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Autism and Athletics (Cthulhu Is My Copilot)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:03:09 GMT

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Warning: Lead Poisoning or Autism (Red Orbit )

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:52:45 GMT

Children's toys continue to be recalled due to the harmful effects of lead poisoning. The symptoms of lead poisoning and autism can mimic each other. Could you miss them? How can you keep your child safe?

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Common Chemicals May Have Autism Link (ABC News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:27:28 GMT

New research suggests pesticides could be tied to autism.

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Autism and Human Rights in Canada (Facing Autism in New Brunswick)

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:39:00 GMT

Today is Bloggers Unite for Human Rights Day , May 15, 2008. The United Nations recently declared and celebrated April 2, 2008 as the first World Autism Awareness Day. The celebration of the event brought an inundation of media and other attention to autism and autism issues. Hopefully this historic development will lead to the recognition of the human rights of autistic persons...

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NuU Medspa Join The Battle To Fight Autism And Raise Awareness (PR Leap - Recent News Releases)

Thu, 15 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

NuU Medspa is proud to be a supporter of the Chicago 2008 WALK NOW FOR AUTISM, Sunday, May 18 at Soldier Field. Driven by families and volunteers who have been affected by this complex disorder, WALK NOW FOR AUTISM is a great way to donate your time while building life-long bonds with new friends.

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Common chemical in pet shampoo may boost autism risk in kids (Thaindian News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 06:50:42 GMT

London, May 15 (ANI): A new study has found that a chemical commonly found in pet shampoo could play a major role in the development of autism in children. The study of how environmental factors influence the developmental disorder found that expectant mothers who used the shampoos to kill their pet's fleas were twice as likely [...]

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Mother Plans Autism Fundraiser For Son (Tampa Bay Online)

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Like the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention. Cherise Fraser is a mother who reinvented herself out of necessity into an expert on autism after both her sons were diagnosed with the condition.

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Pet Shampoo Causes Autism? (Discussing Autism)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:39:42 GMT

According to a new survey presented at the International Meeting for Autism Researching mothers of children with autism were twice as likely to have used pet shampoo that contains pyrethrins as those mothers with healthy children.

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Families Make Case for Vaccine Link to Autism (Sci-Tech Today)

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:16:04 GMT

Parents claiming that childhood vaccines cause autism should not be rewarded by the courts when the scientific community has already rejected any link, government lawyers argued Monday on the first day of a hearing in federal court. Overall, nearly 4,900 families have filed claims with the U.S. Court of Claims alleging that vaccines caused autism and other neurological problems in their...

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Pyrethrin chemicals in pet shampoo may increase autism risk (Times Online)

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:00:38 GMT

Chemicals found in pet shampoos may be linked to a raised risk of autism, a study of how environmental factors influence the developmental disorder has suggested.

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Now This Is Interesting on Autism (Tim Worstall)

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:46:21 GMT

OK, very much preliminary findings but: Chemicals found in pet shampoos may be linked to a raised risk of autism, a study of how environmental factors influence the developmental disorder has suggested. Mothers who used pesticide-based shampoos to wash their pets while pregnant were twice as likely to have a child with an autistic spectrum disorder as [...]

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Insecticides in pet shampoo may trigger autism (New Scientist)

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:17:00 GMT

Two studies suggest a link between different classes of insecticides and autism spectrum disorders, but a genetic factor is also likely, say experts

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Sex hormone could help treat autism (Metro.co.uk)

Wed, 14 May 2008 22:24:00 GMT

A cuddle chemical released during orgasms could help treat autism, depression and personality disorders, scientists say.

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Autism: Genetic Links To Impaired Social Behavior (Medical News Today)

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:00:00 GMT

Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) show profound deficits in social interactions and communications, and display repetitive behaviors and abnormal responses to sensory experiences. One aspect of an autistic child's impaired social abilities is their lack of affiliative behaviors, i.e., behaviors such as touching and hugging that strengthen social bonds.

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No easy answers in autism debate (atHome Top Story)

Thu, 15 May 2008 08:30:00 GMT

EDITORIAL TheStar.com | comment | No easy answers in autism debate No easy answers in autism debate May 15, 2008 04:30 AM Bruce McIntosh captures the weariness of many parents of autistic children when he says he is "tired of this fight." McIntosh, whose 8-year-old son is autistic, joined other parents at Queen's Park this week to demand the government cut long waiting lists for intensive...

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Vaccines do not cause autism! (Science Pal)

Wed, 14 May 2008 19:31:00 GMT

I just can't make this any clearer. Vaccines do not cause autism. Study after study has shown this, in multiple ways. The removal of the MMR (mumps-measles-rubella) vaccine in Japan did not lead to a decline in the number of cases of autisms diagnosed ; instead the number of children falling in the autism spectrum increased. A study in Denmark (link goes to Science Magazine; subscription...

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New Evidence for Oxytocin Gene Defect in Autism (Hug the Monkey)

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:36:11 GMT

Because a major characteristic of autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is a lack of affectionate interactions, many researchers are looking into impairments of the oxytocin system. A team of researchers looked at the genes of a large group of children...

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IOM Safety Review: Vaccines and Autism (2004) Discouraged Investigation of Possible Vaccine Autism Connection (Facing Autism in New Brunswick)

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:19:00 GMT

Anyone wishing to read the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Immunization Safety Review: Vaccines and Autism (2004) referenced in the CBS interview with former NIH Head Dr. Bernadine Healy can access it at the National Academies Press site. The document is 214 pages with hundreds of references to autism. Some comments in the Review: At page 152: BOX 2 Committee Conclusions and Recommendations...

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Fomer NIH Head Says Question of Whether Vaccines Cause Autism Has Not Been Answered (Facing Autism in New Brunswick)

Wed, 14 May 2008 15:19:00 GMT

Dr. Bernadine Healy, former head of the US National Institutes of Health, has claimed in an interview with CBS News that the question of whether there is a causal connection between vaccines and autism has not yet been answered. There is not yet enough evidence to say that there is no causal connection. Dr . Healy notes that there have been no major studies of autistic children who developed...

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Interactive Metronome and Autism: OT case study (Tick Tock Talk: The IQ brain clock)

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:45:00 GMT

In response to yesterday's post about the genetics-autism-brain clock link I received an email from an OT that uses the Interactive Metronome treatment. She has reported case studies of IM benefits for a child with autism. You can check out her comments about the clinical effectiveness of the brain-clock based IM intervention (my description) at her blog: OT, Self-Regulation and Autism...

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