Latest News on Autism from Around the World
This section contains news items about autism taken from a wide range of sources, including the Research Autism Press Office
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28/05/2012 - Doubt cast on usefulness of 'sensory' therapies for autismExperts say proof is lacking for these techniques in other disorders, too health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/0... (New window) |
28/05/2012 - The movie that tells my daughter’s storyA documentary about an autistic man finally meeting his heroes – the rock band Metallica – uncannily mirrors Andrew Perry’s family situation. www.telegraph.co.uk/health/9292478/The-movie-that-... (New window) |
27/05/2012 - Nobel laureate joins anti-vaccination crowd at Autism OneIf you’re reading this from anywhere but Chicago, you just missed the Autism One conference, which ends today. www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2012/05/27/nob... (New window) |
26/05/2012 - Washington father defends locking up autistic sonsA Washington state man accused of locking his two young autistic sons in a room with a cage-like door says he heard on a television show that it's OK to do so for their own safety. www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Washington-father-d... (New window) |
26/05/2012 - More than half of school-aged kids with autism diagnosed at 5 or olderAlthough the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends pediatricians screen children for autism at 18 months, new government research shows more work has to be done. www.wibw.com/home/headlines/More_Than_Half_Of_Scho... (New window) |
25/05/2012 - Can you tell a fake smile from a real one? Research lab's computer is better at guessing the truth than humansDo you smile when you’re frustrated? Most people think they don’t - but they actually do, a new ... www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2149954... (New window) |
25/05/2012 - MIT's algorithm can spot a fake smile better than a human canMIT computer scientists have developed a system that can distinguish between real smiles of happines... www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-05/25/mit-fake-s... (New window) |
25/05/2012 - Computers better at spotting fake smiles than humansScientists have found we are so bad at telling whether a smile is genuine that computers can actuall... www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9290250/C... (New window) |
25/05/2012 - A new age of unreason or a geek dawn?Is the enlightenment over? Earlier this year the president of the American Association for the Advan... www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18207199 (New window) |
25/05/2012 - 56% of autistic kids on medsMore than half of school-age autistic children in the United States take mood-altering drugs, according to a report, as doctors increasingly target the broad range of psychiatric symptoms associated with the ailment. www.dispatch.com/content/stories/national_world/20... (New window) |
24/05/2012 - Pregnant women struck down by fever 'twice as likely to have autistic child'Pregnant women who are struck down by a fever are more than twice as likely to have an autistic chil... www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2149225/Pregnan... (New window) |
24/05/2012 - The boy who is eating his bedroom: Zach, 5, can't tell the difference between food and inedible objects because of rare conditionFive-year-old Zach Tahir suffers from a rare medical condition which means he's slowly eating his wa... www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2149287/The-boy... (New window) |
23/05/2012 - Man writes about living with form of autismAaron Likens was almost grateful nine years ago when he was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism. www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/fitness... (New window) |
23/05/2012 - Fever during pregnancy more than doubles the risk of autism and developmental delays in childrenMothers who had fevers during their pregnancies were more than twice as likely to have children with autism or developmental delays compared to mothers of normally developing children, according to a new study. www.medicaldaily.com/news/20120523/10011/fever-aut... (New window) |
23/05/2012 - Early trial for autism voice testVoice technology “could help detect autism”, BBC News has reported. The BBC website said that a ... www.chad.co.uk/news/health/nhs/early-trial-for-aut... (New window) |
22/05/2012 - How your dog can smell a diabetic attack before it strikesDogs have been found to reduce anxiety and aggressive behaviour in children with autism within a mat... www.mailonsunday.co.uk/health/article-2147787/How-... (New window) |
21/05/2012 - Councils 'failing to assess needs of carers of people with autism'Survey finds four out of five carers have not been through assessment process that councils are obliged to provide www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/may/21/councils-fa... (New window) |
21/05/2012 - Autisim in 2012: 75% of secondary school age children with autism bullied75% autistic children of secondary school age say they have been bullied in school, rising to 82% of those with high functioning autism or Asperger syndrome |
21/05/2012 - Oxytocin improves brain function in autistic kidsOxytocin - a naturally occurring substance produced in the brain and throughout the body- increased brain function in regions that are known to process social information in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-21/he... (New window) |
19/05/2012 - Autism, obesity and schizophrenia gene isolatedThe size of a baby's head is often related to neurological disorders, such as autism - which affects 1 in 88 children. |
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