May 29, 2022
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- A report presented at the 2022 International Society for Autism Research has found that more than 22% of women with autism are hospitalized for a psychiatric condition by age 25. This rate is five times higher than for neurotypical women and twice that of men with autism. Additionally, the analysis discovered by age 25, more than 60% of women with autism and 45% of men with autism had been diagnosed with a psychiatric condition. These values fall to about 14% and 9% for neurotypical women and men, respectively.
- A new article in Autism Parenting Magazine examines the subtypes of autism that were merged into a single diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) in 2013. At the time, many clinicians felt these earlier subtypes were flawed and encouraged an all-encompassing diagnosis for the spectrum. However, other clinicians now think that a single diagnosis of ASD could exclude borderline cases of autism. Therefore, the article describes each autism subtype, including autistic disorder, Asperger’s disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified, and Rett syndrome.
- Reebok has just launched its first-ever line of adaptive footwear for people with disabilities. The collection will be known as Reebok Fit to Fit and includes two sneakers designed for easy entry and exit. The shoes will sell for $65 and $90. The line is a collaboration between Reebok and Zappos Adaptive.
- A new study has found that an artificial intelligence-based medical device can assist clinicians in primary care settings diagnose autism in children up to age six. The medical device combines behavioral features from three inputs (a caregiver questionnaire, an analysis of two short home videos, and a health care provider questionnaire). Data from these inputs are submitted to a gradient boosted decision tree machine learning algorithm to produce either an autism positive, autism negative, or indeterminate output diagnosis. The study concluded that the device enabled a timely diagnostic evaluation with high accuracy for approximately a third of the study’s primary care sample.
