Autism News

The challenge of treating autism lies in identifying the disorder at an early age.

"The sooner the diagnosis, the better outcome you are going to have," said Lewes pediatrician Dr. Jay Ludwicki.

He said parents should rely on children's well checks to diagnose symptoms, which generally present themselves by 15 and 18 months and as early as 12 months. Those symptoms can range depending on the degree of the neurological disorder, which...

Kalamazoo County, April 29, 2005, 4:51 p.m.) An autism advocacy group announced Friday it will be filing a lawsuit against the Parchment School District in regards to the death of a student.

In this article , The Age of Autism: The Amish anomaly, the Washington Times looks at unusually low rates of autism in the Amish Community and speculates as to why.

This is the first article of a two article series.

The Audio CD, "Living In the Spectrum: Autism & Asperger's", offers an easy, practical way to learn about Autism and Asperger Syndrome in an engaging and artfully produced presentation. This unique CD not only educates, but inspires hope with it's optimistic approach.
During April which is "Autism Awareness" month, a portion of the proceeds from the CD sales will be donated to various Autism organizations.

WrongPlanet.net has an image gallery for uploading your artwork and photography. In order to use this great resource, click on the Gallery item in the main menu. You will be able to choose to upload images and create galleries. As always, if you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, email support@wrongplanet.net .

Researchers at Stanford University have announced in the latest Stanford University Health Journal that a recent study conducted by the immunology department of the Center for clinical immunology has found evidence Asperger's Syndrome is actually contagious. "We have found DNA segments which seem to indicate that the syndrome has mutated into an easily contractible virus that resembles a strain of Marburg hemorrhagic fever. When Hans Asperger...

I am pleased to announce that WrongPlanet.org is now open!
WrongPlanet.org is the new community project site for the WrongPlanet network, created for fundraising, group projects, and ideas/materials for raising awareness of AS/autistic issues! You can also upload writing, music and art there, either for projects or to share with WrongPlanet members!
Come and join in.

Dunc

The WrongPlanet Book Page is a great resource for you to find Asperger's Syndrome related books, DVDs, and even CDs. We are now updating the page with the intent to list basically every book relating to Asperger's Syndrome. In the future there will be more entries and an added ability to rate the book. We've already added more to the page today, so you can already start browsing some superb asperger's syndrome books.

Back in 1998, Alex Moshenko's preschool teachers in Buffalo weren't sure what made him different. But the degree to which he couldn't follow instructions -- "he'd just run off" or "prefer to be playing with objects" instead of other kids, said his mom, Monica -- was reason enough for school administrators to place Alex in a six-student special education class once he reached kindergarten.

"Mommy, am I bad?" Alex asked. "Why am I in this...

Funding for a major new clinical trial to develop communication skills for pre-school autistic children and their parents has been unveiled by the Medical Research Council (MRC) today. It is one of two new awards for studies in autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) that together have received funding of approximately £1.5 million.