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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090116/ap_on_he_me/eu_med_autism_video;_ylt=AmLWZRLkbejCgAyg31K0suCU_aF4
LONDON – It wasn't until Jude met Jenny that the 3-year-old autistic boy understood what happy people look like. Jenny, a green trolley car with a human face, ... after being rescued by friends, she smiled broadly ...
... while teaching autistic children. "Why should social interaction be so difficult for a child who has very good skills in other areas like memory or an attention to detail?" he wondered.
... Baron-Cohen suggested that autism — which is much less likely to afflict girls — might be an extreme version of the typical male brain. Men tend to understand the world via patterns and structure, whereas women are more inclined to understand emotions and sympathize with others.
... a condition where people perceive systems and patterns while remaining almost oblivious to other people and their feelings.
... if you have the opportunity to practice these social skills, you can improve."
... Other experts said the video was not a replacement for working and playing with real people.
... "This will hopefully start interactions or play sequences that kids can then play with real people."
... distributed 40,000 copies free to families with an autistic child or to doctors working with them.
... Half of the profits go to autism charities and research
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Does diet determine gender ?
A controversial study suggests that a pregnant woman's diet may affect the baby's sex. » Cereal a factor NPR.org
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090112/hl_afp/healthautismbritain_newsmlmmd
Male hormone in womb linked to autistic traits: study
Mon Jan 12, 10:10 am ET...
They found that high testosterone levels were linked to answers that reflected poor social skills, imagination and empathy -- but good attention to and memory for detail. ... less eye contact as a baby, slower language development and more difficulties with empathy. ... not only masculinises the body, it masculinises the mind ...
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We all have some autistic traits -- these are a spectrum or a dimension of individual differences, like height.
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the research, published in The British Journal of Psychology
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autism is often linked with talent.
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