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Tried and trusted

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The latest findings on oxytocin — a.k.a. the 'trust hormone' — secure its position as a frontrunner among emerging treatments for autism.

Class struggles

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The psychiatrists who literally write the book on the definitions of mental illness have announced their plan to group all autism spectrum disorders, including Asperger's syndrome, under a single category.

Vulnerable age

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A new report adds to the wave of research on autism risk that's shifting the focus from older fathers to older mothers.

Culture shock

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Here's a remarkable statistic you may not have heard: white children are two to three times more likely to be diagnosed with the disorder than are their Hispanic peers.

Budget boom

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There's good news for autism research tucked into President Obama's 2011 budget proposal: $222 million of it, to be exact.

Super-cool synapses

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A chilling new technique shows the intricate and coordinated activity of previously mysterious pieces of the synapse, the all-important junction between neurons that allows cells to talk to each other.

MEGa marker

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The brains of children with autism show a delayed response to sound, which may lead to their language problems.

Food for thought

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There is no evidence to support the idea of autism-specific gut problems, according to a review published Monday in Pediatrics.

Approving news

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In the spirit of Thanks-giving, those dealing with autism received some welcome news last week: the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Abilify (aripiprazole) as a treatment for autism-related irritability.

Double trouble

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Rare mutations that increase the risk of neuro-psychiatric diseases usually occur in only one copy of a gene. What happens when both copies are mutated?

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