A new study showing that feeding mice a beneficial type of bacteria can ameliorate autism-like symptoms is “groundbreaking,” according to University of Colorado Boulder Professor... Read more
A study conducted by Stanford University has found that there might be compounds in marijuana which have some very specific health benefits. The study’s results reveal that cannabinoids – wh... Read more
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine and Rutgers University have developed a new quantitative screening method for diagnosing and longitudinal tracking of autism in children... Read more
Study shows autism vulnerability genes are also affected in fetal alcohol disorder In a surprising new finding, a Northwestern Medicine study has found a common molecular vulnerability in au... Read more
A study conducted by researchers at the Koegel Autism Center at UC Santa Barbara has found that replacing such games in favor of those the infant prefers can actually lessen the severity of... Read more
“The children’s engagement with the robot was excellent,” Crittendon said, “and we saw improvements across the board in both groups.” “Aiden, look!” piped NAO, a two-foot tall humanoid robot... Read more
Weekly music therapy sessions can have a positive effect on behaviour in children with autism, reports a paper in Pertanika Journal. In a study of 41 children, improvements were seen particu... Read more
“This is the first comprehensive treatment specifically for children with HFASDs to be found effective in two randomized trials.” In a second randomized clinical trial, researchers at the In... Read more
There are a lot of myths and misunderstandings about autism. Simply put, it is a physical disorder associated with brain biology and chemistry that impairs an individual’s social and communi... Read more
In what could be called a breakthrough in the world for the betterment of children with special needs, Charlie could be the latest name. Charlie is a robot designed by University of South Ca... Read more
An inflatable vest designed to make people feel like they are being hugged could help autistic people stay calm in stressful situations. The £245 Squease jackets could also calm screaming ba... Read more
“Such a treatment approach will fundamentally improve our understanding of autism and its treatment.” Preliminary results from an ongoing, large-scale study by Yale School... Read more
Boosts Sociability, Quells Repetitiveness National Institutes of Health researchers have reversed behaviors in mice resembling two of the three core symptoms of autism spectrum disorders (AS... Read more
Children could be diagnosed at birth or early infancy MELBOURNE researchers have developed a new test to diagnose the genetic disorder Fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited ca... Read more
Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have been able to switch on, and then switch off, social-behavior deficits in mice that resemble those seen in people with autism and sc... Read more
