Out research showed that motor skills in 7-month-old babies predicted the rate of language development in children that went on to develop autism spectrum disorder.
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A survey of more than 1,000 parents has discovered huge variation in the time it takes to diagnose, and get help, for children.
Microsoft has joined those firms making efforts to hire autistic people – hardly surprising, with the benefits that could bring.
A review has been announced into school policies in Canberra after it was reported that a school was restraining a child with Autism in a cage-like structure.
Temple Grandin is perhaps the world’s foremost advocate on autism. But before she became famous, she was an awkward young girl who found solace in Mr. Spock’s logical world view in TV’s Star Trek.
A diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder is based solely on behaviour and is usually diagnosed by age four.
Since the condition was first recognised in the 1940s, parents have been and felt blamed for their children’s autism. Today, most people no longer believe this, but a lingering doubt continues to niggle…
Around 1 in 68 children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to the US Centres for Disease Control – an extraordinarily high number. Although the prevalence rise is probably due mainly to changes…
Limited sexual knowledge and social deficits may place adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at increased risk of sexual…
Bullying can affect anyone at any time, but young people with autism are especially vulnerable. The results can be devastating. Not being able to keep up with the teasing banter that often takes place…
High school can be difficult for youths with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders, who often have IQs superior to the general population, but can struggle with communication, social skills, and regulating…
Many children with autism find aspects of everyday life difficult, and school is no exception. School is a complex environment at the best of times, but even more so if you struggle with social situations…
Boys are more likely to be diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism, because girls need more extreme genetic mutations to develop them, according to a study published in the American…
Probiotics can alleviate the symptoms of autism-like disorders in mice, according to a US study published today in the journal Cell. The findings have the potential to guide the search for autism spectrum…
Air pollutants may increase the risk of autism in people who have a genetic disposition to the condition. US researchers…
Autism reveals itself in different ways in women than in men, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. And this has the potential to great advance our understanding of the condition…
Researchers at University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Research Institute (BMRI) have installed a simulator MRI machine to…
When a newborn joins a family we become beguiled by the perfection of this wondrous new being. Any hint of difference is easily overlooked during the early years. We now understand that the onset of symptoms…
Researchers have trialled the antibiotic minocycline as a therapy for fragile X syndrome, a genetic condition causing cognitive…
While autism, schizophrenia, ADHD and x-linked intellectual disabilities are caused by a complex interaction of factors…
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Deputy Director, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Professor of Autism Research, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor of Developmental Psychology, La Trobe University
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Professor of Autism and Intellectual Disability, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Southern Cross University, Southern Cross University
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Senior lecturer, Macquarie University
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Professor of Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering, Tau Beta Pi Eminent Engineer, University of South Florida
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Senior Research Fellow in Child Neurodevelopment, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Educational Studies in School Psychology, University of Calgary
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Professor, Macquarie University
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Professor & Senior Principal Research Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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Senior Lecturer, Center for Study of Human Health, Emory University
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Professor of Inclusive Practice, Sheffield Hallam University
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Deputy Director, Twins Research Australia & Professor in Genetics and Cell Biology, Deakin University
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Professor of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Director of Health Design Lab, Emily Carr University
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Canada 150 Research Chair in Mathematical Biology and Medicine; Professor of Applied Mathematics, Pharmacy, and Biology, University of Waterloo