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- I have two children with Aspergers. A beautiful girl that will be 14 next week and my little boy that's growing up fast just turned 12. I built a website starting out with HaydenAutism.ning.com that I just expanded to BlountCountyAutism.com I am loaded up with videos, articles, and personal experiences that I would like to share and also learn more here. Hopefully we can all unite and change the ignorance epidemic.
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A Genetic Clue to Why Autism Affects Boys More
A Genetic Clue to Why Autism Affects Boys More
Among the many mysteries that befuddle autism researchers: why the disorder affects boys four times more often than girls. But in new findings reported online today by the journal Molecular Psychiatry, researchers say they have found a genetic clue that may help explain the disparity.
The newly discovered autism-risk gene, identified by authors as CACNA1G, is more common in boys than in girls (why that's so is still not clear), and the authors su… Continue
Among the many mysteries that befuddle autism researchers: why the disorder affects boys four times more often than girls. But in new findings reported online today by the journal Molecular Psychiatry, researchers say they have found a genetic clue that may help explain the disparity.
The newly discovered autism-risk gene, identified by authors as CACNA1G, is more common in boys than in girls (why that's so is still not clear), and the authors su… Continue
Posted on June 17, 2009 at 9:18am — 1 Comment
Genetic Variations That Play Key Role in Autism Are Identified in New Studies
Tuesday, Apr. 28, 2009
Genetic Variations That Play Key Role in Autism Are Identified in New Studies
By Claudia Wallis
Eileen Muniz of Mohegan Lake, New York, cannot imagine what bizarre twist of fate caused all three of her children to be afflicted with autism spectrum disorders. There's no family history of autism, she says. "You always ask yourself: is it me? Is it him [her ex-husband]? I had my kids late — in my mid-30s. Was I on the birth control pill too long? I never did drugs. I don't s… Continue
Genetic Variations That Play Key Role in Autism Are Identified in New Studies
By Claudia Wallis
Eileen Muniz of Mohegan Lake, New York, cannot imagine what bizarre twist of fate caused all three of her children to be afflicted with autism spectrum disorders. There's no family history of autism, she says. "You always ask yourself: is it me? Is it him [her ex-husband]? I had my kids late — in my mid-30s. Was I on the birth control pill too long? I never did drugs. I don't s… Continue
Posted on May 7, 2009 at 2:54pm — 1 Comment
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