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University of Leicester to lead audit of adults with autism
... services "This study will inform the development of a national strategy designed to ensure that adults with autism and Asperger's syndrome are supported to have full lives." "We still don't know ...Canadian adults with autism host Halifax conference
Adults with autism organized a unique conference in Halifax on Thursday to challenge the misconceptions they face.'Faulty' brain connections may be responsible for social impairments in autism
New evidence shows that the brains of adults with autism are "wired" differently from people without the disorder, and this abnormal pattern of connectivity may be responsible for the social ...Ontario failing adults with autism spectrum disorders: report
An advocacy group for people with autism says the province has a "piecemeal approach" that leaves some of society's most vulnerable without the help they need.Heightened level of amygdala activity may cause social deficits in autism
... of Washington have discovered an increased pattern of brain activity in the amygdalas of adults with autism that may be linked to the social deficits that typically are associated with the disorder. ...Half of Utahns with autism lead fulfilling lives, follow-up study shows
... IQ than when assessed 20 years earlier. "Adults with autism haven't received the attention ... disorders and worried about a social stigma attached to autism. The IQ of eight participants declined since ...Heightened Level Of Amygdala Activity May Cause Social Deficits In Autism
An increased pattern of brain activity in the amygdalas of adults with autism that may be linked to the social deficits that typically are associated with the disorder. Previous research has shown ...Autism may be linked to being firstborn, breech births or moms 35 or older
... has the disorder), helped indentify a gene that may predispose people to autism, and showed that Utah adults with autism have a better quality of life than those in other studies. For the ...Autism care takes biological toll on mothers
Women who tend to teens, young adults with autism at home display unusually low levels of critical stress hormoneAutism study finds visual processing 'hinders ability' to read body language
... be contributing to their day-to-day difficulties with social interaction. The research showed that adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) found it difficult to identify emotions, such as anger ...Autism and society's definition of 'normal'
... (Shortcuts, G2, 24 September) highlighting that 1 in 100 adults has autism shows that it is surely time to stop calling autism, ADHD, Asperger's syndrome etc "disorders" and, worse ...Antidepressant does not stop repetitive behaviors in autistic children
... 5 to 17 (average age 9.4) with autism spectrum disorders who participated, 73 were randomly ... double-blind, placebo-controlled studies in adults with autism showed a reduction in levels of repetitive ...
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