LOOKING UP INTERVIEW: We talk
extensively to STEPHEN WILTSHIRE, the world's most famous autistic
savant artist
ASPERGER'S SYNDROME - AN IN-DEPTH SURVEY: Dr Hans
Asperger and his 'little professors' ... Could school pupil's condition
really have prompted him to kill classmate? ... The story of Nikki
Bacharach, daughter of Burt Bacharach and Angie Dickinson: did her
disorder impel her to take the tragic decision to end her own life? And
for necessary balance, we look at the positive side of Asperger's
syndrome. Also: what Dr LORNA WING and DENNIS DEBBAUDT told Looking Up
BEHAVIOURAL ISSUES: 'Never give up trying' - we publish invaluable
advice on how to handle extremely difficult behaviour in autistic
children
RESEARCH NEWS:
Prevalence: autism rate now stands at one in 150, according to latest study
Toxic chemicals 'may be causing pandemic of brain disorders,'
says new study, but some critics call it scaremongering. We talk to Dr
JANET KERN, a leading world expert in this field.
First Indian study of genetics of autism makes major discovery
Related disorders: New research suggests that symptoms of
Rett's syndrome may be reversible: we talk to the world's top
authorities on Rett's about the new study; Cornelia de Lange gene
discovery 'may open channel for autism research
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