Community Shares | October 23rd 2023
A new research article has explored the differences in symptom profiles of sensory over-responsivity (SOR) and anxiety among young people (aged 8-18 years) with autism or anxiety disorder. This research aimed to discover the unique associations with neurobiological responses to sensory stimulation in both disorders. The authors suggest that even though anxiety and SOR frequently […]
Glutathione and GABA Levels Appear Normal in Kids with Autism
Authors Note that Studying GSH and GABA Levels for ASD Subgroups Could Be Warranted Researchers from the Kennedy Krieger Institute recently set out to investigate the levels of cerebral glutathione (GSH) and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in children with autism using edited spectroscopy. Altered neurometabolite levels, including GSH and GABA, have been proposed as potential contributors […]
Post-Mortem Study Links Brain Inflammation to Autism and Schizophrenia
Sample Donors Had Experienced Inflammation from Encephalitis and Severe Asthma Attacks Neuroscientists from the University of Maryland have discovered how inflammation in the brain during early childhood can affect human brain cells and their development, offering a potential mechanism for the link between inflammation and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and schizophrenia. The authors conducted […]
Community Shares | October 16th 2023
A new brief report published in JAMA Psychiatry has estimated the prevalence of autism for adults who receive Medicaid claims. The authors used claims data to examine the autism prevalence by year, age, race and ethnicity in order to understand enrollment patterns. Unsurprisingly, the study reported a considerable and growing population of adults with autism […]
More Movement for All Adolescents Equals Better Mental Health
However, Physical Activity Was Particularly Beneficial for Teens with ASD or ADHD Using data from the National Survey of Children’s Health 2016-2020, researchers from Rowan University examined the association between physical activity and anxiety or depression among adolescents (ages 12-17) with either autism, ADHD, or without either disorder. The results show that increased physical activity […]
New Study Reveals 1 in 3 Toddlers with Autism Outgrow the Disorder
Children Who Lost Their Diagnosis More Likely to Be Girls or Had Higher Baseline Adaptive Functioning A recent Boston Children’s Hospital investigation found that more than one-third of toddlers (37%) diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) outgrew the condition by the time they reached 6 years old. The study included 213 children who were diagnosed […]
