Weekly Autism 30 Minute Global News Review 11/24/10

Originally Aired Wed, 11/24/2010 - 12:00pm

Rob and Mike Sidell introduce and produce a show reviewing articles about fMRI brain scans spot "signature" of ASD, N-acetylcysteine gets through phase II with flying colors and is being further tested to relieve irritability and several classic symptoms of ASD, a new use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to result in long lasting improvement in brain function, the link between strep throat and Pediatric Autoimunne Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections (PANDAS) and the use of antibiotics, the use of vocalization in different emotive states and the AAP's filing of an amicus brief against the bruesewitz family.

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