News tagged with autistic kids
Autistic teens master social cues, find friends
Aug 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Thirteen-year-old Andrea Levy ticked off a mental list of rules to follow when her guest arrived: Greet her at the door. Introduce her to the family. Offer a cold drink.
Research suggests children can recover from autism
May 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Leo Lytel was diagnosed with autism as a toddler. But by age 9 he had overcome the disorder. His progress is part of a growing body of research that suggests at least 10 percent of children with autism ...
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Preschool kids do better when they talk to themselves, research shows
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 28, 2008 |
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Parents should not worry when their pre-schoolers talk to themselves; in fact, they should encourage it, says Adam Winsler, an associate professor of psychology at George Mason University. His recent study published in Early Ch ...
The matrix of autism
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 03, 2007 |
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Autistic children are doubly stigmatized. On the one hand, they are often dismissed as “low functioning” or mentally retarded, especially if they have poor speaking skills as many do. Yet when autistics do show exceptional ...
Older men risk siring autistic kids
Sep 05, 2006 |
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A joint U.S.-British study says men aged 40 and older are far more likely to father autistic children than those younger than 30.
The Queen and I: How autistic brain distinguishes oneself from others
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 14, 2009 |
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Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that the brains of individuals with autism are less active when engaged in self-reflective thought. The study published today in the journal Brain provid ...
People affected by autism believe increase is 'real,' not diagnostic
Dec 09, 2009 |
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There has been a major increase in the number of children diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorders over the last two decades - the question is why? Researchers have found a sharp difference between the beliefs of ordinary ...
Brain’s 'fear center' may underlie autistic behaviors
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 13, 2006 |
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The brain's emotional center is unusually small in autistic males with the most severe behavioral impairments, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers reported this month.
Schools fight families over autism service dogs
Aug 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Like seeing-eye dogs for the blind, trained dogs are now being used to help autistic children deal with their disabilities. But some schools want to keep the animals out, and families are fighting ...
Using music to explore the neural bases of emotional 'processing' in the autistic brain
May 13, 2008 |
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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?
Study uses music to explore the autistic brain's emotion processing
May 07, 2008 |
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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 ...
Researchers study diet and autism
Aug 07, 2008 |
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Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have embarked on one of the first double-blind, clinical studies to determine whether gluten and dairy products play a role in autistic behavior as parents ...
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