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Title: Asperger Syndrome Tied to Low Cortisol Levels
Post by: sd on April 04, 2009, 01:59:26 AM

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

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

QuoteLow 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.

Title: Re: Asperger Syndrome Tied to Low Cortisol Levels
Post by: mina.magpie on April 04, 2009, 02:16:27 AM

Thanks Leslie Ann. Really interesting!

Mina.

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