Rodent Models for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism is defined by a set of symptoms which includes impaired social interactions, repetitive or restrictive behaviors, and language abnormalities. According t...
Tag: Autism
The Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Autism
Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired communication, behavior, and social interactions. The name i...
How Did We Get to Holland? a Journey to Autism
Sesame Street writer Emily Perl Kingsley is often asked to describe what it is like to raise child with disability. She describes it as planning a trip to Ital...
Pregnancy and Autism: Can I Prevent My Child From Developing Autism?
Why the panic? Autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are becoming more prevalent as the years continue to pass, with about 1 in 68 children diagnosed with ...
The Role of the Environment in the Development of Autism
Autism is a neurodevelopment disorder that is generally diagnosed at a young age. Over the past couple decades the rates of autism have been significantly incre...
Genetic & Environmental Factors in Autism
The causes of ASD are a hot topic in both scientific research and the media in recent years. As scientists are investigating just the top of the pile of possibl...
Autism Is More Than Genes
Diseases like type 1 diabetes and sickle-cell anemia happen through a defect in a single gene. Sometimes all it takes is one wrong letter in the genetic code t...
Zinc and the Immune System: The Secrets of Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a disease that affects about 1 in 68 children in the United States, according to an ADDM Network Survey from 2012. ASD include...
The Great Debate: Vaccines and Autism
Our topic of the week is Autism, which means I get to get on my favorite soapbox: vaccines and Autism. There is no link between childhood vaccines and the devel...
Who Done It? When Vaccines Plead Not Guilty to Being the Source of Autism
Autism is on the rise in the United States. The prevalence has increased from 1 in 110 in 2006 to 1 in 68 in 2010. This increase has led to more awareness surr...