Authors: Lo SY Abstract A twelve-week pilot study was conducted on 11 male children, aged five to 19 years, who had ASD (autistic symptom disorder) of varying degrees of severity. These eleven subjects were each examined three times in the 12...

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Children born to a parent over age 35 are at greater risk for developing an autism spectrum disorder -- but the risk is the same whether just one or both parents are older, according to a new study of Danish families.Source: Reuters Health Related Me...

We report a case of a toothbrush impalement injury of the floor of the mouth in a child with autism. A 5‐year‐old boy with autism presented with an accidentally impaled toothbrush in the oral cavity. He was taken to the operation room and examine...

Experts say the disorder and similar conditions such as Asperger’s syndrome are far more widespread than previously thought. (Source: the Mail online | Health)

The report combines data from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS) 2007 with findings from a new study based on a sample of people with learning disabilities living in private households and communal care establishments. It aims to estimate ...

CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that the presence of co-occurring psychiatric and neurodevelopmental conditions are associated with a change in ASD diagnosis. Questions remain as to whether changes in diagnosis of an ASD are due to true etiologic...

LEICESTER, England, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- British adults with a severe learning disability have elevated risk of autism and often live in private homes "invisible" in autism estimates, researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)MedWorm Sponsor Messag...

Authors: A Christakou, C M Murphy, K Chantiluke, A I Cubillo, A B Smith, V Giampietro, E Daly, C Ecker, D Robertson, D G Murphy & K Rubia (Source: Molecular Psychiatry)

Vertebrate Dlx genes have been implicated in the differentiation of multiple neuronal subtypes, including cortical GABAergic interneurons, and mutations in Dlx genes have been linked to clinical conditions such as epilepsy and autism. Here we show th...