Asperger Island in Second Life, Autism in Cyberspace

Posted on January 15th, 2008 by admin

Speaking of Second Life … ‘Brigadoon’ is a couple of years old now …

If home is where the heart is, then home for a dozen people with Asperger Syndrome could be a 16-acre island blessed with lush gardens and rolling green hills.
The island is called “Brigadoon,” but unlike its literary namesake, this place is real […]

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Filed under: Autism and Computers

Autism Therapy in the cyber world of Second Life

Posted on January 15th, 2008 by admin

Asperger’s Therapy Hits Second Life, Experts Express Concern About Applying Online Actions to Real Life by Ashley Phillips of ABC News.

 
Texas researchers believe that people suffering from Asperger’s syndrome — a cognitive disorder often referred to as high-functioning autism — may have found a new therapy in an unlikely place: the online virtual world […]

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Filed under: Autism and Computers, Autism in the News, Autism Around the World

Autism, Race and Economics: Who Gets the Diagnosis? Service Gap between Whites and Blacks?

Posted on January 15th, 2008 by admin

I have a dream that all children will get the diagnosis and help they need, not based on the color of their skin, but on the need in their lives??? Dreamers needed?
Autism, Race and Economics: Who Gets the Diagnosis? from From Lisa Jo Rudy’s Autism Blog …
According to an article in Newsday.com, wealthier children on […]

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Filed under: Autism in the USA, Autism Awareness

Diet and Autism Research Going Mainstream?

Posted on January 15th, 2008 by admin

Research into effect of foods on autism Jan 15 2008 by Audrey Barton, The Journal
SCIENTISTS in the region are investigating whether diet has any effect on the behaviour of children with autism.

Four-year-old Edward Carey, one of the youngsters taking part, has an extremely rare condition which affects the blood vessels in his […]

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Filed under: Children with Starving Brains, Biomedical Intervention, Autism in the U.K., GFCF Diet, Autism Around the World

Breakthrough in Autism Research, Do Genes Hold the Key to Understanding Autism?

Posted on January 15th, 2008 by admin

For years autism has baffled researchers and devastated families. Autism typically appears in the first three years of life. Symptoms include problems with communication, difficulty forming relationships and the development of strong obsessions. The disability can be extremely mild or so severe it causes profound mental retardation or lack of ability to socialize. Now three […]

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Filed under: Autism Science, Autism DNA, Autism in the U.K., Autism in the News, Autism in the USA, Autism Around the World

Dr. Brown’s Clinic Notes: Autism and Fever

Posted on January 15th, 2008 by admin

(from Dr. Brown’s ABA4Autism Blog)

A recent study in the journal Pediatrics reports that high fever decreases the symptoms of autism. Many parents have already observed this relationship, but this is the first study that documents the effect. Clinicians have also documented this effect. In 1980, a viral epidemic causing high fever hit Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital […]

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Filed under: Autism in the U.K., Autism in the News, Autism in the USA, Dr. Brown's Blog, ABA