GENETICS RESEARCH SPECIAL:Huge study identifies one gene and a region of chromosome 11 as
‘culprits’ ; ‘Several autism genes may soon be found’;Sifting signals from the statistical
din; Genetic mutations in autism ‘could be random and spontaneous, rather
than inherited’;Pioneering Welsh
study:faulty ‘biological clock’
genes could cause autism
BIOMEDICAL STUDIES:New
research into effect of gluten- and casein-free diet on autistic
children;Urine and blood tests ‘might
detect biological risk factors for autism’ – what Dr Xue Ming told Looking Up
A look back at the Second
World Autism Congress in Cape Town, with contributions from Dr Maggie
Golding, Wendy Lawson, Dr Peter Vermeulen and Professor Rita Jordan
AUTISM IN THE ARTS:Theatre
-Playwright honoured for dark
comedy;Cinema – Icelandic documentary tackles all aspects of
autism;Hindi film brings autism
into the mainstream
OBITUARY:Sybil Elgar, world
pioneer in autism education
AROUND THE GLOBE:Greek
government orders investigation into death of autistic man;‘Our autistic son needs electric prod to
stop him banging his head’;People
with autism ‘can be valued employees’;Learning to talk,
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