The Autism Retort Blog

Please visit our new child psychology and parenting blog: http://www.child-psych.org/ Child-Psych.org was created by the editor of www.translatingautism.com, to provide commentary on the latest scientific findings on child disorders, parenting, and child development. We will be updating the blog several times per week with reviews of scientific studies, books, films, and discussions on media

When compared to children with non-ASD developmental delays, children with autism had significantly more tactile sensitivity, auditory anomalies (low response), and taste/smell sensitivity. A brief review of: Wiggins, L., Robins, D., Bakeman, R., & Adamson, L. (2009). Breif Report: Sensory Abnormalities as Distinguishing Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Young Children Journal of Autism

Some parents of children with low functioning autism show evidence of impaired social cognition and working memory.A brief review of: Sezen Gokcen, Emre Bora, Serpil Erermis, Hande Kesikci, Cahide Aydin (2009). Theory of mind and verbal working memory deficits in parents of autistic children Psychiatry Research, 166 (1), 46-53 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2007.11.016I have written several times about

Children with autism show deficits in grammatical judgments but this may be due to working memory deficits.A brief review of: INGE-MARIE EIGSTI, LOISA BENNETTO (2009). Grammaticality judgments in autism: Deviance or delay Journal of Child Language DOI: 10.1017/s0305000909009362In this study the authors compared 21 children with ASDs (19 males, 10 to 16 years) and 22 typically developing kids (20

Children with autism show increased reaction time and unique brain wave patters during tasks that include novel distracters.A review of: Estate Sokhadze, Joshua Baruth, Allan Tasman, Lonnie Sears, Grace Mathai, Ayman El-Baz, Manuel F. Casanova (2009). Event-related Potential Study of Novelty Processing Abnormalities in Autism Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 34 (1), 37-51 DOI: 10.1007/

Analysis of visual functioning in children with autism suggests impairment in visual convergence. A brief review of: Elizabeth Milne, Helen Griffiths, David Buckley, Alison Scope (2009). Vision in Children and Adolescents with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Evidence for Reduced Convergence Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0705-8Although clinical observations,

Animal study indicates that neonatal exposure to the anesthetic sevoflurane may lead to abnormal social behaviors.A review of: Maiko Satomoto, Yasushi Satoh, Katsuo Terui, Hideki Miyao, Kunio Takishima, Masataka Ito, Junko Imaki (2009). Neonatal Exposure to Sevoflurane Induces Abnormal Social Behaviors and Deficits in Fear Conditioning in Mice Anesthesiology, 110 (3), 628-637 DOI: 10.1097/ALN

Yesterday's review of Kleinhans et al.'s article on amygdala metabolites and clinical symptoms in autism was Translating Autism's 100th summary/review of published scientific studies. I want to thank my readers for your support during the early stages of Translating Autism. Your emails, comments, and notes have been greatly appreciated. Interacting with the wonderful autism community during last

Two metabolites in the amygdala are associated with clinical impairment in autism. A review of: Natalia M. Kleinhans, Todd Richards, Kurt E. Weaver, Olivia Liang, Geraldine Dawson, Elizabeth Aylward (2009). Brief Report: Biochemical Correlates of Clinical Impairment in High Functioning Autism and Asperger’s Disorder Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0707-6This

Autism insurance coverage at the rate of 20,000 per year would result in an insurance premium increase of $2.18 per month for the average family.A review/summary of: James N. Bouder, Stuart Spielman, David S. Mandell (2009). Brief Report: Quantifying the Impact of Autism Coverage on Private Insurance Premiums Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0701-zHealth care