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The latest on Autism Spectrum Disorders in the media…

 

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*must read :)  http://delcotimes.com/articles/2010/11/29/news/doc4cf32213b3504532381215.txt?viewmode=fullstory

*Study reveals children recover from Early Intervention http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/207798.php?nfid=34448

*Brain of children with autism is different in MRI’s http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/206703.php?nfid=34448

*Chromosome change points to Autism http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40073108/ns/health-mental_health/

*Differences in brain connections http://blog.autismspeaks.org/2010/11/11/what-lies-beneath-brain-connections/?utm_source=autismspeaks.org&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=homepagescroll

*Handwriting defecits go on through teenage years http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/645891.html

*1%of American children have Autism http://www.autismspeaks.org/press/cdc_autism_prevalence_1_in_110.php

 *Autism story 12/2009 http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2009/12/08/autism-a-journey-of-recovery/

*Research highlight genetic risk for autism. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Healthday/story?id=7452773&page=1

*Researchers find first common gene. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=7453297

*Autism tied to older moms, Breech Births. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Healthday/story?id=7442401&page=1

*Melatonin helps Autistic children get to sleep. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=7380849

*Autism gene discovered… http://www.autismspeaks.org/press/autism_genes_discovered_chop.php

*Mother’s Antibodies may have caused autism. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=7421392

*Nation’s First Adult Autism Clinic in Sacramento. http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=7279396

*Caring for teens with autism. http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=7403476

*Autism and helping dog http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/health/2009/04/02/nr.cohen.autism.boy.dog.cnn?iref=videosearch

*Autism Parents Plea http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/31/irpt.autism/index.html?iref=newssearch

*Age of Fathers, risk of Autism http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/30035348/

*PCB’s may alter in utero http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/mindinstitute/newsroom/newsdetail.html?key=2072&svr=http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu&table=published

*Research on motor skills in autism http://www.iancommunity.org/cs/in_the_news/news_detail;jsessionid=aSKyUAAJ6xyeWv4Cme?pressrelease.id=248&titleParam=Research%20on%20%20motor%20skills%20in%20autism%20reveals%20decreased%20brain%20connectivity

 *California’s Autism increase http://www.iancommunity.org/cs/in_the_news/news_detail;jsessionid=aSKyUAAJ6xyeWv4Cme?pressrelease.id=222&titleParam=California%20autism%20increase%20not%20due%20to%20changes%20in%20diagnosis,%20counting

 *Advance Parental Age, and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders  http://www.iancommunity.org/galleries/pdf_gallery/Durkin%202008%20Advanced%20Parental%20Age.pdf

*Robot and Autism http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430065818.htm

*Theory suggesting Autism may be reversible http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401145312.htm

* California’s Autism Report from DDS http://www.dds.ca.gov/Autism/docs/AutismReport_2007.pdf

*Brain abnormalities in toddlers with Autism  http://www.autism-society.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=13509

*Autism, individuals can recover http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-05-08-autism-recover_N.htm

*Blue Shield Insurance; Autism http://www.detnews.com/article/20090511/METRO/905110403/1040/LIFESTYLE03/Blue-Cross-Blue-Shield-to-begin-covering-autism-therapy

*Autism Treatment Acceleration ACT 2009 http://www.autismvotes.org/site/c.frKNI3PCImE/b.4784269/k.C0E5/ATAA.htm

*Researchers do about face, think that people on the spectrum care too much http://www.thestar.com/article/633688

*Autism cost in the UK, over $27billion a year http://www.physorg.com/news161847176.html

*Autism website, host of articles related to ASD topics http://www.theautismnews.com/

*Gene clue to higher rate of ASD in boys http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1899756,00.html

*IPHONE and  IPOD  have PECS for children’s communication needs. http://www.proloquo2go.com/     http://autismblog.easterseals.com/iphone-app-for-people-with-autism/

*Magnetic Stimulation test reflexes in autism http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2009/06/08/magnetic_stimulation_helps_researchers_trigger_responses_in_autistic_brain/?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed1

*EARLI study, tracking mothers and siblings of children with Autism, (including UCD M.I.N.D’s MARBLES study) http://www.dailydemocrat.com/news/ci_12559568     https://mindweb.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/studies/index.php?pid=detail&id=100078&dxlist=1&age=

*Adults with autism, caregivers worry about care and cost http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/1983338.html

*Autism may be linked tom mom’s autoimmune disease http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/07/06/autism-may-be-linked-to-moms-autoimmune-disease_print.htm

*Autism linked to age, breech birth, first born http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/702213

 *Budget Cuts affect children with disabililties http://www.sacbee.com/740/story/2054686.html

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