Treatments

Virtual Desktop Program Helps Connect The Autism Spectrum

Submitted by Anonymous on February 13, 2011 - 05:03
Source: 
Medical News Today
Link: 
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/216306.php
Date Published: 
February 13, 2011
Abstract: 

Touchstone Behavioral Health, a Phoenix-based treatment center that specializes in working with children has developed a virtual program that gives patients remote access to specialized autism treatment tools and allows therapists and patients to continue developing real-world life skills outside of traditional clinical environments.

Relatively Few Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders Receive Assistance After High School

Submitted by Anonymous on February 7, 2011 - 05:05
Source: 
Science Daily
Link: 
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110207165506.htm
Date Published: 
February 7, 2011
Abstract: 

Use of medical, mental health and case management services for young adults with an autism spectrum disorder appears to decline after high school, according to a report.

Post-High School Service Use Among Young Adults with an Autism Spectrum Disorder

Submitted by bcrawford on February 1, 2011 - 00:00
Source: 
Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, Shattuck et al.
Link: 
http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/165/2/141
Date Published: 
February 2011
Year Published: 
2011

Researchers conducted a telephone survey to determine the rates of service use among young adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) during their first few years after high school. Rates of service ranged from 9.1% for speech therapy to 41.9% for case management. 39.1% of youths with an ASD represented by the survey received no services. The adjusted odds of no service were higher among African American participants and those with low incomes. The adjusted odds of case management were lower among youths with high functional skills and those with low incomes. The researchers concluded that rates of service disengagement are high after exiting high school. Furthermore, due to the disparities by race and socioeconomic status indicate a need for targeted outreach and services.

Study Shows Promise For New Drug To Treat Fragile X

Submitted by Anonymous on January 8, 2011 - 05:07
Source: 
Science Daily
Link: 
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/213154.php
Date Published: 
January 8, 2011
Abstract: 

The first drug to treat the underlying disorder instead of the symptoms of Fragile X, the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability, shows some promise.

ICare4autism To Create World's First Global Autism Research And Education Center

Submitted by Anonymous on December 13, 2010 - 08:14
Source: 
Medical News Today
Link: 
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/211126.php
Date Published: 
December 13, 2010
Abstract: 

The International Center for Autism Research and Education (ICare4autism), a New York-based charity, announced plans to create the world's first Global Autism Center on Mt. Scopus in Israel, dedicated to catalyzing breakthrough innovation in autism research and treatment. In a ceremony at Jerusalem's City Hall hosted by Mayor Nir Barkat, ICare4autism's President Joshua Weinstein signed an agreement paving the way for ICare4autism to acquire the campus of Bezalel Academy of Art in 2013, and convert it into a center.

Toddlers With Autism Show Improved Social Skills Following Targeted Intervention

Submitted by Anonymous on December 9, 2010 - 08:34
Source: 
Science Daily
Link: 
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101208125755.htm
Date Published: 
December 9, 2010
Abstract: 

Targeting the core social deficits of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in early intervention programs yielded sustained improvements in social and communication skills even in very young children who have ASD, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health.

Autism Treatment: Researchers Identify Possible Treatment for Impaired Sociability

Submitted by Anonymous on December 8, 2010 - 08:36
Source: 
Science Daily
Link: 
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101208151619.htm
Date Published: 
December 8, 2010
Abstract: 

Eastern Virginia Medical School researchers have identified a potential novel treatment strategy for the social impairment of people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), an aspect of the condition that has a profound impact on quality of life.

New Approach Finds Success In Teaching Youth With Autism

Submitted by Anonymous on November 22, 2010 - 08:37
Source: 
Medical News Today
Link: 
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/208821.php
Date Published: 
November 22, 2010

As the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders continues to increase, the one thing that won't change is the need for those children to develop social skills. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri are developing an effective social competence curriculum, with a virtual classroom component, that could help educators meet the demand of this growing population.

Modeling Autism in a Dish

Submitted by Anonymous on November 12, 2010 - 08:43
Source: 
Medical News Today
Link: 
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/207664.php
Date Published: 
November 12, 2010
Abstract: 

A collaborative effort between researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the University of California, San Diego, successfully used human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells derived from patients with Rett syndrome to replicate autism in the lab and study the molecular pathogenesis of the disease.