Autism

...Squibb Co's <BMY.N> and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co's anti-psychotic drug Abilify to treat irritability in pediatric patients with autistic disorder, the companies said on Friday. The FDA decision allows Abilify to be used in patients...

In this article: Abilify, Irritability, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co, and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co

Life with a child who has a pervasive developmental disorder such as autism or Asperger's syndrome is often a storm of tantrums, irritability, impulsive behavior and obstinacy - a challenge that has child psychiatrists casting about for...

In this article: Irritability, Risperidone, Asperger's syndrome, Yale University, University of Pittsburgh, American College, Ohio State University, and Indiana University

...of neurological diseases, announced that the company has begun enrolling patients in Phase III clinical trials for CM-AT, its autism treatment, at three additional clinical trial sites. The sites are the Southwest Autism and Resource...

In this article: Hershey Medical Center, Medical advice, Safe harbor, ADHD, Amino acid, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

AUTISM has been getting more of the attention it deserves in the last few years, and the once-grim landscape for people with autism is changing. Recent developments include a task force appointed by the governor, mandatory health insurance...

In this article: Joseph Roberts, Asperger's syndrome, Americans with Disabilities Act, Multiple sclerosis, and Charlotte Vandervalk

...mind and the body characterized in today's 'classic' autism." He also added, "The use of our model indicates each of the disorders within Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is attributable to different disruptions in homeostasis. We look forward...

In this article: Glycine, Amino acid, Medical advice, Neurohormone, and Hormone

...syndrome can achieve academically, we may still need more support than our peers." The Welsh Assembly Government published an autism spectrum disorder strategic action plan in 2008 and set up a task group to look at the needs of...

In this article: Asperger syndrome and Anxiety

...has passed bills that have made New Jersey the 15th state to require health insurers to cover treatments for autism; trained teachers in autism awareness; and improved the state's system for detecting symptoms of autism in young...

In this article: Joseph Roberts, New Jersey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and E-mail

TRENTON -- Adults with autism would be specifically covered by anti-discrimination laws under one of two new measures designed to assist people who have the disorder, Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts said Tuesday. The second bill would...

In this article: Joseph Roberts and New Jersey

...is a strong indicator of some genetic basis. Studies have shown that parents who have relatives with Autism are more likely to have autistic children. It is not unusual for a family to have several children that exhibit autistic symptoms;...

...age of three and some that remain undiagnosed until adulthood. Learn about the five major autism types on the autism spectrum. In the early history of autism, the condition was believed to be a type of schizophrenia, because of abnormal...

In this article: Asperger's Syndrome and Rett syndrome