Autism News

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 ...

Autistic Kids Tend to Imitate ‘Efficiently,’ Not ‘Socially’

April 9th, 2013
Autistic Kids Tend to Imitate 'Efficiently,' Not 'Socially' Normally, kids copying adult behavior will go out of their way to repeat each and every element of the behavior even ...

CDC Research Refutes Link Between Autism, Number of Vaccines

April 1st, 2013
CDC Research Refutes Link Between Autism, Number of VaccinesDespite a lack of scientific evidence, approximately one-third of parents believe an association exists between the number of vaccines a child receives, ...

Latest Figures: One in 50 U.S. Children Has Autism

March 30th, 2013
Latest Figures: One in 50 U.S. Children Has AutismAutism spectrum disorders, or ASDs, affect 1 in 50 American children, according to the latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ...

Reporting Feelings Involves Multiple Brain Areas

March 28th, 2013
Reporting Feelings Involves Multiple Brain AreasNew research suggests that when humans communicate emotions, they are actually experiencing a synthesis of three processes that occur in separate ...

Women Who Suffered Childhood Abuse More Likely to Have Child with Autism

March 23rd, 2013
Women Who Suffered Childhood Abuse More Likely to Have Child with AutismWomen who were victims of childhood abuse are at greater risk of having a child with autism spectrum disorder, according ...

Memory Schemes Help Brain Organize Social Networks

March 22nd, 2013
Memory Schemes Help Brain Organize Social NetworksA new study suggests that we remember and manage social networks by using a rule-based system, rather than by rote memory. Cornell University sociologist Dr. Matthew Brashears ...

Autism Affects Brains of Children, Adults Differently

March 14th, 2013
Autism Affects Brains of Children and Adults Differently  New research shows that autism spectrum disorders (ASD) affect the brain activity of children and adults differently. "We found ...

Punishment Can Enhance Performance

March 14th, 2013
Punishment Can Enhance Performance  A new study shows that punishment can enhance performance in the same way as a monetary reward. “This work reveals important new information about how the brain functions ...