friends and fit in. ...
• Birmingham letters _{2013-03-24, 07:59 am}
  In the past year, ground-breaking research has uncovered precise genetic links between autism and fragile X syndrome giving families like ours hope that treatment for many of the core symptoms of both conditions is on the horizon.
• The hoax at the bottom of Autism and Alzheimer's _{2013-03-24, 01:00 am}
  For the medical cartel, Autism and Alzheimer's are big, big business. Profits are soaring.
• For boy with Asperger's, bar mitzvah is extra special _{2013-03-24, 01:31 am}
  ... the Torah. The seventh-grader at Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School in Largo has Asperger's syndrome, a disorder on the autism spectrum. "It's the higher functioning end of the spectrum," said Kathleen Hinkle, who works as an exceptional student ...
• A Multisite Study of the Clinical Diagnosis of Different Autism Spectrum Disorders _{2013-03-23, 09:22 pm}
  Objective To determine whether the relationships between behavioral phenotypes and clinical diagnoses of different autism spectrum disorders vary across 12 university-based sites.
• Scientists suffer for trying to make vaccine side effects public _{2013-03-23, 01:45 pm}
  ... side effects. Dr. Andrew Wakefield , a British doctor made claims linking the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism and as a result of all of the criticism and shun by the scientific community that he received, some scientists say they are ...
• Urge lawmakers to increase access to vaccines _{2013-03-23, 03:00 am}
  ... to the contrary, remain concerned that giving so many shots at once is unsafe and that the MMR vaccine might cause autism. These children are then at high risk of contracting vaccine-preventable diseases and transmitting them to other children who ...
• 'Different in a good way' _{2013-03-23, 07:06 am}
  Teacher Jessica Patterson says when most students begin her autism resource class at North Whitfield Middle School they arrive "broken and crushed" from bullying in the Whitfield County Schools system.
• The Autism and Genius of Bill Hamilton _{2013-03-23, 06:29 am}
  ... the slowest to pick up the rules." As an adult, he described himself as possessing "notably a trait approaching to autism about what most regard as the higher attributes of our species," and went on to portray himself as "a person who a believes he ...
• Montgomery County BOE: Briers refutes parent's complaint: Municipal Court case alleges harassment _{2013-03-23, 03:00 am}
  ... suffering because of that. Irby's daughter suffers from depression and her son has Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism. On one recording, a voice allegedly belonging to Briers can be heard asking, "What did I say about your children?" Irby ...
• Art is woman's means of communication _{2013-03-23, 02:45 am}
  ... my art," says Ruth (not her real name). "My verbal communication is misunderstood many times. I was diagnosed with autism--Asperger's Syndrome in 2008. Now I understand why I was always in trouble at school. Noise always bothered me and made it hard ...

03/05/13 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR AUTISM.

• Email This Article to a Friend _{2013-03-05, 05:32 am}
  ... to the care and education of a child. Organizations such as Great Start Livingston, the Pregnancy Help Clinic, Boxing Autism of Livingston County, and the Michigan Association for Gifted Children will be present to offer information and services. ...
• Neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders represent an interconnected molecular system_{2013-02-26, 03:00 am}
  E-mail: c.claudianos@uq.edu.au or a.cristino@uq.edu.au Many putative genetic factors that confer risk to neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorders and X-linked intellectual disability , and to neuropsychiatric disorders including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and schizophrenia have been identified in individuals from ... (more)
• Living a Dream _{2013-03-05, 04:16 am}
  ... At the time, I did not know that I had a neurological disorder (Asperger's is on the Higher Functioning end of the Autism Spectrum), since it only became an official psychological diagnosis in 1994, the year I was taking the creative writing class. ...
• Pay It Forward to 4 Paws for Ability _{2013-03-05, 03:56 am}
  ... the service dog agencies they have located. While some children, for example children who have only the diagnosis of Autism, fit clearly into a specific type of service dog, (The Autism Assistance Dog), many of our families have children with ...
• Garage sale nets funds for equestrian center _{2013-03-05, 01:32 am}
  ... provides therapeutic horseback riding and carriage driving programs for children and adults with disabilities such as autism, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, brain injury and attention deficit disorder. The garage sale was held at Wirz's home in ...
• Woman starts autism fund _{2013-03-05, 12:43 am}
  A Cortland woman whose autistic son died four years ago has established a special fund in his memory to help other children and families who deal with autism issues on a daily basis.
• How Autism is Connected to Mercury Toxicity - and what to do about it _{2013-03-04, 07:36 pm}
  A recent study published in the Polish journal Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis raises new and pertinent questions about the intensifying link between mercury toxicity and autism spectrum disorders .
• Most Kids With Autism Overcome Language Delays, Study Finds _{2013-03-04, 06:12 pm}
  Severe language delays early in the life of a child with autism can be overcome, especially if a child exhibits nonverbal intelligence.
• Novel Technique Maps Genetic Cause of Autism _{2013-03-04, 12:24 pm}
  ... new details about the condition known as agenesis of the corpus callosum, which is one of the top genetic causes of autism. The condition was part of the mysterious brain physiology of Laurence Kim Peek, the remarkable savant portrayed by Dustin ...
• Cumberland Academy of Georgia Announces Deedra Hughes as New Board... _{2013-03-04, 10:15 am}
  The special needs school specializing in Autism, Asperger's, ADD, ADHD and learning disabilities welcomed Deedra Hughes to its Board of Directors.
• Can therapy dogs help kids with autism? _{2013-03-04, 03:00 am}
  For children with autism, trained dogs may offer not only a furry friend, but some therapeutic benefits, too, a new research review finds.
• Congressman Harper fights for disabled _{2013-03-04, 03:00 am}
  ... month." And then there were other signs. Livingston's parents noticed the flapping of his arms, a tell-tale sign of autism, among other things. He was sensitive to light and didn't like being touched or hugged too hard. It took one phone call to ...
• Beware: Universal flu jab just around the corner _{2013-03-04, 01:00 am}
  ... is that aluminum-based vaccine adjuvants can cause severe neurological damage, including mental retardation and autism. Other common vaccine additives include ingredients like antifreeze (ethylene glycol), monosodium glutamate (MSG), food coloring, ...
• What is Autism? _{2013-03-03, 03:51 pm}
  Autism is one of a group of serious developmental problems called autism spectrum disorders that appear in early childhood - usually before age 3. Though symptoms and severity vary, all autism spectrum disorders affect a child's ability to communicate and interact with others.
• Baby Einstein videos educate typical and autistic children _{2010-01-27, 08:25 pm}
  ... for the arts. That is what the Baby Einstein videos create. This is personal. As a mother of a child with autism , I received the Baby Bach video as a gift from a friend. From the very first time the video played, my son received the needed feedback ...
• Staten Island Judge: Autism not caused by slip and fall _{2013-03-03, 08:18 am}
  A Staten Island justice has dismissed the lawsuit of a New Springville woman who alleged she went into premature labor after slipping and falling on a manhole cover, giving birth to a daughter later diagnosed with autism.
• Hope remains for Hilltop residents who want to re-establish community _{2013-03-02, 09:35 pm}
  ... and she has a half-hour drive back into town to meet with her son's doctors - he has Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism. She also must drive in for her part-time job with event parking at Penn State. She lost her other job the week before they ...
• Families fighting to take their children out of Weymouth schools _{2013-03-02, 09:15 pm}
  ... bullying incidents, she said, and she wants him to go to a school that specializes in children with her son's form of autism, Asperger's syndrome, where he can have friends and feel safe. "He walked out the front door of the school because he didn't ...
• Dog's day out: Airline lets pet fly with autistic master _{2013-03-02, 06:28 pm}
  ... interpret it to mean only persons with physical disabilities. This is the grey zone that Jiyon, afflicted with Autism Spectrum Behavioural Disorder , and his therapy dog Simbaa, a nine-month-old labrador, navigated on January 12, when, after two ...
• Common Types of Developmental Disabilities _{2013-03-02, 02:34 pm}
  ... types of developmental disabilities and organizations where additional information on each one may be obtained. Autism is a bio-neurological developmental disability that generally appears before the age of 3. Autism impacts the normal development ...