ADHD and ASD in OCD
Those of us who teach or treat children and teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are used to encountering a lot of obsessive-compulsive symptoms or full-blown Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)....
View ArticleCourt: vaccines do not cause autism
In three decisions issued today, three masters of the U.S. Federal Court of Claims found that there was insufficient evidence linking vaccines to autism. The decisions come one year after similar...
View ArticleDSM-5: Proposed changes in Autism Spectrum Disorder
One of the many changes proposed for the DSM-V, the diagnostic manual used by mental health professionals, is a revision of the group of disorders currently subsumed under Pervasive Developmental...
View ArticleSocial impairment in ASD: It’s not just a confusing face
A study conducted in the U.K. on adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder confirms that the social impairment experienced by adults with ASD is not due solely to problems processing facial expressions or...
View ArticleExtraordinary Perception
There’s a fascinating piece in the March issue of Scientific American by Wray Herbert about some research that looked at whether people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are really more distractible...
View ArticleWill DSM-5 Contain Or Worsen The “Epidemic” Of Autism?
Allen Frances, M.D. has been an outspoken critic of the DSM-5 process and draft proposal. In Psychology Today, he blogs about the proposed changes to Autism Spectrum Disorder, a topic I have blogged...
View ArticleCan oxytocin help social skills in individuals with autism?
Two studies out this month and next suggest that oxytocin inhalation may be of benefit. Here are the abstracts: Andari E, Duhamel JR, Zalla T, Herbrecht E, Leboyer M, Sirigu A: Promoting social...
View ArticleTraining Peers Improves Social Outcomes for Some Kids with ASD
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who attend regular education classes may be more likely to improve their social skills if their typically developing peers are taught how to interact with...
View ArticleParticipation in Social Activities among Adolescents with an Autism Spectrum...
There’s a new study out this month on socialization in teens with ASD by Paul T. Shattuck, Gael I. Orsmond, Mary Wagner, and Benjamin P. Cooper: Background Little is known about patterns of...
View ArticleMost Children with ASD Diagnosed After Age 5, Use Multiple Services and...
Fewer than one out of five school-aged children with special health care needs were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by age 2, according to new data from an NIMH-funded study. These...
View ArticleSpeech Emerges In Children On The Autism Spectrum With Severe Language Delay...
New findings published in Pediatrics (Epub ahead of print) by the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Center for Autism and Related Disorders reveal that 70 percent of children with autism spectrum disorders...
View ArticleChildren with delayed motor skills struggle more socially
Some interesting research out of Oregon State University has implications for early intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Studies have shown that children with autism often...
View ArticleTurning autism upside down: When symptoms are strengths
Dr. Ken Pope pointed mail list members to this news release by from the Rochester Institute of Technology: A novel approach to treating children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder could help them...
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