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A dramatic genetic finding about autism and cannabinoids leads this month’s news, followed by spotlighting three cannabinoid activists for furthering science and a brief look at the US Supreme Court’s 1.3 grams of cannabis and deportation ruling. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) April 30, 2013 A dramatic genetic finding about autism and cannabinoids leads this month’s news from Publius, the pen name for the authors of The Cannabis Papers: A citizen’s guide to cannabinoids (2011). New research...

A Win For Children With Autism: The Tennis Channel Unites With ACEing Autism Supporting The Growth of Tennis Programs For Children WIth Autism Nationwide Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 30, 2013 America’s most complete channel for covering tennis is dedicating itself to the support of children with autism. The Tennis Channel announces its full backing and support of ACEing Autism, a national organization with a mission to make the sport of tennis available to children with autism. “This...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online For most babies, a game of peek-a-boo can be fun, entertaining and full of laughter. However, infants with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may find the game unpleasant and disturbing. That type of social disconnect is a telltale sign of ASD, which often worsens as newborns develop into children and adults. New research from the Koegel Autism Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara has found switching games that are...

NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Autism Speaks and Prometheus Research have teamed up to develop a new, more user-friendly assessment portal through which parents can complete surveys for use in autism research. The tool, called the Online Clinical System for Research (OSCR), allows parents to complete forms over the web and makes them accessible to Autism Speaks' Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE) scientists, among others. Assessments collected via OSCR provide...

Autism affects 1 in 88 children around the world and growing, but yet it is still under the radar of most people. (PRWEB) April 29, 2013 Autism has been a dirty little secret in society, quietly sneaking up in relevance. If you asked someone ten years ago about autism, few would know what it was and most would deny knowing anyone effected with the disorder. Today, still many go undiagnosed and categorized as misbehaved, disobedient or just odd. Autism, a disorder characterized by impaired...

Think your child or student has oodles of talent to be considered the next famous artist? WebTeam Corporation in partnership with Parikh Foundation has introduced a sketching contest to let individuals with autism exhibit their flair with crayons and markers. Somerset, New Jersey (PRWEB) April 27, 2013 Special Competition For Special Children is being held on WebTeam’s portal to increase autism awareness with help of parents, teachers and caregivers. The format of the contest encourages...

Jacksonville company Incepture aids school for children with Autism. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (PRWEB) April 26, 2013 The 9th Annual Jacksonville School for Autism (JSA) Charity Golf Classic was held this week to raise awareness of the developmental disorder and provide much needed funds for the school. Incepture, a Jacksonville-headquartered staffing company, was a title sponsor for the event. The event, at Deerwood Country Club, continued despite recent inclement weather and raised more than...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Researchers from the Yale School of Medicine and the MIND Institute at the University of California, Davis claim to have discovered a new method of determining a child’s potential risk of becoming autistic. According to CBS News reporter Ryan Jaslow, the researchers report doctors may be able to detect clues about a child’s risk of developing an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by examining the placenta at the time of birth....

An Autistica consultation published this month found that 24% of children with autism were non-verbal or minimally verbal, and it is known that these problems can persist into adulthood. Professionals have long attempted to support the development of language in these children but with mixed outcomes. An estimated 600,000 people in the UK and 70 million worldwide have autism, a neuro-developmental condition which is life-long. Today, scientists at the University of Birmingham publish a...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online A vaccine created to treat a gut bacteria common in children with autism could also help control some symptoms of the neural development disorder, according to new research published in this month’s edition of the journal Vaccine. Researchers Brittany Pequegnat and Mario Monteiro of the University of Guelph in Ontario reportedly developed a carbohydrate-based vaccine against the bacteria Clostridium bolteae, which has been...