Mutation in the DEAF1 gene is also linked to basal ganglia dysfunction and epilepsy, beside autism and intellectual disability. This finding was published in a 2015 issue of Journal of Me...
Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are terms for a group of complex neurological disorders that affect communication and social interaction skills, repetitive behaviors and other b...
What is Autism? Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder. In medical terms, it is called as a neurodevelopmental disorder that causes harm to social interaction. The condition causes ...
Autism not only contributes to the mental anguish of the patient’s family, but is also associated with a huge economic burden to the family and state. Therefore, policy makers should take ...
Use of antidepressant medications during pregnancy may increase the risk of autism in the child, suggests a recent study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). Studies were perfo...
Few things in the world are more heart-breaking than the plight of a child with autism struggling to cope with today's fast paced world. Though Autism Spectrum Disorders range from mild to...
Scientists have carried out a study on variations in gene expression to understand the role of genes in individuals with autism. Autism is a heterogenous, complex, developmen...
Maternal smoking has been linked with various abnormalities in the developing fetus. It increases the risk of heart abnormalities, brain disorders like learning disabilities and sudden ...
Autism is a disorder of the neural development that is characterized by the disturbed social communication and interaction. There is a repetitive and restricted behavior. Diet plays a rol...
Maternal psychosocial stress during pregnancy may be a common risk factor for impaired child health, according to a study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. ...
Children with autism have been reported to present often with gastrointestinal problems that are more frequent and much severe than in children from the general population. In a recentst...
Everyone of us sport a different attitude to perceive the world. Dawn to dusk people think, evaluate and even describe others they meet or know using several adjectives to describe their qua...
’’Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months,’’ said Oscar Wilde. This statement would account for why, the passage of a few months might re...
Not so long ago there was a theory doing the rounds that the macabre Virginia Tech killings were carried out by an autistic individual. This theory was not well received and was quickly disc...
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