• This search engine could help unlock autism’s secrets

    This search engine could help unlock autism’s secrets

    Oct 22, 2015 12:49 AM EST

    ... autism. JACKIE JUDD: And, from that, diagnose and treat autism possibly from birth, as well as identify other health problems often associated with the disorder. Autism Speaks began the MSSNG project with the audacious goal of completing the DNA mapping of 10,000 people affected by autism and then making ...

  • Autism, puberty and one family’s struggle to raise their teenage sons

    Autism, puberty and one family’s struggle to raise their teenage sons

    Sep 29, 2015 09:59 PM EST

    Puberty is causing chaos in Alexander’s once-predictable world.

  • How a sniff of a flower could help diagnose autism in kids

    How a sniff of a flower could help diagnose autism in kids

    Jul 03, 2015 08:39 PM EST

    ... non-verbal test to diagnose autism, such as this computer program, could help to plan early interventions. This new computer program is good at spotting autism in children around seven years old, but questions remain over where it could detect autism earlier than four years old - the average age of ...

  • Genius and autism may share genetic link, study finds

    Genius and autism may share genetic link, study finds

    May 02, 2015 04:15 PM EST

    ... very excited,” lead researcher Joanne Ruthsatz of Ohio State University told PBS NewsHour about the discovery. “It was like, here it is, here’s the autism and the prodigies together and they have a significant peak on chromosome 1, where they are significantly different than their non-affected family members ...

  • Is the 'Twizzler Challenge' for autism the web's new viral fundraiser?

    Is the 'Twizzler Challenge' for autism the web's new viral fundraiser?

    Mar 22, 2015 04:10 PM EST

    ... Those who partake in the challenge or donate benefit New York Collaborates for Autism, which funds and creates schools, programs and services for people with autism nationwide. You can trace the origin of this challenge to Comedy Central’s "Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs ...

  • How a student with autism taught me to kayak

    How a student with autism taught me to kayak

    Oct 27, 2014 09:59 PM EST

    ... several of his classmates from American Senior High School in Miami who volunteered to teach me how to kayak. All of them are students with autism. “It’s, like, peace and quiet,” said Daniel. “It makes you feel the wind inside, in your heart here,” he explains with his hand ...

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    Adults with autism locked out of health coverage due to age limits

    Sep 19, 2014 10:04 PM EST

    ... autism treatment for kids—until they’re 21. After I wrote about the new Medicaid coverage requirements, the mother of a 23-year-old with autism wrote in asking about coverage options for her son. Unfortunately, once someone with autism turns 21, “they fall off a cliff,” says Lorri Unumb ...

  • New research suggests possibility of common underlying biology in children who develop autism

    New research suggests possibility of common underlying biology in children who develop autism

    Mar 28, 2014 01:20 AM EST

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: Let's turn to some new findings on autism, especially research showing brain changes happening in the womb. Scientists compared the brain tissue of children who had autism and died with those who didn't have autism. They found that kids with autism had disorganization in regions ...

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    New research links autism and air pollution

    Dec 02, 2013 05:43 PM EST

    ... called the research "the first demonstration of a specific interaction between a well-established genetic risk factor and an environmental factor that independently contribute to autism risk." Campbell and Volk's team studied 408 children between ages 2 and 5. Of those, 252 met the criteria for autism or autism ...

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    Study shows possibility of detecting autism earlier through eye contact

    Nov 07, 2013 10:42 PM EST

    ... and their amount of eye looking was already declining within the first six months of life. NEWSHOUR: How do these findings impact current thinking about autism? WARREN JONES: First, these are the earliest signs of autism that we've ever observed. What this shows us is that although when you ...