Archive for December, 2016
THE MISSING GENETIC LINK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN AUTISM
A group of investigators from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology set out to investigate whether examining the genes involved in medical problems that commonly occur in people with autism could illuminate dysregulated pathways that are important in emergence of autism itself. Their findings revealed the role of…
Treating Autism Roadshow coming to BRISTOL
After our enormously popular London, Birmingham and Manchester events for parents, our Roadshow is now coming to BRISTOL. BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW!!! Friday 3 February 2017 from 10:00 to 14:00, at the The South Bank Club, Dean Lane, Bristol BS3 1DB. Three wonderful professional and parent speakers will be sharing their knowledge,…
NEW: Autism Clinical and Research News for Professionals
Our December 2016 issue of autism clinical and research newsletter is out! * Feeding disorders and ‘picky’ eating in autism link to medical problems * Premature mortality in autism, early deaths due to medical conditions * Autoimmune encephalitis mimicking an autistic regression * Prevalence of autism may be much higher…