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Tag: autism
Siblings of Autistic Children Have a 1 in 5 Chance of Being Autistic Themselves
New study finds 20% chance of autism in siblings of autistic children, confirming earlier research.
Could autism be linked to gut microbes— and can we use poop for diagnosis?
The link between autism and gut organisms seems to be stronger than we thought.
Neanderthal interbreeding might have made humans more prone to autism
Neanderthal genes from ancient interbreeding may increase our susceptibility to autism.
Children in Norway born to immigrant mothers have 7 times the autism rate — but scientists aren’t sure why
Mothers with an immigrant background may be an important risk factor for autism.
Oxytocin is not a viable treatment for children and teenagers with autism, after all
One of the largest studies on this topic finds that the hormone simply doesn't improve social skills.
Human fecal transplant reduces autism symptoms by almost 50%, study finds
A surprising way to treat at least some autism cases.
High levels of estrogen in womb might increase risk of developing autism
Contrary to popular belief, estrogen hormones masculinize the brain in many mammals. The new findings might explain why boys are ...
Yet another study shows that vaccines don’t cause autism
Vaccines don't cause autism -- the myth just needs to go away.
Genetics may be more important for perfect pitch than musical training
Mozart's talent for spotting a tone without a reference may be more influenced by genetics than previously thought.
Autism may actually extend across three spectrums, not just one
As if the disorder wasn't complicated enough.
Music therapy makes children with autism more socially aware
Individuals with autism hear much more than regular people -- and music seems to help them communicate better.
DDT exposure in pregnant women linked to autism in offspring
Although the insecticide was banned decades ago, it still persists in the environment.
Children with autism are actually less likely to be vaccinated, new study finds
I'll be seeing you in the comment section.
New objective blood test could diagnose autism in children
The test could be a game changer for identifying autism.
Older fathers tend to raise geekier children
Age matters!
Baby brain scans and machine learning algorithm can predict autism
Even diagnosing autism is difficult, let alone predict it -- from a single scan!
Speech and language deficits aren’t to blame for autistic children’s tantrums
Knowing what it's not brings us one step closer to understanding what it is.
Autistic toddlers don’t avoid eye contact on purpose. They do, however, miss the social significance of the gaze
A longstanding debate is put to rest.
Ancient autism: 100,000 years ago, people with autism were championed and may even have shaped human evolution
Their unique skills provided a huge advantage to the groups who embraced them.
Why the Anti-Vaxxers Threaten Us All
There is no link between autism and vaccinations. Yet the science has not persuaded anti-vaxxers.
Autistic people have feelings and emotions, study finds
It pains me that studies like this have to be made.
A simple sniff test might diagnose autism in toddlers
Children with autism spectrum disorder do not react as well to pleasant or foul smells compared to non-ASD children. Previously, ...
Ecstasy might be used to relieve Anxiety in Autistic adults in new clinical trial
Some researchers are considering a pilot treatment that involves MDMA, the active psychoactive ingredient in ecstasy pills, to help adults ...
Autism symptoms dramatically improved after treatment with Vitamin D
There's a growing body of evidence suggesting Vitamin D plays an important role in regulating serotonin. This means it could ...
There may not be such a thing as autism epidemic – the explanation might lie in the diagnosis
Over the last couple of years, cases of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) increased by 30%, according to ...
Autism genes predict higher intelligence – if you’re not autistic in the first place
A link between heightened intelligence and autism has been suspected by scientists based on empirical evidence, and now genetic screening ...
No two autistic brains are alike – each has unique connections
For most people, brains are pretty similar - our connections follow the same pattern, and while there are certainly exceptions, ...
Link found between circumcision and autism
A recent study has shown that no matter the culture, circumcised boys have a significantly larger chance of developing autism ...
Chemical switch found in Alzheimer’s and stroke victims’ brains kills neurons
Effects of Alzheimer's. Image: healthbenefitstimes.com Researchers at the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) have found a chemical switch that both ...
Autism is prevented in mice and rats by diuretic drug administration, study shows
An imbalance in chloride ions during a fetus’s development is one of the factors for autism, study shows. Some children ...
Remembering faces is influenced by genetics. Face recognition gene found
Some people just have the knack of remembering the face of everyone they've met in their lives, while others, on ...
Yawning not contagious for autistic children due to inattention to social cues – not lack of empathy
Boredom, tiredness, stress - they can all lead to a big healthy yawn; but even when none of those are ...
Children can recover from an autism diagnosis, study finds
It's no easy task for any psychologist to bear the news to a parent that his child is suffering from ...
Study finds that the mothers of children with autism are more than 21 times as likely to have specific Maternal Autoantibody Related antibodies in their systems
Autism is one of the biggest medical mysteries of the 21st century, and researchers are still trying to figure out ...
Autism speeds motion perception
It seems to me that we've just began to scratch the surface of what we know about autistic spectrum disorder ...
Autism can be detected by analyzing brain activity
Researchers Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the University of Toronto have demonstrated for the first time that ...
Treating Autism with Umbilical Cord Blood
When a child is diagnosed with autism, families often embark on a lifelong quest to find answers, to seek treatment, ...
Reverting autism in mice
Autism is a condition we're just starting to learn about, and currently, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects up to 1 ...
Almost 2 percent of newborn boys suffer from autism
Autism is truly one of the medical conditions we have extremely much to learn about - the only way it ...
Autistic people think little of their social status
For most of us, many of the actions we undertake are made while taking into account how others perceive them. ...
Research unveils increased rate of autism
Autism is still yet poorly understood, and researchers are just starting to figure out the mechanisms behind this strange condition ...
Kaspar the friendly robot – helping autistic children smile
Pictured on the left is Eden Sawczenko, an autistic four year girl from Stevenage, that has had a lot of ...
Chromosomal abnormalities play important role in autism
According to wikpiedia, Autism is a brain development disorder that impairs social interaction and communication, and causes restricted and repetitive ...
