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Autism

Autism: Pool and Water Safety Tips

Roseville, Calif. - Summer temps are rising and water play is a great way to cool off. As the country warms up, families begin spending more time outdoors as backyard and community swimming pools

Autism Recurrence Risk and Prenatal Vitamins

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - High-risk younger siblings of children with autism are less likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum...

Autism Early Intervention Can Have Profound Results

Improves Language, IQ, and Social Skills Breakthrough research demonstrating that children with autism as young as 18 months can vastly...

Autism Predictor: Increased Cerebrospinal Fluid?

Third Study Confirms: Increased Cerebrospinal Fluid Can Predict Autism (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) - Researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute and...

Biomarker Panel could Accelerate Autism Diagnoses

Seeking Autism Spectrum Disorder Biomarker (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) - Investigators at the UC Davis MIND Institute and NeuroPointDX, a division of...

Striking New Finding in Autism Research

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) - In a striking new finding, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute found that typically-developing children gain more neurons in a region of the brain that governs social and emotional behavior, the amygdala

School Strategies for Children with ADHD and ASD

(Sacramento, Calif.) - On Wednesday, Jan. 24, the UC Davis MIND Institute and its Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities will host "School strategies for children with ADHD and ASD

Folic Acid May Mitigate Autism Risk From Pesticides

(Sacramento, Calif.)-Researchers at UC Davis and other institutions have shown that mothers who take recommended amounts of folic acid around conception might reduce their children's pesticide-related autism risk

UC Davis MIND Institute awarded Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) grant

The UC Davis MIND Institute has been awarded a 5-year, $12 million Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) grant, one of five in the nation

Autism Grant Aims to Improve Schools Practices

(Sacramento, Calif)- The UC Davis MIND Institute has received a 3-year, $1.4 million grant to study how to build a statewide network to improve use of evidence-based practices for students with autism spectrum disorders

Autism Studies: Placenta Provides Time Capsule

Sacramento, Calif - In two recent studies, researchers at UC Davis have shown that placental tissue can provide critical information about the epigenetic

Autism: Mom Fighting Tooth and Nail

Sandra Domenech became aware of this column through a friend who read it in a Florida weekly. She said she and her 13-year-old son with ASD recently moved out of Florida

Harvard Law Grad with Autism Advocates

The Washington D.C.-based Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) is a nonprofit organization run by and for people on the autism spectrum

Autism Speaks Exec Speaks

Lorri Unumb of Lexington, South Carolina, is vice president of state government affairs at Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization.

Mom and Son with Disabilities

Mary Anne Fleury of Elizabeth, Colorado, has experienced disability from nearly every angle.

Disabilities: Mother Has Multiple Challenges

Life lately has been trying for 50-year-old Suzanne Mohn. Yet she somehow has held up relatively well considering everything.

Autism: Tips to Navigate Party Meltdowns and Travel

Roseville, CA - The coming holiday season is a joyful time of year that brings together families and friends. However, it can also be quite stressful

Newspaper Expert Enjoys Son with Autism

Ken Blum is nationally known as an expert in the community newspaper industry and regularly writes about industry issues

Father Trying to Build Understanding

Joseph Hernandez of Auburn, Washington, knew before his son's birth that his son would have a birth defect, spina bifida. The only thing in doubt was whether Joseph would hang around.

Father and Son Navigate Autism

"Jason" became personally acquainted with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) when his child, "Tommy," was diagnosed at 4. Jason, which wasn't his real name

People with Autism Especially Vulnerable

Perhaps like you, recently I read of an incident in Okeechobee, Florida, in which an 18-year-old man was recorded on video beating, choking, kicking, and holding a knife to the throat of a 16-year-old boy with autism.

Autism: Agricultural Pesticides Link?

Sacramento, Calif.- Pregnant women who lived in close proximity to fields and farms where chemical pesticides were applied experienced...

Atypical Development In Siblings of Children with Autism

Sacramento, Calif. - Atypical development can be detected as early as 12 months of age among the siblings of...

Teen Helps Others with Autism

Rather than be interviewed over the telephone for this column, 17-year-old Meghan Rodo of Reisterstown, Maryland, chose email.

Autism and Gastrointestinal Problems Linked?

Sacramento, Calif.- Children with autism experience gastrointestinal (GI) upsets such as constipation, diarrhea and sensitivity to foods six-to-eight times...

Coping with Autism

Seldom do I interview people via email instead of over telephone or in person, but Joseph D. Smith of Glasgow, Kentucky, has a sound reason asking for email. He has a high-functioning form of autism.

Genetic Disorder May Lead to Inaccurate Autism Diagnosis

Sacramento, Calif.- Children with a genetic disorder called 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, who frequently are believed to also have autism,...

Advocating for People with Autism

Not long ago, my 18-year-old daughter had surgery at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare in St. Paul, Minnesota, the nation's oldest hospital for children with disabilities

New Creative Outlet for People with Disabilities

Timotheus Gordon and his new friend, Shanae Heard, want people with disabilities to be heard, seen, and read. Last November, they began

One Twin with Autism, the Other Without

Nathan and Daniel are 20-year-old twins. Nathan has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Daniel does not.