My Autism Site | All About Autism » Spectrum Disorder http://www.myautismsite.com Autism Headlines, Resources & News From Around The World Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:37:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Facing Autism in New Brunswick: APA Ignores Concern Over DSM … http://www.myautismsite.com/facing-autism-in-new-brunswick-apa-ignores-concern-over-dsm-38783.html http://www.myautismsite.com/facing-autism-in-new-brunswick-apa-ignores-concern-over-dsm-38783.html#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:21:00 +0000 admin http://www.myautismsite.com/facing-autism-in-new-brunswick-apa-ignores-concern-over-dsm-38783.html My submission dealt at length with the exclusionary language added to Mandatory Criterion A of the DSM-5 Autism Spectrum Disorder, language which targets for exclusion from autism diagnosis of persons with intellectual …

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]]> http://www.myautismsite.com/solving-autism-savehealth-38709.html/feed 0 Proposed autism diagnostic criteria roils medical community | Excitonic http://www.myautismsite.com/proposed-autism-diagnostic-criteria-roils-medical-community-excitonic-38624.html http://www.myautismsite.com/proposed-autism-diagnostic-criteria-roils-medical-community-excitonic-38624.html#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:49:55 +0000 admin http://www.myautismsite.com/proposed-autism-diagnostic-criteria-roils-medical-community-excitonic-38624.html The American Psychiatric Association recommended last month that a new category called autism spectrum disorder be established to incorporate several forms…

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]]> http://www.myautismsite.com/proposed-autism-diagnostic-criteria-roils-medical-community-excitonic-38624.html/feed 0 Autism in the News – 02.03.12 « Autism Speaks Official Blog http://www.myautismsite.com/autism-in-the-news-%e2%80%93-02-03-12-%c2%ab-autism-speaks-official-blog-38543.html http://www.myautismsite.com/autism-in-the-news-%e2%80%93-02-03-12-%c2%ab-autism-speaks-official-blog-38543.html#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:11:30 +0000 admin http://www.myautismsite.com/autism-in-the-news-%e2%80%93-02-03-12-%c2%ab-autism-speaks-official-blog-38543.html Children born to a parent over age 35 are at greater risk for developing an autism spectrum disorder — but the risk is the same whether just one or both parents are older, according to a new study of Danish families.

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]]> http://www.myautismsite.com/children-with-starving-brains-a-medical-treatment-guide-for-autism-spectrum-disorder-second-edition-paperback-httpt-cox3cqcquo-38526.html/feed 0 Looking to Contact Librarians Who Are Autistic – General Autism … http://www.myautismsite.com/looking-to-contact-librarians-who-are-autistic-general-autism-38225.html http://www.myautismsite.com/looking-to-contact-librarians-who-are-autistic-general-autism-38225.html#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:41:07 +0000 admin http://www.myautismsite.com/looking-to-contact-librarians-who-are-autistic-general-autism-38225.html I am a librarian with high functioning autism . I posting this message as I am trying to contact librarians who have autistic spectrum disorders.

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]]> http://www.myautismsite.com/looking-to-contact-librarians-who-are-autistic-general-autism-38225.html/feed 0 Social Lives and Teens with Autism « Autism Speaks Official Blog http://www.myautismsite.com/social-lives-and-teens-with-autism-%c2%ab-autism-speaks-official-blog-38062.html http://www.myautismsite.com/social-lives-and-teens-with-autism-%c2%ab-autism-speaks-official-blog-38062.html#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:36:29 +0000 admin http://www.myautismsite.com/social-lives-and-teens-with-autism-%c2%ab-autism-speaks-official-blog-38062.html A recent research study funded by Autism Speaks reached a conclusion that probably would surprise few in our community: Teens with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often face major obstacles to social life outside the …

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]]> http://www.myautismsite.com/social-lives-and-teens-with-autism-%c2%ab-autism-speaks-official-blog-38062.html/feed 0 RT @psychresearch: Autism Research New Research Suggests Birth Weight Plays A Role In Autism Spectrum Disorder: Although the geneti…… http://www.myautismsite.com/rt-psychresearch-autism-research-new-research-suggests-birth-weight-plays-a-role-in-autism-spectrum-disorder-although-the-geneti-37990.html http://www.myautismsite.com/rt-psychresearch-autism-research-new-research-suggests-birth-weight-plays-a-role-in-autism-spectrum-disorder-although-the-geneti-37990.html#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:36:33 +0000 admin http://www.myautismsite.com/rt-psychresearch-autism-research-new-research-suggests-birth-weight-plays-a-role-in-autism-spectrum-disorder-although-the-geneti-37990.html RT @ psychresearch : Autism Research New Research Suggests Birth Weight Plays A Role In Autism Spectrum Disorder: Although the geneti… http://t.co/Mx5qaHpU

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]]> http://www.myautismsite.com/rt-psychresearch-autism-research-new-research-suggests-birth-weight-plays-a-role-in-autism-spectrum-disorder-although-the-geneti-37990.html/feed 0 New autism definition excludes many — Joanne Jacobs http://www.myautismsite.com/new-autism-definition-excludes-many-%e2%80%94-joanne-jacobs-37887.html http://www.myautismsite.com/new-autism-definition-excludes-many-%e2%80%94-joanne-jacobs-37887.html#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:55:56 +0000 admin http://www.myautismsite.com/new-autism-definition-excludes-many-%e2%80%94-joanne-jacobs-37887.html A new definition of autism – renamed autism spectrum disorder — proposed by the American Psychiatric Association could exclude 45 percent of those now diagnosed as high-functioning, reports the New York Times. People ..

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]]> http://www.myautismsite.com/new-autism-definition-excludes-many-%e2%80%94-joanne-jacobs-37887.html/feed 0 The Changing Definition of Autism: Critical Issues Ahead « Autism … http://www.myautismsite.com/the-changing-definition-of-autism-critical-issues-ahead-%c2%ab-autism-37896.html http://www.myautismsite.com/the-changing-definition-of-autism-critical-issues-ahead-%c2%ab-autism-37896.html#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:30:22 +0000 admin http://www.myautismsite.com/the-changing-definition-of-autism-critical-issues-ahead-%c2%ab-autism-37896.html Posted by Autism Speaks Chief Science Officer Geri Dawson, PhD.

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