Michaelangelica Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Suggested lead: About two-thirds of children with the most common form of infantile autism may actually have a treatable, genetically linked, early-onset form of severe depression. Tom Britt has more.o.) Recent research into genetic analysis, behavioral studies, brain chemistry and imaging analysis on autistic children seems to support the conclusion that many autistic children have an inherited disease that can be treated. Duke University Medical Center pediatric neurologist Dr. Robert DeLong was the first to show that many autistic children showed a lack of seratonin in their brains, a classic marker of depression. He also found that these children usually had a family member who suffered from depression or manic depressionhttp://dukemednews.duke.edu/av/medminute.php?id=1480 Wikihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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