Proposed autism diagnostic criteria roils medical community
A proposal to use new diagnostic criteria for autism has roiled the US medical community, with many experts concerned that the move could exclude children affected by some forms of the disorder.
Modified Definition of Autism Too Consequential to Rush Into Print: View
When is a person just a little different, and when is his peculiarity a symptom of a disabling disorder?
Can autism be used as hacking defence?
Computer hacking and autism are increasingly mentioned in the same breath thanks to several high profile court cases but Channel 4 News asks if autism can really be used as a defence to online crime?
Effective Treatment of Autism through NAET
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at the NAET Autism Treatment Center in Buena Park, CA, hypothesized that major contributors to the development and symptoms of autism include food ...
Redefining Autism: Will New DSM-5 Criteria for ASD Exclude Some People?
People have been arguing about autism for a long time--about what causes it , how to treat it and whether it qualifies as a mental disorder. The controversial idea that childhood vaccines trigger autism also persists, despite the fact that study after study has failed to find any evidence of such a link. Now, psychiatrists and members of the autistic community are embroiled in a more legitimate ...
Kern Autism Network announces date for 17th Annual Autism Awareness Conference
Ramona Puget/Special to the Sun On Feb. 24, the Autism Society Chapter-Kern Autism Network will hold its 17th Annual Autism Awareness Conference at Hodel’s Banquet Room, 5917 Knudsen Drive, in Bakersfield. Our featured speaker is Emily Rubin, MS, CCC-SLP.
Organist with autism speaks through his music
His tongue may have problems with words, but his hands are adept and at home on a keyboard.
Study finds early signs of autism in baby brains
LONDON (Reuters) - Children who develop autism already show signs of different brain responses in their first year of life, scientists said on Thursday in a study that may in the future help doctors diagnose the disorder earlier. British researchers studied 104 babies at 6 to 10 months and then again at 3-years-old, and found that those who went on to develop autism had unusual patterns of brain ...
Early Autism Sign: Babies' Brain Responses to Eye Contact
The way that babies as young as six months look at the eyes of other people may be an early sign of autism, a new study suggests.
Babies' brains 'show autism risk'
It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, say researchers.
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