Recent discoveries in epigenetics could soon make a clinical difference for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and other conditions, according to an expert. The implications go beyond targeting treatment for an individual child in your practice based on a specific genetic mutation, Dr. Hakon Hakonarson, director of the center for applied genomics at [...]
The Fragile X Syndrome is the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability. Fragile X has a population incidence of approximately 1 in 4,000 affected (full-mutation) males, 1 in 6,000 affected females, 1 in 700 premutation carrier males and 1 in 260 carrier females. This disorder typically causes moderate to severe intellectual deficiency in affected [...]
One of the most challenging, sensitive and complex treatment modes when working with children on the autistic spectrum is the home intervention program. This is a behavioral approach which actually takes place in the home of the child with special needs (this program is also known as: “ABA Home-Based Program Approach”).
Dr. Eli Hatchwell is the Chief Scientific Officer and co-founder of Population Diagnostics and has engaged in genetic research for 20 years including as an Investigator at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and, most recently, an Associate Professor and Director of the Genomics Core Facility at SUNY at Stony Brook.
A study led by Dr. Eric Hollander, Director of the Autism Spectrum Program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center and Chairman of the ICare4Autism Advisory Council found the antidepressant fluoxetine alleviated repetitive behavior and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in adults with autism, reducing these defining symptoms of the disorder. Dr. Hollander will be speaking at [...]
It is widely understood that different genes interact with environmental factors to influence autism, but new research finds a common ground as the various genes involved in autism appear to influence special processes in the brain. Autism is influenced by many different genes, and different genes are involved in different individuals, making it hard to find [...]
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have discovered a process by which depletion of a specific protein in the brain contributes to the memory problems associated with Alzheimer’s disease. These findings provide new insights into the disease’s development and may lead to new therapies that could benefit the millions of people worldwide suffering from Alzheimer’s and [...]
Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN-KNAW) have discovered how the adult brain can adapt to new situations. Their study may be significant in the treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders such as epilepsy, autism and schizophrenia. Young brains are capable of forming many new synapses, and are consequently better at learning new things. That is why we acquire [...]
A recent study has found several genes associated with autism and discovered evidence for a shared genetic mechanism in both autism and fragile X syndrome. Fragile X syndrome is a genetic condition involving changes in part of the X chromosome and is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability.
ICare4Autism is holding a very special gala reception on Thursday, 7th of June, 2012. The gala is in honor of Dr. Eric Hollander, Director of the Autism Spectrum Disorder Program at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Attendees will also have the opportunity to learn more about plans for world’s first Global Autism Center, [...]
