Latest Autism News Across The Globe

The Autism-Vaccine Controversy: Special Needs Living: Toddler … This week, CafeMom aurorabunny talks about the vaccination debate and how it can divide the special needs and parenting communities. Each week in Special Needs Living, aurorabunny, mom to 3-year old Brody, who has autism, … New...

Why It Matters if Jett Travolta Was Autistic

Source: Kate Dailey By Claudia Kalb In the aftermath of his son Jett’s death, John Travolta told Bahamian police that Jett had autism. This according to police reports published by the National Enquirer (which, while not the most respected news source, have gotten scoops on big stories. They also pay...

Symposium Raises Awareness Of Specialists And Pediatricians About GI Disorders In Autism And Identifies Critical Areas For Further Study

Autism Speaks, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) will host one of the largest gatherings of researchers, clinicians and pediatric specialists to better understand the gastrointestinal (GI) problems in...

Autism Cure For Children – Does One Really Exist?

There are thousands of families across the globe who have children born with autism, and they are all looking for the best autism cure. Just imagine if you had a child and then suddenly realized that your child is slow on comprehension, won’t look you in the eye, and has mood swings which are...

Low Price Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber Therapy For Autism Patients

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, or hbot, has delivered clear and positive results for many patients with brain injuries, internal wounds, cerebral palsy, and many other ailments. It has been proven that this method really works to heal brain conditions, whatever they may be. So there is no reason that the therapy...

Autism – The complete definition and cure

Autism is a brain development disorder characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life. The result of a neurological disorder that affects the...

Communication goals for children with autism

One of the major issues reported by parents of children with autism is their child’s communication deficits. Autism is a developmental disorder affecting the brain of all autistic individuals. All autistic individuals will have autistic social skills deficits in social, communication both verbal and...

Autism Bill Gets Unanimous Senate Approval

New Jersey is one step closer to becoming the 14th state in the nation to require health insurance companies to cover treatments for autism and other developmental disabilities. Legislation (A-2238/S-1651) on the matter passed the full New Jersey Senate 35-0 on June 18 and now heads to the Assembly for votes...

BBC: Cartoons ‘Could Help Spot Autism’

Watching how a toddler responds to animations could help diagnose autism, research has suggested. Babies usually start paying attention to movement soon after birth, and pick up information from the cues they see but children with autism often do not. A study, published in Nature, where two-year-olds were...

Video: Unraveling The Mysteries Of Autism

This Video about unraveling the mystery of Autism is very educational and helpful in many ways. You hear from Doctors, about what the best treatments for Autism are. You hear from parents and feel their pain and joys as they share their experiences raising an Autistic family. You even hear from a young...

Many Children With Autistic Traits Go Unnoticed

UK researchers studying a large population of children concluded that many children have a measurable lack of social and communication skills that is not severe enough to meet the clinical criteria for autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), but can nevertheless affect their adjustment and behaviour at...

MP Brings Autism Law Nearer, UK

First out of the private members’ ballot, Cheryl Gillan MP, brought the first ever autism law a step closer today, announcing she will take forward the Autism Bill, with the backing of The National Autistic Society (NAS) and 13 other autism charities. The MP for Chesham and Amersham declared her...

CAMH Study Reveals That Heritability May Not Be Limited To DNA

Scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have detected evidence that DNA may not be the only carrier of heritable information; a secondary molecular mechanism called epigenetics may also account for some inherited traits and diseases. These findings challenge the fundamental principles...