At ages 2 and 4, autistic toddlers are more likely to have an abnormality of the amygdala, a part of the brain associated with facial recognition and emotion.  This enlargement of the amygdala is in keeping with previous studies that…

Research scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have just made public their discovery of some tiny changes in some specific genes that suggest a rather strong genetic link between these changes and the development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).  The…

A suspected link between childhood vaccines and autism was thought by many to be dispelled by a federal court ruling last week that declared no link between the two.  Autism activists in Iowa aren’t convinced, however, and will continue seeking…

After more than a year of emotionally charged testimonies, the US Court of Federal Claims has determined that routine childhood vaccination does not cause autism.  The ruling is the result of three test cases involving three families of autistic children,…

According to a recent study funded by Cornell University, the number of kids in a given area developing autism goes up when the climate is rainier.  The study’s findings leave its researchers wondering if precipitation itself may trigger the disorder…

With the hope of putting to rest the question, posed in 1998, that the widely used childhood measles vaccine is linked to gastrointestinal (GI) illness that heralds the onset of autism, researchers at Columbia University have released the findings of…

Patients with autism frequently have difficulties relating to other people and researchers at the University of Washington’s (UW’s) Autism Center think the troubling sociability issues may be a direct result of faulty wiring in the brain.  The findings from a…

Researchers at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC), have just released their findings on the association between a parent’s history of mental disorders when the parent also has an autistic child.  It seems parents of autistic children are…

Autistic children may reap substantial benefits from sensory integration therapy according to a new study released by Temple University. The study found that children who participated in the therapy exhibited fewer autistic mannerisms.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center are one step closer to understanding the cause of Autism. Approximately 1 in every 150 children is diagnosed with Autism in the United States. Autism is a disorder that presents itself through various behavioral…

Researchers at Northwestern University have combined technology and behavioral sciences to create a program they hope will help autistic children develop the social skills that seem instinctive to children without the disorder. They’re using “virtual peers” to do so.

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Officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have agreed that vaccines administered to a 9-year old girl contributed to her condition. Hannah Poling of Athens, GA, and her family may be receiving compensation from the federal vaccine…

According to the latest study published in Archives of Disease in Childhood, Mumps, Measles, Rubella (MMR) vaccine is not responsible to the development of autism. In the study funded by the Department of Health, researchers from the Health Protection Agency,…