Community Shares | September 7th 2024
This week’s articles:
- Infants exclusively fed breast milk during their birth hospitalization had a significantly lower risk of developing asthma in early childhood
- A recent study has investigated the possible connection between acetaminophen (Tylenol) use during early development and ASD.
- Lawmakers have approved a short-term extension of the Autism CARES Act, which provides nearly $2 billion for autism-related programs, but future renewal could face challenges.
- Join the Autism Research Institute (ARI) for an insightful webinar on Disordered Eating and Autism – Obesity at 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 23, 2024.
Higher Risk of Vision Problems Discovered in Children With Autism
A comprehensive nationwide cohort study revealed that children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at a significantly higher risk of developing ophthalmologic conditions such as hyperopia, myopia, astigmatism, and strabismus, compared to their peers without ASD.
Children With Autism and ADHD Shown to Struggle to Detoxify Common Plastic Additive
A recent study conducted by Rowan University and Rutgers University revealed significant differences in how children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) metabolize bisphenol A (BPA), a common plastic additive, compared to neurotypical children.
Community Shares | September 30th 2024
This Week’s Articles:
- A new study published in JAMA Network Open found that children born during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, including those exposed to the virus in utero, were no more likely to screen positive for autism.
- A team of Brazilian researchers found that feeding-related challenges, often manifesting in the first year of life, may serve as early warning signs for ASD.
- A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study explored the effects of Bacteroides fragilis BF839 on children with ASD.
- Recent research from the Temple Grandin Equine Center has found that equine-assisted therapy may provide added social benefits for children and teens with autism.
Final Rules under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)
U.S. Departments of HHS, Labor, and the Treasury released new final rules under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), furthering its goal to eliminate disparities between mental health/substance use disorder (MH/SUD) and medical/surgical (M/S) benefits in health plans.
Immune Dysregulation Found in Cord Blood Associated with Autism Risk
A new MIND Institute study has examined cytokine levels in cord blood (CB) to investigate their relationship with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) risk, using data from the MARBLES study.
