Written on February 18th, 2010 by Tam Warner Mintonno shouts
Science Daily released the results of a French study on the effects of Oxytocin on Autistic patients. A research team at the Centre de Neuroscience Cognitive (CNRS) has shown that inhaling oxytocin, a hormone that promotes mother-infant bonding and social relationships, significantly improved the abilities of autistic patients to interact with other individuals. The article is very interesting and gives hope that treatments are coming to help those affected with Autism and Aspergers. Please see the details in Science Daily.
Written on January 2nd, 2010 by Tam Warner Mintonno shouts
The Online Asperger’s Syndrome Information and Support website (OASIS) states that “Asperger Syndrome … is a neurobiological disorder named for a Viennese physician, Hans Asperger, who in 1944 published a paper which described a pattern of behaviors in several young boys who had normal intelligence and language development, but who also exhibited autistic-like behaviors and marked deficiencies in social and communication skills. In spite of the publication of his paper in the 1940’s, it wasn’t until 1994 that Asperger Syndrome was added to the DSM IV and only in the past few years has AS been recognized by professionals and parents.”
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