Category: Autism

Lyme disease may play a role in causing autism according to a recent study published in Medical Hypothesis, a peer-reviewed scientific journal. A team of five physicians led by Robert Bransfield, M.D., analyzed the two diseases and discovered a connection based on epidemiological findings, symptom similarities, case reports, and laboratory test results. […]

In a breakthrough scientific study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research have shown that neural stem cell development may be linked to Autism. The study demonstrated that mice lacking the myocyte enhancer factor 2C (MEF2C) protein in neural stem cells had smaller brains, […]

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC have received $3 million from the National Institute of Mental Health to conduct a national study of the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children with autism spectrum disorders.

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Keith Kennedy, 25, was found by a firefighter “conscious and alert” about one mile a camp he wandered away from one week ago. Keith is not only autistic, he is also a kidney transplant recipient and is on medication to make sure his kidney is not rejected by his body. Keith’s family were concerned he […]

Market America announced that it is in the development and testing stages of a new line of nutraceutical products that will support the health of children with autism and related neurodevelopmental challenges. Specialized laboratory testing often demonstrates sub-optimal levels of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and fatty acids in people with autism, which can be addressed […]

UCLA researchers discovered that an FDA-approved drug reverses the brain dysfunction inflicted by a genetic disease called tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). Because half of TSC patients also suffer from autism, the findings offer new hope for addressing learning disorders due to autism. Nature Medicine publishes the findings in its online June 22 edition.

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Concept Media, a leading producer and distributor of healthcare education media, has just released ADHD: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and Mental Retardation in DVD and CD-ROM formats. These new scenario-based series have a multidisciplinary focus that features medicine, nursing, education, and human development.

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New evidence shows that the brains of adults with autism are “wired” differently from people without the disorder, and this abnormal pattern of connectivity may be responsible for the social impairments that are characteristic of autism.

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Whilst The National Autistic Society (NAS) welcomes increased funding for vital support services, such as shortbreak schemes, much more needs to be done to tackle the financial hardship faced by thousands of carers.Autism is a serious and lifelong condition and caring for someone with the disability is often a full time job. Carer’s Allowance is […]

National charity for people with learning disabilities, HFT, has teamed up with charity and voluntary agency, Onside Independent Advocacy, to launch a new initiative which will enhance support for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities.

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