Article: Scientists begin to trace autism's genetic roots.

Article: Evidence to support parental concerns as an early indicator of autism in children.(Evidence-Based Practice)
Pediatric Nursing;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Autism is one of a group of conditions characterized by deviance...IV Revised (2000) identifies five types of PDD of which autism is the most prevalent. The other conditions include Asperger...disorders are not discrete and may be overlapping, so the term Autism Spectrum Disorder may be a more accurate ...

Article: Autism: A review for family physicians
Indian Journal of Medical Sciences;  May 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Introduction Autism is not a single disorder but a name (derived...affective contact' and coined the term 'autism' to describe the 'extreme aloneness' that...relationship.[1] Until the mid 1980's, autism was face=+Italic; wronglyface=-Italic...

Article: Unraveling autism.(GENOMIC MEDICINE)
Pediatric News;  February 1, 2009 ;     638 words ...Autism and the related autism spectrum disorders are an enigmatic and substantial cause of developmental...of children and recognized as a growing issue in adult populations, autism affects most by the age of 3 years and is considerably more common...

Article: ASA Releases Research on Environmental Health and Autism.
PR Newswire;  December 21, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Autism Advocate Special Edition and Website Out Today Explore the Role of Neurotoxins on the Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Autism Society of America (ASA) today released a special edition of its magazine, Autism...

Article: Creating an educational program for young children who are blind and who have autism.
Re:view;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Autism, a lifelong neurological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain, occurs...1996; Rapin, 1997). Twenty-five percent of the individuals with mental handicaps have autism (Bryson 2002). Kanner (1943) originally thought that children with autism were only high functioning. Researchers have ...

Article: A voice for autism: Taylor Cross has autism. Doctors once said he might never walk or talk. Now he's a teenage filmmaker, proving them all wrong. Here, Taylor shares his story.(LIFE AUTISM)
Science World;  November 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ...I can't even describe autism that well to myself, let alone to someone...know, and yet you might not know about it. Autism affects people to varying degrees. I only have a certain degree of autism. There are many other kids who are lower...

Article: Hope for autism seen
Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  April 12, 2008 ;     655 words ...Autism expert Patricia Wright wants people to understand autism no longer is a hopeless condition. The message has shifted over 20 years, said the Easter Seals' national director of autism. "It used to be a hopeless diagnosis. You would get this...

Article: Is there more autism ?: Scientists, parents struggle to find explanation
Sunday Gazette-Mail;  March 2, 2003 ;     700+ words ...CHICAGO - Mention autism to parents, doctors and scientists these...worrisome explanations: The definition for autism has changed and schools now offer more...the U.S. Department of Education made autism a new, separate category for special...

Article: Prevalence of Autism Among Adolescents With Intellectual Disabilities
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Objective: To estimate the prevalence of autism in an epidemiologically-derived population of adolescents...intellectual disabilities (ID). Method: The prevalence of autism was examined using the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised, with appropriate...

Article: Is my child autistic? Helping parents understand a difficult diagnosis: recognition of the language, social, and behavioral deficits that indicate autism in a child is key to making this diagnosis. Early intervention can lead to a good outcome.(CME)
JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physicians Assistantss;  January 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) include autistic disorder, Asperger...their child. PAs must be aware of the signs and symptoms of autism in order to address parents' concerns and make an accurate...GDG's MMWR Surveillance Summaries indicate that one case of autism occurs for every 150 8-year-old children ...

Article: Parents of Children Diagnosed With Autism Demand Retraction and Apology from Mike Savage.
Biotech Week;  August 6, 2008 ;     326 words ...The National Autism Association (NAA) today joins thousands...which he stated that children affected by autism are brats, and that bad parenting is to...affecting one in 150 children (see also Autism). Autism is a very serious condition that...

Article: Identifying autism early on.(Special Needs: Realizing Potential)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Pediatric News;  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Autism is a complex brain disorder that involves disrupted social and communication development. There is evidence to suggest that the neurobiologic abnormalities in autism have their onset in the prenatal or neonatal period. Although autism usually is not diagnosed before 3 years of age, parents usually ...

Article: Eating Habits of Children with Autism.
Pediatric Nursing;  May 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Autism is a relatively common developmental disorder diagosed...activities. Current prevalence is estimated at 1:1,000, with autism identified four times more commonly in males than females...Institute of Health, 1995). While the specific etiology for autism is unknown, its neurobiologic nature is ...

Article: Identifying symptoms of psychiatric disorders in people with autism and intellectual disability: an empirical conceptual analysis.(Report)
Mental Health Aspects of Developmental Disabilities;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......psychiatric disorders in individuals with autism and intellectual disability may be complex...psychiatric symptoms from the core symptoms of autism. However, differentiating conceptually...clinicians use to discriminate between autism and four major psychiatric disorders...