'Co-Occurring' Disorders May Explain Change in Autism Diagnosis
MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Many children with autism also have other developmental or psychiatric conditions, including learning disabilities, speech delays, attention or seizure disorders Continue Reading
A clue to the GI problems that plague many kids with autism?
( Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health ) New research from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health reports that children with autism and gastrointestinal Continue Reading
Doctor fired over autism treatment
SECAUCUS, N.J., Jan. 10 (UPI) -- A neuroscientist who would have been in charge of a controversial therapy for children with autism has been fired by a New Jersey hospital, officials said. Read Continue Reading
How to Recognize the Early Signs of Autism – Video
Handle any emergency with Howcast's First Aid app - howc.stExpand the description and view the text of the steps for this how-to video. Go here to see the original: How to Recognize the Early Continue Reading
Warrior parents fare best in securing autism services
Part two of four: Public spending on children with autism in California varies greatly by race and class. A major reason: Not all families have the means to battle for coveted assistance. See Continue Reading
Boys with certain types of autism have bigger brains than peers
Researchers at the University of California found that children with regressive autism - which impinges speech and social skills - had six per cent greater brain volume than those without the Continue Reading
Larger brains linked with regressive autism
Autism symptoms can appear in babies, however some children with the disorder develop normally until about age 2 when they suddenly regress. See the article here: Larger brains linked with Continue Reading
NJ reviewing controversial autism therapy
The state health department will decide for the first time in January whether a hospital — Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus — should be allowed to offer an experimental and Continue Reading
Autism Speaks receives $100,000 Royal Arch Masons RARA grant
The General Chapter of Royal Arch Masons International presented Autism Speaks, the world's largest autism research and advocacy organization, with a $100,000 Royal Arch Research Assistance (RARA) Continue Reading
Royal Arch Masons present Autism Speaks with $100,000 Royal Arch research assistance grant
( Autism Speaks ) The General Chapter of Royal Arch Masons International presented Autism Speaks with a $100,000 in support of Autism Speaks' early diagnosis and early intervention initiative to Continue Reading
Could Airway Abnormality Point to Autism?
MONDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) -- A researcher has found an abnormality in the airways of children with autism that she says may be the first anatomical marker for the neurodevelopmental Continue Reading
Autism: Law make insurers cover therapy – for now
Parents of children with autism lauded the governor's decision to sign into law a bill that requires health insurers to cover behavioral health treatments for their kids, but questions linger about Continue Reading
New findings validate the accuracy of autism diagnosis in children with Down syndrome
( Kennedy Krieger Institute ) New findings from a 16-year study confirm that the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders, the gold-standard for the classification of mental health Continue Reading
Children with autism and gastrointestinal symptoms have altered digestive genes
Researchers report that children with autism and gastrointestinal disturbances have altered expression of genes involved in digestion. These variations may contribute to changes in the types of Continue Reading
Autism – First Biologically Distinct Subtypes Of Brain Development Uncovered
Today it was announced, that the world's biggest and most comprehensive investigation of children with autism has uncovered the first biologically distinct subtypes of brain development in the Continue Reading
Autism Speaks introduces new tool kit to make blood draws and routine procedures less stressful
For children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), routine medical procedures such as having their blood drawn can be very difficult. Communication and social interaction deficits and reliance on Continue Reading
Business offers bouncing for kids with autism
A local business is offering its services to children with autism and is working with an area organization to bring awareness to the condition. Read the original here: Business offers bouncing for Continue Reading
Stem Cell Transplant India,Bone Marrow Transplant India,Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment India
Center for Bone Marrow Transplantation, Bangalore, India was established in October 2004 with a vision to make this treatment affordable to the common man. Since then the unit has completed more Continue Reading
Blue Shield to pay for autism behavioral therapy
Parents of children with autism are hopeful they have scored a victory this week after Blue Shield of California has agreed to pay for a form of therapy for the developmental disorder that it Continue Reading
Autism Diagnoses Still More Likely in Richer Neighborhoods
WEDNESDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- Poor children with autism are less likely than richer kids to have the condition diagnosed, but this disparity has decreased in recent years, according to a new Continue Reading
