MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'autism diagnosis'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:45:33 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008529&cid=t_401026_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspiewebnet%2F%7E3%2FNXkxgLdfj84%2F The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), is the psychologist’s bible for diagnosing mental illnesses. Used by clinical psychologists, psychiatrists and doctors to determine the mental condition of a patient, the DSM has been an excellent tool for categorizing illnesses. The current manual in service is the DSM IV, which has been in [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008529 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:32:22 +0100 5008529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684431&cid=t_401026_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F06%2Fshould-you-tell-your-employer-you-have-autism%2F April is Autism Awareness Month, and in helping to promote awareness of autism, I’m pleased to provide an excerpt from the book, Living Well on the Spectrum by author Valerie L. Gaus, Ph.D. The book is a self-help book that helps a person with an autism spectrum disorder identify life goals and the steps needed to achieve them. One of the concerns I often hear from people with an autism spectrum disorder is about work and their career. In fact, just last evening while hosting our weekly Q&A on mental health issues here at Psych Central, the question came up whether a person should tell a potential employer about their Asperger’s (the mildest form of autism). While I am not a lawyer, my suggestion was that it probably wasn’t relevant for many jobs and not something tha... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684431 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:16:41 +0100 4684431 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3876655&cid=t_401026_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fresearch-suggests-autism-could-be-diagnosed-with-a-15-minute-brain-scan%2F2010.08.17 A team of researchers at King’s College of the University of London (KCL) has developed a brain scan which can purportedly detect autism in adults. The scan, which uses MRI to obtain images of the brain, can identify autism based on the physical makeup of grey matter in the brain. Results of an initial study involving the scan were published in the Journal of Neuroscience today. From the article: The team used an MRI scanner to take pictures of the brain’s grey matter. A separate imaging technique was then used to reconstruct these scans into 3D images that could be assessed for structure, shape and thickness — all intricate measurements that reveal Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at its root. The research studied 20 healthy adults, 20 adults with ASD, and 19 adults with A... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3876655 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:00:52 +0100 3876655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3185275&cid=t_401026_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F19%2Fadult-autism-strategy-consultation-a-summary-of-the-submissions-received-in-response-to-the-online-consultation%2F Title: Adult autism strategy consultation. A summary of the submissions received in response to the online consultation Skinny: Report highlighting the findings from the consultation including the importance of training, awareness raising and better diagnosis pathways. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 248p. Published: 19/01/2010 Posted in Adults, Autism, Diagnosis, Disabilities, Education, Grey Literature, Learning Disabilities, NHS, Quality, Vulnerable People Tagged: Adults, Autism, Consultations, Diagnosis, Grey Literature, Stakeholder Engagement, Training (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3185275 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:20:51 +0100 3185275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2865859&cid=t_401026_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FBHoJmndcGno%2F The Centers for Disease Control now says that 1 in 100 children has autism. Some of the growth is likely spurred by a change in terminology: children who once would have been diagnosed as “emotionally disturbed” or “mentally retarded” are now notches on the autism spectrum. On The Atlantic’s website, there’s an eye-opening piece that looks behind the statistics and points out that along with the surge in diagnosis comes a wave of potential clients for services and supports that may not be available for anything less than a determination of full-on autism. Photo courtesy of D Sharon Pruitt (flickr.com) Forget fuzzy terms like “processing disorder” or nonspecific developmental delay. The word “autism” is what gets funded services fo... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2865859 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:34:34 +0100 2865859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2081542&cid=t_401026_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspieweb%2F%7E3%2FINlPfCW-gAQ%2F There are many people out there who seem to believe that Aspergers and Autism are not the same thing.  So its time to explore this issue.First lets look at it in diagnostic terms - are Aspergers and Autism the same thing.  But to put it in scope lets look at a few other conditions first.  [...] This is an excerpt from an article on AspieWeb.net, A blog writen by an Autistic Blogger. (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2081542 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:30:44 +0100 2081542 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2074315&cid=t_401026_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FjsxVi4TrMdc%2F I would say I wrote a lot, and probably too much, about Jenny McCarthy in 2008 (and writing less about her, and about the whole vaccine-autism idea, is making its way higher and higher up onto my list of New Year’s resolutions). Nonetheless, vaccines dominated discussions about autism in March in the wake of announcements about the case of Hannah Poling, whose “pre-existing mitochondrial disorder…. was ‘aggravated’ by her shots” and led to symptoms of autism, as conceded by the U.S. Federal Court of Claims. A lot of debate followed about the Vaccine Court, to the point of general vaccine fixation. Some mentions of birdsong and fish, and then, in the course of yet again saying it’ not the vaccines, some thoughts about why this is such a personal matter. Also: Insur... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2074315 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:10:30 +0100 2074315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1501464&cid=t_401026_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F307234379%2F The autism epidemic commeth — or, more accurately, it goeth. The threat of such a terrible scourge—–lots of children with autism—is behind the calls for “safer vaccines” and “change the schedule!” by anti/pro-safe vaccine rallyers at Wednesday’s Green Our Vaccines (which acronyms nicely into GOV) rally. Get out those toxins, change that schedule, flush that mercury out of those shots and don’t let it get into our kids’ bodies: If we don’t do this, we’re doomed, untold numbers of still-normal toddlers and yet-to-be-born (and even conceived) children could become……..autistic…….if we don’t so something about those shots, and then we’ll have more autism than anyone can handle or pa... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1501464 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:19:07 +0100 1501464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=523354&cid=t_401026_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F106808684%2F “Teach the Controversy!” is the title of a post on Pharyngula about a certain college’s insistence on the teaching of creationism in courses in biology, the Bible, and other areas—–vs. teaching something more “controversial” such as evolution. The question of “what causes autism” has yet to be played out in the courtroom, though mention “mercury” or “vaccines” (and related “cures” such as chelation) in the same context as autism and rancourous debate may well ensue: Autism has its controversies, for sure. Studies providing evidence about the genetics of autism can arouse especial ire among some proponents of an environmental cause for autism. Neurologist Steven Novella who teaches at the Yale School ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=523354 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:09:39 +0100 523354