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Some opt for removing gluten, and casein, others load up on vitamin B6, supplements, etc. The article notes in general, these strategies have no str read more »
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What's so unusual about a baby fascinated with spinning a cup, or a toddler flapping his hands, or a preschooler walking on her toes?

Parents and even doctors sometimes miss these red flags for autism, but a new online video "glossary" makes them startlingly clear. read more »
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Expert autism thimerosal witnesses for the plaintiff are found not qualified by Judge for lack of knowledge, skill, experience, training or education using the Frye-Reed test, a test used to determine the admissibility of scientific evidence and expert scientific testimony in Maryland courts. read more »
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A new way of understanding autistic disorders, incorporating both psychological and biological factors, could lead to the conditions being picked up earlier, research from UNSW has found. This may help medical professionals detect conditions such as Autism and Asperger’s Disorder at an earlier stag read more »
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New autistic research from the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute shows that an interaction between fetal brain cells and maternal antibodies could be linked with the repetitive behavior — also called stereotypies — that is characteristic of autism. read more »
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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:

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Parents of children with autism are increasingly turning to sensory integration treatment to help their children deal with the disorder, and they’re seeing good results. In 2007, 71 percent of parents who pursued alternatives to traditional treatment used sensory integration methods, and 91 percent read more »
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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 read more »
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A Speaking Out essay titled "Learning it's OK for kids to be unique" (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 "root read more »
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A new autism research study has found that babies diagnosed with autism later in life usually show atypical ways of playing with toys, spinning, repetitively rotating and looking at the toys out of the corners of their eyes, as early as one year. read more »
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