LearningRx1 autism | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 19

Half of kids with ASD have ADHD

Sep 18, 2013 by

Could a child have both autism and ADHD? About two-thirds of kids with ADHD have another condition, with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) being the most common. And likewise, about half of kids with ASD also have ADHD....

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Attention impairments no key component of autism

Sep 16, 2013 by

New research says that attention impairments are not a key component of autism. And although children with autism often have attention disorders, it’s not the case in all autistic children. Two attention abilities specifically—moving attention fluidly and orienting to...

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Should Asperger’s be separate than autism in the DSM-5?...

Sep 15, 2013 by

Compared to children with autism, children with Asperger’s have different brain patterns (as seen on EEGs), making some wonder if they should be classified separately in the DSM-5, rather than lumped together....

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Autistic brains are different, not deficient, when doing math...

Sep 13, 2013 by

Children with autism who display strong math abilities have different – not deficient – brain patterns when doing calculations. The Stanford researchers want people to start thinking about autistic brains in a new light: special, not broken....

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The link between autism and anorexia

Sep 10, 2013 by

Girls with anorexia have a lot of autistic traits. They include things like: focusing on oneself, a fascination for detail, inflexible behaviors, rigid attitudes. Both also share similar changes in structure and function of brain regions. It’s being suggested...

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Common autism supplement can promote and repress cancer

Aug 24, 2013 by

A recent study of the flavonoids luteolin (given for pediatric autism spectrum disorders) and quercetin, the results were a bit surprising. In regards to breast cancer, researchers found that luteolin blocks some of the endocrine effects of progesterone. But...

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