Tag: autism

Mothers with an immigrant background may be an important risk factor for autism.

One of the largest studies on this topic finds that the hormone simply doesn't improve social skills.

A surprising way to treat at least some autism cases.

Contrary to popular belief, estrogen hormones masculinize the brain in many mammals. The new findings might explain why boys are ...

Vaccines don't cause autism -- the myth just needs to go away.

Mozart's talent for spotting a tone without a reference may be more influenced by genetics than previously thought.

As if the disorder wasn't complicated enough.

Individuals with autism hear much more than regular people -- and music seems to help them communicate better.

Although the insecticide was banned decades ago, it still persists in the environment.

I'll be seeing you in the comment section.

The test could be a game changer for identifying autism.

Age matters!

Even diagnosing autism is difficult, let alone predict it -- from a single scan!

Knowing what it's not brings us one step closer to understanding what it is.

A longstanding debate is put to rest.

Their unique skills provided a huge advantage to the groups who embraced them.

There is no link between autism and vaccinations. Yet the science has not persuaded anti-vaxxers.

It pains me that studies like this have to be made.

Children with autism spectrum disorder do not react as well to pleasant or foul smells compared to non-ASD children. Previously, ...

Some researchers are considering a pilot treatment that involves MDMA, the active psychoactive ingredient in ecstasy pills, to help adults ...

There's a growing body of evidence suggesting Vitamin D plays an important role in regulating serotonin. This means it could ...

Over the last couple of years, cases of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) increased by 30%, according to ...

A link between heightened intelligence and autism has been suspected by scientists based on empirical evidence, and now genetic screening ...

For most people, brains are pretty similar - our connections follow the same pattern, and while there are certainly exceptions, ...

A recent study has shown that no matter the culture, circumcised boys have a significantly larger chance of developing autism ...

Effects of Alzheimer's. Image: healthbenefitstimes.com Researchers at the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) have found a chemical switch that both ...

An imbalance in chloride ions during a fetus’s development is one of the factors for autism, study shows. Some children ...

Some people just have the knack of remembering the face of everyone they've met in their lives, while others, on ...

Boredom, tiredness, stress - they can all lead to a big healthy yawn; but even when none of those are ...

It's no easy task for any psychologist to bear the news to a parent that his child is suffering from ...

Autism is one of the biggest medical mysteries of the 21st century, and researchers are still trying to figure out ...

It seems to me that we've just began to scratch the surface of what we know about autistic spectrum disorder ...

Researchers Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the University of Toronto have demonstrated for the first time that ...

When a child is diagnosed with autism, families often embark on a lifelong quest to find answers, to seek treatment, ...

Autism is a condition we're just starting to learn about, and currently, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects up to 1 ...

Autism is truly one of the medical conditions we have extremely much to learn about - the only way it ...

For most of us, many of the actions we undertake are made while taking into account how others perceive them. ...

Autism is still yet poorly understood, and researchers are just starting to figure out the mechanisms behind this strange condition ...

Pictured on the left is Eden Sawczenko, an autistic four year girl from Stevenage, that has had a lot of ...

I recently came across a great article written by The Atlantic which I strongly suggest you read, about the first ...

According to wikpiedia, Autism is a brain development disorder that impairs social interaction and communication, and causes restricted and repetitive ...