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Low NK activity in large autism subgroup by Cheryl Patient Expert

Posted Thu 28 May 2009 10:48pm Low natural killer cell cytotoxic activity in autism: The role of glutathione, IL-2 and IL-15 Aristo Vojdani, Elizabeth Mumper, Doreen Granpeesheh, Lynne Mielke, David... was not explored. For this reason, we explored the measurement of NK cell activity in 1027 blood samples from autistic children obtained from ten clinics and compared the results Read on »

Microglial Activation and Increased Microglial Density Observed in the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Autism. by Kev Leitch Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 03 Aug 2010 10:49pm (Pardo, et al.) on microglial activity in the brains of autopsied autistics. A paper just released by Prof. Pardo together with Prof. Courchesne at UCSD shows markedly increased... with “Given its early presence, microglial activation may play a central role in the pathogenesis of autism in a substantial proportion of patients. Alternatively, activation may Read on »

Sarge Goodchild of Active Healing On Autism One Radio by Kim S. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 16 Aug 2010 12:00am this stand true for the brain of a child with autism, too? Yes! In this show, Sargent Goodchild, Jr., founder and executive director of Active Healing, Inc., a 501(c)(3), will talk... On the Voice America Health and Wellness Channel www.health.voiceamerica.com Tuesday, August 17 12 noon ET/9 AM PT Autism One: A Conversation Read on »

Maternal immune activation connected to schizophrenia and Autism by JohnL Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Mon 01 Oct 2007 12:00am in behavior, histology, and gene expression similar to what is seen in schizophrenia and autism. Working with rodents in the lab of Paul Patterson at California Institute of Technology.... A team of California Institute of Technology researchers has found an unexpected link connecting schizophrenia and autism to the importance of covering your mouth whenever you Read on »

Autism and Neuroscience - Inhibition of p21-activated kinase rescues symptoms of fragile X syndrome in mice by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 11:30am signaling pathway, including the catalytic activity of PAK, is a novel intervention site for development of an FXS and autism therapy. Author contributions: M.L.H., S.-Y.C., S.C.... What follows is the open access summary of the report pointing to a possible therapy for treating autism as submitted by one of the report's lead authors Susumu Read on »

Autism Twitter Day Should Include Severe, Low Functioning, Autistic Disorder Realities by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 08 Dec 2008 4:53am

1 Comment not exclude the severely autistic - those persons with Autistic Disorder who are low functioning and cognitively impaired. On Autism Twitter Day let us not forget those persons with Autistic Disorder who live their adult Read on »

Autism Diagnoses: DSM V Should Separate Autistic Disorder from Aspergers and HFA by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 12 May 2009 3:23pm

3 Comments between Aspergers Disorder and those with higher functioning PDD -NOS and autistic disorders. The other DSM problem which generates much unnecessary conflict is the inclusion... serious challenges of persons with Autistic Disorder who lack a fundamental understanding of the world, who have very limited abstract thought and who have very little in the way Read on »

Steven Higgs on Autism - One Half Sentence for Autistic Disorder, One Whole Article for Aspergers by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 04 Jul 2010 11:45pm with Autistic Disorder, those most severely affected by autism disorders, and writes an article about the entire autism spectrum of disorders in which he focuses on Aspergers... of) a 15-year-old girl with Asperger's." The highlighted words in the preceding quote are the only mention of Autistic Disorder in this article about "Autism's" generation gap Read on »

Autism Disorders and Intellectual Disability: Claim that 75-80% of Persons with Autistic Disorder are Intellectually Disabled i by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 03 May 2010 2:41am but is not comfortable with the fact that many persons with Autistic Disorder are Intellectually Disabled. Mr. Griswold and Astrid at at Astrid's Journal disagree with my numerical references... seems to think. My assertion is that credible authorities have stated that 75-80% of persons with Autistic Disorder are intellectually disabled. I stand by that assertion Read on »

Autism Rising in California: 1200% Increase In Autistic Disorder Cases 1987-2007 by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 07 May 2009 7:56pm

1 Comment San Jose's Mercury News.com reports that a new California state study released this week shows a 12 fold or 1200% increase in classic autism, or Autistic Disorder, cases over..., the study focused on people with classic autism and generally excluded people with other autistic spectrum disorders, such as Asperger's syndrome and Rett's disorder. The expansion Read on »