Support Your Kids! Michael Kelley has Down syndrome and autism, and plays basketball at Wichita East High School. He plays basketball for the special needs team and gives it his all every night. His mother, Jolinda, bought a letter jacket so he could have a reminder of his participation. The principal won’t allow him to […]
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Autism In Pregnancy?
Does Autism Start At Birth? Did you know that autism begins in pregnancy? Researchers in college analyzed 25 genes of post-mortem brain tissue of children with and without autism. They included genes that serve as biomarkers for brain cell types in different layers of the cortex, genes implicated in autism and several control genes. Building a baby’s […]
Is Their A Cure For Autism?
We Still Have Hope! Researchers in college have found a treatment for a rare, hereditary form of autism. The scientists tested the genomes of six children with both autism and epilepsy from three Middle Eastern families. The end result of the test is that there bodies needed branched chained amino acids, which the children had […]