Research

Major depression at age 5? Researchers say it can happen

By on October 17, 2004

FortWayne.com reports:

Thirty years ago mental health experts thought it was impossible. Five years ago there was no proof. Preschoolers with major depression? Children 3, 4 or 5 years old so sad they think of killing themselves?

Autism center awarded $188,000 state grant

By on September 3, 2004

Auburn’s Autism Center recently received a $188,000 grant from the state Office of Special Education. The three-year subsidy is part of a state improvement grant for special education. The University’s center opened in January to serve children and families dealing with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The disorder affects children’s communication skills. Symptoms include difficulty with verbal and non-verbal communication and social...

Please let your members know about new Yahoo group!

By on August 8, 2004

Hi,
Your site is great! I'm the mom of an Aspie in North Carolina, and he has become very solitary. He says he wants to make friends, but doesn't really have a way of connecting with anyone here who shares his interests and understands him. So, I just started a Yahoo group for Aspie youth, specifically designed to help them find friends in their area, pen pals or Internet buddies. The site has only been online for a week, but I'm getting...

Breakthrough in Autism Research!!

By on August 7, 2004

'Mind as a dynamical system: Implications for Autism' provides a conceptual
model of Autism that really makes sense.
www.autismandcomputing.org.uk/mind.htm

Today, a new study published provides biological evidence for for that theory !!!
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=11412


The authors of Mind as a dynamical system will publish an article in the september/oktober edition of 'Autism' (SAGE with the NAS, London)...

In search of a cure for autism

By on August 2, 2004

Independent.co.uk reports:
Parents spend thousands on therapies that claim to help autistic children live normal lives, but most of them are unproven. Now doctors aim to find out what really works.

School Bans Aspie Boy from School Playground

By on June 29, 2004

The Boston Globe reports
Nine-year-old Jan Rankowski became suspicious when a teacher's aide began following him around with a clipboard at this small town's only public playground.

The aide talked to Jan's playmates and took notes on his behavior, said the home-schooled boy, who has autism.