Sentences with phrase «autism spectrum disorder appeared»

She was born on the autism spectrum and 1992 was the first year that autism spectrum disorder appeared as a term in the literature.

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The study, which appears in Biological Psychiatry, suggests that social impairments characteristic of autism spectrum disorder may stem from alteration of activity in this circuit, and that tuning this circuit may help treat the social deficits in the disorder.

Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown that high - functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD) children appear to outgrow a critical social communication disability.

In utero exposure to the epilepsy drug VPA appears to elevate the risk to babies of developing an autism spectrum disorder.

Babies whose mothers take the epilepsy drug valporic acid (VPA) during pregnancy, for example, appear to have an elevated risk of developing an autism spectrum disorder.

The new study by Iossifov et al conservatively estimates that 30 % of all cases of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are caused by de novo, or «spontaneous» mutations — DNA mutations appearing in a child that neither parent has.

«The contribution of de novo coding mutations to autism spectrum disorder» by Ivan Iossifov et al appears online in Nature on October 29, 2014.

In fact, in one study, a dose of mercury sufficient to kill 1 percent of lab rats (lethal dose «LD01»), when combined with a dose of lead sufficient to kill 1 percent, killed 100 percent of the rats.13 A similar test involving mercury and aluminum in cultured neurons killed 60 percent of the cells when the two low - dose toxicants (LD01) were combined.14 Even antibiotics have been shown to enhance the uptake, retention and toxicity of mercury.14 Additionally, testosterone appears to aggravate mercury toxicity during development, while estrogen protects against it.15 This may explain why more boys than girls are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders and attention deficit disorders.

Note: This submission was adapted from Drs. Weiss and Pearson's book chapter, «Working effectively with families of children with autism spectrum disorders: understanding family experience and teaching skills that make a difference» which appeared in «School success for kids with autism.»

Special importance is given to disorders that appear in childhood, such as autism spectrum disorders, attention - deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning disabilities, mental retardation, mood disorders, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, depressive and anxiety disorders, drug dependency and delinquency (conduct disorder).

Special importance is given to disorders that appear in childhood, such as autism spectrum disorders, attention - deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning disabilities, mental retardation, mood disorders, depressive and anxiety disorders, drug dependency and delinquency (conduct disorder).

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