This study reports molecular diagnostic yield from chromosomal microarray analysis and whole-exome sequencing performed for a population-based sample of 258 children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Read the article at: http://ja.ma/1KnlLlM. source Autism, ADHA Articles and Videos
James Coplan, MD continues his discussion of the relationship between atypicality, IQ, and prognosis for children with ASD source Autism, ADHA Articles and Videos
A study in experimental models suggests that allopregnanolone, one of many hormones produced by the placenta during pregnancy, is so essential to normal fetal brain development that when provision of that hormone decreases – as occurs with premature birth – offspring are more likely to develop autism-like behaviors. Lead study author Claire-Marie Vacher, Ph.D., explains…
For more, visit http://mindinstitute.ucdavis.edu. Rebecca Schmidt of the UC Davis MIND Institute discusses prenatal use of iron supplements and risk of autism spectrum disorder. source Autism, ADHA Articles and Videos
This video explores music therapy as a treatment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Music is used to address physical, emotional, cognitive and social needs of the person who has ASD. Treatment is provided through singing, dancing, listening or even creating music. Video by Health Sciences students Curtis Menon, Jenna Price, Yousif Eliya and Balpreet Panesar.…
Darrel A. Regier, MD, MPH, American Psychiatric Association, DSM-5 Task Force Vice Chair, explains changes to autism spectrum disorder in DSM-5. source Autism, ADHA Articles and Videos
[ad_1] Video diagnosis: Remote assessments may be less reliable than in-person evaluations but better than nothing during a pandemic. BSIP / Getty Images Cut off from clients by the coronavirus pandemic, clinicians are turning to video conferencing and other technologies to diagnose children with autism. Some clinicians say remote diagnoses are not as…
Alysson Muotri and colleagues derive neurons from Rett patients’ fibroblasts and then pharmacologically rescue defects in the neurons’ structure and function. source Autism, ADHA Articles and Videos
This video answers the question: How can we differentiate autism spectrum disorder from personality disorders? Specifically, when I talk about autism spectrum disorder, I’m referring to the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum and a presentation that doesn’t have intellectual impairment. When we talk about autism spectrum disorder, we know that this particular type of…
(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is known to have a strong genetic component. However little is known about how autism risk genes relate to brain differences found in individuals with ASD and behavioral features of ASD. Susan Bookheimer, UCLA Brain Research Institute, reviews some of the primary genetic pathways that have been identified in…