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TLV: Learning Method to Help People with Autism Improve Visual Perception
TLV: Learning Method to Help People with Autism Improve Visual Perception A new learning method could help people with autism improve visual perception capabilities According to the researchers, improving the perceptual capabilities of people with auti
Psychology | Personality
What It’s Like to Get an Autism Diagnosis After Years of Being Called Difficult, Dramatic and Lazy
Sara Gibbs explores the trajectory of her life in the face of a society that perceived her quirks and exhaustion as exasperating character traits, often underestimating the pain she was in.
Psychology | Psychology
In brief: How infants play with objects could predict autism spectrum disorder, and more research
The latest peer-reviewed studies within psychology and related fields.
Science & Technology | Science
Brain structures grow differently in boys, men with autism
Autistic boys and men show notable differences in brain development, according to magnetic resonance imaging scans taken over a 16-year period.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Facebook will now take down posts claiming vaccines cause autism - The Verge
Facebook is expanding what kinds of COVID-19 and vaccine misinformation get removed from its platforms, including posts that claim vaccines cause autism. The company is also adding information about COVID-19 vaccines to its Information Center.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli Researchers Find Genetic Mutation That May Pave Way For Autism Drugs
New research led by Hebrew University Professor Sagiv Shifman studied the effects of POGZ, a gene associated with autism.
Politics | Politics
Here's a happy holiday story: Trump hired autistic man, 30, as White House intern
"It means a lot that I interned at the White House and became the first autistic White House intern" -- Xavier DeGroat
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli Neuroscientist Says Experimental Alzheimer's Drug May Help Kids With Autism
A new study headed by Prof. Illana Gozes of Tel Aviv University sheds light on the effects of ADNP syndrome, a condition on the autism spectrum.
News | Jewish Community
A Young Man With Autism’s Unexpected Gift to Friendship Circle
Secondhand boutique in North Carolina gets a boost from a grateful employee
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
NIMH » Large-Scale Genetics Study Sheds Light on Developmental Origins of Autism
Researchers were able to identify different types of rare genetic variations associated with autism spectrum disorder by analyzing data shared via the NIMH-funded Autism Sequencing Consortium.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Snow White Soothes 6-Year-Old Boy with Autism During Disney World Meltdown - Southern Living
Snow White swooped into action and seemed to know just what to do to make Brody feel at ease.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli Researchers Find Alzheimer Medications May Help Treat Autistic Children
Scientists at work in a laboratory. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Israeli researchers have found that a medication used to treat Alzheimer’s …
Science & Technology | Science
Gut bacteria may contribute to autism symptoms, mouse study finds | Science | AAAS
Fecal transplants from children with autism reduce social behavior in mice
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Germs in Your Gut Are Talking to Your Brain. Scientists Want to Know What They’re Saying.
The body’s microbial community may influence the brain and behavior, perhaps even playing a role in dementia, autism and other disorders.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Air Pollution May Increase Risk Of Autism In Children By 78 Percent - Study Finds
As scientists begin to delve more deeply into the effects of air pollution on very young children, they've unearthed an alarming statistic: exposure to fine pollution particles may increase the risk of children developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by
Psychology | Personality
Inherited Variations in Noncoding Sections of DNA Associated with Autism
A new study has identified an association between paternally-inherited rare structural variants in noncoding segments of genes and the development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study adds to a growing body of research describing genetic contribut
Psychology | Personality
How Exactly Does Autism Muddy Communication?
The root of the problem could be social or linguistic.
Science & Technology | Science
Cold parenting? Childhood schizophrenia? How the diagnosis of autism has evolved over time | Science | AAAS
The characterization of autism in diagnostic manuals has a complicated history
Psychology | Hypnosis Information
How I use hypnosis to cope with Asperger's Syndrome
In many ways I was an easy child.
Health & Fitness | Health News
Are C-Sections Contributing to Autism?
Studies have found a link between C-sections and autism; one study found that children born by C-section had a 21 percent higher risk for developing autism.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Could Prozac be a treatment for children with autism?
Infant mice bred to mimic the distinctive behaviors and brain abnormalities seen in autism saw dramatic improvement in their symptoms after treatment with the antidepressant Prozac.
News | In the News
Baby teeth link autism and heavy metals, NIH study suggests | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Scientists used lasers to map the growth rings in baby teeth generated during different developmental periods.
Health & Fitness | Health News
New study demonstrates effect of dietary supplements on clinical aspects of autism
New study demonstrates effect of dietary supplements on clinical aspects of autism
Health & Fitness | Health News
This Vitamin May Help Treat Autism
Autism research finds link between this vitamin and serotonin production.
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
Fact or Fiction?: Vaccines Are Dangerous
Overwhelming medical evidence proves that negative side effects are rare and minor
Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness
How Pokémon GO Is Helping With My Autism and Depression | I'm Not a Robot
So I've been playing a lot of Pokémon GO lately. Along with almost everybody else. I'm thinking this game is a unifying cultural phenomenon second only to
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Scientists Just Made a Major Breakthrough in Autism & Sensory
Last week brought some rare good news in the autism research world: For the first time, scientists have found a direct link between autistic behavior and a neurotransmitter, a kind of brain chemica…
News | News Items
The Everyday Medicine Linked To Autism And Hyperactivity
The compound is found in over 600 different drugs.
Health & Fitness | Health and Nutrition
Genetic Testing That Is Providing Answers to Autism
Genetic testing shows that autism symptoms can be linked to genetic mutations.
Health & Fitness | Health News
Scientists Just Made a Major Breakthrough in Understanding Autism | Mother Jones
For the first time, researchers have connected autistic behavior to an important chemical in the brain.
Health & Fitness | Health News
Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy Linked to Autism
Women in a new study who took antidepressants during their second and third trimesters of pregnancy showed an 87 percent increased risk of having a child with an autism spectrum disorder, compared with women who did not take medications for depression whi
Politics | Politics
Doctors 'Horrified’ by Republican Candidates’ Outlook on Vaccines
“I watched the debate, and I was kind of horrified when I heard these comments,” a Harvard medical professor told Yahoo Health. During the debate, Donald Trump told the story of an employee whose “beautiful” baby developed a fever after getting a
Health & Fitness | Health Articles
Gestational Diabetes May Impact Child's Autism Risk - MPR
In a study published in JAMA, intrauterine exposure to gestational diabetes by 26 weeks was linked to a risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Earlier
News | In the News
Another Study Shows No Link Between MMR Vaccine and Autism
Following a measles outbreak in California fueled by vaccination fears that scientists call unfounded, another large study has shown no link between the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and autism.
Miscellaneous | Potpourri
No association found between MMR vaccine and autism, even among children at higher risk
In a study that included approximately 95,000 children with older siblings, receipt of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine was not associated with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), regardless of whether older siblings had ASD, find
Health & Fitness | Health News
In autism, the brain's response to speech speaks volumes - LA Times
When language delays or social detachment mark a baby for a diagnosis of autism, dark clouds cast that child's future in shadow. But researchers have discovered a test that can reliably forecast, some time between a baby's first and second birthday, wheth
Family & Parenting | Kid's
In autism, the brain's response to speech speaks volumes
When language delays or social detachment mark a baby for a diagnosis of autism, dark clouds cast that child's future in shadow. But researchers have discovered a test that can reliably forecast, some time between a baby's first and second birthday, wheth
Entertainment | Entertainment
Jerry Seinfeld Says He's On The Autism Spectrum During Interview With Brian Williams
Jerry Seinfeld sat down with Brian Williams on NBC's "Nightly News" on Thursday and said he believes he has autism. "I think, on a very drawn-out scale, I think I'm on the spectrum," Seinfeld said. When asked to explain, t...
Family & Parenting | Access Consciousness Links
Autistic People Are Talented: Science and New Book Validate Douglas’s Long-term View | Access Consciousness Blog
“Autistic children are not disabled, they are actually very abled,” Access Consciousness Founder and best-selling author Gary Douglas has consistently
