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18 new genes found with links to autism

Scientists have identified up to 18 new genes that have links to autism. The finding is the result of researchers analysing the entire genetic makeup of thousands of people. The study looked at 5,205 whole genomes from families affected by autism....

Social care cash won’t end crisis

The extra £2bn that Chancellor Philip Hammond handed to social care will not end the funding crisis in the sector, a charity has warned. But Carers UK said without the Government’s extra cash many more carers would have ended up...

Study holds hope for Fragile X treatment

Scientists have made a discovery that could lead to a treatment for Fragile X syndrome, the leading known cause of autism. Fragile X is a genetic disorder that causes inherited learning disabilities. It may affect around one in 4,000 males and one in 8,000...

Breakthrough in spotting autism early

Scientists are hailing a “major finding” in spotting signs of autism in the brain of babies. They say it lays the groundwork for paediatricians to predict autism at a very young age. They also say it will help in the search for a potential...

Autism charity slams MP’s insult

An autism charity has accused a Government minister of reinforcing false perceptions that people with anxiety misuse the benefits system. Charity Ambitious about Autism made the criticism of George Freeman MP. It followed Freeman suggesting that people who suffered from anxiety were...

Centre pins patients face down 600 times

A mental health centre subjected people with autism and learning disabilities to face-down restraint 600 times in just six months. Channel 4 revealed the figures in a Dispatches television documentary. It said the the incidents took place at St Andrew’s Healthcare, in Northampton, between...

Language issues in school ‘alarming’

Alarming numbers of children are starting school with unidentified language problems, a communication charity has claimed. The charity, I CAN, says more than half of children with language disorders are missed. It adds that far too many struggle to talk....

Couple fund $20m ‘far out’ research

A new $20m research centre for autism at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will try “far out” treatments in a bid to offer families hope. MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research will run the new centre. It has promised to...

Kids face phobias with virtual reality

Children with autism who struggle with phobias are now able to have treatment on the NHS in a virtual reality room. Sessions help children overcome fears connected to everything from shopping to getting on a bus or crossing a bridge. The therapy takes...

Study supports ‘male brain’ theory

An individual with a typically male type of brain is more likely to have autism, according to a new study. A research team used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to examine individuals’ brains. They studied 98 adults with autism and 98 people with...

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