Early Motor Experiences Give Infants a Social Jump Start – Study Indicates Infants at Risk for Autism Could Benefit from Motor Training

• By: Klaus Libertus, PhD Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Kennedy Krieger Institute
• October 1st, 2011
• development, infants, motor training, research, science
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In a new study published on September 9, 2011 in the journal Developmental Science (Epub ahead of print), researchers from the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Vanderbilt University found that early motor experiences can shape infants’ preferences for objects and faces. The study findings...

Risk of Recurrence of Autism in Younger Siblings Higher Than Thought

• By: UC Davis MIND Institute
• October 1st, 2011
• recurrence, research, science, siblings
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The risk that an infant with an older sibling with autism also will develop the disorder, previously estimated at between 3 and 10 percent, is substantially higher at approximately 19 percent, a large, international, multi-site study led by researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute has found....

Abnormal Micro-RNA: A Possible Cause of ASD and Schizophrenia

• By: Edward R. Ritvo, MD UCLA School of Medicine
• January 1st, 2010
• micro-RNA, research, schizophrenia, science
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Key Concept: Abnormal micro-RNA programming disrupts early brain development causing autistic spectrum disorder, characterized by delays, plateaus and spurts of brain development. Similar abnormal micro-RNA programming disrupts brain development during adolescence causing schizophrenia,...