Autism Cost In America Could Reach $1 Trillion In 10 Years

Autism Cost In America Could Reach $1 Trillion In 10 Years: The cost of caring for autism in the United States could hit the $1 trillion mark in another 10 years, if the disorder continued to prevail at the current rate, the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), researchers said.

Girls with mild autism prone to severe epilepsy

Girls with autism are nearly three times as likely as boys with the disorder to have severe epilepsy that responds poorly to medication1.

The findings, published 26 June in Autism Research, add a twist to one of the biggest conundrums in autism: its 4-to-1 ratio of boys to girls. Research suggests that girls are somehow protected from autism-linked mutations. The new study hints that these mutations also lead to treatment-resistant epilepsy.

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CDC Should Admit Coverup of Vaccine-Autism Link: Top Doctor

CDC Should Admit Coverup of Vaccine-Autism Link: Top Doctor: Last summer, Dr. William Thompson, a senior epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control, admitted that he had helped the CDC hide data from a study which linked the MMR vaccine to autism. Holistic doctor David Brownstein tells Newsmax Health the CDC is still not owning up to Dr. Thompson's charges that they found data that links the vaccine to a spike in autism. "The CDC is still not coming clean," Dr. Brownstein says. "They want to keep it quiet, but it's time the cover-up ended."

CDC Should Admit Coverup of Vaccine-Autism Link: Top Doctor

CDC Should Admit Coverup of Vaccine-Autism Link: Top Doctor: Last summer, Dr. William Thompson, a senior epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control, admitted that he had helped the CDC hide data from a study which linked the MMR vaccine to autism. Holistic doctor David Brownstein tells Newsmax Health the CDC is still not owning up to Dr. Thompson's charges that they found data that links the vaccine to a spike in autism. "The CDC is still not coming clean," Dr. Brownstein says. "They want to keep it quiet, but it's time the cover-up ended."

Study suggests potential way to predict autism or psychosis risk in children with genetic abnormality

Study suggests potential way to predict autism or psychosis risk in children with genetic abnormality: New findings by researchers at UCLA and the University of Pittsburgh are the first to suggest a potential way to make that determination. In a study published in PLOS One, the researchers report having isolated specific genetic differences between people with the chromosomal deletion — known as 22q11.2 deletion syndrome or DiGeorge syndrome — who have autism and those who have psychosis.

Interpreting body language is no problem for kids with autism

The finding challenges the commonly held notion that children with autism have difficulty reading emotions. This may have arisen from studies focusing on whether people with the condition can interpret emotions from just the face or eyes, says Candida Peterson at the University of Queensland in Australia.

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Shriners doing autism study using diet | More Local News - KITV Home

Shriners doing autism study using diet | More Local News - KITV Home: a pioneering study is being done right here at the Shriners Hospital for Children to see if a diet can make a difference. They are calling for more to take part.

Could early infant screening and intervention help prevent autism?

Could early infant screening and intervention help prevent autism?: Among the many available therapies and early interventions for children with autism, only a few are backed up with solid scientific evidence. But here’s some good news: recently, the quality of autism early intervention research has improved significantly.

A number of randomised controlled trials – the gold standard scientific method for testing whether a treatment works – show various parent-training and therapist-delivered interventions can help young children with autism to build skills for social communication and independent living.

Small test may diagnose autism, research suggests : MEDICINE & HEALTH : Science Times

Small test may diagnose autism, research suggests : MEDICINE & HEALTH : Science Times: A person with autism may be diagnosed with a smell test, a study suggests.


Normal individuals respond to pleasant smell by taking a deep breath, while for bad odor, they are more likely to limit their breathing. Researchers, however, discovered that autistic children do not react to any at all. In fact, those with autism show different sniffing patterns than normal children.








"We can identify autism and its severity with meaningful accuracy within less than 10 minutes using a test that is completely non-verbal and entails no task to follow," Noam Sobel, who works for Weizmann Institute of Science, and a principal researcher of the study.