Developmental Disorder

A new approach: Experiment takes aim at genetic learning disorder
WASHINGTON -- A pill to ease a type of mental retardation? An experiment is under way to develop one, aimed at a genetic disorder that might unravel some of the mysteries of autism along the way.

iPhone App Unlocks Boy With Rare Disorder
Proloquo2go allows 8-year-old Andrew Patitucci to communicate with his family. IPhone - Speech and language pathology - Communication - Proloquo2Go - Health

iPhone App Unlocks Boy With Rare Disorder
Proloquo2go, the best selling medical and educational app of 2009, has created a lot of enthusiasm among speech language pathologists, parents and people struggling to communicate. For some, like Beth and Andrew Patitucci, the app has provided a pocket-sized alternative to bulkier communication devices at a fraction of the cost.

A study linking vaccines to autism is discredited, but a local activist remains a believer
The paper that helped trigger fear that a routine childhood vaccine might lead to autism was retracted recently by a respected medical journal, raising hopes that those looking to solve the mysteries of this developmental disorder will focus their energies elsewhere.

Experiment aims at learning disorder
LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A pill to ease a type of mental retardation? An experiment is under way to develop one, aimed a ...

Older mothers' kids have higher autism risk, study finds
A 10-year study examining 4.9 million births in the 1990s has found more evidence that there's a link between autism and the mother's age at conception.

Autism, Older Parents Link Detailed
Mothers Older Than 40 Are 50 Percent More Likely to Have Autistic Child, but Overall Risk is Still Low

Top Ten Autism Research Findings Of 2009
Leading Autism Advocacy Organization Documents Progress to Discover Causes and Treatments for Autism Spectrum DisordersAutism Speaks, the world's largest autism science and advocacy organization, has released its annual list of the 10 most significant research achievements to have impacted autism during the previous year. Every year, Autism Speaks documents the progress made toward its mission ...

Autism Speaks presents the top ten autism research findings of 2009
( Autism Speaks ) Autism Speaks, the world's largest autism science and advocacy organization has released its annual list of the 10 most significant research achievements to have impacted autism during the previous year, documenting progress towards the discovery of the causes and treatment for autism spectrum disorders. In 2009 clinical and epidemiological research together with advances in ...

HBT: Dempster worried about far more than baseball
Ryan Dempster has a lot on his plate, and not just in making preparations to head to Mesa, Ariz., for spring training. The Chicago Cubs pitcher is dealing with a personal battle as well, trying to help his 10-month old daughter deal with a serious ailment.