Autism in the News

1. Rare form of autism could be treated with dietary supplements The Guardian Researchers have identified a rare form of autism that could potentially be treated with amino acid supplements. Photograph: Linda Nylind ... Amino acid supplements may offer autism promise‎ NutraIngredients.com Unique Form Of Autism Could Be Treated With Nutritional Supplement‎ RedOrbit Amino-acid deficiency underlies rare form of autism‎ Nature.com Business Standard - The Detroit News all 42 news articles »

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2. Why autistic kids make easy targets for school bullies ‎ CNN  (TIME.com) -- A new study finds that children with autism spectrum disorders are bullied far more often than their typically developing peers ... Autistic adolescents more likely to be bullied, study shows‎ Daily Californian Almost half of kids with autism bullied at school: study‎ abc7.com all 4 news articles »

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3. Autism Advocacy in America ‎ CNN  CNN PRODUCER NOTE 4Sam is the mother of Sam Wessels, a fifth grader in Rock Rapids, Iowa. She says he is well spoken and it's almost ...

4. Adolescents with autism spectrum disorder at risk for bullying ‎ Washington University in St. Louis News  A new study suggests an estimated 46.3 percent of adolescents with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were the victims of bullying, according ... Studying Sex Differences in Autism Focus of $15 Million NIH Award ...‎ HealthNewsDigest.com Videogames can be used for educational and treatment purposes ...‎ News-Medical.net all 5 news articles »

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5. • A lesson in autism ‎ Reporter-Times  Curran's 10-year-old son Charlie has autism, a brain disorder that affects his ... Since then, she has presented information about autism to North ...

6. Nobody Knows Anything: Autism Edition ‎ Huffington Post (blog)  The novelist and screenwriter William Goldman famously wrote that until a movie opens, "nobody knows anything" about how well it will do at ... Philadelphia: We Can only Guess about Autism‎ Age of Autism all 2 news articles »

7. Insurance for Autism ‎ Harvard Crimson One significant gap is coverage for Harvard employees and their families who are affected by autism, a neurological disorder which impairs ...

8. iPods as the Next-Generation Autism Aid ‎ The Atlantic  But a case study published in the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation describes how, as a 21-year-old with autism, he required the ... Research: iPod touch benefits workers with autism‎ tuaw.com iPod Touch apps help workers with autism‎ Los Angeles Times Apple devices gain scientific backing for autism assistance‎ Examiner.com Disability Scoop - Scientific American all 45 news articles »

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9. Not Alone: Autism, More than meets the eye ‎ Montana Kaimin  In fifth grade, Cali McClelland Beeson was diagnosed with low-level autism, also known as Asperger Syndrome. She couldn't make eye contact ...

10. Autism can have large effects, good and bad, on a disabled child's ... ‎ Autism Support Network - 14 hours ago One of the least fun moments I recall from my years of growing up with an autistic brother was when he bit me on the cheek — just in time for my class photo.