| Yahoo 360 Defines Autism |
Yahoo polls its members for the best definition of Autism.
Autism (sometimes called “classical autism”) is the most common condition in a
group of developmental disorders known as the autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).
Autism is characterized by impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and
nonverbal communication, and unusual, repetitive, or severely limited activities
and interests.
Other ASDs include Asperger syndrome, Rett syndrome, childhood
disintegrative disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise
specified (usually referred to as PDD-NOS).
Experts estimate that three to six
children out of every 1,000 will have autism. Males are four times more likely
to have autism than females |
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| Rebecca Davenport, a registered Occupational Therapist, provides high quality therapeutic treatment with the use of a horse. |
| Treatment or Cure? |
One out of every 133 or 150 children [depending on which source you use] are afflicted with autism.
There are a couple ways to invest in the autism stock arena. One is to invest in the pharmaceutical companies that make drugs for treating the autism related disorders. The other is to find a company that is searching for a direct cure.
Autistic children have been found to have deficiencies of oxytocin. Nastech Pharmaceutical Co. Inc. (NSTK), which is currently in a Phase 2 Trial of synthetic oxytocin through the use of a nasal spray.
As with many of these smaller pharmaceutical companies, they have negative earnings and a high price sales ratio of 9.65. |
| STORY SOURCE. |
oxytocin (òk´sî-to´sîn)
A short polypeptide hormone, C43H66N12O12S2, released from the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that stimulates the contraction of smooth muscle of the uterus during labor and facilitates ejection of milk from the breast during nursing. |
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