Community Shares | September 5th 2022
Another large cross-national study has found no support for the hypothesis that exposure to labor epidural analgesia can cause autism or ADHD in offspring. This paper adds to other research that found no connection between the two factors. A study published in JAMA Pediatrics two years ago caused a stir in the obstetric and anesthesiology […]
The World Health Organization Now Supports Mercury-Free Dentistry
WHO Report Concludes, “…phase-down and even phase-out of use of dental amalgam is achievable.” For over two decades, Consumers for Dental Choice lobbied the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to end the use of dental amalgam, which is made up of 50% toxic mercury. Their advocacy campaign finally paid off in September of 2020 […]
Adapted Social Skills Program Improved Social Knowledge, Responsiveness, and Engagement
16-week PEERS® Program Aided Young Adults with ASD and/or Mild Intellectual Impairment PEERS®, the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills, is a 16-week evidence-based, parent/caregiver-assisted social skills training program. The program aims to teach adolescents and young adults on the spectrum to make and keep friends, develop and maintain romantic relationships, as […]
Children with ASD Focused on Sameness Are More Prone to Anxiety
Wearing the Same Clothes, Taking the Same Routes, and Insistence on Following a Precise Routine Shows Problematic Rigidity A new Canadian study has found that children with autism who strongly prefer “sameness” in their daily lives may be more prone to develop anxiety. This research also discovered that interventions that address this tendency early on […]
Community Shares | August 29th 2022
For the first time, a team of researchers from Brown University has recorded electrical signals in the human brain associated with ebbs and flows of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms over an extended period. This new study could be an essential advancement for an emerging therapy called deep brain stimulation (DBS), which may be responsive to […]
Psychiatric Training Gaps Continue for Treating Autism and Intellectual Disability
Residents Continue to Receive Limited Training Experience in ASD, Even as Rates Surge Children and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) have higher rates of co-occurring psychiatric conditions and symptoms than the general population. Anxiety disorders, mood disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, suicidal ideation, and aggression are just a few common psychiatric conditions […]
