by ASD | Aug 31, 2016 | Living with autism
Current research seems to indicate that autism can present very differently in girls than it does in boys. This could explain why the current rate of diagnosis for girls is so much lower than for boys – doctors are using the diagnostic criteria developed to...
by ASD | May 19, 2015 | Living with autism
Something that most of us have dealt with at some point is the subject of regression. Our child develops a new skill, triggering feelings of pride and hope, only to apparently ‘lose’ a skill they have had for some time. This, far from being a step...
by ASD | Feb 20, 2015 | Autism Therapies, Possible Causes of Autism
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have investigated a series of mutations within the brain that have been commonly linked to some forms of autism. They have looked in detail at when, and where, these mutations within the...
by ASD | Feb 20, 2015 | Autism in the News
A school in Wiltshire is reported to have asked the parents of an autistic boy to keep him at home during a recent Ofsted inspection, suggesting that he take an ‘authorised absence’. Whilst the school stated that there may not have been sufficient staff at...
by ASD | Feb 19, 2015 | Autism Therapies
Marijuana is being increasing accepted and used to treat a variety of medical disorders, and there has been some speculation that it could prove helpful for children and adolescents with ASD. However, a review that has been published in the Journal of Developmental...
