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Autism by the Numbers: Yale Researchers Examine Impact of New Diagnostic Criteria
By Staff Reporter | Apr 12, 2012 01:30 AM EDTGetting an autism diagnosis could be more difficult in 2013 when a revised diagnostic definition goes into effect
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Web-based Tool Produces Fast, Accurate Autism Diagnosis
By Staff Reporter | Apr 12, 2012 12:27 AM EDTResearchers at Harvard Medical School have significantly reduced from hours to minutes the time it takes to accurately detect autism in young children.
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Autism Linked to Genetic Mutations, Particularly from Older Fathers
By Christine Hsu | Apr 06, 2012 11:06 AM EDTThree independent autism studies have for the first time found several gene mutations, particularly ones from older fathers that significantly increase children’s risk for developing the disorder.
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Autistic Kids Born Preterm, Post-term Have More Severe Symptoms
By Staff Reporter | Apr 05, 2012 01:54 AM EDTFor children with autism, being born several weeks early or several weeks late tends to increase the severity of their symptoms, according to new research out of Michigan State University.
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Why Are Autistic Children Of Wealthy Parents More Likely To 'Bloom'?
By Staff Reporter | Apr 04, 2012 02:27 PM EDTSome autistic children "bloom" around eight years old, appearing to grow out of many of the condition's crippling symptoms -- and a new study may be able to shed some light on why. Researchers analyzed over 7,000 autistic children and found that the socioeconomic status of the children and their family played a large role in whether the child bloomed or not.
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Improvements in Autism Symptoms Vary Kid by Kid
By Staff Reporter | Apr 03, 2012 01:35 AM EDTA new study suggests that social and communication skills in some kids with autism may improve over time with therapy, but other kids will continue having problems functioning as they get older.
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iPhone, iPad App Launched to Help Autistic Children
By Staff Reporter | Apr 03, 2012 01:27 AM EDTA new iOS application has been launched to help autistic children learn and develop their language skills. The iPhone and iPad application - Tell Me About It! Learning Language by Receptive Function, Feature & Category - uses a systematic teaching approach called Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to teach autistic children.
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Research Into Children with Autism Published in JoVE
By Staff Reporter | Apr 02, 2012 12:37 PM EDTThough the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been steadily climbing— from 6 in 1,000 children in 2002, to nearly 10 in 1,000 children in 2006, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention— little is known about the disorder. But, research with young kids can lead to important insights in how children with developmental abnormalities view the world. This month in the Journal of Visualized Experiments, researchers demonstrate how to use eye-tracking in very young chi...
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A Surge in Autism Rates, 1 in 88 children affected in the US
By Christine Hsu | Mar 29, 2012 09:03 PM EDTA new government health report indicated that about one in 88 children in the United State has autism or a related disorder, the highest estimate to date, which represented an overall increase of 25 percent since that last analysis in 2006.
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Children with Autism Bullied 3 Times More than Unaffected Siblings
By Staff Reporter | Mar 26, 2012 09:35 PM EDTThe results show that 63 percent of children with
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Study: Autistic People Process Info Better
By Staff Reporter | Mar 23, 2012 11:04 PM EDTPeople with autism have a greater than normal capacity for processing information even from rapid presentations and are better able to detect information defined as ‘critical’, according to a study published today in the ‘Journal of Abnormal Psychology’.
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Conditioning Specialist Greg Herzog Trademarks a System to Find Your Own Process for Learning and Performance; for Fitness, Autism, ADHD, and Dyslexia
By Staff Reporter | Feb 02, 2012 05:40 PM ESTThe FITNESS PREDICTOR®, AUTISMAP®, DYSLEXIAPP®, THERAPYAP® and ADHDAP™ are specifically designed systems for individuals with Autism, Dyslexia, ADHD, and Fitness enthusiasts to find their own process for learning, by utilizing a modality enhancement training method; a (mental, physical, emotional and nutritional conditioning system to find your own process for learning with behavior modification). - January 21, 2012 - Color Coding DNA
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Changes to Autism Diagnosis
By Staff Reporter | Jan 21, 2012 05:45 PM ESTAutism has been the subject of much discussion recently due to proposed changes in diagnostic criteria, as laid out in the forthcoming fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
