Autism expert to speak at UA Friday

TUCSON - A public talk being held at the University of Arizona on January 27 will feature an expert in autism spectrum disorders to discuss the latest research on these disorders, and how to identify red flags in infants and toddlers.

Earlier autism diagnosis

La Trobe University psychologist Dr Kristelle Hudry, from the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre on the Melbourne campus, is one of the key researchers in the international study. She says the results of the study ‘Infant neural sensitivity to dynamic eye gaze is associated with later emerging autism’ have been published in the journal Current Biology. Abstract:  Measuring how a baby’s brain ...

Walking The Talk For Autism

OF ALL STRIPES -- At the sixth Angels Walk for Autism, the many faces of autism are represented, including performers with autism.   MANILA, Philippines — The frontliners of Angels Walk last January 22 had already come full circle from their walk around SM Mall of Asia, but they had to wait to enter Music Hall again. The walk of more than 5,000 angels advocating for autism was so long that the ...

The risks of prescribing antipsychotics to kids

The use of drugs meant to treat schizophrenia for children and teens with behavioural issues is linked to excessive weight gain and other health problems

Prescriptions of second-generation antipsychotics on the rise

The number of children with at least one prescription for some of the most potent psychiatric drugs on the market increased about fourfold in the course of a decade, new Canadian research has found.