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New Report on Children with Autism and Fever in Pediatrics

Prof. Craig J. Newschaffer, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, has co-authored a new study of autism in children with fever, "hypothesiz[ing] that fever may restore nerve cell communications in regions of the autistic brain. The restoration may help children improve socialization skills during a fever."

The study, "Behaviors Associated With Fever in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders," was published in Pediatrics, (120:6), December 2007, pp. e1386-e1392.

Click here for abstract of article.

The study was recently featured in Science Daily.

UPDATE: The study was featured, with a quote from Dr. Newschaffer, in The New York Times on January 8, 2008: "Fever May Ease Effects of Autism Disorders."

The study was again featured, also with a quote from Dr. Newschaffer, in The Money Times on March 19, 2008: "Fever can temporarily ease autism symptoms: Study."