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Monthly Archives: February 2012
ICare4Autism Winter 2012 Magazine Now Live Online
Posted in Autism America, Autism Awareness, Autism Causes, Autism Conferences, Autism Education, Autism Education, Autism Events, Autism International, Autism International News, Autism Media, Autism News, Autism News, pictures Tagged asperger syndrome, Autism, Autism News, autism-spectrum, autiste, autistic, autistic children, facebook, icare4autism, International Autism Conference, international charity, international conference, international organization, special education, special needs Comments closed
Brain Scans Could be Used to Diagnose Autism at Six Months
According to a study published on February 17 in the American Journal of Psychiatry, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered substantial differences in brain development at age six months in high-risk infants who develop autism, than high-risk infants who do not develop the condition. Scans were performed when the [...]
Posted in Autism America, Autism Awareness, Autism Causes, Autism Diagnosis, Autism Media, Autism News, Autism Research, Autism Treatment Tagged asd, asperger, Autism, Autism Causes, autism charity, Autism Media, Autism News, Autism Research, autism-spectrum, autistic children, brain scan, children with autism, icare4autism, International Autism Conference, new-study, news-articles, research Comments closed
Study Shows Increased ASDs in Recent Immigrants
A recent study showed an increased risk of autism with intellectual disability among the children of certain groups of immigrants. The register study by the Swedish medical University Karolinska Institutet included all children in Stockholm County from 2001 to 2007. The results raise the question of heredity in autism. “This is an intriguing discovery, in [...]
Posted in Autism Advocacy, Autism Awareness, Autism Causes, Autism Diagnosis, Autism International, Autism Media, Autism News, Autism Research Tagged asd, asperger, Autism, Autism Causes, Autism Media, Autism News, Autism Research, donation, icare4autism, immigrant, International Autism Conference, new-study, Resources, university Comments closed
Low Birth Weight Linked to Autism Spectrum Disorders
Low birth weight affects a child’s chance of having an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study conducted by a Northwestern University researcher. “Our study of discordant twins – twin pairs in which only one twin was affected by ASD – found birth weight to be a very strong predictor of autism spectrum disorder,” [...]
Posted in Autism America, Autism Awareness, Autism Causes, Autism Diagnosis, Autism Money, Autism News, Autism Research Tagged asd, asperger, Autism, Autism Causes, autism charity, Autism Media, Autism News, Autism Research, autism-spectrum, children, donation, donation for autism, International Autism Conference, low birth weight, Molly Losh Comments closed
African-American Children with Autism Diagnosed Later
A study by a Florida State University researcher has shown that African-American children receive a diagnosis of autism later than other children, which can negatively affect their treatment. Lack of access to quality, affordable and culturally competent health care are to blame for the delayed diagnoses, according to Teasley who has conducted a comprehensive review [...]
Posted in Autism Advocacy, Autism America, Autism Awareness, Autism Diagnosis, Autism Education, Autism Media, Autism Money, Autism News, Autism Research, Autism Symptoms, Autism Treatment Tagged african-american children with autism, asd, asperger, Autism, autism charity, autism donation, Autism Education, Autism News, Autism Research, donation for autism, International Autism Conference, research, university Comments closed
Increasing Support for Adults with Autism
The lion’s share of services for those affected by autism is directed at early intervention and those under the age of 21. A Philadelphia College has launched an initiative to address the increasing need for services for the adult population with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). “There is very little right now in terms of services [...]
Posted in Autism Advocacy, Autism Alternative Treatment, Autism Awareness, Autism Education, Autism International, Autism Media, Autism News, Autism Treatment Tagged asd, asperger, Autism, autism charity, Autism Education, Autism Media, Autism News, Autism Research, autism-spectrum, donations for autism, icare4autism, International Autism Conference, Resources, university, vocation, workforce development initiative Comments closed
Another Autism Suspect Eliminated: Mercury
There has been some concern that mercury may play a role in autism development. Several studies have been conducted but no clear link has been found. A study was recently published online in PLoS One, in which researchers with the North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust found that even low-level mercury exposure is not [...]
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Impact of ASDs on Parent Mental Health
A study by the York University, Department of Psychology in Toronto examined the impact of children problem behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) on parent mental health. Raising a child with an ASD has often been associated with higher levels of parenting stress and psychological distress. The study looked at relations among child [...]
Posted in Autism Awareness, Autism Education, Autism in the Family, Autism Relationships, Autism Research Tagged asd, asperger, Autism, autism donation, Autism Media, Autism News, Autism Research, autism-spectrum, autistic, charity for autism, donation for autism, facebook, International Autism Conference, kids, life, news-articles, parent mental health, parents, research, university Comments closed
Families Frustrated by Funding Cuts
In what is becoming an all too familiar story for families affected by autism, funding for programs for children has been slashed. Parents of children with autism in Regina, Canada are disappointed and concerned as a number of popular summer programs have been scaled back or cut altogether. “You fight every day for services, and [...]
Posted in Autism Action Alerts, Autism Advocacy, Autism Awareness, Autism Education, Autism Media, Autism Money, Autism News, Autism Treatment Tagged asd, asperger, Autism, autism budget, Autism Education, autism funding, Autism Media, Autism News, autism-spectrum, autistic children, budget-cuts, charity for autism, donate, donation for autism, family, funding cuts, International Autism Conference, medicaid Comments closed
Local Business Offers Internships to Those with Autism
ICare4Autism consistently strives to help by working on an intensive global workforce program in collaboration with other countries and we’d like to spotlight another company in the United States doing similar work. Jon Liniak is no ordinary intern at Spagnvola chocolate shop in Gaithersburg. He has autism, and lacking in social skills. However, interning has [...]
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