Saturday, May 11, 2013

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Answering questions about Asperger's Syndrome

In the past ten years, the terms autism and Asperger's syndrome have been thrown around and people have referred to others as having these disabilities without a known diagnosis. There are some important points to understand about Asperger's syndrome. via http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/12/16/answering-questions-about-asperger-syndrome/?

Concern boy may have been targeted in backyard blast

A 15-year-old boy has spoken of the horror and pain after losing most of his hands in a homemade bomb explosion. via http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/17107174/concern-boy-may-have-been-targeted-in-backyard-blast/

Autism-hate-crime-statistics - | autism | Asperger syndrome |

Sobering new statistics released by The National Autistic Society (NAS) have revealed the devastating extent of disability hate crime on people with autism living in the UK. via http://www.autism.org.uk/news-and-events/news-from-the-nas/autism-hate-crime-statistics.aspx

Visit from Lord Ouseley - | autism | Asperger syndrome |

We are the leading UK charity for people with autism (including Asperger syndrome) and their families. We provide information, support and pioneering services, and campaign for a better world for people with autism. via http://www.autism.org.uk/news-and-events/news-from-the-nas/lord-ouseley-visit.aspx

History of illness? Stunning revelations into Lanza family

Report: Shooter's mother describes 'living on top of a time bomb' via http://video.foxnews.com/v/2289209821001/?

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Books on autism, Asperger's found in Adam Lanza's home

Search warrants shed new light on Newtown shooter's life via http://video.foxnews.com/v/2263506583001/?

Qld explosion boy recovering after surgery

A 15-year-old boy injured in an explosion west of Brisbane has reportedly undergone surgery on his severely damaged hands and is in a stable condition. via http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/17105437/qld-explosion-boy-recovering-after-surgery/

Find an Expert - YourTango

Find an Expert YourTango I know this because my son is exactly like my husband, your future-father-in-law: they both have Asperger's syndrome. I know this letter is important because it's exactly the thing I wish someone had written to me in the beginning of my relationship to ... via http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEbL48nbOQhqkUX0_VEqtLR38V9ig&url=http://www.yourtango.com/experts/tara-kennedy-kline/letter-my-future-daughter-law

Pupils at NAS school create new soap opera - | autism | Asperger ...

Ten pupils at The National Autistic Society's Radlett Lodge School in Hertfordshire have completed a media project in which they created an episode for a new soap opera called Riverscross. Riverscross filming Riverscross is ... via http://www.autism.org.uk/News-and-events/News-from-the-NAS/Pupils-at-NAS-school-create-new-soap-opera.aspx

Friday, May 10, 2013

Epilepsy drug in pregnancy tied to autism risk

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who take the epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy are three times more likely to have a child with an autism spectrum disorder, suggests new research based on close to 700,000 babies born in Denmark. Previous studies have found more birth defects and lower intelligence among children of mothers who took valproate, but the new work ... via http://news.yahoo.com/epilepsy-drug-pregnancy-tied-autism-risk-205345524.html

Upper Michigan Help? : Asperger's Syndrome Forum - Psych forums

Asperger's Syndrome message board, open discussion, and online support group. Moderators: Evol222, TDT ... She recommended going to a support group or forums for Asperger's. That search brought me here and, well, I'm ... via http://www.psychforums.com/asperger-syndrome/topic113411.html

Diagnosing Asperger's Syndrome

Baseball great, Curt Schilling and his wife Shonda stop by Headline Health to discuss the signs and symptoms that led to their son's autism diagnosis via http://video.foxnews.com/v/929737080001/diagnosing-aspergers-syndrome/?

N.C. Teen With Asperger's Syndrome Disappears

Police in North Carolina are searching for a missing teenager with Asperger's Syndrome who may not have his medication with him, FOX 8 reported. via http://www.foxnews.com/us/2009/08/14/north-carolina-teen-aspergers-syndrome-disappears-need-medication?

Epilepsy drug during pregnancy could increase autism risk

Women who take the epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy are three times more likely to have a child with an autism spectrum disorder, suggests new research based on close to 700,000 babies born in Denmark. via http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/04/24/epilepsy-drug-in-pregnancy-tied-to-autism-risk/?

History of illness? Stunning revelations into Lanza family

Report: Shooter's mother describes 'living on top of a time bomb' via http://video.foxnews.com/v/2289209821001/history-of-illness-stunning-revelations-into-lanza-family/?

new hypothesis over my diagnosis...do you relate to this ...

asperger's is not, to the best of my knowledge, synonymous with psychosis. the rest, as far as i'm concerned, is too rambling for me to get my teeth into. something knocked me out' the trees now i'm on my knees ... don't you ... via http://www.psychforums.com/asperger-syndrome/topic113356.html

Paddy sheds light on rare condition

Paddy Considine has told how he was gripped by despair before doctors found out he was suffering from a rare condition that made it difficult for him to cope with light. via http://uk.news.yahoo.com/paddy-sheds-light-rare-condition-230315087.html

Father and Son and Asperger's - New York Times

New York Times Father and Son and Asperger's New York Times Part parenting guide, part courtroom drama, part catalog of the travails and surprising joys of life with the high-functioning form of autism called Asperger's syndrome, this memoir will offer all parents — but particularly fathers — a lot to think ... via http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEUKLsL6RWpuZkj7OH1jD67TgNpsg&url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/23/health/father-and-son-sharing-life-with-aspergers.html