08/09/2012

Autism in the News


  1. SCI-TECH: Autism gene found by UCSD researchers


    North County Times 
    A new study from UC Davis researchers found that women who ran a fever during pregnancy had twice the risk of having a baby with autism.
  2. 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 ...
    Food supplement could treat some autism‎ Herald Sun
    Food supplement could treat some autism: study‎ Outcome Magazine
    Form of autism might improve with simple treatment, study says‎ Los Angeles Times
    Nature.com TIME
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    The Guardian
  3. NiteTalk: Lourdes Folgosa Gets Artful for Autism Speaks


    NBC 6 Miami (blog) 
    What, in brief, is Autism Speaks? Autism Speaks is a non-profit organization dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, ...
  4. Walk Now for Autism


    KULR-TV 
    This is in support of Autism Speaks, specifically "Walk Now for Autism." ... In addition to raising awarenesss about how rapidly autism is ...
    Edmonton's 5th annual Walk Now for Autism Speaks‎ iNews880.com
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  5. Preteens on the autistic spectrum treated to a day of primping and ...


    Corpus Christi Caller Times 
    That's why the Autism Spectrum Resource Center treated eight girls, ages 10 to 13 ... Girls diagnosed on the autism spectrum, along with some ...
  6. Youths With Autism Are Targets For Bullying


    Medical News Today 
    This study was part of a pioneering program of research on teens and adults with autism led by Paul T. Shattuck, PhD, and assistant professor ...
    Pitt loses national autism grant‎ Pittsburgh Post Gazette
    Adolescents with autism spectrum disorder at risk for bullying‎ Washington University in St. Louis News
    Studying Sex Differences in Autism Focus of $15 Million NIH Award ...‎ HealthNewsDigest.com
    News-Medical.net Linex Legal (press release) (registration)
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    Washington University in St. Louis News
  7. Autistic swimmer makes big splash


    Cherry Hill Courier Post 
    He competed on the West Deptford High School swim team for four years and he did it despite havingautism, which he was diagnosed with at ...
  8. Deal signed to use Kololo method to teach autistic children


    The Borneo Post 
    KOTA KINABALU: After 13 years of using the Kololo training programme to teach autistic children, two educational centres sealed their ...
  9. PADDLE ROYALE: Ponte Vedrans 'parade' in support of autistic ...


    Florida Times-Union 
    The event raised money for HEAL - Helping Every Autistic Life ... HEAL serves individuals withautism and their families in Northeast Florida ...
  10. 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
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