Autism and its Obstetrical Causes

What causes autism ?

Examining the Causes of Autism

Autism is a broad, complex, and increasingly important brain disorder. New data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that one in sixty-eight children is born with some degree of autism. Autism is also more common in males by a four to one ratio. Making it especially difficult to discuss in finite, conclusive terms is the fact that there is no biological test for autism; d...

Parvalbumin and autism: different causes, same effect?

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are multifactorial conditions, with obvious genetic, epigenetic and/or environmental risk factors implicated in the disease etiology. Identification of several gene mutations in human ASD and rodent models carrying mutations in the same candidate genes recapitulating the behavioral core symptoms of ASD -namely lack of social interaction, impaired communication an...

Autism: research into causes and intervention.

Autism spectrum conditions are neuro-developmental syndromes with strong heritability. Cognitive theories have had some success in explaining why the cluster of features should co-occur. Empathizing deficits have the potential to make sense of one triad of impairments (social difficulties, communication difficulties and imagining others' minds), and may have a brain basis in the amygdala and le...

Working Memory Deficits and its Relationship to Autism Spectrum Disorders

Background: There is a wealth of research done in developed countries on the investigation of the working memory (WM) performance in people with high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (IQ>70), with different reported findings. There is a dearth of similar studies in developing countries. In addition, the findings suggest that WM is possibly influenced by culture. The present study inv...