Autism

Did you know that 1 in 88 children are diagnosed as ‘on the spectrum’ of ASD?

Autism, more commonly referred to as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by clinicians and families, is a biological condition that limits a child’s ability to develop social relationships and communicate. As a result, children often have significant problems in learning and experience many behavioral difficulties. The condition is usually life-long, although overall outcome is improving.

Read more about Autism and it's symptoms, causes, and treatment options

World Autism Awareness Day is Tuesday, April 2, 2012
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Dolores Malaspina, M.D., NARSAD Young Investigator Grantee, Jay Adam Gingrich, M.D., Ph.D.,  NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grantee, Eric J. Nestler, M.D., Ph.D.
Drs. Malaspina, Gingrich, and Nestler
September 24, 2012

A recent New York Times article titled "Why Fathers Really Matter" cites the work of three NARSAD Grant-funded researchers.

The article reports that a recent comprehensive study advances earlier NARSAD Grant-...

Paul H. Patterson, Ph.D., Professor of Biological Sciences at the Division of Biology at the California Institute of Technology, expert on Brain-Immune Connections in Autism, Schizophrenia, and Depression
Paul H. Patterson, Ph.D.
August 27, 2012

An article published August 25th in The New York Times reports that at least one-third of autism cases may be due to inflammatory disease that begins in the womb. The evidence is based on a 20-year population-wide study...

The New York Time - Autism, Schizophrenia
The New York Times
August 23, 2012

Work that was done as early as the 1990s has found new reinforcement with a new study published online in the journal Nature on August 22, 2012. In 2001, four-time NARSAD Grantee, Dolores Malaspina, M.D., M.P.H. published...

Patrick F. Sullivan, M.D., Professor and Director of Psychiatric Genonomics at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Autism, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder
Patrick F. Sullivan, M.D.
July 05, 2012

A new study published online in the Archives of General Psychiatry on July 2 found that a family history of schizophrenia and/or bipolar disorder is a risk factor for autism.

Patrick F. Sullivan, M.D., Professor...

James Frederick Leckman, MD, Neison Harris Professor in the Child Study Center and Professor of Pediatrics and of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine.
James F. Leckman, M.D.
May 25, 2012

NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grantee, James F. Leckman, M.D., professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the Yale University Child Study Center, is one of the researchers talking part in an ongoing, large-scale study...

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