May 22, 2022
Community Shares:
- Join the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation’s upcoming “Meet the Scientist” webinar on Tuesday, June 14, at 2:00 p.m. EDT. Galen Missig, Ph.D. of Cervel Therapeutics, will deliver a presentation titled, “Does Early Life Inflammation Contribute to the Risk for Developing Psychiatric Conditions?” Dr. Missing will examine the effect of infections experienced during pregnancy on the offspring’s psychiatric development.
- Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) is an illness resulting from a group of inherited conditions which causes the body to improperly break down mucopolysaccharides (long chains of sugar molecules found throughout the body). New research suggests that due to a wide variety of symptoms and the similarity to other diseases, MPS can be misdiagnosed as neurological diseases such as autism, psychomotor hyperactivity, and intellectual disability. MPS has also been misdiagnosed as rheumatology and orthopedic disorders like juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Perthes disease, rickets, and muscular dystrophy.
- Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) recently introduced The Autism Family Caregivers Act into the Senate. This new bipartisan legislation aims to provide autism families with additional support and training to ensure quality caregiving for their children. The bill establishes a five-year caregiver skills pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations, community health centers, or hospitals to provide skills training for caregivers of children with autism.
- The Denver International Airport (DEN) recently launched the Sunflower Lanyard Program, which helps passengers with cognitive and developmental disabilities negotiate their facility. The new program provides travelers with hidden disabilities a Sunflower Lanyard. By wearing a Sunflower Lanyard, DEN employees will recognize that the individual has an invisible disability and may need extra support getting through the airport. Sunflower Lanyards are available from DEN Ambassadors or Customer Service Agents at customer service information booths throughout the Denver airport.
