07/09/2012

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 »

  2. Why autistic kids make easy targets for school bullies

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    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 »

  3. Autism Advocacy in America

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    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

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    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 »

  5. • A lesson in autism

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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
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  9. Not Alone: Autism, More than meets the eye

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    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 ...

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    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.