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Autism Vox

April 22nd, 2008

Mother Guilt Returns

“And then the guilt starts again because I have brain-eating blood that attacked Hayden.”
So says Dee Cogdill of Benton, Ohio in the April 21st Cleveland Banner; Hayden is 11 years old and autistic. Cogdill and her husband, Ed, took Hayden to Johns Hopkins University to participate in a research study about maternal antibodies (more about […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 17 comments

February 27th, 2008

More on Maternal Immune Systems and Maternal Antibodies: A cause of autism?

Genetic and environmental factors are frequently cited as causes for autism (and, just to be upfront about it, the genetic studies best explain why my son is autistic). Three recent studies suggest that immunological factors ought also to be considered.
Earlier this month, two studies conducted by researchers at the University of California-Davis M.I.N.D. Institute suggested […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 11 comments