Autism News

Flu While Pregnant May Quadruple a Child’s Risk of Bipolar

May 15th, 2013
Flu While Pregnant May Quadruple a Child’s Risk of BipolarA new study funded by the National Institutes of Health discovers a pregnant mothers' exposure to the flu may have extreme mental health ...

Children with Autism Hypersensitive to Motion

May 9th, 2013
Children with Autism Hypersensitive to MotionChildren with autism can detect simple movements twice as fast as typically developing children, and this hypersensitivity to motion may provide insight into the workings behind the ...

Flu During Pregnancy May Hike Risk for Bipolar Disorder in Kids

May 9th, 2013
Flu During Pregnancy May Hike Risk for Bipolar Disorder in KidsMothers who catch the flu during pregnancy may be almost four times more likely to have a child who develops bipolar disorder, according ...

New Studies Support Environmental Link to Autism

May 5th, 2013
New Studies Support Environmental Link to AutismSeveral new studies presented at the International Society for Autism Research annual conference back up the notion that environmental factors before birth may play an important role ...

Extremes in Birth Weight Tied to Greater Risk of Autism

May 5th, 2013
Extremes in Birth Weight Tied to Greater Risk of Autism  A new study reports that babies whose growth in the womb is at either end of the extreme -- either very small ...

Study Finds Learning Disabilities Often Bundled, Fairly Common

April 29th, 2013
Study Finds Learning Disabilities Often Bundled, Fairly Common  A new University of Melbourne study suggests that up to 10 per cent of the population is affected by specific ...

Abnormal Placenta May Reveal Autism Risk

April 28th, 2013
Abnormal Placenta May Reveal Autism RiskA relatively high number of abnormal folds and cell growths in the placenta could be a strong indicator of an infant's risk for developing autism, according to new research ...

Coming of Age Linked to Activity in Specific Brain Area

April 25th, 2013
Coming of Age Linked to Activity in Specific Brain AreaMoms and dads can take heart; new research suggest adolescence angst is merely a normal biological program of reorientation. As parents know, adolescence is often a ...

Autistic Kids May Be Prone to Compulsive Video Gaming

April 22nd, 2013
Autistic Kids May Be Prone to Compulsive Video GamingResearchers discover children and teens with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are more likely to develop problematic video game habits. A University of Missouri researcher found ...

Analyzing Brain Activity May Help Detect Autism

April 20th, 2013
brain activity and autismNeuroscientists have developed a method of analyzing brain activity that may help detect autism in children. In a small study, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in ...