Encouraging Selective Eaters to Try Colorful Foods
Suggestions for Breaking Out of the White and Beige Food Cycle Children on the spectrum are five times more likely to experience selective eating habits than neurotypical children. Limited diets can result in poor health outcomes for children and cause stress to parents as they try to provide proper and more varied nutrition. Autism Parenting […]
Feds Ignore COVID Transmission in Residential Care Settings
Lack of Transmission Tracking Means Fragile Population is Overlooked Nationwide, over 300,000 people with intellectual disabilities and/or developmental delays live in congregate settings such as residential care facilities or group homes. One recent study revealed that for people living with comorbid conditions, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities were at the highest risk of death […]
Mood Disorders Are Significantly More Common in ASD
And Challenging to Diagnose Due to Atypical Presentation A recent British review article published in the International Review of Psychiatry presented a thorough investigation into the occurrence of higher rates of mood disorders in individuals with autism than in the general population. The most common mood disorders include major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and seasonal […]
Community Shares | March 2nd
Community Shares A new study shows that early puberty is common in girls on the spectrum and calls for better preparation to make the transition for these young ladies go more smoothly. The New Jersey Autism Center for Excellence (NJACE) has released a new webinar on the Developmental, Individual Difference, Relationship-based Model (DIR) therapy which […]
Survey of Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Suicidal Ideation for American Adults During Early Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Higher Rates of Distress Exhibited by Individuals with Disabilities, Caregivers, and People with Sleep Problems New research published in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) focuses on a survey that examined mental health symptoms of American adults during the early phase (April-June 2020) of the coronavirus pandemic. The results of this survey are not […]
