VOLUME 5 NUMBER 6, 2011, 40-page Print Edition

Looking Up Interview:  Dr TEMPLE GRANDIN.  The world's most famous woman with autism tells us about her childhood, her work
and the story of the multi-Emmy-winning feature film about her life

RESEARCH NEWS:  

• Regressive autism linked to larger brain size in boys
• Prozac ‘alleviates repetitive behaviour in adults with autism’
• First study looks at ability to drive in autism spectrum disorders
• New melatonin study brings hope over sleep problems
• Scientists gain blinking brilliant insights
• High levels of bacterium Sutterella found in guts of children with autism

AROUND THE GLOBE:

• Support grows for suspended ‘Banana Man’
• Hospital sends autistic boy home with sewing needle embedded in foot
• Thumbs-up for new autism registry in Ottawa
• Autistic schoolboy stuffed into duffel bag
• Soccer star Ronaldo signs in Dubai
• Caesar triumphs on the saxophone in Uganda
• A look back at a landmark autism conference in Bangladesh
• Philadelphia - the airport which takes the strain off autistic flyers

DOG THERAPY:

Canine intervention gives paws for thought; Why treatment makes perfect Sensy

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MONIQUE:   Monique Post on how the celebration of being different was her ‘norm’

EDUCATION:    EFROSINI KALYVA on why children with autism are still falling into the gaps

BOOK REVIEW:  A marvellous guide through the minefield