Don't look now - I'm trying to think
Children with autism look away from faces when thinking, especially about challenging material, according to new research from Northumbria University.
Mar 7, 2012
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Children with autism look away from faces when thinking, especially about challenging material, according to new research from Northumbria University.
Mar 7, 2012
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The underlying reason autism is often associated with gastrointestinal problems is an unknown, but new results to be published in the online journal mBio on January 10 reveal that the guts of autistic children differ from ...
Jan 9, 2012
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From the day her son was diagnosed with autism nine years ago, Stacie Funk has made it her full-time job to find him the best possible help. Hiring lawyers and experts to press her case, she established herself as a mother ...
Dec 19, 2011
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A combination of rare and common genetic variations could play a part in biological pathways linked to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Nov 14, 2011
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Autism and autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) are currently diagnosed primarily through subjective observation of autistic behaviors. However, new research, presented at CHEST 2011, the 77th annual meeting of the American ...
Oct 24, 2011
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Autism is a mysterious developmental disease because it often leaves complex abilities intact while impairing seemingly elementary ones. For example, it is well documented that autistic children often have difficulty correctly ...
Aug 1, 2011
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A responsive, mechanised toy designed especially for autistic children six months and up has been created to teach positive play behaviours.
Jul 1, 2011
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A new study from Cambridge University has for the first time found that autism diagnoses are more common in an IT-rich region.
Jun 20, 2011
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A clinically extensive and mathematically powerful study of 1000 families with one autistic child and one unaffected sibling has validated a controversial theory of autism's complex genetic causation. The study for the first ...
Jun 8, 2011
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) may provide an early and objective indicator of autism, according to researchers at Columbia University in New York City, who used the technique to document language impairment ...
May 31, 2011
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