Archive for October, 2011

Don’t forget to come to the Doylestown Applebee’s in the Barn Shopping Center this Sunday from 8am-10am. Unlimited pancakes to help raise money. Tickets available at the door.

New Finding Provides Insight Into The Psychology Of Autism-Spectrum Disorders
People with autism process information in unusual ways and often have difficulties in their social interactions in everyday life. While this can be especially striking in those who are otherwise high functioning, characterizing this difficulty in detail has been challenging.

Evidence For The Genetic Basis Of Autism: Mouse Models Show That Gene Copy Number Controls Brain Structure And Behavior

Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have discovered that one of the most common genetic alterations in autism – deletion of a 27-gene cluster on chromosome 16 – causes autism-like features.

If you are interested in serving on the BCASC Board, e-mail contact@bcasc.org for more details.

7pm at the Bucks Countiy IU, “What is Evidence-Based Practice, and why it is important?” by Dr. Peter Doehring, Director of Autism Services, Foundations Behavioral Health. NO registration required