Contents: Volume 2, Number 9
- Adam Feinstein and Simon Baron-Cohen delve
into the truth behind a
surprising Italian study claiming that children with autism do no worse
on 'false belief' test
- Metal metabolism finding 'could provide road map to
autism therapy'
- New brain study pinpoints thalamus
- Startling gene discovery sends researchers 'reelin'
- More similarities found between autism and Rett's
disorder
- Gene on chromosome 7 linked with susceptibility to autism
- DMG 'no more effective than placebo'
- Graduate with autism proves the doctors wrong
- Autistic boy rescued from Denver lake
- Poor nations 'are ignoring neurological disorders'
- Ex-burglar gives up life of crime
- School pupils 'too young to watch Rain Man'
- Judge orders family to put autistic daughter into a group
home
- ADULTS WITH AUTISM: Adults with autism and Asperger's
syndrome are 'among the most vulnerable and socially exluded groups in
society'
- EDUCATION: Can some children with autism imitate
mainstream classmates?
- LATE-ONSET AUTISM: Mercury in vaccines 'could be cause of
rise in
autism'; Dr Lorna Wing: 'Why I do not believe that regressive
autism exists'
- MMR UPDATE: New MMR study comes under fire on Capitol
Hill; Malaysian
opposition party urges removal of vaccines; Scottish doctors back
single
vaccines
- BLAME THE PARENTS: How the 2001 edition of a prestigious
Italian
encyclopedia still says parents are responsible for their child's
autism!
- AUTISM IN SPORT: Florida golf club bars autistic boy star
- MUNCHAUSEN'S SYNDROME BY PROXY: British researchers claim
that doctors
and
social workers are mistaking genuine symptoms of autism for signs of
parental abuse
- LATIN AMERICA SPECIAL: Mexico - How I handle life with
Asperger's
syndrome, and What we people with autism really want; Chile - Bank
robber
shot dead in Santiago wanted money for his autistic son; Venezuela -
Unique residential autism centre planned
- AUTISM IN THAILAND: Mother starts up autism library
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