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Archived | Autistic brains’ ‘genes differ’ | Circa May 25, 2011 #NotAnAutisticAlly
Autistic brains’ ‘genes differ’ The brains of people with autism are chemically different from those without autism, according to researchers. A study, published in the journal Nature, showed the unique characters of the frontal and temporal lobes had disappeared. Different genes should be active in each region, but autistic brains had the same pattern of gene…
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Archived | Daniel Geschwind Bio & In The News | Circa 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018 #NotAnAutisticAlly
About Dr. Geschwind is the Gordon and Virginia MacDonald Distinguished Professor of Human Genetics, Neurology and Psychiatry at UCLA. In his capacity as Senior Associate Dean and Associate Vice Chancellor of Precision Health, he leads the Institute for Precision Health (IPH) at UCLA, where he oversees campus precision health initiatives. In his laboratory, his group…
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Clinics ‘peddling false hope for autism with potentially hazardous £14,000 cell therapy’
EXCLUSIVE: Dozens of private firms claim stem cell treatment can improve youngsters’ social skills, speech and concentration, but counter-claims say therapy is unproven and can cause more harm than good. BY AMY SHARPE Clinics have been accused of peddling false hope to parents of autistic children with “potentially hazardous” treatment. A Sunday People probe found dozens…
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The Need For Legislation Against Autism “Cures” | AIM & National Autistic Society Meeting
TRIGGER WARNING: the video contains talk of autism cures, abuse and threats of violence. The fight against the use of so called autism “cures” is ongoing. Some parents are doing whatever they can to “purge” their children of a neurological difference. For four years Emma Dalmayne, of Autistic Inclusive Meets Community Group AIM, has trying to raise…