I have written many times about this. (Here’s one of my first hints.) And, many folks looked askance or made negative comments. But, for those who know me, that didn’t mean I would back down on my scientific hunch. Now, there’s data to substantiate what I felt in my bones.
Continue reading Related Syndromes
ASD. Autism spectrum disorder.
For those folks with ASD, it’s virtually certain they’ll be unemployed- or at best underemployed part-time. The basic fact is that 80% of those with ASD are unemployed.
Continue reading Our firms benefit with employees who manifest ASD
This new piece of scientific data may be very traumatic for parents. Or, maybe these results are not translatable from mice to humans, so it’s just a tidbit to share. To be honest, the underlying facts are not totally new- because other research has indicated that dysfunctional immune responses and microbiome (the bacterial population in the gut) composition are related to ASD (autism spectrum disorders).
Continue reading What Mom Eats?
Each week, we learn more and more about how our brains work (or not). And, with that knowledge comes our ability to deal with diseases that have scared us for decades- Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Autism.
Continue reading Israeli research may change Alzheimer’s and Autism Incidence
Autism. One of the scariest words uttered to a parent. The disease is manifested by poor social interactions (including little verbal communication), and often accompanied with repetitive behaviors by the child. And, the problem is that diagnosing autism spectrum disorders (ASD, as they are formally termed) – at least, right now- requires psychological evaluation by experts, and that typically occurs after the child may be too old to provide it the best chance to develop (almost) normally.
Continue reading A test for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?
Autism was first described by Dr. Leo Kanner (Johns Hopkins) in 1943, with an analysis of 11 children with communication disorders. By 1952, autism was diagnosed by ‘early onset schizophrenia’, only to be renamed ‘infantile autism’ in 1980 and ‘autism disorder’ in 1987. Now, we use ASD (autism spectrum disorder) to cover autistic disorder, Asperger’s syndrome, and other related diseases. As these classifications changed, the number of children diagnosed with the disorder has grown to reach the currently accepted value of 1 in 110 children.
Continue reading Autism…where do we stand?
I am not sure if I am sad or happy. A research project- one devoted to improving the lives of autistic children- is going ‘mainstream’. The project- My Keepon. Basically, two bright yellow tennis balls stacked upon each other- with a black button nose and round-beaded-eyes. The name comes from the Japanese word for yellow (kiiroi), and the onomatopoeic sound (pon) it makes when it bounces or bobs.
Continue reading From autistic therapy to Toys “R” Us…
That truism that siblings of autistic kids likely to suffer from the disease? Consider it fact. (Previous studies provided data within a fairly wide range of 3 to 14%.) This according to a new study that will be published in Pediatrics (no longer in print), shortly.
Continue reading A different kind of big brother issue…
