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Kate Winslet couldn't get Bill Clinton to put on hat for autism book
Washington, Feb 8 : Kate Winslet has revealed in an interview that she had trouble getting former President Bill Clinton to take part in her latest charity project.

Eye contact helps detect autism
Sydney, Jan 30 : Unusual patterns of eye contact could help detect developing autism symptoms in babies just six months old, reveals a study.

Learning to 'talk things through in head' may help autistic kids
Washington, Jan 25 : A new research has suggested that teaching children with autism to 'talk things through in their head' may help them solve complex day-to-day tasks, which could increase the chances of independent, flexible living later in life.

Some children 'recover' from autism as they grow up
London, Jan 24 : Researchers have revealed that many children who had been diagnosed with autism at a young age no longer display symptoms when they are older.

Hill cow's milk can prevent heart disease?
Palampur (Himachal Pradesh), Jan 22 : The milk of a cow breed in Himachal Pradesh has a protein that battles heart disease, diabetes and autism, a scientist said here Sunday.

Low birth weight 'may affect development of autism'
Washington, Jan 20 : Low birth weight is an important environmental factor contributing to the risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a new study has found.

Smoking during pregnancy does not cause autism in children
Washington, Jan 13 : A new study has refuted any link between smoking during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in children.

Elevated levels of protein fragment behind autism
Washington, Jan 4 : A protein fragment might be both a biomarker for autism and a new research target for understanding the physiology of the disorder, say researchers of a new study.

Autism-like syndrome could explain how brain wiring goes awry
London, Nov 28 : Researchers have grown patients' skin cells into neurons to discover what goes wrong in the brain when an individual suffers from autism.

Autism-like syndrome could explain how brain wiring goes awry
London, Nov 28 : Researchers have grown patients' skin cells into neurons to discover what goes wrong in the brain when an individual suffers from autism.

Parents of mentally disabled kids look for filmmakers
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar , Panaji, Nov 28 : If Aamir Khan's "Taare Zameen par" (TZP) triggered a ripple of social consciousness vis-a-vis autism, three women have come to IFFI this year armed with scripts and story ideas, aimed to carpet bomb the "intellectual disability" cause further.

Why meditation is good for brain
Washington, Nov 22 : Yale researchers have found that meditation appears to help brain switch off areas associated with daydreaming as well as psychiatric disorders such as autism and schizophrenia.

High-achieving couples who meet at work likelier to have autistic kids
London, Nov 22 : Experts are becoming increasingly concerned that engineers, scientists and computer programmers who meet their partners at work may be fuelling an increase in cases of autism.

Epigenetic signatures of autism in brain tissue identified
Washington, Nov 8 : Neurons change at various sites across the genome in the prefrontal cortex of people with autism, according to a new study.

For many, autism considered strength, not disorder
London, Nov 3 : Many autistics - not just "savants" - have qualities and abilities that may exceed those of people who do not have the condition, a Canadian researcher says.

Answers emerge to some mysteries of autism
Washington, Oct 21 : Researchers have come up with answers as to why autistic children act and think differently than their peers.

Brains of autistic children grow much slower than their healthy peers
Washington, Oct 21 : Researchers at UCLA have, for the first time, found that the connections between brain regions that are important for language and social skills, grow much more slowly in boys with autism than in non-autistic children - a possible explanation for why autistic children act and ...

Common link between autism, diabetes identified
Washington, Oct 20 : A new study has revealed a possible link between autism and type 2 diabetes.

Premature infants more likely to suffer from autism
Washington, Oct 17: Premature infants are five times more likely to suffer from autism than children born at normal weights, scientists say.

Premature babies 'five times more likely to have autism'
Washington, Oct 17 : Premature infants are five times more likely to have autism than children born at normal weight, according to new research.

Researchers reveal genetics behind autism
Washington, Oct 4 : One of the most common genetic alterations in autism -- deletion of a 27-gene cluster on chromosome 16 -- causes autism-like features, according to scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL).

Drug used to treat high BP and reduce anxiety may benefit people with ...
Washington, Sept 30 : University of Missouri researchers have found that a drug used to treat high blood pressure and control heart rate as well as to reduce anxiety may help improve language and social function in people with autism.

Paul Scholes admits his youngest son has autism
London, Sep.29 : One of England's finest football players, Paul Scholes, has revealed in his frank new autobiography, Scholes: My Story, the strength he gained from his close family and tells of the support they have been to his youngest son Aiden, who suffers from autism.

Autism, intellectual disability not influenced by socio-economic ...
Washington, Sept 18 : A new research has found that household income level has no association with either intellectual disability (ID) or autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

Fathering at 50? Your kids may be autists
Sydney, Sep 2 : Children fathered by men aged 50 years or above face a higher risk of autism or schizophrenia due to a repetition or deletion of their genes, says a research.

Kids of older dads face greater risk of autism
Melbourne, Aug 31 : It is well known that a woman's chances of giving birth to a child with Down Syndrome increase with age. However, a new study has suggested that men should also consider their biological clocks when planning a family.

Why autistic kids find it hard to multitask
Washington, August 16 : Young people with autism may find it difficult to multitask because they stick rigidly to tasks in the order they are given to them, according to a new study led by an Indian-origin researcher.

ADHD genes also associated with autism
Washington, Aug 11 : A new study has identified more genes in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and found that there is an overlap between some of these genes and those found in other neuropsychiatric conditions such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

War of words after scientist links Internet use to autism
London, August 08 : A neuroscientist has caused uproar after suggesting that there may be a link between increasing usage of the Internet and autism.

New method detects biological sign of autism in young toddlers
Washington, July 26 : For the first time, scientists have found a method that can accurately identify a biological sign of autism in very young toddlers.