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Mercury levels similar in kids with, without autism - The Independent 21st October 2009
"Blood levels of mercury are similar in children with autism and in those developing typically, a study released Monday found.
The research at the University of California-Davis, however, does not address whether the heavy metal, known to be able to cause developmental problems in children, plays a role in causing the disorder."
Adult autism sufferers 'cast adrift' - Daily Telegraph 15th October 2009
"Autism sufferers are being "cast adrift" when they become adults because of a lack of knowledge and awareness among health and social care staff, MPs have said. "
Adults with autism 'cast adrift' - BBC Health News 14th October 2009
"Adults with autism in England are often not being diagnosed or supported properly, MPs say.
The Commons' Public Accounts Committee said the lack of understanding about the condition among GPs and social care staff was a key problem. "
Autistic jobseekers 'written off' - BBC Health News 13th October 2009
"People with autism are condemned to financial hardship by poor employment and benefits support, a charity says.
The National Autistic Society (NAS) is calling for a national strategy to help people with autism into work. "
People with autism 'condemnded to poverty' - The Independent 12th October 2009
"Fewer than one in six people with autism are in full-time employment and a third live without a job or benefits, the National Autistic Society says.
In a report, the charity accuses the Government of condemning people with autism to a life of poverty. "
The company that turned 'disability' into an asset - The Independent 12th October 2009
"When Thorkil Sonne was told that his three-year-old son had autism, the Danish IT specialist ran the classic gamut of responses for parents of an autistic child, from anger that a doctor could burden his happy boy with the label of a lifelong disability, to a desire to learn everything about the condition. "
Inquiry launched after Cumbria social worker urges police to arrest disabled man - Cumberland News 9th October 2009
"A social worker advised care workers who were trying to calm down a distressed autistic man with the mental age of a toddler to have him arrested.
But the police officers called out by 49-year-old Ian Air’s carers refused."
'Meeting my father was a shock' - BBC Health News 29th September 2009
On first meeting, there is little evidence of the internal struggle Chris Goodchild faces daily as someone living with Asperger's Syndrome, a high functioning form of autism.
"I don't have the ability to put onto my face the distress that I feel," says Chris, one of an estimated 500,000 people in the UK with autism spectrum disorder.
Letters: Autism and society's definition of 'normal' - The Guardian 29th Setember 2009
Denis Campbell's piece (Shortcuts, G2, 24 September) highlighting that 1 in 100 adults has autism shows that it is surely time to stop calling autism, ADHD, Asperger's syndrome etc "disorders" and, worse still, "mental illness", as frequently happens in the media.
One in 100 adults has autism, but what is it? - The Guardian 24th September 2009
Mozart, Orwell, Einstein, Beethoven and Newton all had it, and now new research funded by the Department of Health sho
Autism just as common in adults, so MMR jab is off the hook - The Guardian 22nd September 2009
Autism affects 1% of the adult population, the same rate as for children, says a large study, which undermines claims that the MMR vaccine is to blame
Study finds no evidence of autism surge in children - Times Online
Autism is as common among adults as it is among children, a study has found, dispelling fears of a link between the MMR vaccine and the condition.
A study of rates of autism spectrum disorder among adults suggests that one in every hundred people over the age of 18 has the condition — broadly the same as that cited for children.
One in 100 adults have autism: research - Daily Telegraph 22nd September 2009
ne in 100 adults has a form of autism – the same rate as in children – the first study of its kind has suggested.
Major study finds one in 100 adults has autism and is far more common among men - Daily Mail 22nd September 2009
One in 100 adults has a form of autism, according to major new research from the NHS.
The study, the first of its kind, found that autism and related conditions such as Asperger's syndrome, are as common in adults as in children.
Autism rates back MMR jab safety - BBC Health News 22nd September 2009
Latest autism figures should dispel any fears about the MMR jab being linked to the condition, say experts.
The NHS Information Centre found one in every hundred adults living in England has autism, which is identical to the rate in children.
Mother seeks more autism support - BBC Health News 16th September 2009
Children with autism are often excluded from school and fall behind because their behaviour is taken for insubordination, MSPs will be told.
An Aberdeen parent is presenting a petition to Holyrood seeking a review of the education service for children with varying degrees of autism.
Why a firm wants staff with autism - BBC Health News 17th July 2009
A computer company in Denmark which has made huge strides in employing workers with autism is expecting to begin work in the UK soon.
Specialisterne was started by a Danish man whose own son has autism.
£118m boost for mental health care in Liverpool - Liverpool Echo 16th July 2009
LIVERPOOL residents with mental health problems and learning difficulties are to benefit from a £118m funding windfall.
Up to 1,200 of the city’s most vulnerable people are expected to receive support through the scheme, which will run for an initial four years.
Children of older parents at increased risk of autism - The Telegraph 30th June 2009
Children born to older parents or whose mother suffered complications during pregnancy are at increased risk of developing autism, a review of research has found.
Problem pregnancy 'autism risk' - BBC Health News 30th June 2009
Complications during pregnancy and giving birth later in life may increase the risk of having a child with autism, a review of dozens of studies suggests.
Researchers found the bulk of studies into maternal age and autism suggest the risk increases with age, and that fathers' age may play a role too.
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