Category Archives: Autism California

Technology Company Utilizing Skills of Those with Autism Spectrum Disorders

By Annie | Published: March 29, 2012

One L.A. based technology company has launched a new initiative to utilize skills specific to those with high-functioning autism and Asperger’s syndrome. A study led by UK researcher Simon Baron-Cohen revealed that those with autism spectrum disorders often have excellent attention to detail that is directed towards detecting ‘if p, then q’ rules (or [input–operation–output] [...]

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Narrowing Down The Cause: Excess Neurons Linked To Autism

By Kim | Published: December 29, 2011

Children with autism have larger brains and more neurons for their age than is normal, results of a small preliminary study indicate. Neurons form pathways in the brain to process and transmit information by electrical and chemical signaling. This study of brain cells in children with autism comes one step closer to answering a key question [...]

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KCRA – Sacramento, Highlights a Family Touched by Autism

By Kim | Published: September 28, 2010

Recently, I came across a TV segment, online, that spoke with the Conn family of Lincoln, California that has two sons with autism. On the segment, the California mother set a superb example of how a parent can set a positive outlook for children on their own diagnosis.

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