An Introduction to Autism
One of the most devastating disorders to affect children in the first three years of their lives is that of ‘Autism’. Various studies on this developmental disorder reveal that one of the many causes for this disorder amongst the infant group as also in adults is a neurological disorder that leaves direct [...]

Findings Could Lead to More Effective Treatment. Canadian researchers say they can recognize the early signs of  autism in children as young as 6 months old, and they hope their findings will lead to  better early treatments for the disorder.
In their ongoing study that now includes autism centers across 14 cities in Canada and the [...]

Carlos A. Pardo, MD, of Johns Hopkins University said in a press release that the findings reinforce the theory that inflammation in the brain is involved in autism, although it is not yet clear whether it is destructive or beneficial or both. Inflammation occurs when the immune system is activated, causing cells to rush into [...]

Once upon a time there lived a brain. This brain lived in a big city with many other brains. Some of them were older and some were younger, but they were all brains. This brain was a happy brain because it owned a body that was able to do many things. Every morning the brain [...]