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An Autism Spectrum News Interview with Margaret L. Bauman, MD, Director of the Lurie Family Autism Center – LADDERS
We are indeed fortunate to have an opportunity to speak with Dr. Bauman about her work in clinical and basic research at the Lurie Family Autism Center/Learning and Developmental Disabilities Evaluation and Rehabilitation Services (LADDERS). In the interview that follows, Dr. Bauman reveals her...
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Potential New Treatments for Fragile X Syndrome and Autism
There are exciting new developments occurring in finding potential new treatments for the fragile X syndrome, and by extension for autism. The fragile X syndrome, an X chromosome-linked syndrome and the most commonly inherited condition associated with intellectual deficiency, is considered to be...
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Medications for ASD and the Future of Psychopharmacology of Autism
The first fact we need to acknowledge when we talk about medications for autism, is that that there are no pharmacologic treatments that actually treat autism. There is no data to date to suggest that any medications actually teach skills or change the developmental course of the disorder. As such,...
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Scientists Find Brain Region Responsible for Our Sense of Personal Space
Finding Could Offer Insight into Autism and Other Disorders In a finding that sheds new light on the neural mechanisms involved in social behavior, neuroscientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have pinpointed the brain structure responsible for our sense of personal...
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Autism Research and Treatment: An Update From the Seaver Autism Center
The mission of the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment is to discover the causes of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and to develop breakthrough interventions. The Center functions as a collaborative effort that combines psychiatry, psychology, neurology, molecular genetics, and...
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Autism Spectrum and the Clinical Geneticist: An Approach to the Family
More than any other condition, autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of diseases that affects families. They have profound effects on the individual with the disorder, and significantly alter the lives of parents, siblings, the family, and the community. The extended nature of ASDs has...
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Autism Science Foundation Launches Operations New Advocacy Group Will Focus on Non-Vaccine-Related Autism Research
The Autism Science Foundation, a new not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting and funding autism research, launched its operations in April, debuting its web site and blog (www.autismsciencefoundation.org and autismsciencefoundation.wordpress.com) and kicking off its “First 100 Days”...
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A New Genetic Perspective on Autism Spectrum Disorders
Recent genetic studies in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) support an important role for what are being termed multiple “rare variants” in these conditions. ”Rare variants” include what we think of as mutations, and can be the cause of an ASD when they are found. This is an extremely...
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Use Science and the Scientific Method When Considering Treatments for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum
Autism is a spectrum disorder that varies in degree from mild to severe with a wide range of needs. AHA Association’s mission is to attain appropriate educational programs, effective social skills training, increased social and recreational opportunities, meaningful employment, and sufficient and...
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View From the Spectrum: Autism From Around the World
Four students with Asperger Syndrome from a school in in Christchurch, New Zealand have gone on to successful courses of study at colleges or universities. Another school in Beijing, PR China has developed a remarkable program emphasizing the administration of sensory integration therapy. Yet...
