标题: 推荐一篇对autism起因和治疗新认识的英文文章 [打印本页] 作者: heping_zhu 时间: 2006-7-27 02:48 标题: 推荐一篇对autism起因和治疗新认识的英文文章 Autism is a Whole Body Condition
Friday, July 14, 2006
Leading Pediatric Neurologist Martha Herbert, M.D., Ph.D., Argues for Paradigm Shift in Autism Research at ASA's 37th Annual Conference
Providence, RI -- Addressing hundreds of parents, individuals and professionals in the autism community at the ASA National Conference today, ASA’s keynote speaker Martha Herbert, M.D., Ph.D., discussed the new paradigm in autism research that could ultimately open up options for treatment and improve the quality of life for individuals with autism. This new paradigm recommends that researchers shift from the current thinking of autism research as a genetically determined brain disorder to a genetically influenced, environmentally triggered disorder that affects the brain.
The question to consider, remarked Herbert, is whether autism is dictated by genes or tipped off by the environment into a genetic systems change in an individual. The increased incidence of chemicals in newborn cord blood, the evidence of postnatal regression in children with autism, along with groundbreaking studies into the development of the brains of individuals with autism indicate more research should look into the affects of environmental factors on autism.
Herbert recommended that researchers look in detail at the mechanisms that occur from the gene to the brain to come up with treatment targets. “We are not 100 percent sure of any of this, but enough arrows are pointing in the same direction that we should consider a role for environmental factors,” said Herbert. “We should thus research not just on cause, but also the effects of autism on the body and resulting treatment.”
“Dr. Herbert presents revolutionary ideas that could advance both the understanding of, and treatment for, individuals on the spectrum,” commented Cathy Pratt, Ph.D., chair of the ASA Board of Directors.
“ASA is excited to be working with Dr. Herbert to further develop our understanding of the new medical paradigm of autism research and to derive more effective treatments and services to improve the lives of all those working with autism,” said ASA President and CEO Lee Grossman.
Herbert is an assistant professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, a pediatric neurologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital and at Cambridge Hospital and a member of the Harvard-MIT-MGH Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging.
For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Kate Ranta at kranta@autism-society.org.
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自闭症是一种整体性的疾病
(Autism is a Whole Body Condition, Friday, July 14, 2006)
在美国自闭症社会组织的37届年会上，首席小儿神经科专门医师Martha Herbert博士提出自闭症研究的模式已发生了转变。
美国自闭症社会组织的37届年会在美国罗得岛州首府和最大城市普罗维登斯市召开，美国自闭症社会组织的主要发言人Martha Herbert博士提出，对自闭症研究的新模式最终会对自闭症的治疗和改善自闭症患者的生活质量提供更加广泛的选择。新模式认为研究者的探索应从目前的自闭症是由基因决定的脑功能失调观点转向受基因影响的，环境因素触发的失调影响脑功能这一学说。
Herbert认为：我们要考虑的问题是：自闭症究竟是由基因决定自闭症，还是由于环境问题导致患者的基因体系变化。新生儿脐带血中化学品含量的增加，出生后的衰退性自闭症儿童的案例，以及与对自闭症患者头脑发展的创新性的研究均表明：应该对环境因素对自闭症的影响进行更加深入的观察和研究。
Herbert介绍说：研究者应该更加细致地观察从基因到脑功能变化的机制，从而提出治疗目标。他说：“我们还不能100%地确定这种观点，但我们的共识是应该更多地考虑环境因素。我们不仅应当研究引发的原因，而且要探索自闭症对身体的影响有随后的治疗。”
美国自闭症社会的董事会主席Cathy Pratt博士评价说：“Herbert博士的创新性的研究思路对自闭症谱系的认识和治疗都将有推动作用。
For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Kate Ranta at kranta@autism-society.org