New drug to treat autism being tested at New Brunswick hospital | mycentraljersey.com | MyCentralJersey.com

New drug to treat autism being tested at New Brunswick hospital mycentraljersey.com MyCentralJersey.com: "'We are targeting the symptoms of autism,' said Dr. Joan Fallon, founder of Curemark LLC., a drug-research and development company located in Rye, N.Y. The company is testing its new product at 13 locations nationwide.The testing being conducted at Saint Peter's involves 170 youngsters, hospital spokesman Phil Hartman said.Fallon said the test pool covers children age 3 to 8. She said she expects results 'sometime early next year.'"

Opposing Views: Does Attachment Parenting Cause Autism?

Opposing Views: Does Attachment Parenting Cause Autism?: "It is perhaps the ultimate irony that advocates of attachment parenting who reject vaccination because of fear of autism have ignored the possibility that it is attachment parenting itself that causes autism.

Consider the ever growing body of evidence:"

Horses becoming a more common therapeutic tool | Dothan Eagle

Horses becoming a more common therapeutic tool Dothan Eagle: "After David Paul Harper gets a boost onto Trigger, one of the therapy horses at Camp DD in Cottonwood, he asks a simple question.

“How do you start it?”

With a chuckle, Camp Director Dina Bright tells David to put a quarter in it. All kidding aside, Bright then begins a series of instructions for David and another camp visitor who will be leading Trigger around the round pen as David rides."

New autism drug tested at New Brunswick hospital | APP.com | Asbury Park Press

New autism drug tested at New Brunswick hospital APP.com Asbury Park Press: "'We are targeting the symptoms of autism,' said Dr. Joan Fallon, founder of Curemark LLC, a drug-research and development company located in Rye, N.Y. The company is testing its new product at 13 locations nationwide.
The testing being conducted at Saint Peter's involves 170 youngsters, hospital spokesman Phil Hartman said.
Fallon said the test pool covers children age 3 to 8. She said she expects results 'sometime early next year.'"

KOMU.com - NewsFullStory

KOMU.com - NewsFullStory: "COLUMBIA - University of Missouri College of Education researchers announced Thursday a new autism curriculum being implemented in two Columbia schools. Researchers are conducting their curriculum in both Lange Middle School and West Junior High. The study is targeting both autistic boys and girls ages eleven to fourteen years old. Janine Stichter, special education professor at MU, said the new intervention curriculum will help autistic students because it focuses on a broad number of social issues that should appeal to kids with different abilities. 'In the past people have said 'oh they have social deficits. We can just use a social skills program in general and hopefully a bunch of that will fit a bunch of kids. Our approach has been to really target the intervention for their specific needs,' Stichter said. The new curriculum also features some computer programming that Stichter hopes will help students in rural areas get the special help they need."

Distinctive brain activity in autistic kids - World - Mail & Guardian Online

Distinctive brain activity in autistic kids - World - Mail & Guardian Online: "The pattern of brain activity in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is markedly different from that of children without the condition, according to a new brain-imaging study."

Study Reveals Children Recover From Autism With Intensive Three-Year Behavioral Therapy -- PHOENIX, Nov. 12, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --

Study Reveals Children Recover From Autism With Intensive Three-Year Behavioral Therapy -- PHOENIX, Nov. 12, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --: "A landmark study proves that children are capable of recovery from autism, or of making substantial gains in cognitive and adaptive functioning, as well as language skills, according to results released last night by Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh, founder of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc. (CARD)."

Testing Autism Drugs in Human Brain Cells - Technology Review

Testing Autism Drugs in Human Brain Cells - Technology Review: "A team from the University of California, San Diego, and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies devised a way to study brain cells from patients with autism, and found a way reverse cellular abnormalities in neurons that have been associated with autism.
The researchers took skin biopsies from patients with a severe form of autism called Rett syndrome, and genetically reprogrammed those cells into pluripotent stem cells. Pluripotent stem cells have the power to differentiate into any kind of cell in the body, depending on environmental cues during early development. The team differentiated the stem cells into fully functioning neurons, and then studied their functioning. They found that neurons derived from patients with Rett syndrome showed certain abnormalities, including markedly smaller cell bodies, dendrite connections, and decreased cell-to-cell communication."

Bracelet may help communication for people with autism | Marketplace From American Public Media

Bracelet may help communication for people with autism Marketplace From American Public Media: "For people with autism, communication can be a struggle, one that can seem insurmountable. But a team of researchers at MIT may have come up with a fairly simple solution: a bracelet. The Q Sensor wristband can provide a window into how the wearer is feeling at a given time."

DNA Variation Increases Autism and Schizophrenia Risk | Chromosome 17, DNA & Genetics | My Health News Daily

DNA Variation Increases Autism and Schizophrenia Risk Chromosome 17, DNA & Genetics My Health News Daily: "People who possess a specific change in one of their chromosomes are nearly 14 times more likely to develop an autism spectrum disorder or schizophrenia than those without this change, according to a new study.
The change, which is called a deletion, happens when a section of chromosome 17 is missing. The deletion is found only in people who have an autism spectrum disorder, a developmental delay or schizophrenia, said study researcher David H. Ledbetter, a genetics professor at Emory University."

Community Magazine

Community Magazine: "Infants exposed to the highest levels of thimerosal, a mercury-laden preservative that used to be found in many vaccines, were no more likely to develop autism than infants exposed to small amounts, according to a study conducted by the immunization safety office at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published in the journal Pediatrics. Thimerosal has been used as a preservative in vaccines since the 1930s. In the last decade, scientists have also presented evidence refuting an earlier claim that the MMR (mumps, measles, rubella) vaccine might trigger autism. In the wake of the latest study, Geraldine Dawson, chief science officer for a leading advocacy group, Autism Speaks, urged parents to have their children vaccinated."

Autism – Detected By A Simple Urine Test

Autism – Detected By A Simple Urine Test: "The test is similar to that of pregnancy can diagnose with a few drops of urine, write DailyMail. Such psychological tests and numerous visits to hospital, although necessary for diagnosis, can have a traumatic effect on children. Besides this benefit, the new method means starting treatment earlier, increasing chances of a life closer to normal for the child."

Acupuncture Helps Children with Autism - New Research

Acupuncture Helps Children with Autism - New Research: "New research demonstrates that a session of 12 acupuncture visits using electro-acupuncture improves functions in children with autism. Electro-acupuncture caused improvements in language comprehension and self-care ability for the children in this randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, clinical trial of acupuncture for the treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Electro-acupuncture also caused significant improvements in social initiation, receptive language, motor skills, coordination, and attention span. Improvements in motor coordination include better writing ability. Participants were better able to write words within set lines and squares. One participant had significant improvements in swimming ability and improvements in paper cutting were also noted. Interesting motor improvements include better walking posture, speed of walking, and ability to ascend and descend stairs."

Can pets help keep you healthy? - Sleepy Eye, MN - The Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch

Can pets help keep you healthy? - Sleepy Eye, MN - The Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch: "People have lots of reasons for owning pets. A small but growing body of research suggests that owning or interacting with animals may have the added benefit of improving your health.
People and animals have a long history of living together and bonding. Perhaps the oldest evidence of this special relationship was discovered in Israel where a 12,000-year-old human skeleton was buried with its hand resting on the skeleton of a 6-month-old wolf pup."