Autism News

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 ...

New Research Says Up to 10 Percent of Children Affected by Learning Disabilities

April 20th, 2013
research on learning difficultiesUp to 10 percent of the population is affected by specific learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and autism, which translates to two or three students in every ...

What Common Drug May Aid Memory for Autistic Kids?

April 17th, 2013
What Common Drug May Aid Memory for Autistic Kids?A new study by University of Missouri investigators discovers that propranolol (Inderal), a drug commonly used to treat ...

Different Sets of Behaviors Tied to Timing of Autism Diagnosis

April 10th, 2013
Different Sets of Behaviors Tied to Timing of Autism DiagnosisInvestigators from the University of Wisconsin–Madison find the age at which a child with autism is diagnosed ...