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Webinar: Investigating gene x environment interactions in “single gene” autisms

Posted May 4, 2017

On May 4th, Dr. Janine LaSalle from UC Davis and (the soon to be Dr.) Keith Dunaway presented on recent research investigating the role of environmental...

What is the focus this week? The unsung heroes of grandparents and clinicians

Posted May 1, 2017

Scientists have studied males compared to females with autism, but rarely has there been studies about what clinicians see as differences in these two...

Autism symptoms in girls with anorexia

Posted April 23, 2017

This week summarizes some new studies looking at autism traits and autism diagnosis in girls with anorexia nervosa.  While the two disorders may seem...

Hip hip hooray for toddler interventions for autism

Posted April 16, 2017

As always, good news and bad news in autism this week.  First the good news:  an intervention given between 9-14 months of age in children with a...

Oops the media did it again…

Posted April 10, 2017

Last week CNN.com reported on a study that showed slight improvement of autism symptoms in children that received a single infusion of their own umbilical...