Category Archives: Autism Research

Challenging Behavior and Symptom Severity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

By Marlena Smith | Published: January 3, 2011

In a recent study, CARD researchers Jina Jang, Dr. Dennis Dixon, Dr. Jonathan Tarbox, and Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh found a relationship between symptom severity and challenging behavior in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Children with ASD are often reported to display challenging behavior (e.g., aggression, tantrums, self-injury, stereotypy, etc.); however, research examining the prevalence of challenging behavior in this population is limited. The purpose of the current study was to explore the incidence of challenging behavior and the relationship between symptom severity and challenging behavior in children with ASD receiving early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) services.

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NIH to Spend $60 Million in Stimulus Funds on Autism Research

By admin | Published: March 26, 2009

By Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today WASHINGTON, March 25 — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it will devote $60 million of its $10 billion in economic stimulus money to fund research on autism. It’s the largest chunk of research dollars ever devoted to the disorder and will be split into four [...]

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Participants Needed for Autism Research

By admin | Published: March 20, 2009

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Help Get the ABLE Accounts Act Passed

By admin | Published: March 4, 2009

Dear Autism Advocate, The ABLE Accounts Act of 2009 – or Achieving a Better Life Experience Act – has been introduced in Congress. S.493 and H.R. 1205 will encourage individuals with autism and other disabilities and their families to save, tax-free, for disability-related expenses. Similar in many respects to existing 529 college savings plans, these [...]

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ASA Statement on Cedillo, Hazelhurst, Snyder v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

By admin | Published: February 12, 2009

Today the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program/Court ruled that the combination of the MMR vaccine and thimerosal in other vaccines did not cause or contribute to the cause of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism in the cases of Cedillo, Hazelhurst, Snyder v. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Though the litigation on which vaccines may [...]

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Shedding Light on Autism

By admin | Published: February 6, 2009

presented by SIDNEY MacDONALD BAKER, MD May 15-17, 2009Big Sur, California Spend a weekend at Esalen with Dr. Baker, Former Director of the Gesell Institute of Human Development, co-founder of DefeatAutism Now! and co-author of Autism: Effective Biomedical Treatments, and practicing physician. Treating the Unique Child: Private Options, Public Policy and the Autism Spectrum will [...]

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Teen’s Family Transformed After Autism Intervention

By admin | Published: February 5, 2009

Part IIBy Linda Saether CNN Until recently, the Bilson household was under siege. Thirteen-year-old daughter Marissa, who has autism, ruled the roost, screaming shrilly until she got her way and enjoying special privileges that didn’t extend to her siblings, Brittany, 15, and Brendan, 6. The family couldn’t go out in public because of Marissa’s tantrums, [...]

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Join CARD Feb 14th in Anaheim!

By admin | Published: February 2, 2009

CARD is proud to be a part of this February’s Autism/Asperger’s Conference in Anaheim, California. Join us as we present our 2008 Study on Early, Intensive Behavioral Intervention on Children with Autism. Stay and watch RECOVERED with us! It’s all happening Saturday, February 14th. What better way to show love, than learning about resources that [...]

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Autism Spectrum Disorder May Be More Prevalent Among Children Born Very Prematurely

By admin | Published: January 30, 2009

Science Daily (Jan. 30, 2009) Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC), in collaboration with other medical centers, have found that children born more than three months premature, are at three times the risk for screening positive on the modified checklist for autism in toddlers (M-CHAT). Children who screen [...]

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