... non-governmental organization catering for children and young adults with developmental disabilities, said the killing of autistic children is perpetrated in some Nigerian communities. "It is appalling to know that people still kill children with autism or other forms of disability in some villages in Nigeria," said Tunde Adunola, the ...

Repeat is a regulatory tool concept for autistic children specially designed to reinstate repetitive behaviors like head banging, arm flapping, etc with a less harmful and less distracting alternative. The prototype modeling or casting has been done with double layer of silicon embedded with LEDs. The soft and stretchy surface of Repeat can be ...

... older men risk fathering autistic children By Steve Connor Monday October 26 ... testicular tumour which may also cause genetic mutations in the DNA of their children, who inherit faults such as congenital deformities, autism ... Genetics, could help to explain the origin of several serious conditions affecting children, including achondroplasia, which is commonly known as dwarfism, as well as stillbirths ...

... is starting to smell a little fishy... Austic children may actually have lower levels of mercury in their blood.  ... autistic diagnoses and those without (including children with other developmental delays)- after controlling for how much fish they ate.  It' ... mercury exposure is a factor.  Could autistic children somehow be more sensitive to mercury?  Possibly.& ...

It has been a problem for most of the parents of children with autism or asperger’s syndrome that their children won’t take the medicine easily. Pills aren’t something that you could just give up, it’s such an important part in the treatment of autism. So, here’s some tips about how to get your kid to

A new study finds no differences in blood mercury levels between children who are developing normally and those diagnosed with autism or autism spectrum disorders. The findings, appearing online Oct. 19 in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, may quell some of the debate surrounding mercury and autism.