Autism News

Lunden Warren turned 3 on Oct. 3, a cause for celebration for most - but not an entirely happy day for Lunden's parents.

We all know what Pierre Lellouche meant a ' should we mind if the Conservatives are called 'autistic'? Actually, yes, we should "They have one line and they just repeat one line.

In his original comments published by the Guardian newspaper Thursday,Lellouche launched an extraordinary broadside against Conservative leaderDavid Cameron, saying his party's approach had castrated Britain in Europe.

Few medical conditions rival autism as a magnet for controversy. Practically everything about the disorder - its cause, its treatment, the way it is diagnosed, how it is studied - is subject to bitter dispute, sometimes to the point of death threats .

A French politician has used the term "autism" to criticise the Tory Party's policy on Europe.

The debate over its risks has split political and scientific opinion in Britain.

Dr Michael Fitzpatrick, author most recently of Defeating Autism: A Damaging Delusion , was invited by the Progress Educational Trust to speak at the debate 'From Autism to Asperger's: Disentangling the Genetics and Sociology of the Autistic Spectrum' which took place in the UK Houses of Parliament on the evening of 20 October.

French Europe minister says David Cameron's pledge to reclaim EU powers is 'pathetic' and will leave Britain isolated Pierre Lellouche: 'It's very sad to see Britain just cutting itself out from the rest.

Runs at Varsity, Fri., Nov. 6Thurs., Nov. 12. Not rated. 93 minutes. There's a moment in this documentary when the father of its subject, an autistic child named Rowan, explains his son's intrinsic understanding of nature by showing how he has organized his animal toys by species.

The popular film-to-play craze saw two British actors more famous for their comedy performances step into the shoes of Hollywood heavy weights at Richmond Theatre this week.

The award, which is being given to an elected official for the first time, recognizes the Mayora s work in establishing the first highly technological program for adolescents in Boston Public Schools, organizing the first Mayora s Autism Summit last April, and creating an Autism Taskforce Committee to put ideas into action.

There has to date been no medication that could alter the disorder's neurologic abnormalities.

What Free autism screening When Friday from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Where Ronald McDonald Care Mobile at Cape Coral Hospital Information Call 985-3608 to schedule Local toddlers can get a free autism screening Friday outside of Cape Coral Hospital.

Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 5:13 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 5:13 a.m. It is one of the most intriguing labels in psychiatry.

A tactic used by insurance companies to deny expensive behavioral therapy to autistic children has been deemed illegal by a Los Angeles judge.

Seaside Therapeutics LLC has begun a Phase 1 clinical trial for a drug target designed to treat Fragile X Syndrome, the most common inherited form of mental impairment and the most common known cause of autism.

Each year, more children - nationally and locally - are identified as having some form of autism.

Theater and education in 'Autistic License' A pairing of theater and education is taking on a big topic: Autism.

Thousands of people converged on the National Mall Saturday for a great cause -- fighting autism.

PEVENSEY and Westham MP Greg Barker is backing a National Autistic Society campaign to stop adults with autism being written-off by the employment and benefits system.