Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome

Critics are complaining about the lack of progress that Canada is making in treatments for children with autism. “New government figures show that 1,148 eligible children with autism are currently waiting for intensive behavioural intervention therapy, or IBI, up from 985 the year before.”The Education Minister Kathleen Wynne says the province is “working towards providing […]

In the year 2007, seventy-one percent of those who used alternative treatments for autism turned to sensory integration methods and 91% found that the methods improved their child. Researchers from Temple University,  Beth Pfeiffer, Ph.D., OTR/L, BCP, and Moya Kinnealey, Ph.D., OTR/L, from the Occupational Therapy Department in Temple University’s College of Health Professions, ” […]

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has found a statistical link between “pounds of industrial release of mercury and increase autism rates. The study used Texas school district data and industrial mercury-release data.
“This is not a definitive study, but just one more that furthers […]

ABC7, in association with The Help Group, will present a powerful one-hour television special based on the book Autism Heroes: Portraits of Families Meeting the Challenge by Dr. Barbara Firestone. The book is an honest account of the experiences of 38 families confronting the challenges of autism.  It will air on Saturday April 26, 2008.

Once a child is diagnosed with autism there is an increased risk of autism in subsequent children.   […]

The Autism and Identification and Education Act of 2008 is currently in the New York State Assembly’s Education Committee, and senators from Long Island are being sought to sponsor the bill in the New York State Senate.
 
A frequently seen autism rate is 1 in 150 children currently have an ASD diagnosis.  This national statistic […]

This study, being performed by the University of Missouri, is investigating whether or not it is possible to retrain the brainwaves of children with autism by playing video games using their brainwaves.
Guy McCormack, Chair of the Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science Cepartment in the MU School of Health Professions says “we are trying to awaken […]

Autism, a puzzling disorder without a cause or treatment, has left many parents and doctors stumped in figuring out how to manage the symptoms of autism spectrum disorders.
Many parents are turning to biomedical interventions, in conjunction with other more typical therapies, experiencing varying degrees of  success and setbacks.
Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) doctors believe that science […]

Catherine Hughes decided to take her three year old son to a restaurant and ended up arrested after her son had a big meltdown. As a result of this experience, she found out that her child is on the autism spectrum. Ms. Hughes spent four days in jail on abuse charges after a restaurant employee  […]

 This study found that “neurofeedback (EEG biofeedback) can remediate anomalies in brain activation, leading to symptom reduction and functional improvement.”
Recent research has found that ASD symptoms are the result of brain dysfunction in several areas and that it might be related to “abnormal neural connectivity problems.” The brain seems to be communicating within itself too […]