Yampa Valley Autism Program

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Yampa Valley Autism
P.O. Box 771824
Steamboat Springs, CO 80477

Lu Etta Loeber
Executive Director
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(970) 870-6257 - home
(970) 846-3821 - mobile
{970) 870-4263 - office
(970) 879-9068 - fax

Board of Directors

Tom Gangel, Board Chair
Jason Lacy, Treasurer
Steve Ivancie, Secretary
Holly Nelson, Fund Development
Susan Mizen
Christine McKelvie
Lisa Lorenz
Jack Dysart

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How Disruption Caused By Premature Birth Can Lead To Conditions Such As Autism And Learning Difficulties

Researchers from King's College London have for the first time used a novel form of MRI to identify crucial developmental processes in the brain that are vulnerable to the effects of premature birth. This new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), shows that disruption of these specific processes can have an impact on cognitive function...

Link Between Epilepsy And Autism Found

Adults with epilepsy are more likely to have a greater number of characteristics of autism and Asperger syndrome, according to new research by the University of Bath, England. The finding was discovered by Dr. SallyAnn Wakeford, a PhD student from the University's Department of Psychology, and revealed a previously unknown link between epileptic seizures and the signs of autism in adults...

Human Intelligence Cannot Be Explained By The Size Of The Brain's Frontal Lobes

Research into the comparative size of the frontal lobes in humans and other species has determined that they are not - as previously thought - disproportionately enlarged relative to other areas of the brain, according to the most accurate and conclusive study of this area of the brain...