March 24, 2021
Community Shares:
- While prenatal maternal infection has received attention as a preventable and treatable risk factor for autism, findings have been inconsistent. A meta-analysis of 36 studies from researchers at Columbia University and The New York State Psychiatric Institute found the weight of the evidence supports such an association. The association varied little across the types of infections or when they occur during pregnancy. The researchers estimate the incidence of autism would be reduced by 12%-17% if maternal infections could be prevented or treated.
- A federal judge in California has ruled that a UnitedHealth Group Inc unit incorrectly interpreted a federal mental healthcare law when they refused to cover applied behavioral analysis (ABA) for a child with autism.
- The Environmental Working Group announced their Dirty Dozen shopper’s guide to pesticides in produce for 2021. Buying the organic versions of these twelve fruits and vegetables will help avoid heavy pesticide loads.
- Don’t miss the Autism Research Institute’s new webinar “Brain Inflamed: Anxiety, Depression, and Other Mood Disorders in Teens” available now.
- Spectrum is the latest autism-related news outlet to report on the conspicuous absence of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) during the past twenty months.
