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Autistic children placed in 'pen' during school playtime - Telegraph.co.uk
Autistic children placed in 'pen' during school playtime
Telegraph.co.uk
Children with autism were rounded up and placed in a "pen" during playtime at a Sydney school sparking anger from politicians and parents. ...
Outrage over Seven Hills West Public School putting autistic children in cageHerald Sun
School criticised for putting autistic kids in penABC Online
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11 Mar 2010 at 6:48am
Parenting and Autism? NBC's "Parenthood" nails it - San Francisco Chronicle (...
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Parenting and Autism? NBC's "Parenthood" nails it
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
When Matthew was first diagnosed with what a specialist said was "a developmental delay--probably not autism", few in my circle of friends and family knew ...
Asperger's Syndrome: Is it Different from Autism?eMaxHealth
Asperger's syndrome tops Google searches after plotline on NBC show 'Parenthood'New York Daily News
Asperger's Syndrome & Parenthood (PHOTO)Post Chronicle
Examiner.com -Woman's Day (bl...
9 Mar 2010 at 6:34pm
Islanders' kindness puts hamster thief to shame - SILive.com
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Islanders' kindness puts hamster thief to shame
SILive.com
Because people with autism tend to be literal-minded, some of the students processed the event by venturing ?maybe they did it because they're poor,? and ...
Heartless thieves steal beloved hamster from Eden II School for Children with ...New York Daily News
Burglar Takes Hamster, Sock Monkey From Autistic SchoolGothamist
Thieves hits Staten Island school for autistic kids7Online.com
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11 Mar 2010 at 7:27am
Testosterone in girls' brains offers clue to autism's cause - Sydney Morning ...
Testosterone in girls' brains offers clue to autism's cause
Sydney Morning Herald
The research supports an emerging theory of autism as an extreme form of typical male brain development. The girls in the study with greater testosterone ...
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11 Mar 2010 at 7:01am
Study: 1 in 4 parents think vaccines cause autism - San Francisco Chronicle (...
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Study: 1 in 4 parents think vaccines cause autism
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Dr. Freed is especially concerned about the 1 in 4 parents who think there's a connection between autism and vaccines. Many of these parents' fears are ...
Childhood: 1 in 4 Parents Link Autism to VaccinesNew York Times
Jenny McCarthy on HuffPo: Who's Afraid of the Truth About Autism?Age of Autism (blog)
The Poisoning of a Generation Do Vaccines Cause Autism?CounterPunch
Left Brain/Right B...
9 Mar 2010 at 2:18pm
'Clean Room' Pittsburgh Study Could Shed Light On Autism - WTAE Pittsburgh
'Clean Room' Pittsburgh Study Could Shed Light On Autism
WTAE Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH -- A controversial method is being used in Pittsburgh to study children who live with autism. The method involves having the children spend hours ...
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10 Mar 2010 at 5:28pm
Autism: The Definition of A Social Wrong - Huffington Post (blog)
Autism: The Definition of A Social Wrong
Huffington Post (blog)
Each time I start a blog entry about autism, I'm filled with enthusiasm for whatever aspect of the crisis I am about to talk about. ...
10 Mar 2010 at 4:32pm
Martin Co's School-Related Employee of the Year - WPTV
Martin Co's School-Related Employee of the Year
WPTV
She is also a passionate volunteer who has with worked with the Autism Speaks program and Walk Now for Autism event on the Treasure Coast. ...
Woman who works with autistic children named Martin County's school-related ...Stuart News (subscription)
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10 Mar 2010 at 8:54pm
Older Siblings of Autistics Tend to Develop Hyperactivity when Living Togethe...
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Older Siblings of Autistics Tend to Develop Hyperactivity when Living Together
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The new study introduces a fresh glance at autism's early effects on families. The research also depicted that mothers of young, autistic children face more ...
Older siblings of autistic children more prone to hyperactivity--studyTheMedGuru
A Unique Child: Autism - After effectsNursery World
Older Siblings Of Autistics Can Become HyperactiveOneindia
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10 Mar 2010 at 4:33pm
Teamsters Local 25 to 'Light up the Night' at gala for autism April 10 - Medf...
Teamsters Local 25 to 'Light up the Night' at gala for autism April 10
Medford Transcript
By Anonymous Teamsters Local 25 plans to ?Light up the Night? at the 3rd annual Gala for Autism on Saturday, April 10, 2010, at the Intercontinental Hotel ...
11 Mar 2010 at 3:38am
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The Neurochemical Basis of Autism
From Molecules to MinicolumnsThe recent perceived rise in autism worldwide has spurned a dramatic increase in autism research, but few studies have focused on determining the neurochemical basis of the disorder. The Neurochemical Basis of Autism: From Molecules to Minicolumns is a uniquely vital and interdisciplinary text that presents the latest findings and newest ideas regarding the physiological, neuropathological, ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
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10 Mar 2010 at 10:46am
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT) To Launch New Brain Research Effo...
Researchers at MIT are eagerly anticipating the summer delivery of Elekta Neuromag®, a system that uses magnetoencephalography or MEG to explore brain function. MEG can detect the very weak magnetic fields arising from electrical activity in the brain, and allows researchers to monitor the timing of brain activity with millisecond precision. MIT researchers will use MEG to study normal cognition in children and adults, as well as the neural basis of autism, depression, schizophrenia and other...
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10 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
Loss of enzyme reduces neural activity in Angelman syndrome
Angelman syndrome (AS) is a debilitating neurological disorder characterized by mental retardation and a high frequency of autism. Researchers have now found that the gene mutation underlying AS appears to affect the ability of neurons to communicate and to properly develop during the first few years of life, a time when brain activity is "rewired" by external stimuli. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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10 Mar 2010 at 12:00am
Vitamin D shows promise but research still lagging
As far as Dr. Joseph Mercola is concerned, vitamin D is the magic bullet we've all been looking for. A lack of this wonder nutrient, the controversial natural health advocate said, can set the stage for no fewer than 33 disorders, including autism,... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)
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9 Mar 2010 at 1:09pm
Controlled Study Finds Possible Early Warning Signs For Autism Spectrum Disor...
A new study suggests a trend toward developing hyperactivity among typically developing elementary-school-aged siblings of autistic preschoolers and supports the notion that mothers of young, autistic children experience more depression and stress than mothers with typically developing children... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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9 Mar 2010 at 6:00am
Autism Walk Expects 15,000 People
Thousands will unite for autism at the 8th annual Los Angeles Walk Now for Autism Speaks at the Pasadena Rose Bowl, Saturday, April 24, 2010. Powered by volunteers and families with loved ones on the autism spectrum, this fundraising effort generates vital funds for autism research, awareness and family services. Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disorder, with 1% of the population affected... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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9 Mar 2010 at 5:00am
Vital Signs: One in Four Parents Link Autism to Vaccines, Study Finds
Most reported vaccinating their children, but more than half said they were concerned about adverse effects. (Source: NYT > Health)
by NYT > Health
8 Mar 2010 at 11:00pm
Conceptual and methodological challenges for neuroimaging studies of autistic...
Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are a set of complex developmental disabilities de-fined by impairment in social interaction and communication, as well as by restricted interests or repetitive behaviors. Neuroimaging studies have substantially advanced our understanding of the neural mechanisms that underlie the core symptoms of ASDs. Nevertheless, a number of chal-lenges still remain in the application of neuroimaging techniques to the study of ASDs. We re-view three major conceptual and ...
by Behavioral and Brain Functions
8 Mar 2010 at 5:00pm
Autism's Impact on Older Siblings
A possible early glimpse of autism's impact on older siblings - Controlled study finds a possible early warning signs for autism spectrum disorders within families... (Source: Disabled World)
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8 Mar 2010 at 4:37pm
Vital Signs: Childhood: 1 in 4 Parents Link Autism to Vaccines
Most reported vaccinating their children, but more than half said they were concerned about adverse effects. (Source: NYT > Health)
by NYT > Health
8 Mar 2010 at 11:24am
58. Possible prenatal causes for clinical expression of autism
Autism is severe developmental disorder with onset around age of three years. Main characteristics of autistic children are problems with social interaction, emotional correspondence and difficulty with verbal and nonverbal communication. One of the most intriguing questions is the possible reasons causing the expression of autism. Aim of this study was to evaluate the possible prenatal causes for clinical expression of autism. (Source: Clinical Neurophysiology)
by Clinical Neurophysiology
8 Mar 2010 at 11:13am
Autism Speaks Los Angeles: Autism Walk Expects 15,000 People
LOS ANGELES, CA (MARKET WIRE) Thousands will unite for autism at the 8th annual Los Angeles Walk Now for Autism Speaks at the Pasadena Rose Bowl, Saturday, April 24, 2010. (Source: Market Wire - Pharmaceuticals and Biotech)
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8 Mar 2010 at 7:41am
Sleep deprivation affects how we interpret emotional cues
In this study, 20 people were deprived of sleep for 30 hours and then asked to look at photographs of faces, each displaying a different emotional state – happy, sad and angry – at various levels of intensity. Then they were allowed to sleep and retested 24 hours later. The responses from both days were compared, as well as to those of another group of 17 people who served as controls, undergoing the same testing two days in a row without sleep deprivation. The researchers found that there wa...
by Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston
8 Mar 2010 at 6:25am
Autism Symposium to separate fact from fiction
Skepticism about the safety of vaccinations among parents has proven hard to shake, deeply embedded in fear that they cause autism. One in four parents believes some vaccines cause autism. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
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7 Mar 2010 at 10:00pm
A possible early glimpse of autism's impact on older siblings
(University of Oregon) A new study suggests a trend toward developing hyperactivity among typically developing elementary-school-aged siblings of autistic preschoolers and supports the notion that mothers of young, autistic children experience more depression and stress than mothers with typically developing children. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
by EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science
7 Mar 2010 at 10:00pm
Conditional reasoning in autism: Activation and integration of knowledge and ...
This study explored whether adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD; N = 26) were less influenced by background knowledge than typically developing adolescents (N = 38) when engaged in conditional reasoning. Participants were presented with pretested valid and invalid conditional inferences with varying available counterexamples. The group with ASD showed significantly less influence of prior knowledge on valid inferences (p = .01) and invalid inferences (p = .01) compared with the typ...
by Developmental Psychology
7 Mar 2010 at 10:00pm
Individual differences in executive function and central coherence predict de...
In this study, the longitudinal relationships among these 3 aspects of cognition in autism were investigated. Thirty-seven cognitively able children with an autism spectrum condition were assessed on tests targeting ToM (false-belief prediction), EF (planning ability, cognitive flexibility, and inhibitory control), and CC (local processing) at intake and again 3 years later. Time 1 EF and CC skills were longitudinally predictive of change in children?s ToM test performance, independent of age...
by Developmental Psychology
7 Mar 2010 at 10:00pm
This week on Thrive: March 1 ? 5
Here?s a quick look at what Thrive was up to last week. Do you know how dangerous drowsy driving is for your teen? Teen brains really are different. Parents consider hastening death for terminally ill children. Do small changes in our diet really add up? Children?s Facebook page is named one of the best hospital pages. A Children?s critical care nurse tells her story about caring for Haitian earthquake victims on the USNS Comfort. Do you know how to recognize the early signs of autism? Learn ...
by Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston
7 Mar 2010 at 6:00am
Federal Legislation to End Abusive Restraint and Seclusion in Schools
National Autism Association Applauds Congress for Passing Federal Legislation to End Abusive Restraint and Seclusion in Schools... (Source: Disabled World)
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by Disabled World
6 Mar 2010 at 9:41am
Health headlines: Binge drinking, Wii workout games and CPR
Other stories we?ve been reading: Read one father?s story on how he became an advocate for safer teen driving. Check out these safe driving tips for your teen. [Read about the dangers of drowsy driving.] Advertising guilt doesn?t curb binge drinking. Teen alcohol and marijuana use is on the rise. [A recent teen drug survey predicted this.] Young people who smoke marijuana for long periods of time are more likely to risk psychosis. Despite studies proving otherwise, some parents still believe ...
by Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston
6 Mar 2010 at 6:00am