Only one out of 10
autistic children shows special skills.
The brainlike structures created from cells taken from
autistic children showed increased activity in genes that control brain - cell growth and development.
Research shows nutritional ketosis helps dampen this excessive activity; in one pilot study, 9 a majority of
autistic children showed improvement after following a cyclical ketogenic diet for six months.
Suggesting genetics and the resulting social environment in which kids are raised may be more to blame than anything.Parents of
Autistic Children Show Similar TraitsThe study, conducted by the California Institute of Technology looked at how parents of autistic children evaluated facial expressions and found that they gauged faces in exactly the same way as people with the disorder, despite the fact that they were not classified as autistic themselves.
Not exact matches
Some
autistic children, when placed on a gluten free diet,
showed significant improvement in their behavior.
The defense has also signaled that it may introduce «sympathy» evidence that Adam Skelos was adopted and has an
autistic child, and has said it hopes to
show that at least one of those who hired him — Anthony Bonomo, the insurance company CEO — acted out of friendship to Dean Skelos, not pressure or concern about legislation his company needed.
Imaging studies have
shown that when
autistic children see a familiar face, their pattern of brain activation is different from that of normal
children.
The team highlighted that their study is a pioneer in
showing that a drug treatment has the potential to solve social problems and improve social skills in
autistic children.
A recent study
showed exposure flu viruses among women during pregnancy provoke a similar gene expression pattern in the fetus as that seen in
autistic children.
[8] Recent evidence even suggests a link between gut health and autism, with researching
showing that probiotic treatments could help
autistic children by improving bacteria levels.
They found that more than half of the
children showed improved cognition (ability to think), and a reduction in
autistic behaviours.
Some
autistic children, when placed on a gluten free diet,
showed significant improvement in their behavior.
Roger Ross Williams» enlightening documentary Life, Animated
shows the role Disney animated characters played in an
autistic child's development and Susanna White's cinema adaptation of John le Carre's Our Kind of Traitor is thrilling.
ASDs include a range of
autistic behaviors, from some mild impairment of social skills to more severe conditions where
children show little awareness of the outside world.
Well meaning «facilitators» believed they were communicating on behalf of
autistic children, but experiments
showed the facilitators were only transmitting their own thoughts and wishes.
Research
shows that therapy dogs may be even more beneficial to
children on the
autistic spectrum than previously thought.
Recent studies have
shown that the interaction of pets with
children on the
autistic spectrum may also help encourage positive social behavior.
With the root cause of autism still only speculated upon, and everything from prescription drugs in the water supply to pesticides used to grow food and the manner in which vaccines are constructed potentially to blame, a new study
shows socially aloof couples with a small circle of friends are more likely to parent
autistic children.
It's common that
autistic children have difficulty transitioning between tasks, and studies
shows that being bilingual improves executive functioning.