Autism Spectrum Disorders News

A high level of inattention vs. a low level of inattention was linked to a nearly eightfold risk for not having a high school diploma in a selected cohort of Canadian children, according to study results.

A connection exists between genomic variants in autism and both synaptic function and neurotransmission, researchers at the Center for Biomedical Informatics at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have found.

Eliminating gluten and casein from the diets of children with autism did not improve their behavior, sleep or bowel patterns, data from a tightly controlled University of Rochester study indicated.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Data presented this weekend at the 2010 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting add to the poorly understood relationship between gastrointestinal symptoms and autism spectrum disorders — suggesting that GI symptoms are, in fact, common and may increase as children get older.