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Sensory Processing Abnormalities in Children with Autism Evident as Early as Six Months
The debate over what causes autism, and when it occurs, has been going on for quite some time now...
Researchers Discover a New Genetic Risk Factor for Autism
With one in 68 children affected by autism, researchers are searching for answers. What causes it...
Infant Brain Scans May Make Early Diagnoses for Autism a Reality
Children with autism will always have autism. Yet many can and do make cognitive, communicative...
Autism Could Soon Be Added to the Medical Marijuana List in Minnesota
Over the last several years, medicinal marijuana has been slowly making its way across the States...
Exposure to Ultrasound During First Trimester Linked to Autism Severity
While most studies focus on the causes of autism, one from UW Medicine, UW Bothell, and Seattle...
People with Autism are Sensitive to the World around Them, Not Impaired
Since probably its first diagnosis, most have considered autism an impairment. However, emerging...
Study: Differences in Autism Symptoms among Girls May Cause Delayed Diagnosis
The evidence is rather clear: boys and girls with autism are different. In fact, only 1 in 189...
Twin Study Suggests Autism Largely Attributed to Genes
There’s still quite a debate about how and when and why autism starts, but a new study on twins...
Scientists Attribute More than 100 Genes with Autism
The search for the causes of autism has been grueling, at best. This is due, in part, to lack of...
Study Suggests Broccoli Compound may Help Reduce Autism Symptoms
When you have a child with autism and some severe symptoms – be they repetitive motions that...