Special Learning News
New DSM Brings Change, Assurances For Those With Autism
[2013-05-23 16:15:47]
<p> For the first time in more than a decade, a new version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders will be unveiled this weekend and with it comes major change to the way autism is diagnosed.</p>
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Low-Cost Autism Therapy Shows Promise
[2013-05-21 20:15:59]
<p> A simple, home-based therapy that relies on sensory stimulation could make a world of difference for kids with autism, a new study suggests.</p>
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Psychology Professor Provides Clues about Autism Causality through Birth Order Study
[2013-05-15 17:59:04]
<p> More children are diagnosed with autism each year than juvenile diabetes, AIDS, and cancer combined. According to the Centers for Disease Control, autism now affects 1 in 88 American children, prompting researchers to scramble for answers. Hoping to provide a significant piece to this complex puzzle, Loren Martin, Ph.D., APU professor and director of research for the Department of Graduate Psychology, published the results of his groundbreaking study linking birth order to autism severity in the November 30, 2012, issue of PLOS ONE, a leading peer-reviewed scientific journal.</p>
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Autistic Children See Movement TWICE as Quickly as Those Without Condition
[2013-05-09 15:12:46]
<p> Children with autism see simple movement twice as quickly as other children their age, according to a new study.</p>
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Extremes in Birth Weight Tied to Greater Risk of Autism
[2013-05-08 03:45:12]
<p> A new study reports that babies whose growth in the womb is at either end of the extreme — either very small or very large — are at a greater risk of developing autism.</p>
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Study Debunks Lyme Disease-Autism Link
[2013-05-02 17:09:25]
<p> A new study failed to find any evidence to back up a suggested association between Lyme disease and autism spectrum disorders.</p>
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Abnormal Placenta May Reveal Autism Risk
[2013-04-30 17:09:59]
<p> A relatively high number of abnormal folds and cell growths in the placenta could be a strong indicator of an infant’s risk for developing autism, according to new research at the Yale School of Medicine.</p>
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Environment Interacts With Genes in Autism, Twin Study Shows
[2013-04-25 16:56:13]
<p> Scientists have found patterns of change in gene activity involved in autism in a study that shed light on how environmental factors can work to turn certain genes on or off and contribute to the development of the brain disorder.</p>
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Study Links Autism With Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy
[2013-04-23 17:30:01]
<p> A cautiously worded study based on data collected in Sweden has found that “in utero exposure to both selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (S.S.R.I.’s) and nonselective monoamine reuptake inhibitors (tricyclic antidepressants) was associated with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders, particularly without intellectual disability.”</p>
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Detecting Autism From Brain Activity
[2013-04-19 04:37:53]
<p> Neuroscientists from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the University of Toronto have developed an efficient and reliable method of analyzing brain activity to detect autism in children. Their findings appear today in the online journal PLOS ONE.</p>
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