October 26, 2015 Disabilities in children increase, physical problems decline Disabilities among U.S. children have increased slightly, with a bigger rise in mental and developmental problems in those from wealthier families, a 10-year analysis found.
October 26, 2015 Epilepsy drug during pregnancy could increase autism risk Women who take the epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy are three times more likely to have a child with an autism spectrum disorder, suggests new research based on close to 700,000 babies born in Denmark.
October 26, 2015 Autism's rise: Researchers look at why cases are increasing The percentage of children with autism worldwide has increased in recent years, but it's not clear whether this rise is due mainly to changes in how doctors diagnose autism and report cases, or if there is some factor in children's environment that is affecting autism rates.
October 26, 2015 Autistic teen gets his dream birthday gift: vacuum demo For 25 years, Al Archie has been a salesman for the Kirby vacuum company, but he finally met his match in appliance expertise over the weekend: Dylan Johnson, an autistic teen whose mom had commissioned Archie to come to Chesterfield, Va., to do a vacuum demo for her son's 14th birthday, WTVR reports.
October 26, 2015 Autism research: 4 things we learned in 2014 Only a short time ago, autism was one of our great medical mysteries.
October 26, 2015 Teen with Asperger’s allegedly beaten by strangers wants suspects to learn from him The story of a teen with Asperger’s and ADHD who allegedly was beaten by a group of strangers has gone viral, after a woman shared her friend’s Facebook post.
October 26, 2015 Genes almost wholly responsible for autism, study finds In somewhere between 74 percent and 98 percent of autism spectrum disorder cases, genes are to blame.
October 26, 2015 Girls diagnosed with autism later than boys, study finds Current statistics on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show that boys are nearly five times more likely than girls to have autism. Now a new study proves that in addition to being diagnosed less, girls are also diagnosed at a later age than boys.
October 26, 2015 Physical therapy: New research studies how running programs can help autistic children Dusty Sweeney faces more obstacles than the average 16 year old. Diagnosed with autism at age 2, Dusty has limited verbal communication skills, and he will likely never be able to live on his own or hold a job.
October 26, 2015 Autism drug shows promise in animal studies A drug aimed at eliminating symptoms in people with certain forms of autism is in the early stages of work, and animal studies show promise, researchers report
