The Autism News keeps coming. Newsweek, (who was conspicuously absent with good articles during Autism Awareness Month this year) has written a fascinating piece from the point of view of the Autism Self-Advocacy Network.

Ari Ne'eman, the groups chair, argues that perhaps Autism is not a medical "problem" to be solved, but rather a representation of our "neurodiversity." By finding the gene responsible for Autism it implies that Autism must be "cured," leading to a "eugenic elimination" of a critical element of our society.

Read the entire Newsweek Article HERE

New findings in the journal Molecular Psychiatry are helping to explain why autism may be four times as prevalent in boys than in girls. From Time: "The newly discovered autism-risk gene, identified by authors as CACNA1G, is more common in boys than in girls (why that's so is still not clear), and the authors suggest it plays a role in boys' increased risk of the developmental disorder. CACNA1G, which sits on chromosome 17, amid other genes that have been previously linked to autism, is responsible for regulating the flow of calcium into and out of cells. Nerve cells in the brain rely on calcium to become activated, and research suggests that imbalances in the mineral can result in the overstimulation of neural connections and create developmental problems, such as autism and even epilepsy, which is also a common feature of autism."

Read the entire Time Magazine Article HERE