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Q: Where are the there Aspergers Syndrome/Autism unions/research area in the UK?
Which cities/unniversities research autism and Aspergrs Syndrome? Are there any special places where groups research Autism? Which places often host Autism/Aspergers Syndrome conferences?

A: The Autism Centre at Sheffield Hallam University City Campus, Room 10008 Arundel Building, 122 Charles Street Sheffield S1 2NE http://www.shu.ac.uk/theautismcentre/ Autism Research Unit Department of Pharmacy, Health & Well-being Faculty of Applied Sciences University of Sunderland Sunderland SR1 3SD United Kingdom http://centres.sunderland.ac.uk/autism/ Autism West Midlands 18 Highfield Road Edgbaston Birmingham B15 3DU http://www.autismwestmidlands.org.uk/index.html The Autism Centre 26 Gwscwm Park Burry Port Llanelli Carmarthenshire SA16 0DX UK http://www.theautismcentre.co.uk/contact.html Autism Medical http://www.autismmedical.com/gateway_2/ You can find many more at the following link: http://www.autismawarenesscentre.org/united-kingdom/index.php

Q: Introduction for Research Paper on Autism?
I have been assigned to write a research paper on autism. I have plenty of sources, but I need a little push in the introduction. My thesis is mainly just facts, such as how common, the symptoms, ect. How could I start it off?

A: My brother has autism. I seen this video on youtube and I wish everyone could hear the words this guy sings in the song. They are true and really make you think about autism. Watch it, you will get some good ideas from what he says. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSdfCN5ewHY&feature=channel_page

Q: How should i conclude my research paper on autism?
My papaer is about the autistic spectrum and how it affects learning capabilities.

A: It is difficult to know how to answer your question without knowing more about your paper and exactly what you have covered. Possibly summarize your findings briefly and succinctly, emphasizing the main areas of learning affected by ASD. Mention the great variety of learning skills possible among individuals with ASD. I think it would be important to highlight communication, social skills and behavior. I hope this is of some help.

Q: Autism Research? Working with Autistic children?
Hi there, my two year old son has recently been diagnosed with Autism and I'm wondering if anybody knows of any organisations that will help you in training and get qualified to work with Autistic children. As a mum with a child with this problem I feel that the research and training etc will surely help me with my child and finally find a job that is close to my heart when he goes to nursery and school. Anybody with advice please let me know! x Thanks Matt, I've already noticed alot of hand flapping - I'vce already tried to stop that, but at least he sleeps very well! Thanks to everone that answered.x

A: this website offer distance training specializing in autism: http://www.autism-programs.com/distance.htm

Q: Autism research paper?
I'm writting a research paper on autism does anyone have any good ideas of how to start this paper? Any good websites/books I should check out? I'm having trouble getting started any help will be great!

A: sorry no. but good luck. i hope they find something significant.

Q: needing help with research paper on autism?
I have to do a research paper on autism and one of the requirements is that I interview 2 people on the subject. I have no ideal who to interview and what questions to ask. does anyone have experience with kids with Autism. I have a step-son with autism but I have to interview 2 people that I am not related to on the subject.

A: How many questions do you have to have? And are you to interview someone with a family member with Autism, or someone who works with a Autistic person? Knowing this would help in setting out your questions for the interview. Some questions your could ask are for parents; What was your initial feelings when your child was diagnosed with Autism? e.g disbelief. What made you have your child assessed? Were you concerned about their developmental progress, and what type of behaviours if any made you concerned. Were you given a list of support services that may help you? Did you seek support from any of these services? And why? Is your child able to communicate to you their needs and wants? This could be verbal, sign, facial or body gestures. How challenging has it been for your family in dealing with your Autistic child? How does the child's siblings cope/manage? What has been the most challenging issue to date, that you have to deal with? e.g toilet training. Do you manage to attend family gathering, or go on holidays etc. If not why? Do you have respite care (time away from your child). How does this make you feel, e.g anxious, happy, relief? How do you see your child's future, as they reach adulthood? Questions for carers/teachers; What made you choose this field of work? What qualifications do you have if any? How long have you been working with disabled people? Do you find your work rewarding? What do you find the most challenging, e.g toileting, feeding, behaviour? I can not think of much else at the moment, but hope this helps a little, and good luck with your interviews & research paper.

Q: Any update known on research into autism?
Relating to mild autism which I think is asberges.

A: Yes...Yale just did a study on placentas and autism and a great discovery was also found in MET protein (check cure autism now)

Q: Does anyone have solid research to back up that autism is caused by any extrinsic factors?
This information needs to be credible, not just something you found on the internet. So if you are not a medical professional who has studied autism like I have them please don't waste your time. Thanks!!

A: I can summarize much of what I discovered from a lecture by Geraldine Dawson, PhD. Genetics play a huge factor in a child's likelihood to have autism, but it's not totally genetics. If one fraternal twin is autistic, the 2nd twin is no more likely to be autistic than siblings born at different times (about 6%). But if one identical twin is autistisc, the 2nd child is at least 10 times more likely to be autistic than siblings born at different times (about 60-80%.) If genes were the sole cause of autism, the identical twin of an autistic child would ALWAYS be autistic. So it appears there are both intrinsic AND extrinsic factors, combined. But, inspite of anecdotal stories, at least some of the children with autism, developed autism BEFORE 18 months, when the vaccinations take place. There was a study using home old videos taken at first birthday parties & they were able to identify 90% of the kids with autism. If at 12 months, they were already displaying autistic behaviors, the vaccinations couldn't have caused them. That does not rule out the possibility that as much as 10% of the autistic children "get it" from the vaccinations.

Q: Are there any research for cure AUTISM? Is any hope in medications? ?
I am the father of a 2 year old son and I want to be informed about the way I can help him.

A: From one dad to another, autism is lifelong and there is no cure. You need to understand this before moving on and the sooner the better for your child. That's not to say you shouldn't do everything to improve your child's life, just approach therapies with caution as not all are beneficial. There is far more bad information out there than good. Tried and true things like speech, OT, and sensory integration therapies will prove most helpful. Please educate yourself about the dangers of quack treatments that promise a cure - most often the people peddling them are slime who prey on your fear and desperation. Treatments like chelation have killed children in the name of curing autism. Your child's condition is a developmental delay meaning he will develop differently than most people. It's important to keep this in mind when milestones are missed compared to the neurotypical population. Don't panic - just because he doesn't speak or is toilet trained or responds to instruction by age two or three doesn't mean he never will. Too often you will see people claim that little Johnny will never speak, write, graduate, marry, find employment or live independently. They are so sure of these things before the child is 3 years old. It's easy to be overwhelmed but it's really not a race against the clock. Step back, take a deep breath, and help your child develop on his own schedule. Your attitude will play a huge part in this development also. Chasing a magical "cure" does nothing for your child other than teach him that he is unacceptable just the way he is. He will need help but who doesn't in their own way? The best way to help him is to fight to get him the education he deserves, and to help carve out a place for him in an intolerant society to show the world what he has to offer. To go along with the hardship rhetoric about epidemics and how much it burdens society only solidifies the bigoted stereotypes that exist today. It is impossible to progress this way.

Q: Okay trying this again. Autism Research Paper.?
I had posted this already a question if my thesis was clear in my research paper and if this was a good first paragraph for a 8-10 double spaced senior research paper for high school. I ran out of room on my other question. Anyway, I've revised the first paragraph. I'm still unsure though... Did you know that every 20 minutes another child is diagnosed with Autism. (1.) American’s have heard of Autism, most don’t fully understand everything that is associated with it. This crisis needs to be addressed and we can’t do that until the citizens of America can understand What it is, The costs, and about treatments. We need to inform the citizens of our country about this crisis that affects thousands of our countries children.

A: American's should be Americans Autism should not be capitalized. There should be a colon after autism. There should be a comma after addressed. citizens of America should be Americans What it is, The costs, and about treatment should read: the nature of the disease, the cost of care and treatment. We need to inform the citizens of our country about this crisis that affects thousands of our countries children should read: They need to be educated about this disease that affects thousands of its children. Rewritten: Did you know that every 20 minutes another child is diagnosed with autism. (1.) Americans have heard of autism; most don’t fully understand everything that is associated with it. This crisis needs to be addressed, and we can’t do that until Americans understand the nature of the disease, the cost of care and treatment. They need to be educated about this disease that affects thousands of its children. Hope this helps. Good luck!

Q: Autism, for anyone who has experienced or done research on autism. This question is for you.?
My boyfriend's sister has two children w/autism. One child is more severe than the other. Does this mean there is a good chance that our future children will have autism? Does anyone know if autism is genetic?

A: I am a parent of a child on the spectrum and am also a clinician and researcher. Contrary to one answer you received, there does appear to be a genetic component involved in autism. At the most recent conference I attended, there was a huge amount of data presented indicating that we may be experiencing the interaction between genetics and environment, and that the manifestation of autism in a particular child may be related to alterations in DNA depending on the location and occupation of their ancestors. For those who don't know this, it's not "autism," it's "autisms." Autism looks different, depending on what country you live in and in the U.S., it is different depending on what area of the country you live in. It also depends on where your parents and grandparents lived and where their parents lived and what they did for a living. If anyone knows anyone who has "chemical sensitivities," you may know that once someone has been exposed to a toxin, that person is more likely to experience a stronger aversive response if a second exposure occurs. This appears to be what is happening with children who are hyper-sensitive to environmental toxins. Children whose parents and grandparents have histories of lead poisoning (gas station owners, construction workers, people who worked in or lived near battery smelting plants, or anyone who grew up in California near a freeway in the 1960s) are going to be more vulnerable to heavy metal toxicity. Lead stores in bone and soft tissue and is passed from generation to generation. The increase in bipolar disorder is directly related to this same issue. If you remember anything from chemistry and the periodic table (which I didn't - I had to look it up), each element has a particular charge (positive or negative). If the body stores certain things, this is going to change the overall charge of the body, resulting in a "magnet" effect, making it more likely that the child will have heightened damage from subsequent metals and toxins at lower levels than what the government maintains as "safe." Likewise, people whose ancestors grew up in the midwest and had high exposures to pesticides like DDT are going to react differently to different toxic exposures. The overall result is the same - the body burden is too high and the entire system becomes overwhelmed. This is why Gluten-Free/Casein-Free diets work. Gluten comes from wheat, which is grown in soil that is polluted with pesticides that, even though they are no longer legal to use, do not degrade. They are still there. When you grow a plant in contaminated soil, the plant is also contaminated and pesticides do not degrade in wheat even when cooked. Casein is the protein in cow's milk. The problem with cow's milk is not just the casein, it's the antibiotics, the growth hormone, and the toxins in the food that is fed to the cows. Lest you think soy milk is a good alternative, read on: Children who are eventually diagnosed with autism often have difficulty digesting cow's milk as infants. They are also very often switched to soy formula, which contains a high concentration of manganese, compared to breast milk (80-200 times more, depending on the source). Manganese is an important trace mineral but too much causes manganese madness - a term initially used to describe what happens when miners breathe too much of the dust. When babies are fed soy formula as their exclusive form of nutrition, they are getting WAY too much manganese AND estrogen - think about what we advise for women as natural estrogen replacement. It would be interesting to see how many boys later diagnosed with autism were fed soy formula as infants. Too much estrogen causes cancer and increases oxidative stress in the body. We now know that oxidative stress is one of the major contributors to autism. I was glad to see the reference to early stress in the child as a contributing factor to later diagnosis of autism. This is because stress hormones alter the balance of the internal environment. Okay, enough. Number one suggestion before you think about having children: Get a hair analysis done on both you and your boyfriend, and follow that with a urine provocation test. Do not be fooled if hair analysis shows low levels of lead, mercury, or other toxins; that often means your body is just holding onto them. You need to have the urine provocation test to see what comes out when you are given a small dose of medicine used to chelate heavy metals. Second: Clean up your diet. Read labels. If you can't pronounce an ingredient, odds are, your body won't be able to figure it out either. If it's not food, it's toxin and it adds to the total amount that your body has to handle. If you drink soda, stop. Soda is one of the main contributers to osteoporosis and to the leaching of lead from bone because phosphorus interferes with the body's ability to utilze calcium and adequate calcium is essential if you've ever come in contact with lead (and I assure you, you have). Third: Cut out artificial anything. Red dye is what makes brown soda brown. Think about what you crave. If you can't live without twizzlers, you probably have an issue with red dye. Finally, educate yourself and seek help before you accept anything anyone else says - including me. It's your body and your baby and the outcome of your decisions will be long-term. Marcella Piper-Terry, M.S.

Q: Im doing research on shots and the possible link with autism and?
im wondering if there are many cases of autism in childen who didnt have shots? Also, if the main concern is with the mmr vaccine, why not wait until the child is over the age of 2?( when the brain can handle it better) I want to do the best for my child but the rising numbers of autism is frightening so now I'm debating weather or not to immunize. Thanks! Thanks!

A: I would advise you to research this very carefully and thoroughly. I will provide you with some links to assist you. You will be able to link to a safer vaccine schedule if you decide to vaccinate at all after you educate yourself. I have spent hundreds of hours researching this subject and have come to the conclusion that vaccinations DEFINITELY cause autism and a host of other debilitating developmental disorders and it is not just the MMR. Vacines contain nuerotoxins, carcinogens, live viruses and a host of other things you won't believe. You can examine the ingredients in the science section of this site. Reference the quotes from doctors section. If that doesn't ring any bells in your head I don't know what will. Many of these doctors and scientists are best there is. http://www.vaclib.org/ I have also come to the conclusion that most of the childhood vaccinations are NOT NEEDED AT ALL. I would advise you that our government has royally screwed the pooch on this issue and is desperately looking for a way out without taking blame. You must treat any inf you get from them with the same scrutiny you would apply to any other source. This is not Africa, in the USA there is virtually NO threat from some of the diseases they vaccinate for. The fact is more children are severely injured from the vaccines than from the diseases they are for. Our medical community is now stooping to demands for censorship of TV programing for even MENTIONING THE IDEA VACCINES MAY NOT BE ALL THEY ARE CRACKED UP TO BE. I never dreamed I'd see that in america, check it out here. http://www.ageofautism.com/ The pharmaceutical companies are the most profitable companies on earth and the most influential in Washington. They make the oil companies look like a taco stand by comparison. They are NEVER willingly going to accept responsibility for what they have done. They have enough money to influence the legal system and the press and to purchase politicians and doctors by the boatload. There are however more doctors and scientist standing up and speaking even though they risk their careers by doing so. I would not expect anyone to take my word on any of this. I'm writing it so that you know you are not crazy when you start coming to some of the same conclusions. http://www.autism.com/ http://www.generationrescue.org/ http://www.newswithviews.com/Tenpenny/sherri1.htm http://www.trackingvaccinations.com/ http://www.909shot.com/

Q: I've read through Autism research and I was just wondering if they considered birth control to be correlation?
ronmac60.. you obviously interpreted my question wrong? I am not sure how you assumed that, but you know what they all say about assumptions and what it makes you. ANYWAYS, the question basically meant is there correlation that since woman have started using birth control that any scientist feel that it could be one of the possibilities to consider what might cause Autism. Birth control came around the same time that Autism was disgnosed at around 1 in 10,000 and now, through the same years as birth control has grown, so has the number of cases-1 in 166. How about answering the real question now

A: Hi, Courtney. I have no idea why your question was misunderstood, seemed pretty straight-forward to me! No, I haven't heard any connections to birth control. BUT, we're talking about a business- the medical community- that won't even acknowledge other possibilities, like immunizations, toxins in your cleaning supplies, or dietary issues (hormones and antibiotics in our meat), so that isn't too surprising. The only correlation they're willing to admit to and spend money testing, is on genetics, because then they don't have to admit to causing a serious problem. I don't expect that to change any time soon. To whoever said that birth control would stop the autistic child from being born in the first place, I think you need to do some research. Birth control does NOT always work, I have twin nephews who were conceived while their mom was on birth control, and they have a bunch of problems: adhd, Tourette's, Epilepsy, and OCD, just to name a few. Birth control is a type of chemical, and isn't something that was intended to be put in our bodies, so yes, it COULD be linked, who knows? To the one that went off, didn't answer the question, on understanding autism, etc.... Yes, they can lead productive lives, they are wonderful, amazing people. But the fact is, there are struggles there that they shouldn't HAVE to endure, and we owe it to all of mankind to find some answers on what is causing it. I don't believe there is any one answer, and I believe that we can't overlook anything as a possibility. But, I would be really surprised if any wrongdoing was ever confessed, because of the billions of dollars in lawsuits that would follow. And, simply, there aren't a lot of definitive answers as to what causes it, it's just too complex a question for us at this time. Excellent question, though, that's one I hadn't thought of. One of my boys is autistic, and I wasn't on birth control when he was conceived, and I never had him immunized, so again, there's no ONE answer as to what causes it, unfortunately.