Healthy Diet for Autism
The cause of autism remains a mystery, but new evidence may rule out one possible cause. I’m Lindsay Liepman with your latest health news. A new study found that children who received the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine in the first years of life did not have an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders or ASD, regardless of…
11 Insightful Facts about Autism Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and verbal and non-verbal communication, and by restricted, repetitive or stereotyped behavior. The diagnostic criteria require that symptoms become apparent before a child is three years old. Autism now affects 1 in 88 children; 1 in 54 boys,…
♫MUSIC♫ ROBOT: Hello, I want to play with you. MILES O’BRIEN: This robot, nicknamed Russell, is being put to the test by a couple of pre-schoolers. Lincoln is four. Madelyn is three. ROBOT: Look at what i’m doing. MILES O’BRIEN: Both children have autism. Studies show children with autism lack certain social skills important for…
My restaurant’s called Coco Sala and our theme is coffee, chocolate and cocktails. It’s a lot of fun, it’s a lot of work though, too. I have two beautiful children. Justin has high functioning autism. By the time he was in 6th grade he was formally diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. He has difficulty socializing with…
When researchers talk about the “normal” human brain, there really isn’t any such thing. But trying to understand how brains vary is valuable, because it helps us understand how differences in the structure and function of the brain lead to differences in behavior. Hey there, Brainiacs! I’m Alie Astrocyte. This week, I want to talk…
So in autism, I collaborate with some folks at Cold Spring Harbor Lab where we’re participating in a project that’s been sponsored by the Simons Foundation. And the idea there is over the last several decades different hospitals around the U.S. have been identifying families where one kid will have autism, their sibling does not,…
in this short documentary we will be following science experience on lysergic acid diethylamide Cheyenne was diagnosed with Asperger’s a form of autism at an early age we were curious to see how psychedelic effects of it with an already different view of reality this will be Cheyenne second time trying LSD during his first…
this way there has been there have been numerous studies and they have not demonstrated that there’s any correlation between vaccinations and autism this is something that was spread widely fifteen or twenty years ago and it has not been adequately you know revealed to the public what’s actually going on vaccines are very important…
Do you say autistic person or do you say person with autism? Let’s discuss! These are terms such as person with autism or has autism. This language is used by people who don’t consider autism to be part of an individual’s identity. They believe person first language emphasizes someone is a person before they’re autistic.…
The work we’re doing at the Center on Disability and Development is very collaborative. I have amazing students who are absolutely dedicated to improving the lives of people with disabilities. I am Jeni Ganz, I am a professor of special education in the Department of Educational Psychology. At Texas A&M, we are helping people with…