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Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their synapses connect and organize; how this occurs is not well understood. It is one of three recognized disorders in the autism spectrum (ASDs), the other two being Asperger syndrome, which lacks delays in cognitive development and language, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (commonly abbreviated as PDD-NOS), which is diagnosed when the full set of criteria for autism or Asperger syndrome are not met.
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Autism Awareness Month 2012 - In Focus - The Atlantic
23 days ago
April is Autism Awareness Month, a time to focus attention on those with autism and related pervasive developmental disorders
By The Numbers: Autism Is Not a Math Problem: Scientific American
4 months ago
There are 2027 ways to be diagnosed with autism in DSM-IV and only 11 ways in DSM-5, but the numbers alone are misleading
Gene studies begin to unravel autism puzzle | Reuters
1 month ago
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A sweeping study of hundreds of families with autism has found that spontaneous mutations can occur in a parent's sperm or egg cells that increase a child's risk for autism, and fathers
Autism Signs Appear in Brains of 6-Month-Old Infants: Scientific American
3 months ago
The findings suggest that there is a potential to disrupt autism during a child's first year before the disorder becomes entrenched
Redefining Autism: Will New DSM-5 Criteria for ASD Exclude Some People?: Scientific American
4 months ago
Experts call for small and easy changes to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, the
Nature News Special : The Autism Enigma
6 months ago
Autism spectrum disorder has attracted intense interest from the public and scientists over recent years. Nature sorts fact from fiction in this hot, but sometimes contentious, field: from the debate about soaring diagnoses, to the idea that scientists and engineers are at high risk of having a child with autism. The special...
U.S. autism rates reach new height: CDC | Reuters
2 months ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - About one in 88 children in the United States has autism or a related disorder, the highest estimate to date and one that is sure to revive a national argument over how the condition
The Ballooning Brain: Defective Genes May Explain Uncontrolled Brain Growth in Autism: Scientific American
2 months ago
Autistic children's brains may grow too big, too soon. A new study links this unusual growth to abnormal gene activity that fails to prune unnecessary neural connections
CareZone, A Service For Caregivers, Raises $13M From NEA, Catamount And Jonathan Schwartz | TechCrunch
16 days ago
Eric Eldon is the Editor of TechCrunch. He was previously the cofounder and editor of Inside Network, where he managed publications including Inside Facebook, Inside Social Games and Inside Mobile Apps. Before that, he spent a couple years covering technology and finance at VentureBeat, a leading Silicon Valley publication...
