Study finds low blood levels of HDL in children with autism

Mystery surrounds autism. Its theories of causes and treatments are as unique and diverse as the people who have it. The same holds true for its symptoms. Scientists and physicians are uncovering more about this disorder every day; many of those studies and findings concentrate on diet.

What to consider when teens with autism want to drive?

( Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ) In the first study to investigate driving as it relates to teens with a high-functioning autism disorder, child development and teen driving experts at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies found that two-thirds of teenagers with a high-functioning autism spectrum disorder who are of legal driving age in their ...

New Study Probes How Teens With High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders Approach Learning to Drive

In the first study to investigate driving as it relates to teens with a high-functioning autism disorder (HFASD), child development and teen driving experts at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies found that two-thirds of teenagers with a high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD) who are of legal driving age in their state are currently ...

'Co-Occurring' Disorders May Explain Change in Autism Diagnosis

MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Many children with autism also have other developmental or psychiatric conditions, including learning disabilities, speech delays, attention or seizure disorders and anxiety.

FAU Study May Help Diagnose Autism

David J. Lewkowicz, Ph.D. a professor of psychology at Florida Atlantic University, along with doctoral student Amy Hansen-Tift, said they have discovered how infants learn to talk.