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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:16:11 MDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[History of Infertility Associated with an Increased Risk of Autism]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=History_of_Infertility_Associated_with_an_Increased_Risk_of_Autism</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:16:11 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[47% of mothers of autistic children reported infertility. Other research has suggested that older women have a greater risk of having a child with autism and this ties in with the infertility issue as older women are also more likely to experience infertility or delay in getting pregnant.In the<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Autism Study shows it has Multiple Genetic Roots]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=New_Autism_Study_shows_it_has_Multiple_Genetic_Roots</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=New_Autism_Study_shows_it_has_Multiple_Genetic_Roots</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:12:40 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=New_Autism_Study_shows_it_has_Multiple_Genetic_Roots</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The study's authors say that although it's possible that each child with autism or an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has a unique pattern of genetic changes underlying the disorder, the changes the researchers have identified impact shared biological pathways.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What is Autism to a Mitochondrion? «  Autism Speaks Official Blog]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=What_is_Autism_to_a_Mitochondrion_%AB__Autism_Speaks_Official_Blog</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=What_is_Autism_to_a_Mitochondrion_%AB__Autism_Speaks_Official_Blog</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:25:37 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Special Education</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=What_is_Autism_to_a_Mitochondrion_%AB__Autism_Speaks_Official_Blog</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Biologists often try to understand a particular disorder from the perspective of a particular cell, or cell structure.  This was an idea behind a recent public talk, &quot;The Autism Spectrum: Recent Scientific Advances&quot;, by UC Irvine (UCI) medical geneticist Dr. John Jay Gargus.  The link between autis<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Companion research studies prove moms of autistic children suffer higher stress levels]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Companion_research_studies_prove_moms_of_autistic_children_suffer_higher_stress_levels</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Companion_research_studies_prove_moms_of_autistic_children_suffer_higher_stress_levels</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:31:51 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
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<description><![CDATA[New studies that appear online in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, probe the daily experiences of mothers of adolescent and adult children with autism. The researchers measured levels of maternal cortisol, a hormone released by the adrenal gland in response to stress.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Autism Study Could Find Answers in Magic | The Autism News]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_Study_Could_Find_Answers_in_Magic__The_Autism_News</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_Study_Could_Find_Answers_in_Magic__The_Autism_News</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:25:17 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_Study_Could_Find_Answers_in_Magic__The_Autism_News</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen Macknik, co-authors of the upcoming book &quot;Neuro Magic,&quot; are seeking funding to begin research that they hope will use magic as a tool for the diagnosis and treatment of autism - despite some parents' fear that such research is too limited in scope.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DNA repair could lessen autism]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=DNA_repair_could_lessen_autism</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=DNA_repair_could_lessen_autism</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:18:54 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=DNA_repair_could_lessen_autism</guid>
<description><![CDATA[South Australian scientists have embarked on a new research program looking at whether DNA damage is greater in children with autism than in children without autism. The University of South Australia's Sansom Institute for Health Research, together with CSIRO Food and Nutritional Sciences and F<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Autism rate increase attributed to better detection - Harvard Medical School]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_rate_increase_attributed_to_better_detection_-_Harvard_Medical_School</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_rate_increase_attributed_to_better_detection_-_Harvard_Medical_School</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:14:03 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_rate_increase_attributed_to_better_detection_-_Harvard_Medical_School</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Among U.S. children, 110 of every 10,000 have autism, new estimates from a nationally representative study indicated - a sharp increase from the two to five per 10,000 reported from the 1960s to the 1980s and the 30 to 60 per 10,000 reported in the earlier part of this decade.&quot;Methodologic chan<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stimulants: Effective Medical Treatment For Autism?]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Stimulants_Effective_Medical_Treatment_For_Autism</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Stimulants_Effective_Medical_Treatment_For_Autism</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:06:34 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Medications</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Stimulants_Effective_Medical_Treatment_For_Autism</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Out of the approximately 58% of Autistic patients prescribed a pharmaceutical cure, only around 17% are prescribed stimulants. This small ratio is primarily because of the efficacy of antipsychotics and antidepressants, which moreover results to less reliability.The way that stimulants aid to c<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Penn State Graduate Studies Certificate in Autism]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Penn_State_Graduate_Studies_Certificate_in_Autism</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Penn_State_Graduate_Studies_Certificate_in_Autism</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:02:15 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Special Education</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Penn_State_Graduate_Studies_Certificate_in_Autism</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The professional development certificate in autism is offered by Penn State in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Bureau of Special Education. With this program you can acquire advanced training in the area of autism spectrum disorders.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Research Shows Brain Waves Give Clues on Autism]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=New_Research_Shows_Brain_Waves_Give_Clues_on_Autism</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=New_Research_Shows_Brain_Waves_Give_Clues_on_Autism</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:38:00 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=New_Research_Shows_Brain_Waves_Give_Clues_on_Autism</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Unique brain-wave patterns, spotted for the first time in autistic children, may help explain why they have so much trouble communicating.The delay is only a fraction of a second, but when it's for every sound, the lag time can cascade into a major obstacles.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mitochondrial Autism is Real, Vaccine Triggers Cannot Be Ruled Out]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Mitochondrial_Autism_is_Real_Vaccine_Triggers_Cannot_Be_Ruled_Out</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Mitochondrial_Autism_is_Real_Vaccine_Triggers_Cannot_Be_Ruled_Out</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:59:36 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Statistics on Autism</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Mitochondrial_Autism_is_Real_Vaccine_Triggers_Cannot_Be_Ruled_Out</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The widespread misconception that Hannah's case was &quot;unique,&quot; and without any bearing on other autism cases, was promulgated by opinion leaders.  But on Wednesday, a new chart-review study was published showing that &quot;mitochondrial autism&quot; is not rare at all. Kirby notes dysfunction detected up<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Book and Consumer Reports on Autism Vaccine Research]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=New_Book_and_Consumer_Reports_on_Autism_Vaccine_Research</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=New_Book_and_Consumer_Reports_on_Autism_Vaccine_Research</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:14:18 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=New_Book_and_Consumer_Reports_on_Autism_Vaccine_Research</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As found on consumer reports... Review of a new book, &quot;Autism's False Prophets,&quot; retells the heated history of the Autism vaccine debate... studies continued to show no link, and with thimerosal...and Consumer Reports' medical advisers strongly recommend childhood vaccination.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Study Finds No Link Between Measles Vaccine and Autism in Children]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Study_Finds_No_Link_Between_Measles_Vaccine_and_Autism_in_Children</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Study_Finds_No_Link_Between_Measles_Vaccine_and_Autism_in_Children</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:41:04 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Medications</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Study_Finds_No_Link_Between_Measles_Vaccine_and_Autism_in_Children</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dr. W. Ian Lipkin of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, led the work and said, &quot;Although in fact there was evidence that this vaccine was safe in the bulk of the population, it had not been previously assessed with respect to kids with autism and GI complaints. We are confiden<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Autistic Therapeutic Landscape Ideas]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autistic_Therapeutic_Landscape_Ideas</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autistic_Therapeutic_Landscape_Ideas</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:40:42 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Life Skills &amp; Assisted Living</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autistic_Therapeutic_Landscape_Ideas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Therapeutic Landscapes Resource Center, Inc., a non-profit organization founded by Naomi Sachs, ASLA has created a nice list of papers that can help parents of autistic children and private schools design a therapeutic landscapes.  He found one paper specifically on autism gardens. &quot;Design Gui<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Role of Autistic Savant Receives Award for Raising Autism Awareness]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Role_of_Autistic_Savant_Receives_Award_for_Raising_Autism_Awareness</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Role_of_Autistic_Savant_Receives_Award_for_Raising_Autism_Awareness</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:04:21 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Heart Warming Stories</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Role_of_Autistic_Savant_Receives_Award_for_Raising_Autism_Awareness</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Babak Kateb, researcher at the California Institute of Technology presented Dustin Hoffman with the Beacon Award contributing to the awareness of neurological disorders, through the actor's performance in Rain Man a where he played an autistic savant. Hoffman spent 2 years researching autism.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Are Alternative Autism Therapies Really Useful?]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Are_Alternative_Autism_Therapies_Really_Useful</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Are_Alternative_Autism_Therapies_Really_Useful</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:59:21 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Special Education</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Are_Alternative_Autism_Therapies_Really_Useful</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Usually the first treatment mentioned for Autism is medication. However, recent studies show that there is a growing preference for alternative cures as well. Medications can have terrible side effects, so more people are looking for natural products. Here are some alternative treatments used for A<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Teaching a Young Autistic Child to Request Assistance Conditionally]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Teaching_a_Young_Autistic_Child_to_Request_Assistance_Conditionally-1</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Teaching_a_Young_Autistic_Child_to_Request_Assistance_Conditionally-1</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:30:35 MDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Teaching_a_Young_Autistic_Child_to_Request_Assistance_Conditionally-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In a report found on American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Investigators taught a 5-year-old boy with autistic disorder and severe language delay to conditionally use requests for assistance.A within-participant multiple-probe design across 3 functional tasks was implemented <br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Autism Student Scholarship Program]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_Student_Scholarship_Program</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_Student_Scholarship_Program</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:39:07 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Special Education</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_Student_Scholarship_Program</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Individuals with autism or Asperger Syndrome in the United States pursuing post-secondary education through the Schawllie Family Scholarship Program may qualify for 1 of three $3,000 scholarships. The three categories are: a) Four-year undergraduate college or university; b) Two-year undergraduate <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Request for Comments]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Individuals_with_Disabilities_Education_Act_IDEA_Request_for_Comments</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Individuals_with_Disabilities_Education_Act_IDEA_Request_for_Comments</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:14:40 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Special Education</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Individuals_with_Disabilities_Education_Act_IDEA_Request_for_Comments</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Education (USED) released proposed new regulations governing certain aspects of Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)the nation's special education law. Among these proposed new regulations, two are critically important for parents of Autistic chil<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Autism risk increases with Low birth weight]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_risk_increases_with_Low_birth_weight</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_risk_increases_with_Low_birth_weight</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:20:38 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_risk_increases_with_Low_birth_weight</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Low birth weight and preterm delivery increase the likelihood that a child will be autistic.children born weighing less than 2,500 grams -- or roughly 5.5 pounds -- had about twice the risk of autism as those with a normal birth weight.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[£19bn - the rising cost of caring for Scotland's autist children - The Sunday Mail]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=%A319bn_-_the_rising_cost_of_caring_for_Scotlands_autist_children_-_The_Sunday_Mail</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=%A319bn_-_the_rising_cost_of_caring_for_Scotlands_autist_children_-_The_Sunday_Mail</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:31:39 MDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=%A319bn_-_the_rising_cost_of_caring_for_Scotlands_autist_children_-_The_Sunday_Mail</guid>
<description><![CDATA[CARING for Scotland's autistic children could cost as much as £19billion.The bill for looking after someone with the condition over their lifetime is between £ 2.9 million and £4.7million, according to research.The figures are based on health and social care, helping Sc<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[American Chronicle | Injurious Inoculation - Is Vaccination Behind Children´s Declining Health?]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=American_Chronicle__Injurious_Inoculation_-_Is_Vaccination_Behind_Children%B4s_Declining_Health</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=American_Chronicle__Injurious_Inoculation_-_Is_Vaccination_Behind_Children%B4s_Declining_Health</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:29:00 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=American_Chronicle__Injurious_Inoculation_-_Is_Vaccination_Behind_Children%B4s_Declining_Health</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The herd immunity concept is a mathematical theory that states that a vast majority of the community must be immunized to protect the entire community from disease. Both politicians and medical providers work hard to force vaccinations upon every man, woman, and child in the world.Remarkable co<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NY Builds Autism Research Brain Trust]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=NY_Builds_Autism_Research_Brain_Trust</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=NY_Builds_Autism_Research_Brain_Trust</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:10:25 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=NY_Builds_Autism_Research_Brain_Trust</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NY State announced the creation of a New York State Autism Consortium under the leadership of OMRDD's research arm, the Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities (IBR).  Gathering many of the state's finest scientific minds to collectively research, treat and address autism.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Autistic children show different behavior patterns | Democrat and Chronicle]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autistic_children_show_different_behavior_patterns__Democrat_and_Chronicle</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autistic_children_show_different_behavior_patterns__Democrat_and_Chronicle</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:52:24 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autistic_children_show_different_behavior_patterns__Democrat_and_Chronicle</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A Speaking Out essay titled &quot;Learning it's OK for kids to be unique&quot; (April 23) touched on important themes related to intervention for children with autism.Unfortunately, the essay perpetuated some all-too-common misconceptions about applied behavior analysis, particularly that it is &quot;root<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Autism Research Tool May Detect Autism at 9 Months]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_Research_Tool_May_Detect_Autism_at_9_Months</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_Research_Tool_May_Detect_Autism_at_9_Months</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 18:20:50 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_Research_Tool_May_Detect_Autism_at_9_Months</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The ability to detect autism in children as young as nine months of age is on the horizon, according to researchers at McMaster University. The Early Autism Study has been using eye tracker technology that measures eye direction while the babies look at faces, eyes and bouncing balls on a computer <br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Autism may have an extreme manifestation of common traits]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_may_have_an_extreme_manifestation_of_common_traits</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_may_have_an_extreme_manifestation_of_common_traits</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 17:50:18 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_may_have_an_extreme_manifestation_of_common_traits</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Autism is something of a paradox. Since a seminal 1977 study led by Michael Rutter found that identical twins are much more likely both to be autistic than are fraternal sets, it has been understood that the disorder is heavily influenced by genetics. Three decades of research, however, have yet to<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pyrethrin chemicals in pet shampoo may increase autism risk - Times Online]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Pyrethrin_chemicals_in_pet_shampoo_may_increase_autism_risk_-_Times_Online</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Pyrethrin_chemicals_in_pet_shampoo_may_increase_autism_risk_-_Times_Online</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 20:42:57 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Pyrethrin_chemicals_in_pet_shampoo_may_increase_autism_risk_-_Times_Online</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Chemicals found in pet shampoos may be linked to a raised risk of autism, a study of how environmental factors influence the developmental disorder has suggested.Mothers who used pesticide-based shampoos to wash their pets while pregnant were twice as likely to have a child with an autistic spe<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Media-Newswire.com - Clues to Role of Brain Development as Risk for Mental Disorders May Also Lead to Better Treatments]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Media-Newswire-com_-_Clues_to_Role_of_Brain_Development_as_Risk_for_Mental_Disorders_May_Also_Lead_to_Better_Treatments</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Media-Newswire-com_-_Clues_to_Role_of_Brain_Development_as_Risk_for_Mental_Disorders_May_Also_Lead_to_Better_Treatments</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 20:07:04 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Media-Newswire-com_-_Clues_to_Role_of_Brain_Development_as_Risk_for_Mental_Disorders_May_Also_Lead_to_Better_Treatments</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Increasing evidence points to links between the timing and growth rates of specific brain areas in the young brain and the likelihood of developing a wide range of mental disorders later in life, say researchers convened by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a part of the National Inst<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Autistic Study uses music to explore the autistic brain's emotion processing]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autistic_Study_uses_music_to_explore_the_autistic_brains_emotion_processing-1</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autistic_Study_uses_music_to_explore_the_autistic_brains_emotion_processing-1</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 18:55:18 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autistic_Study_uses_music_to_explore_the_autistic_brains_emotion_processing-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;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. Can music help them? Thanks to funding from the GRAMMY Foundation Grant Program, researchers at UCLA are about to find<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Adults with autism in England to be counted]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Adults_with_autism_in_England_to_be_counted</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Adults_with_autism_in_England_to_be_counted</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 18:32:22 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Adults_with_autism_in_England_to_be_counted</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The number of adults who suffer from autism in England will be counted for the first time.Care Services Minister Ivan Lewis unveiled the £500,000 project, which aims to include adults who have not yet been diagnosed.The information will be used to devise the first Government strategy on adu<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[News - Autism forum allows parents to have a say - sacbee.com]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=News_-_Autism_forum_allows_parents_to_have_a_say_-_sacbee-com</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=News_-_Autism_forum_allows_parents_to_have_a_say_-_sacbee-com</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 21:11:17 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=News_-_Autism_forum_allows_parents_to_have_a_say_-_sacbee-com</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Parents of autistic children want answers, and in an unprecedented move, federal health officials will be in Sacramento on Saturday to ask how they can help provide them.At a daylong &quot;town hall&quot; meeting at the UC Davis Cancer Center, a wide range of autism stakeholders will brainstorm about t<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Adventures in Autism: Monsanto GMOs: My Questions about Monsanto’s GMOs and Autism]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Adventures_in_Autism_Monsanto_GMOs_My_Questions_about_Monsantorsquos_GMOs_and_Autism</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Adventures_in_Autism_Monsanto_GMOs_My_Questions_about_Monsantorsquos_GMOs_and_Autism</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 21:03:15 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Adventures_in_Autism_Monsanto_GMOs_My_Questions_about_Monsantorsquos_GMOs_and_Autism</guid>
<description><![CDATA[May 3, 2008 - Adventures in AutismWhen Pusztai was interviewed by the BBC, with permission from his bosses, he stated:    &quot;As a scientist actively working on the field, I find that it is very, very unfair to use our fellow citizens as guinea pigs.&quot;The day after the statement was broad<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Autism speech mystery - Symptom or Hearing?]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_speech_mystery_-_Symptom_or_Hearing</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_speech_mystery_-_Symptom_or_Hearing</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 20:34:58 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Life Skills &amp; Assisted Living</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_speech_mystery_-_Symptom_or_Hearing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jim wasn't diagnosed with autism until he was 35. By then, he could say a few phrases, Holden says. But only those close to him could understand. This wouldn't change until 10 years later, when Holden invited a colleague who was a speech pathologist to lunch with her family. She was hoping for hi<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Autism Research Symposium: &quot;Environment and Autism Etiology&quot;  4-23-2008]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_Research_Symposium_Environment_and_Autism_Etiology__4-23-2008-1</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_Research_Symposium_Environment_and_Autism_Etiology__4-23-2008-1</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:00:43 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_Research_Symposium_Environment_and_Autism_Etiology__4-23-2008-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[On April 22 2008 the MARI Symposium was held at Vanderbilt University and provided researchers a platform to discuss the role of environment in increasing autism risk and impact on the diversity of behavioral and medical symptoms.The Symposium was video taped and the topics include:- Openin<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research - Training People With Autism To Recognize Faces]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Research_-_Training_People_With_Autism_To_Recognize_Faces</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Research_-_Training_People_With_Autism_To_Recognize_Faces</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:06:53 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Research_-_Training_People_With_Autism_To_Recognize_Faces</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers might have gained insight into why people with autism have difficulty remembering faces and distinguishing facial emotion. In an ongoing study, Dr. Nim Tottenham, assistant professor of psychology in psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, is examining how normal and autistic brain<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Study: Game Addiction Similar to Autism | Game | Life from Wired.com]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Study_Game_Addiction_Similar_to_Autism__Game__Life_from_Wired-com-1</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Study_Game_Addiction_Similar_to_Autism__Game__Life_from_Wired-com-1</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:24:19 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Study_Game_Addiction_Similar_to_Autism__Game__Life_from_Wired-com-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Research presented this week suggests that people who show signs of being addicted to videogames exhibit the same symptoms as high-functioning autism.The University of Bolton's Dr. John Charlton and Ian Danforth of Whitman College questioned 391 gamers, focusing on the relationships <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Autistic Boy's Dog Refused Entry by School]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autistic_Boys_Dog_Refused_Entry_by_School</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autistic_Boys_Dog_Refused_Entry_by_School</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:59:49 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Life Skills &amp; Assisted Living</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autistic_Boys_Dog_Refused_Entry_by_School</guid>
<description><![CDATA[thepittsburghchannel.com - A community in Pittsburgh pitched in for a specially trained service dog to be given to a boy with autism. But the school will not allow it, the dog was not allowed in the school building.Linda Dallatore said her 7-year-old son Bradley has autism, which prevents him f<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center Receives 250,000 Dollars To Create Autism Treatment Network Site]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=University_Of_Pittsburgh_Medical_Center_Receives_250000_Dollars_To_Create_Autism_Treatment_Network_Site</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=University_Of_Pittsburgh_Medical_Center_Receives_250000_Dollars_To_Create_Autism_Treatment_Network_Site</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:53:31 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=University_Of_Pittsburgh_Medical_Center_Receives_250000_Dollars_To_Create_Autism_Treatment_Network_Site</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has received $250,000 in funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) Bureau of Autism Services to support the start-up of an Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network (ATN) site, which will offer comprehensive diagnosis, treatment<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Settlement in case of child who developed autistic symptoms after being vaccinated | MetaFilter]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Settlement_in_case_of_child_who_developed_autistic_symptoms_after_being_vaccinated__MetaFilter</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Settlement_in_case_of_child_who_developed_autistic_symptoms_after_being_vaccinated__MetaFilter</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:12:00 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Medications</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Settlement_in_case_of_child_who_developed_autistic_symptoms_after_being_vaccinated__MetaFilter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hannah Poling is a nine year old girl with mild to moderate symptoms of autism, which developed three months after she received vaccinations. The Department of Health and Human Services announced that her family will receive a settlement from the vaccine compensation fund.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Autism vs Thimerosal – New York Times Article]]></title>
<link>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_vs_Thimerosal_ndash_New_York_Times_Article</link>
<comments>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_vs_Thimerosal_ndash_New_York_Times_Article</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:02:43 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Autism Research</category>
<guid>http://www.autistichealth.com/story.php?title=Autism_vs_Thimerosal_ndash_New_York_Times_Article</guid>
<description><![CDATA[2005 NYT article digs deep to research studies, and finds nothing to connect Mercury in vaccines with autism.They found the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the Institute of Medicine, the AAP and the World Health Organization dismissed any <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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