Medical News Today: Autism

Autism News From Medical News Today Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:41:12 +0100 Hyperconnectivity In Brain's Hearing Center Caused By Gene Mutation In Autism New research from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) might help explain how a gene mutation found in some autistic individuals leads to difficulties in processing auditory cues and paying spatial attention to sound... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST Britain's First Adult Autism Survey Reveals Previously 'Invisible' Group With Autism New research on autism in adults has shown that adults with a more severe learning disability have a greater likelihood of having autism. This group, mostly living in private households, was previously 'invisible' in estimates of autism... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST Evolved, Mutated Gene Module Linked To Syndromic Autism A team led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reports that newly discovered mutations in an evolved assembly of genes cause Joubert syndrome, a form of syndromic autism. The findings are published in the online issue of Science Express... Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST Family History Of Psychiatric Disorders May Shape Intellectual Interests A hallmark of the individual is the cultivation of personal interests, but for some people, their intellectual pursuits might actually be genetically predetermined. Survey results published by Princeton University researchers in the journal PLoS ONE suggest that a family history of psychiatric conditions such as autism and depression could influence the subjects a person finds engaging... Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST Sign Of Autism Can Be Seen In Infants A recent study that took place at the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck, University of London, and was published in the January edition of Current Biology, states that detecting autism symptoms in babies as young as 6 months old can help to determine how the autism will develop later in the child's life... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:00:00 PST An Earlier Sign Of Autism In The Brain In their first year of life, babies who will go on to develop autism already show different brain responses when someone looks at or away from them... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST Adolescents With Autism Spend Free Time Using Solitary, Screen-Based Media Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) tend to be fascinated by screen-based technology. A new study by a University of Missouri researcher found that adolescents with autism spend the majority of their free time using non-social media, including television and video-games... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST People With Autism Helped By Learning To 'Talk Things Through In Your Head' Teaching children with autism to 'talk things through in their head' may help them to solve complex day-to-day tasks, which could increase the chances of independent, flexible living later in life, according to new research... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST Researchers Study Impact Of Proposed Autism Diagnostic Criteria Getting an autism diagnosis could be more difficult in 2013 when a revised diagnostic definition goes into effect. The proposed changes may affect the proportion of individuals who qualify for a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, according to preliminary data presented by Yale School of Medicine researchers at a meeting of the Icelandic Medical Association... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST Autism Overdiagnosed? Possibly, Because Many Children Seem To "Outgrow" It Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) come with several neurodevelopmental signs and symptoms which overlap other conditions - it is possible that some early ASD diagnoses are wrong, especially among children who no longer meet the criteria for ASD as they get older, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health wrote in the journal Pediatrics... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:00:00 PST