Monthly Archives: October 2013

Mike Reardon appointed as ipAn’s Interim Chief Executive

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Geoff

ipAn is pleased to announce that it has appointed Mike Reardon as Interim Chief Executive. Following a thirty year career in the pharmaceutical industry Mike brings experience from the public and charity sectors including acting as Interim CEO and then … Continue reading →

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Autism, trust and a Theory of Mind

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Geoff

The British Psychological Society’s Research Digest reports on a small scale study that aimed to look at the way that children with autism trust others. The study compared a group of children with autistic spectrum disorder with a control group … Continue reading →

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UK prevalence rates for autism level off

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Geoff

A recent study has looked at the prevalence of autism in 8-year-old children within the UK and has found that ‘the incidence and prevalence rates…reached a plateau in the early 2000s and remained steady through 2010’. The study found that … Continue reading →

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Sleep patterns in children with autistic spectrum disorders

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Geoff

A UK study has shown significantly reduced durations of sleep for children diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs) from the age of 30 months onwards This was a prospective longitudinal study that looked at a cohort of children born in … Continue reading →

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