FATHER OF CHILD WITH AUTISM

Over 40% of children with autism have been bullied at school (and not just by the kids).
One in five children with autism has been exculded from school, usually due to lack of understanding and awareness on the part of the school.
Over two thirds of parents believe choosing a school for their child was limited by lack of appropriate placements for children in their local area.
One in five parents of children with autism have had to appeal to the special educational needs and disabilty tribunal due to a lack of adequate provision for their child.
One in three autistic children has changed school in the last five years in addition to the usual changes that their peers might make , such as moving from primary to secondary and 10% had changed school three times or more, indivating a high level of disruption to their education.
THESE STATISTICS ARE SHOCKING.
local provision for children with autism is often limited.
TEACHER training in autism is often inadequate and children struggle to access the entitlements that are their right.
although shocking these facts are no surprise.
so the new campaign by the NAS sets out these new changes that need to be brought in to ensure school makes sense for all children.
No. 1 the right for every child with autism to have local accesss to a diverse range of mainstream and SPECIALIST educational provision.
No.2 THE RIGHT TRAINING FOR EVERY TEACHER.
all teachers should expect to teach a child with autism amd must receive appropriate training to best support their needs.
No.3 THE RIGHT APPROACH IN EVERY SCHOOL.
all schools should be autism friendly schools. which promote and provide a positive enviroment for children with autism NOW and in the FUTURE.
so how can we help...

please vist www.autism.org.uk/campaign
you can also add your voice to the campaign by sending an email to the secretary of state for education by visiting www.autism.org.uk/campaign.
to order campaign materials and a copies of a postcard to send to local council leaders call
020 7923 5799 or email campaign@nas.org.uk

its time we took action.
please get involved .

THANKS
please ask friends and family to join in too.

I dont know if anyone else has noticed with there autisic children but when its time for Daniel to go to bed he thinks its time to start playing. I am now quite sure its because he knows he plays in his room so he thinks every time its time to go in his room its time to play. Now i only live in a humble council home and i only have two bedrooms so the idea of having a seperate room with all his toys and things in and keeping his bedroom down to the bare essentials to avoid distractions at bedtime is not an option. But i have asked the council about having third bedroom for this reason as it may help Daniel in his and our quest to get him to settle in his own bed. Although i doubt they will take any notice as they have been unhelpful in the past but there is no harm in trying. Daniels O.T called round yesterday and he will send his report to the council as he did agree that our present home is not really suitable for Daniel. But saying that were in a regeneration area and this place is being pulled down but the exact date is unkown and although the promise of £3400 as an up hevil payment is to be made when they do demolish this place sounds ok it dont even cover the money spent on making the garden Daniel safe. As Daniel tends to trip on carpet and has his asthma we have only just had new wooden flooring last year all thru and after being told this place was ideal for us (taking into account of my wifes disabilties too) and finding out they knew before we came here they were going to pull down the homes in our street i feel quite annoyed but then i always seem to be annoyed at something just lately but the good news is that OVER 40 CYCLISTS recently raised over £45,000 riding from london to paris for people with AUTISM.
EVEN BETTER YOU CAN JOIN THEM NEXT YEAR AS THEY RIDE THROUGH THE ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE , CONQUER A FEW HILLS AND REACH THE FINAL DESTINATION OF PARIS AT THE EIFFEL TOWER. IT WILL BE IN AID OF THE NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY AND WILL BE DONE ON THE 18-21 MAY 2007 PLEASE CALL 020-7903-3529 0R EMAIL FUNDRAISING@NAS.ORG.UK TO ENQUIRE- AND PLEASE VIST www.autism.org.uk/challenge

And can everyone please join in the campaign at www.autism.org.uk/campaign and make school make sense.

plus autism speaks (formerly NAAR UK ) are holding their second walk for autism research in windsor great park on sunday 2nd july please call 01491 412311 for more info or email lynn.hart@autismspeaks.org.uk or visit www.autismspeaks.org.uk

dont forget to play the monday lottery which gives to the NAS and is unrestricted money meaning the funds given to the NAS can be spent wherever and on whatever is most needed.
please vist www.playmonday.com

i hope this finds everyone well

Not really saying much here today as i have wrote on my other blog today so please take look if you want.

is Mrs M avoiding us now. it always seems that teachers are not able to talk to me just lately if i need to clarify anything.
well if you read my other blog and the entry dated 25th May You will see why im writing this.
My son needs routine. without it life is kaos. its a blur yet school change routines everyday.
My son is yet again being punished for being austisic. At this moment i feel very angry and i am fed up of the lies. Its always turned around on Daniel. Daniel May add information that is far and above what is required when something has happened and the teachers just dont give him time to explain. They really must go and learn about ASD because they have made my child into a depressed nervous wreck on the inside. THis same teacher who gave my son this stage 3 warning told my wife on the phone that they cured children like Daniel in the old days with a bar of soap in the mouth not so long ago . This teacher is clearly lacking awareness of ASD and ADHD and along with MRS L should be given some sort of training . Dont they understand Behaviour problems occur often with ASD and ADHD . They know about his needs if they dont spend the money on extra help while he is at their school then theres little i can do about it. But i wont have them punishing my son for having ASD and ADHD . I will be ringing the LEA now to make my complaint because if thay think they can cure my SONS ASD AND ADHD BY TAKING AWAY HIS PLAYTIMES AND SENDING HIM HOME AT DINNER TIMES AND STOPPING HIM FROM HAVING CLASS GOLDEN TIME THEN THERE VERY WRONG.. PLEASE CAN SOMEONE TELL US HOW TO MAKE THE BRAIN OF OUR CHILD BEHAVE NORMALY BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE SCHOOL IS ASKING US TO DO> How do you make someone with ASD understand that his ASD is not in his best interests. Because thats what this letter means. And Now they saying look. were not bovered if your son has asd and adhd but were are bovered that he is effecting the entitlement of others. Im sorry they should have spent sometime thinking if this letter they sent would have a positive effect or a negative effect on us as a family. And the same teacher who signed this letter told us we shouldnt tell Daniel he has ASD OR ADHD as he will just use it as an excuse. Im sorry but this teacher should not be around children with ASD AND ADHD if thats how she feels. i think its because Daniel ASD means Daniel is unlike the other children and will correct this teachers mistakes and dislikes Daniel. anyway mrs m thinks you have to have certain look about you to be autisic. Can you tell i am really pissed off. Well my son will not be going back to school unless MRS M can in front of me tell me that she has read daniels autism report and shows that she will in future remember how ASD effects Daniel -as i fear she has very little understanding. i mean she caused him all sorts of anxiety when she kept telling him he was pale and trying to tell him what he liked to eat. FOR THE 100th time.
DEAR SCHOOL MY SON HAS ASD

THE FOLLOWING IS A BREIF INTRODUCTION ON IT....

Although it was first identified in 1943, autism is still a relatively unknown disability. Yet autistic spectrum disorders are estimated to touch the lives of over 500,000 families throughout the UK.

People with autism are not physically disabled in the same way that a person with cerebral palsy may be; they do not require wheelchairs and they 'look' just like anybody without the disability. Due to this invisible nature it can be much harder to create awareness and understanding of the condition.

Because an autistic child looks 'normal' others assume they are naughty or the parents are not controlling the child. Strangers frequently comment on this 'failing'.

What is autism?

Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects the way a person communicates and relates to people around them. Children and adults with autism have difficulties with everyday social interaction. Their ability to develop friendships is generally limited as is their capacity to understand other people's emotional expression.

People with autism can often have accompanying learning disabilities but everyone with the condition shares a difficulty in making sense of the world.

There is also a condition called Asperger syndrome, which is a form of autism used to describe people who are usually at the higher functioning end of the autistic spectrum.

"Reality to an autistic person is a confusing, interacting mass of events, people, places, sounds and sights. There seems to be no clear boundaries, order or meaning to anything. A large part of my life is spent just trying to work out the pattern behind everything."
- Above Quotation is by a person with autism

What are the characteristics of autism?

People with autism generally experience three main areas of difficulty; these are known as the triad of impairments.

· Social interaction (difficulty with social relationships, for example appearing aloof and indifferent to other people)
· Social communication (difficulty with verbal and non-verbal communication, for example not fully understanding the meaning of common gestures, facial expressions or tone of voice)
· Imagination (difficulty in the development of interpersonal play and imagination, for example having a limited range of imaginative activities, possibly copied and pursued rigidly and repetitively).
In addition to this triad, repetitive behaviour patterns and resistance to change in routine are often characteristic.

What causes autism?

The exact cause or causes of autism is/are still not known but research shows that genetic factors are important. It is also evident from research that autism may be associated with a variety of conditions affecting brain development which occur before, during, or very soon after birth.

Diagnosis

The earlier a diagnosis of autism is made, the better the chances are of a person receiving appropriate help and support.

Can people with autism be helped?

Specialist education and structured support can really make a difference to the life of a person with autism, helping to maximise skills and achieve full potential in adulthood.

visit the nas at http://www.nas.org.uk/ FOR FURTHER ADVICE
AND PLEASE

another great place teachers might find helpful is http://www.do2learn.com

and may i suggest this too.
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2001/20010010.htm

Blimey it rained so hard that our heads stayed dry under the brolley but Daniel noticed that it was raining up from the ground. our legs were soaked and Daniel was not worried as his head was not being touched by the rain. Shame about our feet and socks. I said it raining cats and dogs which made daniel refuse to leave the car as he is afraid of dogs. i explained what i really ment and he stopped hiding in the footwell of the car and asked me where gale was. i understood after pausing that he was looking for a lady that was being blown around by the wind because i had also mentioned it was blowing a gale. i made sure i never told him to shake any legs today . i told him that the sun should be out by dinner time and he asked me if he knew him. Sometimes i wonder what it would be like to take everything as it sounds. I sat in car after dropping him off and thought what if i gave a peice jewellery to everyone who asked me to give them a ring. or if asked to fill the tank up at the garage how long i would have to wait untill the army arrived and how long it would take me to cross the road and what would i use to make the crosses. I really am beginning to understand how he thinks and that he is constantly thinking at all times.. why my mind is in standby waiting . I guess its that is mostly to blame for him getting on the wrong side of the teachers. i cant imagine the confusion i would have if i had to decide which meaning was they refering to and as people expect you to answer them in so many milliseconds i guess its eaiser to follow the literal meaning as its just to much info tp process at that time but if i have failed to correct my self Daniel with sometimes several hours later suddenly tell me that he just got what i was on about and i think has he been trying to work that out all that time meaning everything else has just gone over his head and if this is what happens in school he is not being lazy as they think because they will tell him saying i know you can do this as you done yesterday or last week and then he will start bringing last week or yesterday and then he doesnt even know what he is supposed to be doing and for comfort with need something to fiddle with when he should be writing or reading and then when accused of not trying i suppose he gets angry as he really does not know what or why he is being told off for and when he tells the deputy head i like your hair cut even though he is bald what Daniel really means is i like people with no hair and wonders why he is then told off again and when Daniel gets angry as he cant understand why they doing it to him he expects them to know what is wrong without him saying it. it really must be frightening and i cant say i would be strong enough to cope with that fear for just one day but Daniel has to everyday for the rest of his life . so if you get upset by a child with autism imagine how they feel and Get over it......

My sons snooker table arrived yesterday. its only a small about 6ft by 3 ft but it certainly takes up some room. maybe as i set it up temporary in the front i should have moved some of the things on the book case and pine side board as the cues seemed always to knock something off when either me or my son took a shot . Well after about two hours i decided i had had enough and it was time to start picking things up. But just as i moved over my son took a shot which made the cue ball jump in the air and smack me right in the head. Any way after walking round in a daze for 10 minutes i recovered enough to put things back in their places while my son carried on playing. I must say i never thought he would stay focused but along with his computer i think he has found something else he likes with out having to leave the home. He was in a really good mood apart from he did keep telling me about his day at school which apart from coming home at dinner which he enjoyed had some moments which clearly had some kind of depressive effect on him which i will add to the the Autism Diary later. I will just watch my son play snooker tonight as my left knee cant take all the standing as i just found out i have osteoarthritis in my knees. The pain is bad some days but as long as i can look after my son and my wife i wont worry i'm sure if my knee goes altogether there's a new one waiting somewhere. Well i decided to start a diary on my what my son tells me his day has been like and may be show how every day life effects him and how asd awareness needs to be raised . well heres hoping this finds you all well...

Well if i did not complain about something then i would not be who i am.
But first great news for our son.
A great big brown envolope arrived today.
It contained the proposed statement my son needs to get the educational help he needs.
Fantastic all i have to do is name the school of choice and send the reply back.
Yes when i read through the report it made me sad as i could see the last 10 years of my sons life rolled into about 50 pages. or there about.
I could see where we had failed him and others too. It brought home to me just how much help he really does need. To see it in black and white made me cry.
Its amazing though. Everyone who reads the report can see exactly how he has fumbled through school and although they may feel that he uses his asd or puts things on will or should know that its 100% real and that -They might have to put with it for few hours aday but our son has to live with it for the rest of his life.
Im not saying were perfect ourselves but im confident that i have tried my hardest to understand him and guide him. Yes maybe not always if ever being very successful as the mind of our son is something i can only try to understand and as i do not have autism i could never ever pretend i know what he feels for sure. But for as long as i can stand or breathe he knows he can always rely on me for anything. Never before our son came along had i dreamed just how special another living thing could be.Yes i love my wife more than words can say and even through touigh times when pressures have caused arguements or ill feeling i have never stopped loving my wife but the love i have inside for my son is total unconditional love and i will always no matter what be in his corner. Having read the report i know i have huge areas i can improve in to help our son in but i also notice the huge areas others need to work on too. Yes it may take time and it may be what some people call a hinderence but i call it caring . Only yesterday my son told me a teacher told him to stop expecting praise for every good thing. I say praise him. show him over and over agian that good things need praise and more good things will be done. He in his own words told me that a teacher said ." yes daniel we kn ow but its make no difference to us"
Let me explain one thing about our son he does not run out of school telling tales on the teachers.
The first thing he talks to me about is good things.
if a teacher has took time to listen or help him he tells me straight away and how much he likes them. but often later in the evening he will tell me the bad things.
Its not like he just moaning or complaining like we all did as school kids if we disliked a certain teacher. One day he will really be sad about a cetain teacher the next day he could decide their the best teacher ever and then something happens and he just cant work it out why . I cant work out why some days he is really helpfull and others he just climbs the walls and seems to go out of his way to annoy. Yes i know why but understanding why the inside why the how can i change it why and why cant i explain it why . Same as i could try to explain why he says things. he does not mean to offend. i do know he was told off for calling someone or maybe it was teacher as i dont recall as the conversation with our son that evening was quite a wash with different feelings and happenings at school but he called someone a slapper. now to me and many others others a slapper is a person who sleeps around. tell our son that and he would think someone who is asleep in different places not someone having sex with someone else. or when i asked him why he was confused that he had been told off he replied because i was told it was rude or something along them lines i cant quite remember . so i asked him what he thought the word slapper meant. well he thinks it means someone who goes round slapping someone so you can see why he was confused. if the teachers dont explain all the meaning of such words he will never know why he has been told off and i doubt many teachers would want to explain to an 11 year old what certain swear words mean . So who really is in the wrong. if you dont know what you have done can you be punished for it. if you dont why you have been told off you wont know not to do it again. If you say a word that could have two meanings and one is dirty and the other person laughs you usely say . you know what i mean -you have a dirty mind. But if you have asd the word means what it means so slapper means to slap . no rudeness or offence what so ever . so the person hearing it as rude is the one with dirty mind not the one saying it. But alass unless you have asd you cant possibly understand like a child or person with asd you fail to think and tell person with asd off . When they dont even know what they said was wrong. And if he asks a teacher if they are clean or dirty or a minger (a word from the playground) he is simply worried about them and just wants to make sure they ok not in fact calling them it just asking. But offence is taken, one way to nip it in the bud so to speak is to simply ingore it but when 30 other children start laughing i suppose the teacher has to dish a punishment or everyone would start doing the same. My point why our son should be in a school where understanding of asd is paramount something which is now 99% going to happen. I may just add that if any one notices spelling mistakes or the absense of full stops in this blog then its just that. its blog not a A level english exam. |Just something my son told me after school. Hope this finds you all well.
Im trying i know others are too. But lets try harder. He deserves It.

Well last friday was the last day of sats week at my sons main stream school. I had no choice but to grab him out of school at 10.30 as my wife had been nil by mouth as they thought they were going to remove her gall bladder on friday but they couldnt but as i didnt know untill i got to the hospital that they were not and my wife wanted to see our son before the operation that never went ahead and the only time for doing so was 11.00 am. i did explain to the school that it took 30 minutes to get in the hospital after arriving and that i had a car not a helicopter and anyway i had appointment my self across town at 11.45 and that even if my wife was not in hospital i would have to keep my son off as i couldnt risk being late to pick him up as it would place undue stress on him and make him feel depressed as he would think i was not coming and then he would panic and show it the only way he knows by being angry or disruptive but in the end i agreed that he could go in and finish at 10.30 giving me 30 minutes when i needed a good hour to get to the hospital . Anyway i had a meeting at school on wednesday because a new dinner lady took offence to my sons comments and because of this and the fact the school cant cope with autism spectrum disorders they have asked me to pick him up for dinner time and then take him back. so i will be making the 4 journeys to the school and 4 journeys from the school everyday. I feel like im being strectched to the limit and some where im going to snap and fall at the way side. I can not as i have said before be in the two different places at once although people seem to think i can. Im thinking about hiring a stunt double of myself .no i would need two doubles and because of peoples lack of understanding that still would not be enough and they say my sons got no empathy . Empathy being the recognition and understanding of the states of mind, beliefs, desires, and particularly, emotions of others. It is often characterized as the ability to "put oneself into another's shoes", or experiencing the outlook or emotions of another being within oneself; a sort of emotional resonance. i say not many people have this these days regardless of autism

I think i have begun to feel or understand how my son feels when no one listens to him. its down right frustrating .the phone has just rang and it was my sons school. Yesterday they had to cope not only with my sons autism but also his ADHD as he hid "and i know i should check" His ritalin instead of taking it so the school got what we get everyday . his ritalin is slow release and last untill about school ends but then its gone- its wore off so the school get maximum benefit but they sure do know if he does not take it as his activity levels and craving for attention just go into overdrive when he has not taken it.Anyway the school say my sons just told them he thinks he never had his ritalin today. Well he did and i cant believe they would take notice of him saying this when they never take notice acording to my son when he asks for help. The school tell me they do give him extra help and try hard but my son has a fear of school and only last week got several punches in the face by another lad and even the teachers admit he done nothing to provoke it. I know they cant cope because they dont understand autism it really is time that teachers were given some sort of training about the kinds of disabilties that children may present to them and i dont just mean autism others too. Two many children are losing out on better learning because the schools dont know how to teach them or understand them and just label them lazy or naughty. Well i told school that i will bring him home at dinner times but not until next week as my wife needs a little time to recover and has two out patients appointments unless of course they want me to keep him off school. we still waiting to hear from the L.E.A to see if after the inital reports will grant our son the statement of educational needs that will enable him to go to a school that deals with asd and will understand him. i suppose his present school trys but they cant do what they have no training to do. well time to go . hope this finds everyone well.

Well my wife is out of hospital and they found out what was the cause of her kidney infection and pain,Her gall bladder has been leaking bile and causing all sorts of problems. she is home on two different types of antibiotics and some pain killers she will have her gall bladder removed in july when everything has settled down as its two imflamed apparently to operate at the moment and she is glad to be home.thanks for all your messages.

sorry no posts at mnoment .. my wife who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis and has a hip replacement when she was just 18 (its currenty due to be replaced again in 6 months as its over lasted anyway she is 38 now) and diabetes type one (insulin dependant) IS at present and for the last week in hospital with a severe kidney infection and a strange infection in her blood they cant seem to find out about. So i will let you know how things go for her. My son has been brilliant and im very proud of him for trying so hard to help me and the way he has tried to moderate him self.

The weather has brought the bees and wasps and flies. Our son is in a state of fright. His fear of flying insects which is supposed to been cured because he was shown some dead flys last autumn by a child psychologist has not worked. The next few months when he should be enjoying himself will be terrible for him . i can only think of one way to help him avoid flying insects and thats to spend summer at the north pole as thats not possible it looks like another summer with all the windows and doors closed. I took him to asda the other day and he spotted his favourite baked beans had moved this really upset him as he likes things to be the same. He spotted them a little further up and there was one of then stacking cages covering them up. he pushed it side ways to get his baked beans and a really grumpy asda worker popped out from behind it and although it had not made contact with him called my son an idiot. My son shouted at top volume dont call me an idiot you were the one hiding behind a cage hiding my baked beans. The man said to me you shouldnt let your child behave like that . So i said he does not know how to react he has autism but you have no excuse to call my son an idiot. I threatend to report him at customer services as staff members of asda shouldnt be calling kids of any kind " idiots " and i just caught the words "ass-hole" as i walked away but so did my son. My son then got angry and shouted dont call my dad that and kicked the boxes on the stacking cage . I bet he wont call any other kids an idiot anytime soon. I know my sons outbursts are wrong and i try my utmost to control him but why should i do as people say and not take him shopping . Its other people that always seem to cause them and how can i learn him to fit in with world if i dont show him the world -ok it was asda not the world but our son seems to remember where every item in the shop is and shopping without him in the asda cum walmart would take twice as long trying to find everything we need and its very rare our son forgets anything that we need when shopping for food. He like having a shopping list and map all in one. At the till can get heated as he cant tolerate long waits like many with asd. Still he may fill the trolley up with plastic carrier bags and start the checkout person moaning as if there gold dust and rare but they always come in handy to double bag as asda bags always tear with anything other than bread in them. The amount of times i have promised my self not to return to asda because staff or customers can be obnoxious is two many times to count but it all boils down to them thinking i'm not controlling my son and when i hear them say if i was him i would give that child a slap its very tempting to give them a slap for making comment- after all i dont tell them how to look after their kids but i always have the last word as i leave which of course is my sons autistic whats your excuse. Goodbye

while im not totally at home with animal research .Like most people i turn a blind eye as if it does not happen because we all know that it helps us even if we wont admit too it. so while searching the web today i found a peice of news where they removed a gene from some mice and found out they had a kind of mouse autism. here is the report.

'Autistic' mice offer gene clue
Scientists have created "autistic" mice by deleting a single gene in key parts of the brain.
US researchers found the mice had traits such as poor social interaction and high sensitivity.

They say the findings, published in the Neuron, could point the way to better understanding of the causes of autism.

One UK expert said the findings were interesting, but needed much more work before they could be applied to humans.

It would be really exciting if it turned out that we've zeroed in on the anatomical regions where things go wrong in autistic patients
Dr Luis Parada, University of Texas

An autistic spectrum disorder is a developmental disability that affects the way a person communicates and interacts with those around them.

Such disorders tend to emerge in childhood, and affect about 90 in 10,000 people. Boys tend to be affected more often than girls.

Unsocial behaviour

The University of Texas team looked at mice where the Pten gene - which has already been linked to other brain disorders - was deleted in the mature nerve cells in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus areas of the brain.

These regions are associated with higher brain function such as learning and memory.

The mice behaved in a number of socially abnormal ways, compared to another group of mice from the same litter.

The genetically altered mice were socially less skilled, being far less likely to be curious about new animals coming into the cage.

They also showed the same level of interest in an empty cage and in one containing another mouse - mirroring the behaviour of children with autistic spectrum disorders.

The genetically altered mice were also less likely to build nests or look after their young, but were more sensitive to stressful stimuli, such as loud noises or being picked up.

An examination of their brains showed they also had the increased brain volume and enlarged heads seen in people with autistic spectrum disorders

'Intriguing'

Dr Luis Parada, director of the Centre for Developmental Biology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, who led the study, said: "It would be really exciting if it turned out that we've zeroed in on the anatomical regions where things go wrong in autistic patients, regardless of how the autism occurs."

Anthony Wynshaw-Boris and Joy Greer from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine in La Jolla, writing in the same journal, say the findings are "intriguing".

But they caution that the research does provide the complete answer as there were other behaviours seen in people with autistic spectrum disorders - such as repetitive behaviours - which were not seen in the mice.

Professor Simon Baron Cohen, of the Autism Research Centre in Cambridge, added that the research " may have some relevance to understanding the genetic basis of autism spectrum conditions" because the mouse behaviour mirrored that of a subgroup of people with autistic spectrum conditions.

But he added: "Social abnormalities in a mouse may be caused by very different factors to human social abnormalities.

"Further human, clinical studies will be needed to test if PTEN is a susceptibility gene for autistic spectrum disorders.

"But this new study adds to our understanding of how genes expressed in the brain may have specific functions related to neuroanatomy and behaviour."

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/health/4967866.stm

Published: 2006/05/03 23:31:32 GMT

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