‘Autism Research’ Articles
Written by Sonia Mehta on 29 August 2010
There is a reoccurring theme that shows itself time and time again in children with autism, that theme is allergies. Although some parents have children with autism who show little or no adverse
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Written by Annie Kay on 28 August 2010
How many times do parents ask for small truths to be told from their child, or students (for the teachers out there). For a child without autism, it can be a very hard task to admit that they are the
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Written by Kevin Schneider on 27 August 2010
New research studies have pointed to the synapse, an intercellular junction that is responsible for transferring information between neurons, as possibly being a cause of autism. Neuroscientists
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Written by Sonia Mehta on 26 August 2010
Alternative therapies for autism often provide an outlet for children to express themselves and tap into a world that they rarely feel connected to. Such is the case with dance/movement therapy
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Written by Annie Kay on 25 August 2010
Sensory integration dysfunction has been hypothesized for decades, and we see many therapies focusing on sensory integration but very little research to understand what might be going on in the brain
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Written by Dana Rosenwasser on 25 August 2010
According to speech-language pathologists, children with autism process images with more depth than others. With that in mind, many organizations and researchers are utilizing technologically
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Written by Sonia Mehta on 22 August 2010
Early intervention in autism can make a tremendous impact on the progress and development of a child. Now, new research is on the forefront of making it possible to screen for autism even earlier in
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Written by Sonia Mehta on 19 August 2010
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, located in San Diego, California, has been studying language and sociability in an attempt to uncover more about autism and Williams Syndrome. Both autism
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Written by Sonia Mehta on 17 August 2010
Many stories have been covered recently regarding potential breakthroughs in autism research. While many trials are being done testing the brains of infants, and some researchers are trying to
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Written by Sonia Mehta on 16 August 2010
The cause of autism is still not clear, but as we continue to research, we are finding that there is more to this disorder than what meets the eye. A recent study discovered that close relatives of
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