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'Co-Occurring' Disorders May Explain Change in Autism Diagnosis

KenyaHENRY — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:54:12 +0000

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 and anxiety.

A clue to the GI problems that plague many kids with autism?

MCDONALDAlissa27 — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:45:39 +0000

( 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 disturbances have high levels of a bacterium called Sutterella in their intestines.

Doctor fired over autism treatment

Claudine30DICKERSON — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:19:12 +0000

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.

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How to Recognize the Early Signs of Autism – Video

julietochka — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 02:11:53 +0000

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Warrior parents fare best in securing autism services

MCDONALDAlissa27 — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:47:40 +0000

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.

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Boys with certain types of autism have bigger brains than peers

MCDONALDAlissa27 — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:08:49 +0000

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 condition.

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Larger brains linked with regressive autism

WestKayla23 — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:33:24 +0000

Autism symptoms can appear in babies, however some children with the disorder develop normally until about age 2 when they suddenly regress.

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NJ reviewing controversial autism therapy

Billie21Banks — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:30:38 +0000

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 controversial treatment for children with autism.

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Autism Speaks receives $100,000 Royal Arch Masons RARA grant

KenyaHENRY — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:45:56 +0000

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) grant in support of the Autism Speaks early diagnosis and early intervention initiative to investigate auditory processing disorders in children with autism.

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Autism Speaks receives $100,000 Royal Arch Masons RARA grant

Royal Arch Masons present Autism Speaks with $100,000 Royal Arch research assistance grant

raelifin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:16:41 +0000

( 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 investigate auditory processing disorders in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

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Could Airway Abnormality Point to Autism?

Billie21Banks — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:54:06 +0000

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 disorder.

Autism: Law make insurers cover therapy – for now

WestKayla23 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:15:17 +0000

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 the therapy and…

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New findings validate the accuracy of autism diagnosis in children with Down syndrome

MCDONALDAlissa27 — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:25:58 +0000

( 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 conditions, can be used to accurately identify autism spectrum disorders in children with Down syndrome, according to research from Kennedy Krieger Institute.

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Children with autism and gastrointestinal symptoms have altered digestive genes

raelifin — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 07:16:12 +0000

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 bacteria in their intestines.

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Autism – First Biologically Distinct Subtypes Of Brain Development Uncovered

Billie21Banks — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:24:15 +0000

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 condition. The discoveries are similar to those of the first biological subtypes of cancer in the 1960s, which provided access to a better understanding of causes and effective treatments, cure and …

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Autism Speaks introduces new tool kit to make blood draws and routine procedures less stressful

MCDONALDAlissa27 — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 05:12:58 +0000

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 fixed routines experienced by many children with ASD are the significant factors to be considered when preparing a child with ASD for a blood draw.

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Business offers bouncing for kids with autism

WestKayla23 — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:04:50 +0000

A local business is offering its services to children with autism and is working with an area organization to bring awareness to the condition.

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Stem Cell Transplant India,Bone Marrow Transplant India,Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment India

Claudine30DICKERSON — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:11:03 +0000

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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 than 125 stem cell transplants till date with approximately 100 of them being allogeneic stem cell transplants.

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Blue Shield to pay for autism behavioral therapy

julietochka — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:46:57 +0000

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 previously refused to cover….

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Autism Diagnoses Still More Likely in Richer Neighborhoods

julietochka — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:15:33 +0000

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 study.

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