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06.12.08::'Faulty' Brain Connections May Be Responsible For Social Impairments In Autism  (Full Story)

05.21.08::New Research Tool Can Detect Autism At 9 Months Of Age  (Full Story)

05.05.08::Mental Disorders In Parents Linked To Autism In Children, Study Shows  (Full Story)

04.25.08::Autism Risk Linked To Distance From Power Plants, Other Mercury-Releasing Sources (Full Story)

04.09.08::Rise In Autism Is Related To Changes In Diagnosis, New Study Suggests  (Full Story)

03.20.08::Autism Connected To Gene Central To Neuron Formation, Study Shows (Full Story)

03.05.08::Children With Autism May Learn From 'Virtual Peers'  (Full Story)

02.28.08::Neurofeedback Helps Those With Autistic Disorders, Study Finds  (Full Story) 

02.21.08::Gene Research May Help Explain Autistic Savants  (Full Story)

02.12.08::Prenatal Exposure To Maternal Antibodies Linked To Autistic Behavior In Offspring  (Full Story)

02.09.08::Thin Bones Seen In Boys With Autism And Autism Spectrum Disorder  (Full Story)

02.05.08::No Link Between Measles, Mumps, Rubella Shot And Autism Spectrum Disorders  (Full Story)

01.31.08::Accelerated Head Growth Can Predict Autism Before Behavioral Symptoms Start, Study Suggests  (Full Story)

01.18.08::New Approach To Detect Autism Earlier  (Full Story)

01.11.08::New Genetic Link To Autism Discovered By Studying Speech  (Full Story)

01.11.08::Autism Risk Higher In People With Gene Variant  (Full Story)

01.10.08::Recurrent Genetic Deletion Linked To Autism, Study Shows  (Full Story)

01.10.08::Novel Chromosome Abnormality Appears To Increase Risk Of Autism  (Full Story)

01.08.08::Removing Thimerosal From Vaccines Did Not Reduce Autism Cases In California, Report Finds  (Full Story)

12.24.07::Dolphin "Therapy" A Dangerous Fad, Reseachers Warn  (Full Story)

12.20.07::Inherited Retardation And Autism Corrected In Mice  (Full Story)

12.10.07::Brain Overgrowth In One-Year-Olds Linked To Development Of Autism, Study Says  (Full Story)

12.10.07::Fever May Briefly Alleviate Autism Symptoms  (Full Story)

12.09.07::First-Ever Genetic Animal Model Of Autism  (Full Story)

12.07.07::Missing Protein May Be Key To Autism  (Full Story)

11.29.07::Autistic Children May Have Abnormal Functioning of Mirror Neuron System (Full Story)

11.15.07::Human Embryonic Stem Cells Derived From Preimplantation Genetically Diagnosed Embryos (Full Story)

11.07.07::Mirror, Mirror In The Brain:  Mirror Neurons, Self-Understanding And Autism Research (Full Story)

11.03.07::Adolescence And Autism: A Difficult, But Not Hopeless Combination  (Full Story)

11.01.07::Joint Committee Approves Budget For Autism Services And Treatment  (Full Story)

10.24.07::Data On Genes Involved In Autism Released To Researchers  (Full Story)

10.17.07::Maternal Flu Linked To Schizophrenia, Autism In Child (Full Story)

10.15.07::Autism Speaks, First Ever Web-Based Autism Video Glossary (Full Story)

09.30.07::Autism Symptoms Can Improve Into Adulthood, Study Shows (Full Story)

09.29.07::Joint Attention Study Has Implications For Understanding Autism (Full Story)

09.10.07::Mouse Model Of Autism Spectrum Disorders Developed (Full Story)

08.23.07::Research May Unlock Mystery Of Autism's Origin In The Brain  (Full Story)

08.21.07::As Autism Diagnoses Grow, So Do Number Of Fad Treatments, Researchers Say  (Full Story)

08.05.07::The Matrix of Autism  (Full Story)

07.31.07::Increased White Matter Linked To Poor Motor Skills In Children With Autism  (Full Story)

07.26.07::New Model For Autism Suggests Women Carry The DisorderAnd Explains Age As A Risk Factor  (Full Story)

07.05.07::Half Of Children With Autism Can Be Accurately Diagnosed At Close To One Year Of Age, New Study Shows  (Full Story)

06.30.07::Autistic Brains Can Be Trained To Recognize Visual and Vocal Cues, Study Shows (Full Story)

06.23.07::Computer Game Helps Autistic Children Recognize Emotion (Full Story)

06.12.07::Structure Of Protein Altered In Autism  (Full Story)

05.16.07::Study Finds No Link Between Autism And Thimerosal In Vaccines  (Full Story)

05.15.07::New Brain Neuromarker May Shed Light On Autism And Schizophrenia  (Full Story)

05.10.07::Study Finds Regions Of DNA That Appear Linked To Autistic Spectrum Disorders  (Full Story)

05.07.07::Autistic Children Can Gain Significantly In IQ Through Early Intervention  (Full Story)

04.24.07::Siblings Of Autistic Children At Risk For Developmental Problems, Study Shows  (Full Story)

04.04.07::Combination Of Early Detection, Timely Treatment Hold Promise For Autism  (Full Story)

03.14.07::Gene That May Lead To Autism Identified  (Full Story)

03.08.07::Classroom Design Improves Education For Children With Autism  (Full Story)

02.19.07::Largest-Ever Search For Autism Genes Reveals New Clues  (Full Story)

02.08.07::Autism May Be More Prevalent Than Previous Estimates.  (Full Story)

01.31.07::Antipsychotic Drug Controls Some Symptoms In Autism Disorder (Full Story)

01.31.07::Media Coverage of Autism Differs Dramatically.  (Full Story)

12.11.06::Senate Passes Combating Autism Act.  (Full Story)

12.06.06::Brain's Fear Center Likely Shrinks In Autism's Most Severely Socially Impaired  (Full Story)

11.09.06::A Silent Pandemic: Industrial Chemicals Are Impairing Brain Development Of Children Worldwide  (Full Story)

10.27.06::High Court to Hear Autism Lawsuit Case.  (Full Story)

10.22.06::More Evidence to Clear Measles Mumps Rubella Vaccine as a risk factor for Autism.  (Full Story)

10.22.06::Gene Linked to Autism in Families with more than one affected child.  (Full Story)

10.06.06::CDC Launches multi-state study on Autism; $5.9 Million awarded to five states.  (Full Story)

09.26.06::Scientists Decode Molecular Details Of Genetic Defect That Causes Autism  (Full Story)

09.09.06::New Autism Trials Launched By National Institute Of Mental Health  (Full Story)

09.05.06::Older Fathers More Likely To Have Autistic Children  (Full Story)