Asperger Syndrome Tied to Low Cortisol Levels

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Asperger Syndrome Tied to Low Cortisol Levels
Yahoo News
April 2, 2009

http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090402/hl_hsn/aspergersyndrometiedtolowcortisollevels

Low levels of a stress hormone may be responsible for the obsession with routine and dislike for new experiences common in children with a certain type of autism.

U.K. researchers found that children with Asperger syndrome (AS) do not experience the normal twofold increase of cortisol upon waking up. Levels of the hormone in their bodies do continue to decrease throughout the day, though, just as they do in those without the syndrome.

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Thanks Leslie Ann. Really interesting!

Mina.