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• Mississippi Establishes Division of Autism Spectrum Disorders

  Published: July 26, 2007, 4:56 am

  Tags: Mississippi, Cold Harbor Spring Laboratory, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Andrew Wakefield

  2007 Division of autism established at DMH The Clarion-Ledger The Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) recently established a new division concentrating on autism in Mississippi. The Division of Autism Spectrum Disorders will initially focus its work around the newly formed Caring for

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• Biological Evidence That Low Functioning Autism Is A Different Disorder Than High Functioning Autism and Aspergers

  Published: October 25, 2007, 6:19 am

  Tags: Connectivity, Iman Mostafavi, David C Van Essen, Cynthia M Schumann, Christine Wu Nordahl, Autism Spectrum Disorders, David G Amaral, Cortex, Susan M Rivera, Donna Dierker

  differences between these autism disorders. Researchers Christine Wu Nordahl, Donna Dierker, Iman Mostafavi, Cynthia M. Schumann, Susan M. Rivera, David G. Amaral, and David C. Van Essen tested for cortical shape abnormalities using surface-based morphometry across a range of autism spectrum disorders. The results reported in Cortical

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• More On Autism and Maternal IgG Antibodies From the UC Davis MIND Institute

  Published: February 11, 2008, 6:07 pm

  Tags: Maternal Antibodies, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Fetal Brain Cells, Regressive Autism, Uc Davis Mind Institute, Igg

  maternal IgG antibodies and autism which found that "antibodies in the blood of mothers of children with autism bind to fetal brain cells, potentially interrupting healthy brain development" and that "the reaction was most common in mothers of children with the regressive form of autism"Some cases of autism may be traced to the immune system of

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• Autism Trek Update

  Published: February 11, 2008, 4:44 am

  Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autism Trek, Stefan Marinoiu, Autism Awareness

  for man on 450K walk for autism the Ottawa Citizen interviews Stefan Marinoiu, updates his gutsy mid winter trek to Ottawa to plead with federal politicians for a national autism strategy and describes some of the dangers he is facing on his trek:"The Ontario Provincial Police, who stopped him the first night for walking illegally on the

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• Nestor Lopez-Duran Ph.D on Autism, Science and Faith-Based Advocacy

  Published: February 10, 2008, 8:08 am

  Tags: Translating Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Science

  advocacy" on his Translating Autism blog site, and the commentary itself, should be read, and remembered, by EVERYONE providing commentary on science related autism matters. Many issues such as the mercury-autism, vaccine-autism, genetics-environment arguments in autism discussions purport to revolve around science but often depart from the

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• Autism and Potential Environmental Causes - Maternal Antibody IgG

  Published: February 9, 2008, 7:04 am

  Tags: Maternal Antibodies, Maricel Cabanlit, Judy Van De Water, David G Amarala, Loren A Martin, Etiology, Daniel Braunschweig, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Uc Davis Mind Institute, Paul Ashwood, Igg

  mothers of children with autism, by researchers Loren A. Martin, Paul Ashwood, Daniel Braunschweig, Maricel Cabanlit, Judy Van de Water, and David G. Amarala, is currently an article in press in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity and the abstract is available on line from Science Direct. The report notes an emerging consensus that Autism

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• LDDI - Scientific Consensus Statement on Environmental Factors

  Published: February 20, 2008, 10:06 pm

  Tags: Learning Disabiliities, Dr Phil Landrigan, Dr Martha Herbert, Collaborative On Health And The Environment, Autism Spectrum Disorders

  of neurodevelopmental disorders including autism spectrum disorders. Here are the links for the complete LDDI Scientific Consensus Statement and the executive summary.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, February 20, 2008CONTACTS: Elise Miller, MEd - (360) 331-7904; emiller@iceh.orgSteve G. Gilbert, PhD, DABT (206) 527-0926;

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• More AutismPro Promotion But Where is the Evidence?

  Published: March 5, 2008, 2:34 pm

  Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autism Education, Autism Society New Brunswick, Asd, Autismpro, Autism

  Virtual Experts Inc. promote AutismPro over the past 24 hours in New Brunswick. Not itself shy about tooting its own horn, see - Autism and AutismPro-Buzzwords Aplenty But Where's The Evidence?, AutismPro - "Somewhat" Evidence Based or Not Evidence Based At All?, AutismPro and Autism Self Promotion, AutismPro has been actively promoted by

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• Disgusting Autism News - Lunch Money Stolen From Autistic Student in California

  Published: March 8, 2008, 4:04 am

  Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autism Disorder, Severe Autism, Theft, Asd, Autism, Breach Of Trust

  over a three day

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• Disgusting Autism News In The OC - Teacher's Aide Accused of Abusing Autistic Student

  Published: March 8, 2008, 3:37 am

  Tags: Orange County, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autism Disorder, Asd, Autism, Felony Child Abuse

  with guards at the

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• Disgusting Autism News - Home Alone In Oregon

  Published: March 8, 2008, 3:09 am

  Tags: Child Endangerment, Autism Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autism Disorder, Child Mistreatment, Asd, Oregon, Autism

  the story is of a child with autism wandering away from home. In Oregon though the story was much different. In Mother convicted of mistreatment for leaving autistic son home alone the Oregonian's Aimee Green reports the story of a Portland Oregon mother who left her 11-year-old severely autistic son alone at home so she could go to a local

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• Autism Rising in Oregon

  Published: March 13, 2008, 5:28 am

  Tags: Lead, Autism Rising, Neurodiversity, Autism Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Aluminum, Mercury, Asd, Oregon, Autism, Thimerosal

  7,000 Oregon students have autism, triple the count 10 years ago and 11 percent higher than just a year ago, the state reported Wednesday."The Oregonian, March 13, 2008Neurodiversity believers will automatically state that increases in autism in Oregon are due to changes in the definition, diagnostic criteria , and increased public awareness of

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• Spring WILL Come and So Will A National Autism Strategy

  Published: March 26, 2008, 7:58 am

  Tags: Stephen Harper, Autism Spectrum Disorders, National Autim Strategy, Tony Clement, Asd, Autism

  are fighting for a National Autism Strategy can not back done either. We must continue to fight. If we do we will have a National Autism Strategy as surely as spring follows winter, even a tough winter. Even Stephen Harper and Tony Clement can not stop the arrival of a REAL National Autism Strategy.Email, write, fax or call your Member of

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• Autistic Self Injury - Study Confirms Self Injurious Tendencies of Children with Autism Disorders

  Published: April 2, 2008, 10:51 am

  Tags: Katie Mccarron, Michelle Dawson, Amanda Baggs, Nestor Lopez Duran, Translating Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Aba, Autistic Self Injury, Autism

  among children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Clinical Psychologist and blogger Nestor L. Lopez-Duran Ph.D., host of Translating Autism, reviews a study which , in Nestor's words, "provides some compelling evidence indicating a higher risk of injury in children with autism as compared to typically developing children. "The study -

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• Will World Autism Awareness Day Raise Autism Awareness or Create Autism Confusion?

  Published: March 31, 2008, 6:18 am

  Tags: Autism Myths, Amanda Baggs, Michigan, Autism Spectrum Disorders, World Autism Awareness Day, Cnn, Facilitated Communication, Asd, Autism

  creating real awareness of Autism Disorder and the related Pervasive Developmental Disorders. The prospects of that happening are slim though. It is much more likely that more confusion about autism will be created by the large media organizations such as CNN that dominate world protrayal of autism.The biggest obstacle to generating real

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