Bright Points for Autism

Two newest studies at United America gives new hope to develops effective therapy with studies deeper autism , first study reports that oksitosin, a hormone that known to play a part in human nearness with fellow, possibility can help to decrease phenomenon in adult Autism .

Dr. Eric Hollander and Jennifer Bartz from Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York try to give pitocin - brand from liquid oksitosin - to adult Autism patient. pitocin usually given to pregnant woman. as standard, they also are given infus solution salin (salt water) by turns with pitocin every two week.

Hollander and Bartz then test patient ability in identify emotion and restrain behaviour at repeats - usually happen in part Autism. Subjek watchfulness is asked also fill kuesioner around mood and their emotion.

Obvious, date from first given oksitosin, patient autism begin can identified the emotion. during at infus oksitosin, appear also decrease it behaviour repeats in patient quickly - something that doesn't happen when they are at infus solution salin.

in study towards animal, oksitosin known to influence amount of behaviour, like binding delivers parents - child and deliver adult, social memory, social intelligence, also anxiety level depreciation and behaviour repeats. need furthermore study to prove this matter, said researchers.

How with second study? Richard Davidson and the colleagues from University of Wisconsin do study mri in brain autism this disorder patients. They find that amygdala, region in brain that processed and remember emotional reaction, became smaller abnormally in autism this disorder sufferer man that has social ability very bad.

Follow Davidson, social fear in autism this disorder really can causes amygdala expand abnormally, but stres that undergone patient then can kill cell in this structure so that make it smaller.

Patients autis with amygdala smallest want time 40 longer percents in identified face emotional expression is compared them with amygdala biggest.

this invention is supposed can help experts dig deeper hit autism this disorder, up to now not yet known the cause.

Autism this disorder term describes a group phenomenon that influence way of thinking and behaviour; belong disability for interacted according to social. heavy autism this disorder sufferer patient can bump head, repeating words or movement, or obsession with certain action.

Although in indonesia there is no definitive number, follow U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1 from 175 bew America childs borns to suffer Autism this disorder spectrum difference and of a kind it.