Community Shares | December 11th 2023
A Belgian research team has recently studied how intranasal administration of oxytocin affects amygdala functional connectivity and cardiac autonomic arousal in children with autism. The researchers conducted a double-blind, randomized pharmaco-neuroimaging trial of 57 children with autism aged 8 to 12 years. The results revealed that oxytocin reduced intrinsic amygdala-orbitofrontal connectivity, especially after the 4-week […]
Pancreatic Replacement Therapy Improves Maladaptive Behaviors in Preschoolers with ASD
Study Suggests that Researchers Critical of Earlier Types of Enzyme Therapy Were Incorrect New research published in JAMA Network has evaluated the use of high-protease pancreatic therapy in 190 preschool children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to determine if it improved maladaptive behaviors such as irritability or agitation. High-protease pancreatic treatment was analyzed using the […]
Antipsychotic Medications Above 100 mg Linked to Increased Risk of Death in Young Adults
However, No Association Found for Antipsychotic Treatment Under 100 mg for Children Aged 5 to 17 A new original investigation by researchers at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine set out to compare the mortality rates for patients aged 5 to 24 years who began treatment with antipsychotic medications versus control psychiatric medications (e.g., α agonists, […]
Community Shares | December 4th 2023
The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee has released its 2022 Report to Congress. The report provides an overview of coverage policies for supportive autism services under federal programs. It also describes activities and programs related to supportive services conducted by multiple federal departments and agencies, including agencies and offices within the Department of Health and Human […]
UK Research Shows a Lower Life Expectancy for Individuals with Autism
Men and Women with ASD and a Learning Disorder Die Almost 10 Years Earlier than Those without the Disorder A recent study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe has found that people diagnosed with autism and a learning disability in the United Kingdom are more likely to die prematurely than those without these […]
Vigorous Activity Rates Are Higher in Children with ASD than Neurotypical Controls
Kids on the Spectrum Also Spent Less Time Being Sedentary New research from scientists in Saudi Arabia has analyzed sedentary behavior and physical activity (PA) levels in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and compared those levels with typically developing (TD) children. Overall, the study found that the time spent in PA and total activity […]
