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Recent studies show that kids with autism are at no higher risk of having gastrointestinal problems than are children without autism. But that means they also have no fewer GI upsets. And when they are having stomach aches or are refusing to eat, it can be really tough for them and their parents.
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New studies that appear online in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, probe the daily experiences of mothers of adolescent and adult children with autism. The researchers measured levels of maternal cortisol, a hormone released by the adrenal gland in response to stress.
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Scientists Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen Macknik, co-authors of the upcoming book “Neuro Magic,” are seeking funding to begin research that they hope will use magic as a tool for the diagnosis and treatment of autism — despite some parents’ fear that such research is too limited in scope.
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South Australian scientists have embarked on a new research program looking at whether DNA damage is greater in children with autism than in children without autism.
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Among U.S. children, 110 of every 10,000 have autism, new estimates from a nationally representative study indicated — a sharp increase from the two to five per 10,000 reported from the 1960s to the 1980s and the 30 to 60 per 10,000 reported in the earlier part of this decade.
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Out of the approximately 58% of Autistic patients prescribed a pharmaceutical cure, only around 17% are prescribed stimulants. This small ratio is primarily because of the efficacy of antipsychotics and antidepressants, which moreover results to less reliability.
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The widespread misconception that Hannah's case was "unique," and without any bearing on other autism cases, was promulgated by opinion leaders. But on Wednesday, a new chart-review study was published showing that "mitochondrial autism" is not rare at all. Kirby notes dysfunction detected up
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As found on consumer reports... Review of a new book, "Autism's False Prophets," retells the heated history of the Autism vaccine debate... studies continued to show no link, and with thimerosal...and Consumer Reports' medical advisers strongly recommend childhood vaccination.
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