Sort Results: [ Hot | Best | Latest ]
74Delving Into The Autistic Brain - Part 5
by gailbuck
What happens in our bodies if there is an enzyme or hormone deficiency? The deficiency of a single enzyme or hormone can wreak serious metabolic havoc, because even a partial deficiency in catalytic... published 6 months ago
71Delving Into The Autistic Brain - Part 1
by gailbuck
How does sensory information travel to and from the brain? Sensory receptors in our eyes, ears, nose, mouth and all over our skin pick up sensory energy and change it into streams of electrical impulses.... published 6 months ago
71Delving Into The Autistic Brain - Part 6
by gailbuck
What biochemical factors might cause a problem with the synthesis of neurotransmitters and hormones in autism? A deficiency of the intestinal enzyme DPP-IV (dipeptydal peptidase), which acts to catalyze... published 6 months ago
71Delving Into The Autistic Brain - Part 2
by gailbuck
What role might the brain stem nuclei play in causing or contributing to autism? If we go by the assumption that autism is caused by sensory impulses not completing the full processing circuit, so that... published 6 months ago
69Delving Into The Autistic Brain - Part 4
by gailbuck
What biochemicals are involved in the digestion and metabolism of the food we eat? Carbohydrates, proteins and fats pass through the digestive tract from the mouth to the stomach and liver and onto the... published 6 months ago
69How is Autism Diagnosed?
by megasuite
Presently, there is no single medical test that will definitively diagnose autism. Autism is a complex disorder that requires comprehensive evaluation involving a multidisciplinary team. This team includes a... published 4 weeks ago
68My Autistic Daughter
by Southy
By now most everyone has heard about autism and how it affects so many children...one of those affected is my daughter. My daughter is now 17 and was first diagnosed at age 7. I didn't know anything about... published 9 months ago
67Delving Into The Autistic Brain - Part 3
by gailbuck
How does the brain make sense of what we see? When we look at something light stimulates the receptors in the eyeball to transmit visual impulses along the optic nerve to the brain stem nuclei. These nuclei... published 6 months ago
67What You Should Know About Autism Spectrum Disorders
by raymondphilippe
I have been quite busy in 2007. One of the projects I was working on was a writing a book on Autism Spectrum Disorders. As a psychologist and as a father of a child suffering from Asperger's the topic had my... published 7 months ago
66Aspergers - A Lonely Life
by Jane Adamson
No-one is really sure what causes Aspergers Syndrome though it is thought to be genetic. It was first described by paediatrician Dr Hans Asperger of Austria in 1944 that the syndrome is named after. It has... published 6 months ago
working