Recent Autism Articles page 4

Caspar Star-Tribune - Support group for parents of children with autism. Info: 577-0321. * 7 p.m., third Thursday of the month, in the Special Education services center of the old Jefferson School, 500 S. Jefferson St. Support group for parents of children with ADHD or ...

Guardian Unlimited - She refuses to name the school and will not say if anyone in her family has autism. Given that she has written about such a controversial figure, is she not in danger of putting her own children in the firing line? "I wrote this for them as well as ...

St. Petersburg Times - This includes all types of brain disorders, including, but not limited to OCD, depression, autism, bi-polar, schizophrenia and multiple personalities. Daytime meetings are from 3 to 5 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month at the Regency Park ...

St. Petersburg Times - Has the flu vaccine been linked to autism in children? No, says the CDC. Most of the flu vaccines in the United States contain thimerosal, a preservative containing mercury, but federal health officials say there is no convincing evidence that the ...

Guardian Unlimited - She concluded that we are all suffering from a "congenital sociability disorder", a disease whose symptoms are akin to a kind of autism combined with agoraphobia. In plain talk, the British are uniquely buttoned up and starched stiff. Animal watcher ...

Salon - Enthusiasm among scientists has been spreading as growing evidence suggests that "mirrors" may explain the roots of human empathy and altruism as well as provide insight into such disorders as autism and even schizophrenia. But that's not all. In the ...

The Ledger - Mahoney, 54, Heartsong’s director of clinical services, the needs of the children have changed over the years. “We used to have more physically challenged students,” he said, “but now about 48 percent of our kids are on the autism spectrum ...

The Ledger - A few decades ago, people probably would have said kids like Ryan Massey and Eddie Scheuplein were just odd. Or difficult. Both boys are bright. But Ryan, 11, is hyper and prone to angry outbursts, sometimes trying to strangle another kid in his ...

Newsday - Spurred by soaring numbers of students diagnosed with autism and other neurological disorders, the state is more than doubling the capacity of residential schools for such students on Long Island, while lifting a de facto 12-year freeze on expansion ...

Canada.com - The McNeils discovered last summer that Cuyler was diagnosed with autism. It threw them for a loop at first, but they've learned about the disease, adapted accordingly and created an environment where the youngster can flourish. Co-incidentally ...