{"id":834,"date":"2023-08-10T15:23:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T15:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pediatricbrainfoundation.org\/archive\/autism-spectrum-disorders-page-11\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T15:23:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T15:23:10","slug":"autism-spectrum-disorders-page-11","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pediatricbrainfoundation.org\/archive\/autism-spectrum-disorders-page-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Autism Spectrum Disorders"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Early Intervention Improves Social Skills and Brain Activity in Preschoolers with Autism, Study Finds<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Friday, October 26, 2012<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by Autism Speaks<\/a> <\/div>\n

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The Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), a comprehensive behavioral early intervention program that is appropriate for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as young as 12 months, has been found to be effective in improving social skills and brain responses to social cues in a randomized controlled study.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Are Schizophrenia and Autism Close Relations?<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Tuesday, October 23, 2012<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by Tel Aviv University<\/a> <\/div>\n

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New research has revealed that ASD appears share a root cause with other mental illnesses, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. At first glance, schizophrenia and autism may look like completely different illnesses, but closer inspection reveals many common traits.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Children with autism can identify misbehavior but have trouble putting it in words<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Wednesday, October 17, 2012<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by Public Library of Science<\/a> <\/div>\n

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Children with autism have difficulty identifying inappropriate social behavior, and even when successful, they are often unable to justify why the behavior seemed inappropriate. New brain imaging studies show that children with autism may recognize socially inappropriate behavior, but have difficulty using spoken language to explain why the behavior is considered inappropriate.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Antibiotic brings some improvement in fragile X syndrome, reports JDBP<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Sunday, April 8, 2012<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by Wolters Kluwer Health<\/a> <\/div>\n

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This preliminary clinical trial shows small but significant benefits of minocycline in children with FXS. Other treatments for FXS are being investigated, including a new class of drugs called mGluR5 inhibitors. However, minocycline is the only targeted FXS treatment that is currently available by prescription. Because of its long history of use, the side effects and safety characteristics of minocycline are well known.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Children with autism at significant risk for feeding problems and nutritional deficits<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Wednesday, January 4, 2012<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by Emory University<\/a> <\/div>\n

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A new, comprehensive analysis of feeding behavior in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) indicates that these children are five times more likely to have a feeding problem, including extreme tantrums during meals, severe food selectivity and ritualistic mealtime behaviors.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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GW Professor Discovers New Information in the Understanding of Autism and Genetics<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Tuesday, January 3, 2012<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by George Washington University<\/a> <\/div>\n

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Autism, mercury, and politics<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Tuesday, July 5, 2005<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by The Boston Globe<\/a> <\/div>\n

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By Robert Kennedy Jr.<\/p>\n

MOUNTING EVIDENCE suggests that Thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative in children’s vaccines, may be responsible for the exponential growth of autism, attention deficit disorder, speech delays, and other childhood neurological disorders now epidemic in the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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