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Autism and Severe Anxiety

Today’s “Got Questions?” answer comes from clinical psychologist Jeffrey Wood, Ph.D., of the Center for Autism Research and Treatment at the University of California, Los Angeles. The recipient of thr…
Tummy Troubles and Autism

Guest post by neurobiologist Pat Levitt, Ph.D., of the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine, in Los Angeles Many children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have co-occurring medical cond…
New from the TMS lab and autism research

Last night I attended Brain Health / Body Wealth at Harvard Medical School.Dr. Alvaro Pascual Leone told a rapt audience about new discoveries in brain plasticity and what it may mean to us, especially as we age.Then D…
University of Utah & Google Team Up for Kids with Autism

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH AND GOOGLE TEAM UP TO HELP FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ON AUTISM SPECTRUM Researchers use workshops to teach job skills and to learn more about families with children on the autism spectrum These days, we…
Mercury-Autism Research Scandal

Our doctors told us that studies showed mercury in vaccines doesn’t cause autism, and studies showed the measles virus in the MMR vaccine doesn’t cause autism. Therefore, they concluded, vaccines don’t…
Recurrence Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Baby Siblings Research

Recurrence Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Baby Siblings Research Consortium Study Source: http://psy2.ucsd.edu/~kdobkins/O,2011.pdf Abstract Objective: The recurrence risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is e…
A Facebook survey of Unvaccinated Children and autism rates

Since the people controlling the research money won’t touch the question of comparing autism rates in vaccinated and unvaccinated populations, a non-scientist has picked up the torch. Andreas Bachmair, a natural…
Wanted: Parents of Children Ages 5-12

I am a doctorate student in clinical psychology at Baylor University. I am beginning to collect data for my dissertation, and I am hoping that you will help me. My study is interested in stress and ways of coping with…
Doctors ponder the environmental causes of autism

Perri Klass, MD, wrote an article in today’s New York Times puzzling over the possible environmental causes of autism. “Parents of children with autism often ask pediatricians like me about the cause of th…
Dear Autism Researchers,

I used to argue that all research was good research, that information is simply good to have no matter what it is. But at this point, I have to revisit that position and question it. If your research concludes with&he…