Out now: latest issue of my monthly autism newsletter, Looking Up

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Hello all,

This is just a quick note to say that the latest issue of my 40-page

monthly international autism newsletter, Looking Up (www.lookingupautism.org),

is out now. Each month, we publish the most recent research findings, news

and views from the world of autism.

The latest issue includes:

RESEARCH - We take a look behind the stories:

Antibodies in mothers of autistic children 'bind to foetal brain cells'

Brain overgrowth 'may cause autism into adulthood'

Strongest push yet to have all children screened for autism

Parents of autistic children 'twice as likely to have had psychiatric

illness'

Human-frog hybrids 'could reveal neurological secrets of autism'

Children as young as 14 months 'can be reliably diagnosed with autism'

'Most autistic teenagers and adults see improvement over time'

FRAGILE X SPECIAL:

Scientists make breakthrough

DeBernardis on 'our ray of sunshine'

AUTISM IN AFRICA:

Kenyan families still face huge problems

AUTISTIC SAVANTS:

Meet Tony DeBlois: he's blind, autistic and plays twenty instruments

SIBLINGS:

and his 'quad-mates'

AUTISM AND SPORT:

Top golfer Ernie Els talks about his autistic son, Ben

UNORTHODOX APPROACHES:

Thais try 'elephant therapy' for autism

Florida father takes autistic son to Costa Rica for stem cell treatment

ASPERGER'S SYNDROME SPECIAL:

Kuzmich on her experiences on America's Next Top Model

How hero saved the day as mother blacks out at the wheel of their

car

BOOKS SPECIAL:

Adam Feinstein reviews six of the latest books on autism

In the next few issues of LOOKING UP:

World-famous autistic author Donna on autism and love

How to handle eating problems in autism

Autism and insurance

First-hand accounts: 'Our six of the best'

Rain Main hits the London stage in September

Adults with autism

An in-depth look at IMFAR 2008 in London

Autism and the environment

Reports from Cuba and Corsica

Obituary: Enrico Micheli, one of Italy's leading autism experts - including

a

tribute from Mesibov, director of Division TEACCH

Why Brazil faces condemnation

Autism and the environment

You can find more details about how to obtain Looking Up by going to the

website (www.lookingupautism.org). You will also find a new, improved index

and search engine, full contents of all back issues, as well as some free

articles from previous editions (including

interviews with Dr Mesibov, Dr Tony Attwood, Theo Peeters, Dr

Courchesne, Professor Digby Tantam and Professor Gillberg), and

extracts from many other articles.

Please feel free to e-mail me if you need further information.

Best wishes,

Adam Feinstein

adam@...

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Adam Feinstein

http://www.lookingupautism.org