Thursday, July 27, 2006

Vaccines required for children are available free of charge at

Vaccines required for children are available free of charge at ...
Naples Sun Times - Naples,FL,USA
... Dr. Jeff Bradstreet, a specialist in autism-related disorders, documented a genetic defect in children that makes them vulnerable to thimerosal, a preservative

Autism academy will give clients increased options

Autism academy will give clients increased options
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
PHOENIX - Families will have more options for their children with autism with a new vocational and life-skills academy slated to break ground early next year

Unique S4C calendar raises money for Autism Cymru

Unique S4C calendar raises money for Autism Cymru
Awares
... the series “Cwpwrdd Dillad” for S4C - has produced a unique calendar, all proceeds of which be donated to S4C’s chosen charity for 2006, Autism Cymru.

Autism Workshop in Quincy.

Autism Workshop in Quincy.
KHQA - Quincy,IL,USA
More and more kids are diagnosed with autism in the US, and many of those kids are attending public school. This means that teachers

National Autism Association Endorses 'Vaccine Safety and Public

National Autism Association Endorses 'Vaccine Safety and Public ...
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
WASHINTON, July 26 /US Newswire/ -- The National Autism Association (NAA) today announced its support for vaccine safety legislation presented by US

Autism, Asperger Kids Encouraged with 'Yes I Can'

Autism, Asperger Kids Encouraged with 'Yes I Can'
Signal - Santa Clarita,CA,USA
... in the Yes I Can program - an elective class meant to promote tolerance and empathy at local schools, which has both students with autism and Asperger syndrome

Researchers to use $7.1 million in state money for autism tests

Researchers to use $7.1 million in state money for autism tests
KVOA.com - Tucson,AZ,USA
Researchers in the Phoenix metropolitan area are gearing up to create diagnostic tests to help identify children at risk for autism, a fast-growing childhood

Researchers identify earliest neuron in the embryonic human

Researchers identify earliest neuron in the embryonic human ...
News-Medical.net - Sydney,Australia
... of the cerebral cortex may help in understanding the many developmental disorders of higher brain function, such as autism, schizophrenia, childhood epilepsy

Green Tie Affair will benefit Autism Society children's camp

Green Tie Affair will benefit Autism Society children's camp
Birmingham News - Birmingham,AL,USA
... night Aug. 19. The occasion is the ninth annual Autism-Asperger Syndrome Green Tie Affair starting at 7 pm at WorkPlay. The casual

Collaboration Brings Renowned Autism Experts to Pittsburgh

Collaboration Brings Renowned Autism Experts to Pittsburgh
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
PITTSBURGH, July 24 /US Newswire/ -- Socially Speaking: Windows on the World of Autism, presented by AutismLink and Duquesne University's School of Education

Spearheading a difference

Spearheading a difference
Channel News Asia - Singapore
... towards this overlooked group is to dumb down the curriculum, Ms Choo Kah Ying, 34, told Today at the open house of the World of Autism centre yesterday.

Generating awareness on autism

Generating awareness on autism
The Daily Star - Dhaka,Bangladesh
... Dhaka. The programme was organised to raise awareness on autism and related issues. ... issue.". Very few people have a clear knowledge of autism.

Christmas in July, Give a Gift

Christmas in July, Give a Gift
Signal - Santa Clarita,CA,USA
... The Autism Society of America has selected "Los Trastornos del Espectro de Autismo de la Aa la Z" by Barbara T. Doyle and Emily Doyle Iland of Santa Clarita as

Autistic males lack certain brain cells

Autistic males lack certain brain cells
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Men and boys with autism have fewer neurons in the amygdala, a part of the brain involved in emotion and memory, researchers have found.

How people with autism miss the big picture

How people with autism miss the big picture
New Scientist (subscription) - UK
"A PICTURE is worth a thousand words" may sum up how people with autism see the world. Brains scans of people with the condition

Goal is to make safer vaccines

Goal is to make safer vaccines
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
Dr. Sheela Basrur's comments regarding the "myth" of the autism-vaccine connection are erroneous. The numerous well-conducted studies

Dramatic increase in autism numbers

Dramatic increase in autism numbers
Dorset Echo - England,UK
CASES of childhood autism have quadrupled in Bournemouth during the past few years, mirroring national figures which have shown the condition becoming three

Woman Says She Beat Autism

Woman Says She Beat Autism
WTVC - Chattanooga,TN,USA
Temple Grandin -- who considers herself to have beat the psychiatric disorder -- is speaking this weekend at Lee University’s Southeastern Autism Symposium.

Autism life skills center coming

Autism life skills center coming
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Families will have more options for their children with autism with a new vocational and life skills academyslated to break ground early next year in Phoenix.

Second Annual Autism Awareness Day at Comerica Park Sunday, July

Second Annual Autism Awareness Day at Comerica Park Sunday, July ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
DETROIT, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- On Sunday, July 23, 500 children and adults with autism, as well as their families, friends and caregivers will attend the

Local man to climb Mt. Rainer for autism research

Local man to climb Mt. Rainer for autism research
Norton Mirror - Milford,MA,USA
After hiking to the top of the tallest mountain in the continental 48 states to raise money for autism research last year, Mansfield resident Olivier Kozlowski