Wednesday, December 31, 2008

My Big Wish



Wishing you all a Happy New Year and may we all be blessed with Peace on Earth and Good Health.

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Monday, December 1, 2008

Brain Waves Are Window into Autism Language Woes

Here is an article that I received this morning from US Autism and Asperger Association, Inc. USA http://usautism.org in their Newsletter.

If you click on the link below you can read the article in full :-http://www.firstcoastnews.com/printfullstory.aspx?storyid=124989

The brain wave study used noninvasive technology called magnetoencephalography, MEG for short. It measures magnetic fields generated by electrical currents in brain nerve cells, and records brain activity in real time.

Unique brain waves patterns, spotted for the first time in autistic children, may help explain why they have so much trouble communicating. That delay is only a fraction of a second, but when it's for every sound, the lag time can cascade into a major obstacle in speaking and understanding people, the researchers said.

Roberts, the study author, said the findings fit with a leading theory that suggests autism is "a disorder of connectivity in the brain."