Autism News

Infant Primates Given Vaccines On U.S. Children's Immunization Schedule Develop Biomedical And Behavioral Symptoms Of Autism

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:40:09 GMT

A primate model for autism using the U.S. children's immunization schedule was unveiled at the International Meeting For Autism Research (IMFAR) this weekend.

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Infant Vaccines Produce Autism Symptoms In New Primate Study By University Of Pittsburgh Scientists

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:40:08 GMT

Findings released Friday showed that infant monkeys given vaccines officially recommended by the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) exhibited autism-like symptoms.

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Infant Primates Given Vaccines On U.S. Children's Immunization Schedule Develop Behavioral Symptoms Of Autism

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:40:07 GMT

A primate model for autism using the U.S. children's immunization schedule was unveiled at the International Meeting For Autism Research (IMFAR) this weekend.

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Mechanism May Explain Aspects Of Brain Impairment Seen In Fragile X Syndrome

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:40:05 GMT

Scientists report that a protein associated with a common form of mental retardation plays an important role in intracellular trafficking within neurons.

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Response To The Carers Strategy By The National Autistic Society, UK

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:40:04 GMT

Whilst The National Autistic Society (NAS) welcomes increased funding for vital support services, such as shortbreak schemes, much more needs to be done to tackle the financial hardship faced by thousands of carers.

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Speaking Up For Others - A New Initiative For People With Profound And Multiple Learning Disabilities, UK

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:40:04 GMT

National charity for people with learning disabilities, HFT, has teamed up with charity and voluntary agency, Onside Independent Advocacy, to launch a new initiative which will enhance support for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities.

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Groundbreaking International Effort Begins Search For Causes Of Autism

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:20:08 GMT

Dr. Eric Fombonne, from the Research Institute of the MUHC at the Montreal Children's Hospital, is involved in a multi-site consortium to gather DNA samples from 2, 000 autism patients and their families over the next three years.

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Missing Protein In Fragile X Syndrome Is Key To Transporting Signals Within Neurons

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:20:03 GMT

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) robs the brain of a protein that plays a major role in the way neurons communicate and that is essential for brain development, learning and memory.

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CMS Approves Pennsylvania Medicaid Waiver Program To Help Residents With Autism

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:20:04 GMT

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) on Thursday announced that CMS earlier this month granted approval of a waiver program that allows the state to allocate part of its federal Medicaid funds toward services for adult residents with autism, the.

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Music Used To Explore The Autistic Brain's Emotion Processing

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:00:06 GMT

Music has a universal ability to tap into our deepest emotions. Unfortunately, for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), understanding emotions is a very difficult task.

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