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Autism Today Newsletter - January 15th 2010

Autism Today Newsletter - January 15th, 2010

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Delay in response to sound could signal autism

A technique that reads magnetic fields in the brain might provide a useful biomarker for diagnosing children with autism spectrum disorders. As reported in the current issue of Autism Research, magnetoence-phelography (MEG), a technology similar to encephalography (EEG) but which detects magnetic fields in the brain instead of electrical signals, can help identify children with ASD by picking up a lag in brain response to sounds...

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Can evolution explain rise in certain diseases?

While natural selection is best known for weeding out the weak, it may also be partly responsible for the apparent rise of some disorders, such as autism, autoimmune diseases and reproductive cancers, according to researchers. Since evolutionary factors play a role in disease, the two fields should have some crossover, say a group of scientists who have studied various aspects of the link between evolution and medicine...

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Brain imaging as a tool todiagnose Autism

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a range of complex neurodevelopment disorders, characterized by social impairments, communication difficulties, and restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of behavior. Autistic disorder, sometimes called autism or classical ASD, is the most severe form of ASD, while other conditions along the spectrum include a milder form known as Asperger syndrome, the rare condition called Rett syndrome, and... Read More...

Temple Grandin : The HBO Movie Starring Danes

Temple Grandin, a world-renowned designer of livestock handling facilities and a professor of animal science at Colorado State University, is arguably the world's most famous person with autism. Temple has written many books about autism, others about animals, and even more about both. Last week I called Temple (who wrote the forward to my first three books) to get her input on my latest book... Read More...

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