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Science News
3.10.2014
CDC Study Flags High Rate of Obesity among Teens with Autism
Medication side effects may play role in doubling obesity rate among teens with autism; associated health problems highlight need for expert help
Expert Opinion
3.7.2014
Help! Our Adult Son Has Severe Autism and Extremely Narrow Diet
Our grown son - who's severely affected by autism and living in a group home - no longer eats anything but white-bread bologna sandwiches. We're
Expert Opinion
2.28.2014
Grandson Has Autism, Gets Teased for Messy Eating
Child psychologist, Lauren Elder, provides tips to help your child with autism learn how to eat neatly. Click here to read more.
Expert Opinion
2.21.2014
Son Frustrated by Clumsiness: Just His Autism? What Can Help?
Click here to read an experts opinion on the relationship between dyspraxia and autism and treatments to help overcome dyspraxia in kids with autism.
Expert Opinion
2.7.2014
Autism & Eating Challenges: You Are Not Alone!
After reading this and realizing that I'm not alone, I'm literally crying because I carried the burden of thinking that I did something wrong with my
Expert Opinion
1.10.2014
Autism and Dental Anesthesia
Click here to see how Elizabeth Shick DDS, MPH answers a question about autism and dental anesthesia.
Expert Opinion
1.3.2014
Does Our Teen Have Autism-related Catatonia?
Our teen, who has autism, has been taking a lot longer to do even simple things like getting up from the table or getting into a car. Could this be
Expert Opinion
12.20.2013
Parents of Child with Autism Seek Help Handling Public Meltdowns
Child pyschologist Lauren Elder offers some effective strategies for handling the situation.
Expert Opinion
12.13.2013
Parents Seek Help Easing MRI Process for Child with Autism
How can we ease the MRI process for our 3-year-old who has autism? Would full sedation be better than conscious sedation?
Science News
12.5.2013
'Good' Bacteria Ease Autism-like Behaviors in Mouse Model
In mice, infection or inflammation during pregnancy can produce offspring with autism-like behaviors such as social avoidance, anxiety and repetitive
Science News
12.3.2013
Study Finds Sensory Integration Therapy Benefits Children with Autism
Sensory integration therapy uses play activities in ways aimed at changing how the brain reacts to touch, sound, sight and movement.
Expert Opinion
11.22.2013
Parents Seek Help Recognizing Dyslexia in Child with Autism
How early is too early to recognize dyslexia in a child with autism?
Expert Opinion
11.15.2013
Parents with Nonverbal Child Seek Advice on Preparing for Pet’s Death
“Our 7 year old daughter has autism and is nonverbal. She adores our very old cat. How can we be ready to help her deal with the coming loss?”
Science News
11.13.2013
Spotlight on the Gut Bacteria-Brain Connection in Autism
Increasingly, scientists are investigating how disruptions in the body’s microbiome– its normal community of healthful bacteria – might disturb brain
Expert Opinion
11.7.2013
GI Distress and Autism: Q&A with Pediatric Gastroenterologist Tim Buie
Pediatric gastroenterologist Tim Buie sees a patient at Boston's Lurie Center for Autism.
Science News
11.6.2013