Pramparo, an associate research scientist at the UC San Diego Autism Center of Excellence, said blood is expected to carry autism - relevant molecular signatures that can be used to detect the disorder at very young ages. (sciencedaily.com)
The lead author, Karen Bearss, PhD, assistant professor of pediatrics at Marcus Autism Center and Emory University School of Medicine remarked, «It's striking that children in both groups improved, but on measures of disruptive and noncompliant behavior, parent training was clearly better.» (sciencedaily.com)
This work was done in collaboration with The Help Group - UCLA Autism Research Alliance and Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson, and with partial support from the SEARCH Family Autism Center at UC Riverside and the UCR Vice Chancellor for Research. (link.springer.com)